Since 1996 Paul has been a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading forum for the study of climate issues. The Panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change”. He is Canada’s leading authority on insurance and climate change and has been a contributing author to numerous international and Canadian reports on reducing the risk of loss from earthquakes, flood and severe wind.

Siddhartha Bhattacharya is a Senior Economist at ATB Financial. Siddhartha focuses on developing comprehensive forecasts and scenarios of Alberta’s economy through the analysis of trends in the provincial, national and global economy. Before starting in his role at ATB, Siddhartha was an Economist at Alberta Treasury Board and Finance for over five years, where he led macroeconomic forecasting, modelling and impact analysis work as well as conducted research on current topics and trends for publication purposes. Siddhartha is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in macroeconomic research and analysis. He graduated from the University of Calgary with an Master’s degree in Economics and also holds a Master’s degree in International Business from the University of Dundee, United Kingdom.

David Girard is the Co-Chair of the firm's National Cyber and Privacy Liability Group. David routinely acts as a cyber and privacy “breach coach” and defence counsel to organizations across various industries and sectors that are involved in cyber related incidents, breach of privacy claims and third-party litigation. He advises clients on their obligations under Canada’s various Federal and Provincial privacy laws, assists small and large organizations throughout each step of complex, multijurisdictional breaches and represents parties in professional liability claims following cyber security incidents. David authored the chapter “Introduction” in the firm’s leading cyber text “Cyber Liability and Cyber Insurance in Canada”.

As Vice-President for Insurance Bureau of Canada's (IBC) Western region, Aaron directs all of its government relations activities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He is responsible for eliciting positive change and sound public policy on key priorities and member companies' concerns on strategic property and casualty insurance industry objectives.