CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Stefaan Verstraeten
Technical Manager ENGIE
Stefan . Verstraeten @ engie . com
Stefaan started his career with R & D work on hydrogen combustion engines . At Tractebel Engineering ( ENGIE ), he worked for 3 years on the development and construction of onshore wind projects and for 4 years on the development and construction of offshore wind projects of which he worked 2 years on the construction of the 325 MW C-Power offshore wind project . After that , Stefaan worked for 3 years at ENGIE Electrabel as the wind turbine package manager on the development of offshore wind projects and as technical advisor for the French offshore wind projects . Since 1st of January ’ 16 , Stefaan supports the worldwide and the regional ENGIE BU ’ s in developing geothermal , wind and marine energy projects .
Jaap Vrolijk
Risk Manager , Bechtel Oil , Gas and Chemicals , Inc jpvrolij @ bechtel . com
Jaap is the GBU risk manager for OG & C , supporting the Petrochemical , LNG , Offshore , Tank , Pipeline and Onshore business lines , located in Houston , TX . Prior to this assignment he performed a similar role in the Power GBU in Frederick , MD . He is responsible for reviewing risks associated with prospective and ongoing projects and for placing insurance programs in support of GBU work . He has had the opportunity to work closely with such diverse projects as Ivanpah , the Panda combined cycle projects and most recently on the Cheniere LNG projects in the gulf coast . Jaap has worked with Bechtel for 7 years . Previous to joining Bechtel , Jaap was a senior manager in Zurich Insurance company ’ s construction business unit . He also worked with AIG in a variety of technical underwriting roles . Jaap has undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute .
Xi Yao
Strategy Manager , ENGIE
xi . yao @ engie . com
Xi joined ENGIE in 2011 and worked as a Financial Advisor to support the development of power generation and infrastructure projects for 3 years . From 2013 – 2015 , she worked as the Strategy Manager for Global LNG Business . Since January 2016 , Xi has worked as the Strategy Manager focusing on strategy , competitiveness , and market development for Centralized Generation projects in ENGIE ’ s regional business units around the world .
Steve Willis
Head of Property Loss Control , ENGIE
steve . willis @ engie . com
Steve is head of Property Loss Control , responsible for global loss prevention across the ENGIE fleet . He has extensive experience in global utility insurance risk management , including the management of large claims , and has worked for various utilities , including CEGB and its successor National Power , as well as Innogy , Thames Water and International Power . Steve is a fellow institute of Risk Management .
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