Silvan A. Said. ACII, ARMChartered Insurance PractitionerRisk Management ConsultantCII Accredited Advanced insurance TrainerI am a top level management executive with over thirty two years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industry of which I spent the last thirteen years in training and talent development Throughout my career I have fulfilled the roles in senior management, lecturer, underwriter, insurance broker and risk consultant.Over the last seven years I have focused on training and talent development for the insurance and financial services industry in the Middle East as the first CEO of the Gulf Insurance Institute. I effectively started and built GII as a niche training institute from scratch including personally writing and conducting several courses and workshops around the region. Under my leadership, GII received accreditation from international partners, an award of excellence from the Ministry of Labour - training institutes’ affairs and obtained the ISO9001:2008 quality certification.I am an excellent operational risk and insurance solutions developer, adviser and negotiator. I have been extensively involved in advising corporate clients to draw up risk management programs, and placing insurance solutions in the London and other international markets. For several years, I was also named coverholder entrusted with operating binding authorities by Lloyd’s underwriters.I am well travelled and have extensively travelled in the Middle East where I have made presentations and speeches in financial services industry fora, seminars and workshops. I have travelled to most EU countries, Russia in the early nineties in a consulting capacity and Eastern Europe.Specialties: Senior Insurance ManagementRisk management and consultingInsurance analysis and procurementInsurance education and Training