17-20 November 2019
Estrel Conference Center & Hotel, Berlin
Aon at FERMA
As a platinum partner for FERMA 2019, we are excited to welcome and collaborate with colleagues, clients and other industry leaders throughout this year’s FERMA Forum in Berlin. We are looking forward to meeting all FERMA attendees and offer the opportunity to hold meetings with a number of experts at the Aon stand. Please register your interest here.
We would be delighted if you could join us for one of our workshops
Aon’s M&A workshop
The evolving role of risk managers in M&A situations: Unlocking value through an active approach to risk
Wednesday 20 November - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
The number of corporate M&A transactions has grown significantly in the past three years and the evolving risk landscape puts higher demands on dealmakers. Disruptive forces such as digital advances, environmental and political change, and the rise of new business models, are creating new operational threats and strategic risks. This underpins the strategic importance of the risk manager in M&A situations and raises the questions: Can you go deeper on risk? Can you hedge risk more cost effectively? Can you extract more value from intangible assets? Peter Den Dekker, Head of Insurance & Risk Management at Philips and Alistair Lester, CEO of Aon’s M&A and Transaction Solutions in EMEA will discuss how more financial value can be unlocked through an active involvement of risk management in M&A situations.
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Aon’s Cyber workshop –
Wednesday 20th November - 10:30 am - 11:30 am
It’s not ‘if’ but ‘when’…how to prepare for the expected -What every risk manager needs to know now about cyber
Organisations that fail to prepare will be left in the dark on the day of a cyber-attack facing escalating costs and irreparable reputational damage. Boards must include cyber perils and solutions in their corporate governance to manage the financial impact of cyber incidents.
Elizabeth Queen, Vice President of Risk Management at Wolters Kluwer, Luc Vignancour, International Cyber Underwriter at Beazley and David Molony, Cyber Risk Leader EMEA, Cyber Solutions at Aon will share how an Enterprise wide approach to Risk Management can support boards in making informed decisions as well as protect an organisation’s balance sheet. They will also discuss how to best capitalise on growth opportunities - whilst reducing cyber exposure –across all business functions.
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Queen, Vice President of Risk Management, Wolters Kluwer
- Luc Vignancour, International Cyber Underwriter, Beazley
- David Molony, Cyber Risk Leader EMEA, Cyber Solutions, Aon
Moderators:
- Onno, Janssen, Chief Executive Officer EMEA, Risk Consulting and Cyber Solutions, Aon
- Vanessa Leemans, Chief Commercial Officer EMEA, Cyber Solutions, Aon
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See Aon experts speaking in the following sessions:
Monday 18 November 2019; 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Session 1: Future of the captive model: showing value creation Aon Speaker: Fabrice Frere, Managing Director, Global Risk Consulting, Aon
Tuesday 19 November 2019; 14:00 – 15:30
Workshop Session 2: Challenges to the development of large infrastructure project Aon Speaker: Edwin Charnaud, Chairman, EMEA, M&A and Transaction Solutions, Aon
Find the full FERMA programme here.
The Aon Stand
Our stand will offer an opportunity for delegates to talk to our experts about their business priorities and risks whilst enjoying freshly brewed coffee from our barista.
Aon Stand Spotlights
We are living in a time of unprecedented volatility, with trends in economics, demographics and geopolitics compounded by the rapid pace of technological change. At Aon, we bring together the most forward-thinking minds to solve these global challenges.
Sharing our insights in identifying, quantifying and managing risk, representatives from our Cyber Solutions, M&A and Transaction Solutions and EMEA Industry Specialty teams will be on hand to offer strategic support and in-depth analysis to help attendees harness the power of the bigger picture and move forward with confidence during pre-scheduled face to face meetings and spontaneous get togethers at our exhibition booth.
Cyber Risks
In today’s interconnected business environment, guarding against cyber-security threats is increasingly complex, with companies susceptible to many months of business interruption and millions in real costs.
As the number of cyber attacks surge, firms must ensure they have a resilient-by-design business model. Demand in Europe for cyber insurance policies is soaring as buyers seek to guard against the consequences of tough data privacy rules and a surge in attacks. Every person within a business, from the front desk to customer service reps, all the way up to the board, must play their part. With buy-in from the very top, organisations are merging security, risk and governance to form a holistic view of the threats they face with solutions that review protection levels.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Risks to target companies in M&A transactions are becoming more complex and innovative new approaches to identifying, quantifying and hedging transaction risks are emerging. Disruptive forces such as digital advances, environmental and political change, and the rise of new business models, are creating new operational threats and strategic risks. Many acquirers are routinely overpaying for capital to hedge transaction risks. Failure to address cyber risk in a holistic way can both erode deal value and result in missed opportunities.
Industry Insights
With the pace of change increasing at differing speeds across many industry sectors, a deep understanding of sector specific issues is key to navigating this increasingly complex world and prepare for the challenges ahead. Digital disruption, increasing regulatory pressures, talent shortages and healthcare implications of an ageing workforce are just some of the issues fast changing industry sectors like Life Sciences, Power, Construction & Infrastructure, amongst others, are facing today. Companies across all sectors need to keep up to date with their industry’s evolution, develop perspectives and search for innovative solutions tailored to their business.