Hans Davies advises senior government officials and Fortune 500 business leaders on strategic planning, risk management, and innovation policy as they transform their organizations to thrive in the Information Age. He brings almost 20 years of experience in areas, such as global innovation, future human capital planning, geopolitics and risk and he is sought after as a consultant and executive facilitator. Hans regularly presents to executive audiences on the future of security, critical infrastructure and risk, building adaptive leadership models, and developing an innovative culture. His clients have included companies in the hospitality and travel, aerospace, and security and protection industries. Prior to joining Toffler Associates, Hans worked at SAIC, supporting arms control and complex operations initiatives for the Department of Defense. He has served as a Congressional staff member, worked at the Department of State, and was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Germany. Hans earned a B.A. with honors in History from Williams College and an M.A. in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

Nationally he hosts the PBS primetime series 10 that Changed America and traveled to Cuba to host the PBS primetime special Weekend in Havana. His other national public television specials include documentaries about acclaimed architects Robert A. M. Stern and Michael Graves and Saved from the Wrecking Ball, a documentary about the rescue of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.

He has been a docent for the Chicago Architecture Foundation since 1987, and has served on the boards of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Architecture and Design Society and Chicago’s acclaimed Lookingglass Theatre Company.

In addition to his Emmy awards, Geoffrey has been honored by the Society of Architectural Historians, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Chicago Headline Club.

Chicago is one of America’s youngest major cities. But in its short history the city has had more than its share of disasters; the Great Fire on 1871, the Iroquois Theatre fire, the Eastland Disaster; the underground flood of 1992. In this talk, popular PBS television host and architecture expert Geoffrey Baer tells these and other harrowing stories and talks about ways they could have been anticipated and avoided. He also explores how the same hubris that led to avoidable catastrophes also led to great Chicago achievements, including the birth of the skyscraper.

David, a licensed attorney, brings a broad range of business experience to Marsh and works with clients in many diverse industries, including financial services, insurance, manufacturing, not-for- profit, real estate development, telecommunications, transportation, retail, and energy/utilities. David joined our firm in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience, including several positions at Marsh, where he has advised clients on risk management, workers’ compensation, and process improvement. He was a member of a large financial and commodities risk consulting practice, where he assisted a variety of international organizations with operational risk issues. Previously, David was an attorney for a Midwest based law firm.

Education
BA in economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
JD, John Marshall Law School

Notably, he serves on the Illinois Business Advisory Board for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Employment Law Council for the Chamber. Mr. Ahmed has authored numerous articles for the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Business Leader while serving as faculty member where he is a frequent lecturer in the areas of workers compensation and employment litigation. Mr. Ahmed was selected as an Emerging Lawyer for 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Leading Lawyers. This selection is based upon nominations from other practicing Attorneys and Judges who recommend lawyers based upon exceptional character, outstanding aptitude for the practice of law, ethics and experience. This honor is given to the top 2% of attorneys in the State of Illinois.

He has worked closely with the protection of personal data in the high net worth community as well as with government agencies such as the US Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security and US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Ross is a member of the Overseas Security Advisory Council, DHS Fusion Center, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Based in Atlanta, he joined Hanover Stone Partners in 2017, bringing more than 25 years of experience in risk management consulting with a variety of businesses. Mr. Busman is widely recognized for his expertise in the design and implementation of non-traditional risk-financing arrangements, including single-parent and group captives and formal decision-support modeling.

Previously, he was a senior consultant for a global risk management consulting organization and, prior to that, was Midwest leader of the Advanced Risk Solutions unit of a global insurance services firm.

During his career, Mr. Busman has led consulting engagement focusing on a wide range of riskmanagement and financing needs, including organizational risk profiling, integrated risk approaches, and financial management of risk.

He has conducted feasibility and business planning studies for complex single-parent and group captives, risk and confidence level analysis, risk-bearing capacity and retention optimization, loss forecasting and reserve analysis, enterprise risk management, loss-sensitive cost of risk allocation models, and risk management program reviews.

A frequent speaker on various risk management topics, Mr. Busman earned a B.B.A. degree with a major in accounting from the University of Georgia and an M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University.

Prior to his role in Retrospective Solutions, Todd worked in Underwriting and Pricing roles at Swiss Re, specializing in Commercial Umbrella. Prior joining Swiss Re in December 2005, Todd worked for 6 years as a Reserving and Pricing Actuary at Partner Re. Todd worked as an Actuarial Consultant at Milliman for 8 years prior to joining Partner Re. Todd began his career in insurance at Plymouth Rock Assurance Co as an Underwriter. Todd is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Dr. Cole’s research interests include cartilage restoration, therapeutic biologics, and minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of the knee, elbow, and shoulder. He has published more than 1,000 articles and 8 textbooks on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He received an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago, completed his orthopedic residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Cornell Medical Center, and a Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. His professional career outside of academia includes serving as team physician for the Chicago Bulls, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox and team physician for DePaul University. He also co-hosts a weekly sports-medicine talk-show on ESPN radio.

