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• Market conditions overview – from hard to multi-speed and nuanced 
• As tailwinds turn to headwinds, which strategies will win out? 
• Unlocking value up and down the supply chain 
• The crunch – managing growth expectation in a softening market 
• Staying nimble – finding niche opportunities to sustain growth 

Jerome Breslin, CEO, Clear Blue Insurance Group

• Why PE and other investors are still drawn to the MGA opportunity 
• Capital light to capital at risk – maximizing returns as model evolves 
• The growth paradox – balancing top line targets with sustainability 
• Private credit – harnessing new capital sources  
 
Tony Ursano, Founder, CEO & Managing Partner, Insurance Advisory Partners 

• The year of the whole account quota share 
• Casualty sidecars and ILS 
• Strategic relationships v opportunistic plays 
• Alignment of interest – no longer table stakes? 
• The quest for uncorrelated return – will MGA sector for capital? 
 
Eric Quinn, President, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers 

Matthew Jones, Head of Partnerships & Transverse Ventures, MS Transverse

Greg Williams, Managing Director Specialty & Commercial, AM Best

Miles Allkins, Chief Risk Officer, Clear Blue Insurance Group

Moderator: Desmond Bohan, Managing Director, NY Metro Sales Leader, Guy Carpenter  

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• MGA M&A momentum in a softening market  
• Valuations overview and drivers 
• What happened to the fronting carrier consolidation drive 

John Colis, CEO, Euclid Program Managers

George Bucur, Managing Director, MarshBerry

Ari Brandes, Managing Director, TAG Financial

Moderator: Michael Halsband, Partner, McDermott, Will & Schulte

• Why Warburg concluded the de novo MGA build is structurally hard, after spending a year building a platform thesis from scratch, and why owning the market leader was the right way to play
• What Warburg actually underwrites for when investing in an MGA, from loss ratio and underwriting edge to capacity diversification, a durable right to win, and an exit plan baked in from day one
• Where Warburg has intentionally not played, including standard home and auto, categories where incumbents have decisive brand and marketing scale, and businesses stuck at high-watermark valuations
• How the exit picture has changed, including the significance of the Neptune IPO for an MGA model that has historically funded itself through wholesale rather than public markets

Michael Dimitrief, Principal, Warburg Pincus 
Moderator: James Thaler, Head of News Content – Americas, The Insurer 

• Overview of the real impact AI adoption is having in the wider economy 
• What’s next on the horizon and how it could affect your business 

Aman Gour, CEO & Co-Founder, FurtherAI

Ed La Framboise, Managing Principal, Euclid Progam Managers

Nick Colis, Chief Program Manager, Euclid Program Managers

• Hype or gamechanger? 
• Can nimble MGAs win the race on AI adoption?  
• Use cases – underwriting, distribution, submission triage etc. 
• Long-term implications for talent and innovation  
 
Dawn D’Onofrio, Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers 

Andrew Fenton, VP Sales, Hercules

George Lewin-Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Testudo

Simon Rees, Chief Underwriting Officer, Americas Programs, AXA XL

Moderator: Kamaron Leach, Content Editor and Host, Insurer TV, North America, The Insurer

• Cycle management – keeping investors and capacity providers happy 
• Maintaining the sector’s reputation as winners and losers emerge 
• Rising to the challenge of innovating new products to meet unmet demand 
• Buy or build – incubating or acquiring programs 
• Talent and technology – investing in the future 
• Underpinning unique value proposition with data-driven insights that showcase underwriting excellence  

Tracey Sharis, CEO, Emerald Bay Risk Solutions 

Amy Carlisle, President, MSI

Rekha Skantharaja, CEO, Balavant Insurance Group

Dan Hickey, President, AmTrust Specialty Insurance, AmTrust

Moderator: Bryan Falchuk, CEO, Property & Liability Resource Bureau

• Market adjustment or correction: how can the MGA sector navigate shifting market nuances?  
• Demonstrating value proposition and differentiation to deliver in specialty niches 
• Market sustainability: is there enough business strength to support the sector’s continued growth appetites? 

Naveen Anand, President, Octave Partners

Patrick Charles, Global Head of P&C Programs, SiriusPoint
Josh Curry, Chief Growth Officer BMS Re & Head of BMS Capital Solutions & Advisory, BMS Group

Tim Henry, Chief Operations Officer, Arden Insurance Services

Moderator: Bryan Falchuk, CEO, Property & Liability Resource Bureau