The Geneva Association’s 2026 Programme on Regulation and Supervision will take place on 2–3 September 2026 in Brussels.
This by-invitation-only gathering will bring together experts from the re/insurance industry, along with policymakers, regulators and supervisors, to discuss key issues shaping the regulatory community and its impact on insurers and their customers.
For more information, contact events@genevaassociation.org.
Programme highlights
Keynote speakers
Panel sessions
Risk, Rivalry and Resilience – Geopolitics and the Insurance Outlook
Saving More for Longer Lives – Policy and Regulatory Levers for Retirement Capital and Sustainable Income
Panellists:
Pauline Leclerc-Glorieux, CEO, BNP Paribas Cardif
Tilman Lueder, Head of Unit, Insurance and Pensions, DG FISMA European Commission
Thea Utoft Høj Jensen, Director General, Insurance Europe and Secretary General, GFIA
Moderator: Hélène Schernberg, Director Demographic Transition, Geneva Association
Overcoming Emerging Risks to Expedite Industrial Decarbonisation
Panellists:
Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director, Global Markets and Policy, Institute of International Finance
Lesley Harding, Global Head of Strategic Relationships, Energy & Transition, Liberty Mutual
Iain Macdonald, Principal Advisor Technical Carbon Advocacy, Carbon Strategy, Shell
Andrew Purvis, Director, Sustainable Manufacturing, World Steel Association
Moderator: Maryam Golnaraghi, Director Climate Change & Environment, Geneva Association
AI in Insurance: Governing Innovation, Trust and Consumer Protection
Panellists:
Angelika Pauer, Head of Responsible AI, Zurich Insurance
Christophe Vandeweghe, Chief Risk Officer, Ageas
Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation; Chair, NAIC H Committee
Moderator: Anja Grujovic-Vischer, Director Digital & AI Transformation, Geneva Association
Data and the Future of Health Care: Where Are We Headed?
Panellists:
Sandrine Coulange, Global Head of Technica Excellence and Operations, AXA
J. Scott Marcus, Associate Senior Research Fellow, CEPS
Johanna Seppänen, Director, Information and Development Services, Finnish Medicines Agency
Tomislav Sokol, Member of the European Parliament; Member, Committee on Public Health; EHDS Rapporteur
Moderator: Adrita Bhattacharya-Craven, Director Population Health Trends, Geneva Association
DescritpionModerator: Hélène Schernberg, Director Demographic Transition, Geneva Association
Breakout sessions
Private Credit and Asset-Intensive Structures – What Supervisors Need to See, and What Insurers Need to Manage
Lead facilitator: Darren Pain, Director of Research, Geneva Association
Co-facilitators:
Nicolas Colpaert, Head of Insurance Prudential Regulation & Financial Stability, National Bank of Belgium
Kunal Singal, Managing Director Financial Institutions Group, Apollo
Operational Resilience under Concentration – Supervising Outsourcing, Cloud and Critical Third Parties
Lead facilitator: Jean Plattard, General Representative to the EU, Generali
Co-facilitator:
Robert Gordon, Senior Vice President, APCIA
