8th Annual

Construction & Design Risk and Claims ExecuSummit
October 28 & 29, 2025
Mohegan Sun Hotel & Convention Center, Uncasville, CT

Progress Isn’t Perfect: Professional and Tech Risks Facing Contractors 

Wendy D. Testa
Partner
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Ashley M. Mattingly 
Partner 
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP.

Michael J. LeMoult, Esq.
Vice President, North American Claims Group
Allied World Insurance Company

Defending Design Professionals in "Construction Defect" Actions

Harris B. Katz
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Gawain Charlton-Perrin, Esq., RPLU
Director of Risk Management, Professional & Executive Lines
The Hanover Insurance Group 

Susan Domanski, AIA CGC LEED AP BD+C
Domanski Consulting LLC

How Changing Weather is Affecting the Standard of Care in the Construction Industry

Moderator: Chrystale B. Hewitt
Partner
Gfeller Laurie LLP

Angela S. Cerini, CRIS
Divisional Vice President, Claims
Great American Insurance Group
 
Lauren Marini
Senior Claims Counsel
DWF Claims (USA) LLC

Dermot Leech
Vice President - Construction Defect Claims
Cranmore

Collaborative Approaches to Dispute Resolution 

Paul Amirata
Senior Vice President, Construction Defect Claims
Cranmore

Carolyn Cricco, Ed.D 
Sr. Construction Defect Technical Claims Specialist
Frank Winston Crum Insurance
 
Jennifer Millender
Director of ADR Services
American Arbitration Association

Risk Transfer Strategies in Contract Drafting and Negotiation

Derrick G. Mullen, MCSA, ACP
V.P., Litigation Manager and Director of Casualty Claims, H.O. Claims
Seneca Insurance Company

Bethany Barrese
Partner
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C

Michelle K. Krone
Partner
Kubicki Draper

Expertly Defending Contractors and Design Professionals – All About Experts You Need

Jeanine Clark
Partner
Margolis Edelstein

Carlos Turizo
Director
HKA

Kenneth Quigley, PE
Executive Vice President and Principal 
CCA, Construction Consulting Associates, LLC

Bob Titus, AIC, CRIS, MLIS
Licensed Insurance Consultant
Risk Analytics, LLC

Design-Build versus Design-Bid-Build and Impact on Professional Liability Claims

George B. Green Jr.
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

2025 Global Construction Disputes Report –

Construction Disputes in Motion: Speed, Agility, and Adapting to Change

Roy Cooper, P.E.
Senior Vice President
Arcadis

Bryan Van Lenten, PE, PSP
Director of Construction Claims Services
Arcadis U.S., Inc.

Coverage Trends in Construction:  Faulty Workmanship Coverage and Beyond

Andrew P. Rossi
Associate
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

David Slaugenhoup
Senior Vice President
RT-Specialty

Hidden Design Risks: Construction Defects in a Tariff-Driven World

Thanh Do, Ph.D., P.E.
Structural Engineer, Expert Witness, Forensic Animation Manager
BRG

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