Actuarial Event 2026-27
| 14.00 — 14.10 |
Welcome and Introduction |
| 14.10 — 14.50 | Keynote Talk: Emma Stewart Chief Actuary at Lloyd's |
| 14:55 —15:25 |
Samantha Cooper Senior Consultant at Aon (Pensions Team) |
| 15:25—15:40 |
Break and Networking with Cake and Refreshments |
| 15:40—16:00 |
Mahdi Ahmed (Early Career) Associate Consultant at Aon (Pensions Team) |
| 16:05—16:35 |
Ethan Kenwrick (inc. Recruitment) Associate Consultant and Assessor at Aon (Pensions Team) |
| 16:40—17:10 |
Dan Chapman Associate at First Actuarial |
| 17:15 —18:00 | Networking and Refreshments |
When & Where
Week 3, Wednesday 21st October at Oculus
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Deadline is 16th October at 2pm.
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Keynote
Emma Stewart
(BSc MMORSE 2010) is Chief Actuary at Lloyd’s of London. She is a recognised leader in the Lloyd’s and broader General Insurance markets and was the first female to hold the role when she was appointed in 2019.
Emma joined Lloyd’s in 2016, originally focussed on supporting Lloyd’s global license network and prior to this honed her actuarial and communication skills as an Actuarial Consultant at WTW.
She is passionate about making intricate actuarial concepts accessible, believing the best solutions emerge when everyone can contribute meaningfully to problem solving.
Emma is currently on maternity leave following the birth of her second child and is looking forward to starting a new job in December as Chief Underwriting Officer of Aviva’s UK Personal Lines business.
Experts talks
Samantha Cooper
(MMORSE, 2014) is a Senior Pensions Consultant at Aon. Sam joined Aon’s UK Retirement team as an intern in 2013, returned as a graduate in 2014 after completing her MMORSE degree, and qualified in 2018.
Sam advises trustees of defined benefit pension schemes, helping them navigate complex challenges and make practical decisions. Her work spans actuarial valuations, long-term strategy and bulk annuity transactions, with a focus on managing multidisciplinary teams and client relationships. She enjoys the variety of actuarial consulting, the opportunity to build strong relationships, and working collaboratively to solve problems. Alongside her client work, Sam chairs the Association of Consulting Actuaries’ PR Committee, where she helps shape communications and engagement on issues affecting the profession.
Sam is motivated by making complicated pensions issues clear and actionable for clients, but is also invested in helping colleagues develop their confidence and careers – which has led to her involvement over her time at Aon in people management, recruitment, and resourcing.
Mahdi Ahmed
(EPAIS, 2023) is an Associate Actuarial Pensions Consultant at Aon. Mahdi joined Aon’s UK Retirement team on the graduate scheme in 2023, and is currently in the process of gaining his IFOA qualifications.
Mahdi works across a variety of clients with their defined benefit pension schemes, helping both the trustee and corporate sides. His work spans across actuarial valuations, pensions accounting, pensions tax, individual calculations and larger bulk transactions. Mahdi enjoys the variety within the world of actuarial and the responsibility given at a junior level from managing projects to ensuring key deliverables are met. Alongside his client work, Mahdi is currently a level 7 apprentice studying for his IFOA qualifications and is always keen to engage himself in opportunities to reach out to the community such as Aon’s Work Insight Programme.
Ethan Kenwrick
MEng Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol, 2018
Ethan Kenwrick is an Associate Consultant in Aon's UK Retirement team. Having begun his career as a mathematics teacher, Ethan joined Aon as a graduate in 2021 and now advises trustees of defined benefit pension schemes across a range of actuarial and strategic projects.
His work focuses on actuarial valuations, risk settlement and the government’s pensions dashboards initiative, helping trustee clients navigate the pensions landscape and make sensible, informed decisions. Ethan enjoys the breadth of actuarial consulting, from managing projects and building trusted client relationships to collaborating with specialists across different disciplines.
Alongside his client responsibilities, Ethan is passionate about developing people and helping others build confidence in their careers. He is actively involved in people management, recruitment and learning and development initiatives, supporting the growth of junior colleagues within Aon's Retirement team.
Dan Chapman
Dan Chapman (MMath, 2020) is an Actuary at First Actuarial. Dan joined First Actuarial’s actuarial team as a graduate in 2020 on completion of his MMath degree. Since then, he has worked on a wide range of projects in relation to Defined Benefit pension schemes, including liability valuations, member benefit calculations and scheme data projects. He has recently signed out his first two pieces of company advice to employers regarding their pension accounting requirements.
Dan became a fully qualified actuary in 2025, and what he has enjoyed most since then is combining technical actuarial work with consulting - helping clients to solve problems and translating difficult concepts into something clear and actionable. This has involved an increased attendance at client meetings.
Dan is also a member of First Actuarial’s Financial Assumptions Working Group and is the lead in his office for First Actuarial’s in-house valuation system.