Dan served as President of The Chicago Bar Association for the 2014-2015 bar year and is former Chair of The Young Lawyers Section of The CBA. Dan is an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School, and has taught Insurance Law, Accounting for Lawyers and SCOTUS Judicial Biography. Dan graduated summa cum laude from The John Marshall Law School and received his B.A. in Accounting from Monmouth College, magna cum laude. Dan is a frequent writer and presenter on various substantive topics and has spoken at various industry events. He has written, presented and advised extensively on technology, privacy and data.

Tom has experience handling matters in state and federal courts throughout the country, and also has represented foreign insurers in connection with events that take place in the United States. In addition, Tom has substantial experience in advising insurers on the adjustment and analysis of complex claims, underwriting challenges, regulatory compliance, and other related issues.

He is a frequent speaker and author on insurance-related issues, and has spoken at conferences and seminars conducted by the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, the Property Loss Research Bureau, the Illinois Association of Defense and Trial Counsel, ExecuSummit, and the National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues, as well as private seminars held on behalf of various clients.

Prior to joining Oliver Wyman, Dustin was a Senior Actuarial Analyst at Allstate Insurance Company where his projects revolved around the pricing of personal lines automobile and homeowners’ insurance. Projects included developing a new rating plan for personal lines automobile insurance, tackling problems relating to price optimization, and building predictive models to assist in pricing analyses.

In her current role Ms. Dunn is heavily involved in strategy, marketing and broker/client/prospect relations. Based in Chicago, Ms. Dunn has over 25 years of industry experience in insurance, claims and third-party administration, including operations, account management, managed care, implementation, sales and sales management. She has previously worked for Travelers, The Hartford, McDonald’s Corporation and Ford Motor Company.

Ron has completed predictive models spanning workers’ compensation, auto liability, and general liability. The models have focused on claim severity, litigation propensity, nurse case management resource allocation and claim adjuster assignment.

Ron also provides reserve analyses spanning workers’ compensation, auto liability, general liability, hospital professional liability, product liability, garage liability, warranty and garage keepers’ liability.

The predictive modeling and reserve studies analyzed food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, construction, and energy risks. He has been approved to provide captive loss reserve opinions by regulatory authorities in Vermont, Arizona, Montana, and Bermuda.

Education
BS, Actuarial Science, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign

Committees
Casualty Actuarial Society University Engagement Committee - 2010 to Present

Matt graduated from the University of Iowa in 2001 where he majored in Political Science.

Prior to forming Hanover Stone Partners, John was President of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of N.Y., Inc. Earlier, he was an Executive Vice President at Aon’s Global Large Corporate group, which targeted the Global Fortune 1,500. John spent 25 years with Willis and its U.S. predecessor firm, Corroon & Black, holding a series of senior leadership positions with increasing responsibility, including: President and CEO, Willis Company of New York; Northeast Regional Director; and National Practice Leader, Willis Risk Solutions in North America.

From 2001 - 2004, he focused on national business development and produced more than 20 new mega accounts for the firm. Before joining Willis, John was Corporate Senior Vice President, Frank B. Hall & Company, where he had national brokerage responsibilities.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Baruch College and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is active in numerous nonprofit organizations, including: the Advisory Council of the Weissman Center for International Business at Baruch College; The U.S. Advisory Board to the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business at University College Dublin; The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation; and the Ireland-United States Council for Commerce & Industry. A founding member of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce – USA (ICCUSA), John also was a Partner of the New York City Partnership; a member of CARE’s Corporate Council; a Carnegie Hall Corporate Supporter; and Director and Secretary of the PROMESA Foundation, which is committed to revitalizing the South Bronx.

He is a past director of the Insurance Brokers Association of New York, the New York Chapter of CPCU, and he is a past director of the Insurance Brokers Association of New York, the New York Chapter of CPCU, and a past governor of the John Street Club. In 1996, John was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Education
J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jon has worked at Aon since 2006 and has held roles spanning strategic, operational, and actuarial functions. Jon most recently served as a senior consultant with Aon Inpoint, the management consulting arm of Aon. He previously held positions in Aon Broking Operations, in the Office of the CEO, and in Aon Benfield’s actuarial team with a focus on management and professional liability.

Jon is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, holds graduate degrees from Wright Graduate University and St. John’s College, and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.

