Session Speakers

 

Katie Crowe - Account Executive, Commercial Risk Solutions

Session: Ten Tips for Boosting Your Influence and Credibility with Senior Leaders
Monday, April 29 | 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Katie Crowe is an Account Executive at Aon. In her role, Crowe manages, drives and administers risk management and insurance brokerage services to a broad range of clients. She has a focus on ensuring regulatory insurance compliance on a worldwide basis for her clients. Crowe was recognized in 2016 as the RIMS Rising Star of the Year as well as honored as a 2018 Power Broker by Risk & Insurance Magazine.

Brian Hunt - Account Executive, Commercial Risk Solutions

Session: The Rise of Parametric Insurance: When and How to Use It
Monday, April 29 | 3:25PM - 3:45PM
Brian Hunt is a Chief Administration Officer / Account Executive at Aon. Hunt has spent more than 15 years helping clients identify and understand how risk could impact their businesses. In his current role, Hunt helps clients and prospects think strategically about their construction-related risk exposures. Prior to joining Aon, Hunt worked with Austin Industries’ Internal Audit department to evaluate enterprise risk across the organization’s activities. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP). Hunt earned a Certificate in Advanced International Affairs from the Bush School at Texas A&M University and a Masters degree in Finance from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.

Matt Heinz - Senior Managing Director, Aon Transaction Solutions

Session: 5 Things Every Risk Manager Should Know about Representations and Warranties Insurance
Tuesday, April 30 | 9:15AM - 10:15AM
Matt co-founded the ATS team in 2013 as the National Practice Leader for Reps & Warranties Insurance and is the current Co-Practice Leader of the group, which has become the largest and most diverse group of Transaction Liability Insurance brokers in the industry. He previously worked as a broker in Aon's Private Equity and Transaction Solutions Group (APETS), where he provided services both with respect to management liability and transactional liability products, including General Partner Liability, Representations and Warranties, Tax Liability, Contingent Liability, and Litigation Buyout insurance. Matt began his insurance brokerage career at Aon in 2010 after a stint underwriting and managing the Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance Group at AIG. Matt began his professional career as a corporate attorney with Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City, where he worked for over four years before entering the insurance field.

James Trainor - Senior Vice President, Aon's Cyber Solutions

Session: Cyber Security Risk Management: Finding and Fixing Your Security Vulnerabilities
Tuesday, April 30 | 9:15AM - 10:45AM
James C. Trainor is Senior Vice President within Aon’s Cyber Solutions Group. Mr. Trainor joined Aon after a distinguished career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he most recently led the Cyber Division at FBI Headquarters. Mr. Trainor played a critical role in devising the FBI’s national strategy to combat cyber-crime and was the senior FBI executive responsible for all cyber investigations. During his three year tenure in the Cyber Division, Mr. Trainor led FBI Agents and Analysts in every major high-profile cyber investigation involving the FBI. In his new role, Mr. Trainor will help shape Aon’s overall cyber strategy on behalf of clients, working closely with colleagues across technology, system integration, risk transfer and advisory to ensure a holistic and integrated approach. Mr. Trainor joined the FBI as a Special Agent in 1996. Over his twenty year FBI career, he served in both overseas and domestic assignments focused on cyber, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, intelligence and criminal matters. He has served in field assignments in Chicago; New Haven, CT; Boston; New York City and at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Trainor is a graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts and obtained a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut. He is also a certified Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) from Carnegie Mellon University and has GIAC certifications in GISP, GSLC and GISF. Mr. Trainor is the recipient of the 2016 Presidential Rank Award and the 2016 FCW Federal 100 in Information Technology. Prior to joining the FBI, he was a military intelligence officer for the U.S. Army.

Wil Gaitan - Senior Vice President and Global Consulting Actuary

Session: Global Risk Management: Financing Employee Benefit Risks through Captives
Tuesday, April 30 | 10:50AM - 11:10AM
Wil is Senior Vice President and Global Consulting Actuary with Aon. He currently leads the captive consulting practice of Aon on non-US employee benefits. He has over 35 years of experience providing on-site advice to clients in 60 countries. He is currently based in Chicago. He has also been based in New York in the Americas, 10 years in Europe and 7 years in Asia. Education: B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science; M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Professional designations in actuarial field: FCA, ASA, MAAA, EA Other professional designation: Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) - Worldatwork