NU editors scoped out the agenda to select the most-intriguing hot topics on the schedule:

SOLAR ENERGY May 16, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Fred Hilsendager, VP for PowerGuard Specialty, an Irvine, Calif.-based MGA specializing in insurance and risk management for the wind and solar-energy industries, will join Tom Bosley, VP of General Re, to explain the emerging risks related to renewable energy.

WAREHOUSE LEGAL AND LIABILITY LOGISTICS May 17, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.

Kevin Phillips, general counsel of the International Warehouse Logistics Association, will be on hand for this general session to discuss key legal trends and developments in warehouse theft. Philips, an attorney for Nielsen, Zehe & Antas PC, gives the legal perspective. On hand to discuss logistics will be Richard Payne, VP of risk management for the Graebel Cos., a relocation company, and Dan Burges, director of global intelligence for FreightWatch International, a provider of security solutions to prevent cargo theft throughout the supply chain.

INLAND MARINE: WHAT KEEPS A RISK MANAGER UP AT NIGHT?
May 17, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Debra Rodgers, risk manager for Aramark, and Stephen Van Buren, deputy general counsel of HMT Inc., will share concerns about inland-marine exposures from the perspectives of two very different companies—one, a professional-services firm providing facilities management, food services and work apparel for various industries; and the other (HMT), a provider of products and services for the maintenance and repair of above-ground storage tanks.

WHEN RIGHT IS NOT ENOUGH May 17, 12 p.m.-3 p.m.

During Tuesday's lunch, Donna Popow, ethics counsel for the American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America, will host "The Ethics Game"—an interactive session designed to engage the audience in "what-if" scenarios and to reinforce ethical decision-making behavior.

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