In May 2017, Huw was promoted to the role of Regional Security Manager, based in Houston. In this role Huw advises companies on their Travel Security Risk Management processes, assessing areas for improvement and developing policies and procedures to advance the organizations’ risk management maturity.

Before joining International SOS, Huw worked for a number of security consultancy companies and was an Officer in the British Army for nearly 10 years during which time he served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestinian Occupied Territories and North Africa. He is a fluent French speaker and speaks some Spanish and Arabic.

Christine’s experience includes a proven track record of monitoring and intervening in claims to ensure proper outcome and management of claims. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Christine was a senior level adjuster for a national insurance carrier handling complex Worker’s Compensation and Liability claims and spent 11 years as a trial assistant and paralegal specializing in Medical Malpractice, Liability and Product Liability Claims.

Dr. Norton has more than twenty-five years of experience in the insurance industry, consulting with corporations of all sizes on D&O, M&A products, Cyber and other financial risk programs. His primary role is as a client executive, focusing on management liability consulting services and placement activities for select clients. 

Phil has over 18 years with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as National Managing Director and Division President, specializing in D&O, Professional Liability, Cyber Liability and hard to place coverages. His experience includes the genesis and launch of Cyber products almost 20 years ago – selling the 2nd Cyber policy ever placed in London. He has equal amount of D&O experience having written policy forms and created rating and reserving plans for carriers. Phil was also part of the formation of the EPL policy and assisted Swiss Re with the launch of their EPL product in the late 1990s.  As a Ph.D. in Statistics, Dr. Norton is also responsible for and very experienced with risk modeling of all kinds, and has developed models for D&O, Cyber, EPL, Fiduciary and Crime. 

He spent three years with Sedgwick as a specialty broker and National Managing Director for all Management Liability lines worldwide and seven years with Towers Watson (formerly Wyatt), running their worldwide professional liability practice, writing books on D&O and Fiduciary coverages, and holding educational seminars for thousands of participants. Phil began his career with CNA Insurance.

In the hospitality industry, Mr. Olson has prepared numerous hotel business interruption and property claims related to insured perils. He has served clients in a range of other industries, including retail, chemical and global manufacturing, food service, technology, mortgage and financial services, aviation and telecommunications. In addition, he has served as a neutral Umpire in appraisal proceedings related to business interruption disputes and as an expert in mediation proceedings.

Mr. Olson has been quoted and published on insurance claims and business interruption topics in several national and industry publications, including CNBC, Treasury & Risk, and the E-Commerce Times. Prior to joining BDO, Mr. Olson was a Manager in Ernst & Young's Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice, where he provided insurance claims, forensic accounting and investigative services.

Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Illinois State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), Chicago Chapter

Education
Masters of Professional Accountancy, Illinois State University
B.S., Accounting, Illinois State University

In 1997, she was recruited back to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to create and supervise the Domestic Violence Division. She monitored the prosecution of over 100,000 domestic violence cases emanating each year from the city of Chicago and surrounding areas while creating new policies, programs and procedures for the division. She also served as the Director of Public Affairs, and the Violence Against Women Policy Advisor to State’s Attorney Richard A. Devine.

Ms. Paziotopoulos has developed and presented many training sessions on the topic of domestic violence, stalking and workplace violence to corporations and professionals of all disciplines. She has conducted training at NASA, Smithsonian Institution, the Albanian national police, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Sidley and Austin, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and numerous other corporations and organizations. She has also appeared as an expert on CNN, CNBC, WGN, and the Oprah Winfrey Show as well as numerous national radio and news stations. She has been a consultant on workplace violence guidelines and standards for the FBI, the American Society of Industrial Security, the Society of Human Resources Management, and the American Bar Association. She has authored numerous articles and chapters for various books on the issues of domestic violence, stalking and workplace violence. She participated on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s transition team for her expertise in domestic violence, stalking and workplace violence issues. She was recently appointed by Governor Rauner to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Board. In November 2000, she received the first Distinguished Alumni Award from Hinsdale South High School.

In July 2000, she was selected by Today’s Chicago Woman as one of 100 women making a difference in Chicago. In December 2008, she received an award from the Illinois Security Chiefs for making a difference in Security in 2011 she was awarded the Julia Beverage Award from Kent Law School and in 2012 she was awarded The Community Service Award by The Hellenic Bar Association. She is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching "Intimate Partner Violence" at Kent Law School and The Executive Director of a newly formed not for profit organization, "The Center for Domestic Violence Policy."

As a two-time cancer survivor, Ms. Paziotopoulos also acts as a mentor to others recently diagnosed with cancer, and is frequently interviewed by the media on tools and strategies to heal from cancer.

