Global Risks Report annual briefing

Presentation

Limited spaces available

Speaker(s): Toni Ferrier, David Bidmead
Date: 12:00pm — 2:00pm, 25 March 2025
Venue: Marsh Auckland
Location: Level 11, PwC Tower, 15 Customs Street West
Price members: $0.00 incl GST
Price non-members: $40.00 incl GST

Overview

The 20th Global Risks Report highlights a new era of interconnected and simultaneous threats that businesses and governments face. Against a backdrop of extreme weather events, economic uncertainty, geoeconomic confrontation and conflict, the report emphasises the ongoing implications for your business community and impacts for governance.

The Global Risks Report, developed by the World Economic Forum with strategic support from Marsh McLennan, explores the top risks for 2025, as identified by over 900 business leaders and experts.

We are excited to invite you to an exclusive briefing hosted by Marsh, featuring Toni Ferrier, CEO Marsh McLennan New Zealand, along with David Bidmead, Executive Chairman of Marsh McLennan in the Pacific Region.

Prompt registration is recommended as places are strictly limited.

A working lunch is provided.

Toni Ferrier

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Toni Ferrier oversees strategy, operations and teams across Marsh McLennan’s 11 locations in New Zealand, delivering innovative solutions to organisations across the country.

Toni is a qualified lawyer who brings almost 30-years' experience in insurance, financial services and corporate governance to Marsh McLennan, with a strong track record of delivering sustainable profitable growth and transforming the customer experience. She has held a variety of board directorships and is a board member of Fergus Trade Software Limited.

Before joining Marsh McLennan, Toni was CEO of AIG New Zealand Limited for four years, and previously held senior leadership roles at Vero, Lumley/Wesfarmers and Crombie Lockwood. She was a Commissioner of the New Zealand Earthquake Commission for almost two years and a Director on the Board of AIG Australia Limited. Toni is experienced in working with complex stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to deliver the best for our clients in Aotearoa.

Her leadership empowers high-performing teams and collaboration between colleagues and clients to build long term success and resilience.

Toni has an LLB (Hons) from the University of Waikato and is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. Toni lives and works in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau.

David Bidmead

David Bidmead is the Executive Chairman of Marsh McLennan in the Pacific Region and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

David is a proven leader and visionary change agent whose record of accomplishments includes four years as Pacific Region Head and CEO of Australia, two years as US West Zone Leader and three years as CEO of Marsh’s US Operations. In his most recent leadership roles, David guided Marsh’s Multinational and Global Client Practices. David was also one of Marsh’s founding Global Engagement Partners.

David joined Marsh in 1995, and now enjoys more than 40 years of experience in the risk and insurance industry, including senior leadership positions in the areas of Country and Regional CEO, Global Client Engagement, Alternative Risk Financing, Captive Management, Financial Institutions, Power and Energy, Construction and Development, Financial and Professional Risks, and complex claims advocacy.

David is the former Co-Executive Sponsor of the Marsh’s African Heritage Colleague Resource Group. In that role, he assisted in the development of the strategic plan, where he acted as a sounding board for new policy, and championed the CRG with other senior executives by sharing the Group’s missions, activities, and progress.

David is also a member of the Marsh & McLennan Global Leadership Council.

Additional information

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