Speaker

Paul Truitt has more than 25 years of experience providing business and technology solutions, with a deep background in identifying and mitigating security risks and performing cyber assessments for clients in the retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and banking industries. Formerly, he was a managing director in a midsize national accounting firm where he led the US

Jacqueline Strayer is a communication, marketing and leadership expert, consultant, educator, and cultural enthusiast. She served as an elected officer of three global publicly traded Fortune 500 companies overseeing marketing and communications in diverse industries. She is a faculty member at New York University and Columbia University and is faculty lead for the NYU Stern

Chrissie Saponjian has over 20 years of experience with extensive and comprehensive professional services experience, advising Fortune 500, mid-market public and private companies in financial risk, capital transactions and technical accounting matters. Currently she is responsible for overseeing strategic initiatives in reinsurance and capital management. In addition to ensuring the efficient operational execution of transactions.

Brian Lo has over 30 years of experience in reinsurance, capital management, and structured finance as well as leading high-performance teams across disciplines and geographies to execute large, complex transactions and solutions. Currently Brian leads the financial solutions team which uses reinsurance applications to help clients address capital needs. The team also leads reinsurance acquisitions

Tori Jancovic has over 13 years of experience helping to optimize and modernize clients’ accounting functions to support scalable growth, operational efficiency and audit readiness. Tori works across a wide range of industries including technology, fintech, healthcare, private equity, life sciences and telecommunications, providing strategic support in areas such as financial close optimization, process redesign,

Mark Menard has over 18 years of combined public and private accounting experience. He has extensive experience with tax and financial matters affecting high net worth individuals, trusts, and closely held businesses. His areas of expertise include income tax planning and compliance, cash flow analysis, gift and estate planning, and wealth transfer and succession planning.

Christopher Irwin has over 25 years of experience providing services to some of PwC’s premier insurance and reinsurance clients. He has an extensive knowledge and grasp of complex issues facing the industry with a thoughtful and measured approach in identifying pragmatic and client centered solutions to relevant challenges and opportunities. His experiences include deals advisory,

Austin McKee has 14 years of experience advising insurance and asset management clients on complex transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, capital raises, and accounting advisory. He specializes in accounting and financial reporting for insurance transactions. Austin focuses on the application of US GAAP, IFRS, and statutory accounting principles in the context of insurance M&A, spanning the

Francisco Romero has over 20 years of experience serving publicly held, closely held, and private entities in the insurance industry. He specializes in finance transformation and operational improvement, focusing on project management, process optimization, and technical accounting. Francisco has led numerous modernization initiatives for insurance carriers, delivering services such as current state assessments, gap analyses,

Doug Borell has more than 17 years of experience in professional services supporting startups to Fortune 50 companies. He leads teams delivering accounting advisory, outsourced accounting, financial transformation, and risk advisory services in multiple product lines of insurance. Formerly, Doug was the interim chief financial officer and interim chief security officer of a New York