Joe joined Gallagher Bassett in January of 2014. Previously he was a consultant at Bain & Company. Joe holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Earlier, Terry worked in various loss control positions at Travelers Insurance Company including director of the National Accounts Marketing division of Constitution State Service Company, a Travelers subsidiary that provides loss control services under fee contracts. Terry began his career in engineering management positions, primarily for property, casualty, boiler and machinery exposures.

Terry earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Additionally, he holds an Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM) designation.

In 1997 David began working with Claim. His duties included identifying ways to integrate science and technology into claim investigations.  He has authored several articles and a book chapter on the subject of ergonomics and human factors. He is currently serving as a member of the ANSI Z 535 committee on Warnings and Instructions. David is currently Co-Chair of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace external advisory committee. David is a 2nd Vice President at the Travelers Engineering Laboratory where he is responsible for field operations, general liability and workers compensation subrogation forensic engineering initiatives.

Most recently, he served as the senior intelligence strategist for the Middle East and South Asia at U.S. Central Command, leading the organization’s most elite analytical team, for which he received the Director of National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. PreviouslyReid was selected for a prestigious fellowship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). During his fellowship year, he led the first summit on intellectual property theft through cyber means.

Having founded the nation’s premier counterterrorism research institute, The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, he led influential national counterterrorism policy reviews and testified before a bicameral Congressional committee hearing. During his career, he deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and Latin America while serving in Special Operations Forces.

The editor of two books on transnational threats and author of numerous articles, Reid was a professor at the United States Military Academy and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s graduate School of International and Public Affairs for eight years. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Sawyer holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.

Prior to his current appointment in January 2013, Smith served as divisional engineering manager, Eastern Division, based in Norwood, MA, USA. He has held a variety of engineering roles since joining FM Global in 1985 as a field engineer.

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.

Smith is a member of the New England chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).

Experience and Expertise
Sam’s areas of expertise include loss forecasting, reserve analyses, and collateral reviews for workers’ Compensation, products/general liability, auto liability, and medical professional liability. Additionally, Sam is a national resource for specialized modeling projects surrounding retentions and limits for casualty lines as well asexecutive risk lines such as employment practices liability and crime.  Sam leads the actuarial component of Aon’s Cyber Analytics and Quantification team. As part of this initiative, Sam works with the cyber team to build and refineactuarial cyber models, research trends and correlations in cyber claims data, ensure proper coordination with Aon’s brokerage teams, and serves as the actuarial liaison to corporate wide Cyber initiatives.

Education
Sam earned a BS in Business from the University of Minnesota and is an MBA candidate at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.  Sam is also a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society along with a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Education / Professional Designations / Affiliations

• University of Minnesota (Carlson School of Management), BS in Business
• University of Minnesota (Carlson School of Management), MBA Candidate
• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS), 2013
• Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA), 2012
• Actuarial Advisory Board Member for Michigan State University, 2016 – Present

Robyn is an innovative leader with strong skills in organizational design & effectiveness, global talent development, organizational culture, employee engagement and change management to support business transformation. She has a deep expertise in global organizations and leadership of complex, multi-workstream projects. Additionally, Robyn is the Midwest market leader for WTW’s Talent Management & Organizational Alignment practice. Robyn is a frequent speaker on the Future of Work, Human Capital Risk and Global Talent Mobility. Her experience spans a variety of industries and subject matter.

A snapshot of her recent project experience includes:

Human Capital strategy for global pharmaceutical company: Led the team to develop a human capital strategy, employee value proposition, total rewards optimization study and talent management program assessment. Support included implementation and change management planning.

Career strategy and competency model development for global insurance company: Led the team to design a career management vision and framework to include competency models that are tied to strategic business objectives, talent development and total rewards programs. Support included implementation and change management planning.|

Organizational design for global third party logistics company: Led the organizational design team to complete detailed assessment and redesign of a critical business unit within the organization. This included stakeholder interviews with executives, partnering with leadership team to assess gaps, conduct qualitative and quantitate analysis and develop final  recommendations, including business case, for change.

Organizational effectiveness review of the Enterprise Risk Management function within a Fortune 500 utility organization: Led the design team’s review to ensure proper alignment of the function to the organization’s overall business strategy and ERM-defined objectives.

Change transformation for global technology company: Led the team to develop the strategy, plan and implementation for a large-scale Business Transformation, building leadership alignment, operating as an executive coach, driving employee involvement and reengagement while ensuring impacted employees were supported through the change.

Robyn has her Masters in Public & International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and her BA with a double major in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. She serves on the board of the Arts & Business Council of Chicago.