Cassie Walker
Business Development
International SOS

Cassie Walker leads Business Development in the Pacific Northwest for International SOS; informing and educating organizations about various travel, health, safety and security risks, as well as helping develop recommendations to help mitigate those risks. Cassie comes to International SOS with a strong passion for and background in travel and tourism, combined with a global mindset. Cassie has been responsible for the growth and development of business for Egencia, Expedia, and zulily LLC. She led various activities to drive each company’s bottom line, working in completely diverse industries. She has a strong understanding of global operations to foster overall growth. Additionally, her experience gives her an understanding of the multiple aspects of Duty of Care and the importance of protecting a mobile workforce.

Dave Richter
Area Senior Vice President
Gallagher Benefits Services, Inc.

Dave Richter is Area Senior Vice President and Global Risk Solutions COE Growth Leader within Gallagher’s Benefits & HR Consulting division. He has more than 25 years of experience in the international benefits field.

Dave holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Swarthmore College and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  He is also fluent in Mandarin, having studied at Nankai University in Tianjin in 1980 and lived and worked in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Beijing, China (twice).

His professional career started with the US-China Business Council in Beijing and Washington, DC. In 1992, he began working for Asia Emergency Assistance in Beijing, managing medical operations and evacuations, and overseeing the set up and staffing of a medical clinic that opened in December 1994.  For the 17 years prior to joining Gallagher, Dave ran his own company, Richter International Consulting, which helped multinational companies and NGOs with tailored Duty of Care solutions that integrated medical and security assistance programs with their insurance.  Offerings includes expatriate health plans, international employee assistance programs, international medical and security assistance services, traveler medical insurance, business travel accident insurance, disaster preparedness and remote site medical facilities

In 2012 Dave was featured as a “Changemaker” by Global Washington for his trans-continental pursuit both personally and professionally to make a difference in the world.  This work includes leading annual house building trips to Cambodia for the Tathitha Foundation since 2005 and support for Hamomi Children’s Centre in Nairobi.

Lauren Oda
Partner
SBH Legal

Lauren Oda joined SBH Legal in 2011 as an associate attorney and became a partner in 2020. She represents Oregon and Washington employers and insurers in workers’ compensation and related employment matters. Lauren works closely with claims adjusters, risk managers, and workers’ compensation managers to facilitate the best outcome in difficult workers’ compensation claims. Lauren works with each client to tailor her legal work to match both the unique case and the needs of the client.

Megan Vaniman
Attorney
SBH Legal

Megan Vaniman is a defense attorney with SBH Legal, licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California. Megan represents employers and insurers in civil litigation and workers’ compensation disputes. She defends clients before agencies such as the EEOC, BOLI, and Workers’ Compensation Board and before state and federal courts in Oregon and Washington. Megan also provides legal advice on compliance with employment issues and workers’ compensation in Oregon, Washington, and California.

Seth Row
Partner
Miller Nash, LLP

Seth Row leads the Insurance Recovery practice team at Miller Nash LLP and focuses his litigation practice primarily on insurance coverage disputes—exclusively on the policyholder side. In his more than 20 years of practice, he has assisted clients in recovering millions of dollars under nearly every kind of insurance policy, including property, business income, Directors & Officers, representations & warranties, marine, and cyber-risk policies. Seth has litigated several issues of first impression in Oregon, including the duty to defend EPA enforcement actions under long-tail liability policies, coverage for intellectual property and timber trespass disputes, and recovery of attorney fees.
Seth earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and is admitted to practice in Oregon and Washington.

Ryan Hall
Associate
Miller Nash, LLP

Ryan Hall focuses his practice on construction law. With an emphasis on litigation, he has represented owners, contractors, and public entities alike and has litigated breach of contract, construction lien foreclosure, and construction defect claims. He has also litigated a variety of matters outside of the construction industry, including employment claims, corporate governance disputes, and adversarial bankruptcy matters. In addition to his litigation background, Ryan also has experience negotiating and drafting construction contracts, planning and forming business entities, and providing general business advice. He advocates on behalf of his clients by offering thoughtful, client-centric guidance.
Ryan earned his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law and is admitted to practice in Washington, Illinois, Texas, and Oregon.

Maximilian Glodde, CFA
Sr. Business Risk Consultant
FM Global

Max helps companies identify and quantify risks presented by their own operations and external factors. He has worked across all industries helping large organizations become more resilient through the implementation of repeatable risk analyses and stable business continuity programs. Max often becomes an extension of clients’ risk management teams and enjoys connecting the dots within organizations to drive operational resilience.

Max’s previous experience includes working in Accenture’s Capital Markets division to help Tier 1 Investment Banks address the challenges presented by regulatory changes under Dodd Frank and Client Money Protection rules.

Max is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a BSc in Marketing.

Scott Harbert
Senior Large Property Underwriter – AVP
Zurich North America

Scott was born and raised in the Seattle area where he graduated from the University of Washington with a Mechanical Engineering degree.  He began working in the insurance industry in 1998 for FM Global as a Loss Prevention Consultant and spent the next 23 years there in various roles including Underwriter, Account Manager and Senior Account Manager – AVP.  He is still based in Seattle working for Zurich North America as a Large Property Underwriter since 2018.  In his current role he works closely with clients (risk managers, treasurers, CFO) and their brokerage firms to define their insurance needs, strategic goals and objectives for their property assets and business income. He is responsible for overall account team leadership including working with loss control engineers in establishing and monitoring strategic loss control priorities for client’s risk management teams.

Ray Walshe
Managing Consultant, Energy Practice Leader
TÜV SÜD Global Risk Consultants

Ray Walshe is currently a managing consultant and Energy Practice Leader for TUV SUD Global Risk Consultants, working out of Southern California. He spent over 20 years underwriting and managing a technical and energy property underwriting and engineering group at Starr Technical Risks Agency and prior to that worked as a large property HPR loss prevention engineer for Industrial Risk Insurers, Kemper and Fireman’s Fund. He earned a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Cal Poly Pomona and an MBA from the University of Redlands.