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Summary
S&P Global Market Intelligence invites you to an in-depth discussion on how a potential Trump 2.0 administration could shape the insurance sector across Europe and the Middle East, with a focus on economics, environment, and trade.
Event Highlights:
- European Insurance Outlook: Opening remarks by Simon Ashworth, Chief Analytical Officer – Insurance Ratings, S&P Global Ratings
- Panel Discussion & Q&A: Examining the impact of Trump’s economic, trade, and foreign policy on Europe and the Middle East, with insights from leading experts
- Leveraging RatingsDirect® on Pro – Insurance Focused: Product team presentation on Credit Risk Innovations in Times of Economic Uncertainty, featuring Alan Kwan, Head of Market Development, Credit Solutions
- Networking: Engage with peers over lunch, and snacks and drinks after the event
Event Agenda
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Shreya Mishra
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Customer Success Manager, Credit & Risk Solutions
Shreya is a Customer Success Manager in the Credit & Risk Solutions team at S&P Global, where she supports a diverse range of buy and sell-side portfolios of clients across the UK and European markets. With strong expertise in the Credit & Risk suite of products, she specializes in Ratings Direct and Credit Analytics and leads product-focused conversations across the rated and unrated universe for credit risk analysis. Shreya joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in November 2023, bringing with her a diverse background and international work experience as a Financial Journalist for Bloomberg Quint, where she reported on macroeconomics, finance, and political news. She is also keenly interested in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and has previously worked at a London-based start-up, Echobox - integrating AI in newsrooms and leading business partnerships.
S&P Global Ratings
Simon Ashworth
S&P Global Ratings
Head of Analytics & Research
SCOR
Babak Tavassolie
Head Analyst, Political and Credit Risk
S&P Global Ratings
Marion Amiot
S&P Global Ratings
Head of Climate Economics & European Economist
Marion Amiot is Head of Climate Economics & European Economist at S&P Global Ratings, based in London. In this position, she develops the Eurozone economic forecasts, provides insight into the economic outlook and conducts in-depth research on key macroeconomic developments and policies.
S&P Global Ratings
Paul Watters
S&P Global Ratings
Head of Credit Research EMEA
Paul Watters is Head of European Credit Research for S&P Global Ratings. Since 2017 he has been the chair of S&P’s European Credit Conditions Committee where senior analysts and economists examine macro credit trends and risks factors that may broadly impact Credit Ratings.
Prior to his current role Paul has held various senior product development, analytical, and research roles within S&P’s Leveraged Finance Group since joining S&P in January 2002, that included being a primary analyst for a portfolio of high yield credits in the metals and mining, chemicals, and oil and gas sectors.
Previous to S&P, Paul spent almost fifteen years working in debt capital markets in various senior trading and research roles with both Lehman Brothers and Nomura International.
Paul is a CFA Charterholder, and a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Ben Dyson
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Insurance Reporter, EMEA
Ben Dyson is an insurance reporter covering the EMEA region at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
He has been a financial journalist for 23 years and has covered insurance and reinsurance for 20 of those years. Before joining S&P Global Market Intelligence in November 2017 Ben was finance editor at Insurance Times, a publication focusing on the U.K. general insurance market. He started his journalism career at Reactions, a magazine covering the global reinsurance market.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Alan Kwan
Head of Market Development, Credit Solutions Europe
Alan Kwan is the Head of Market Development for Credit Solutions in Europe at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He specializes in developing and executing innovative go-to-market strategies that enable clients to effectively measure, monitor, and manage credit risk.
With extensive experience in the financial services sector, Alan previously drove product solutions at S&P Global Ratings, focusing on Sustainable Finance and Cyber Risk in the Asia-Pacific region. His prior roles include leading product strategy and content marketing at another international rating agency and serving as APAC Head of Marketing for the Investment and Advisory division at Thomson Reuters.
Alan holds an MBA from the University of Manchester and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Hong Kong. He is a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA®), Project Management Professional (PMP®), and Chartered Marketer. His expertise spans credit risk analysis, sustainable finance, and digital solutions, with a commitment to fostering innovation in the financial sector through new technology including Gen-AI.
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