Dr Simon AshbySimon Ashby is Associate Professor of Financial Services at the Plymouth Business School. Prior to this he worked as a financial regulator (writing policy on risk management for the UK Financial Services Authority) and a senior risk manager in a number of top UK financial institutions (covering both credit and operational risk). Simon has a PhD in corporate risk management and has published many academic papers and reports on risk, financial services regulation, banking and insurance.
Simon remains actively involved in the UK financial services sector and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and seminars. In addition Simon and is a Fellow and Chairman of the Institute of Operational Risk (www.ior-institute.org) and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Risk and Insurance Studies at the University of Nottingham.
Gareth Germer, Head of Property & Risk, NSPCC Gareth is Head of Property & Risk at the National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). His wide-ranging role includes responsibility for the Society’s property change programme and the development and implementation of a new policy, risk and compliance framework. Prior to joining the NSPCC Gareth worked in a variety of third and public sector organisations, predominantly focussing on change management and service improvement activities. Gareth has an MBA from the University of Birmingham and has been an Associate Lecturer at Bristol University teaching a public sector module on the Strategic Management MSc.
Mark Evans, CIR MagazineMark has been in financial journalism for over 20 years, working in insurance, technology and risk. He was the launch editor of Continuity Insurance & Risk, and is currently the Publishing Director of PPL. He holds a degree from Cardiff, an MA from Oxford Brookes and an MBA from Henley.
Ant Gould, Director of Faculties, CIIAnt is responsible for developing and driving forward strategy for the CII’s series of specialist faculties and for identifying the key issues and priorities for the sector going forward, developing solutions for the institute’s broad membership. Ant was previously group editor in chief of Incisive Media’s insurance division with responsibility for the editorial content of all the insurance division brands in print, online or in person (events). Having started at Incisive Media as editor of Post in 1999, he became editor in chief in 2003 taking on responsibility for Post, Insurance Age, Professional Broking, Reinsurance, the Actuary, Cover and Employee Rewards & Benefits. He has been a business journalist for over 20 years, previously specialising in UK manufacturing in all its guises (from shipyards to nuclear plants) as news editor of The Engineer, the UK automotive industry as deputy editor of AutoTrade, as well as general news reporting.
Matt Hillyer, General Manager Strategy & Risk, TNT Express UK & IrelandMatt Hillyer was born in 1976 and was educated at King Edwards School, Birmingham. After graduating from Durham University in 1998, Matt joined TNT Express as a Graduate Management Trainee. Matt progressed through the business in a number of operational management roles, becoming Contract Manager for the largest Technology Account in 2001. In 2003 Matt moved in Sales Management as International Sales Manager for TNT Express UK. Following a number of successful years in Sales, Matt was seconded to TNT’s Performance Management Programme, ASPIRE. Due to the success of this programme, in 2006 Matt became Business Strategy Manager in the newly developed Office of Strategic Management. This department within TNT has been responsible for developing a Strategy Management Framework to support the business in executing its long term Strategic Vision. This was externally recognised in 2010 when the organisation was inducted into the Palladium Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy™. Matt took over responsibility for Risk Management in 2009 and became General Manager for Strategy and Risk in 2012. During this time Matt has embedded an effective risk management framework within the organisation and raised risk awareness across the business. Matt’s work has also been externally recognised with his award for CIR Magazine Risk Manager of the Year 2012 and also being shortlisted for the IRM Global Risk Awards 2013.
Kevin Morecroft, Head of Risk, Skanska Civil EngineeringKevin has a wealth of experience in both Corporate and Project Risk Management and is a pioneer in the field of behavioural change and experiential learning. Kevin was formerly the Project Risk Manager for the Award Winning £1.1 Billion M25 Road Widening Project and is currently the Head of Risk for Skanska Civil Engineering. His current portfolio includes a diverse number of sectors including Water and Electricity Alliances, Tunnelling, Road, Rail and Waste to Energy projects. Kevin secured three accolades at last year’s CIR Risk Management Awards for Skanska. Including the Overall Winner for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry. He is an Expert Contributor to a number of Industry Publications and a keen advocate of collaborative working.
Brian Nimick, Chief Executive, IIRSMThe International Institute of Risk and Safety Management represents the interests of health, safety and risk management professionals in over 80 countries world wide. Its aim is through the representation and support of members, to promote their interests as professionals and the wider interests of occupational safety and health. IIRSM is a not for profit organisation. Prior to his appointment, Brian was Chief Executive of the British Safety Council. Previous appointments include Director General of the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK and CEO of the Medical Supplies Agency. Brian has an MSc in Organisational Behaviour and Development. He is a member of the Medical Advisory Panel to the UK Secretary of State for Transport, a member of the Young Persons and Children and Accident Prevention Special Scientific Committees of the International Commission for Occupational Health (ICOH) and a member of the Advisory Committee for the MSC in Occupational Health at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at Nottingham University.
Professor Christopher Parsons, Cass Business SchoolChris is a Senior Examiner and textbook author for the Chartered Insurance Institute and a recipient of the CII Morgan Owen Medal and Prize. He contributes regularly to insurance and legal journals and lectures widely in the UK and overseas on law and insurance topics. He is visiting professor at Warsaw University of Insurance and Banking and the University of Malta, and was recently awarded the Geneva Association /International Insurance Society Research Awards Prize for a paper jointly authored with Cass colleagues. Chris's recent publications include a widely-acclaimed study of major risk events, 'Roads to Ruin'.'
Wayne Rigby, Chairman, ALARMWayne has been involved in local government insurance and risk for over 20 years, and after serving on regional and national boards for Alarm, in 2012 Wayne was elected as Chairman of Alarm. Passionate about the role of Risk Management in the public sector, he has driven forward the Boards’ strategic vision for the organisation, and been instrumental in its ever rising profile and influence.
Charlie Timblinm Co-founder, Women’s Security SocietyCharlie served within the British Army for 13 years, leaving the Intelligence Corps in 2007. She has successfully transitioned to the security industry and has worked within the corporate security and risk discipline to date. Charlie has worked across different industry verticals and has demonstrable experience in the property management sector, critical national infrastructure and large scale events, the latter of which involved security and risk master planning for a portfolio of central London venues, as part of the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Charlie is a regional security operations manager for a U.S bank, with a Europe/CEEMA scope. She is a co-founder of the Women’s Security Society, a keen advocate of the advancement of women in the industry, security convergence and of federated security and risk models. Charlie is to begin her Masters in Risk Management with the University of Portsmouth in Sep 2013.
Dr Alison Wakefield, Senior Lecturer in Security Risk, Management, University of Portsmouth Dr Alison Wakefield is Senior Lecturer in Security Risk Management at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS), at the University of Portsmouth, where she directs the BSc programme in Risk and Security Management. Alison is also a Fellow and Director of the Security Institute with responsibility for its Academic Board, one of the Institute’s core committees concerned with security qualifications and professional development.