About The Event
Whilst women are swaying almost all verticals and sectors across the globe, we are celebrating the insurance industry's foremost women of influence and leadership at the Women in Insurance Tech Conference on September 8 – 9, 2022 | Boston - USA.
With two day precisely designed agenda, the conference will invite the most influential women leaders from the leading insurance companies to enlighten the technological disruption through modes like AI, ML, Big Data & IoT.
Witness the interactive sessions, anecdotal presentations, and engaging panel discussions at this two-day in-person event!
Not trying to Empower Women in Insurance! Rather, we are empowering the insurance world with the influence of women leaders from insurance.
This conference will bring 250+ insurance industry decision-makers together in person, both men, and women, to learn lessons, forge strategies, and tackle the biggest digital transformation challenges encountered by the insurance sectors.
Key Highlights
Women & Leadership in Insurance World | Key Customer Engagement Models | Technological Disruption in Insurance World | Role of AI-ML, Big Data & IoT in the Insurance sector
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
- Hear key strategies for leadership development and exchange of ideas among peers
- New world, new customers, new solutions – Better customer experiences for the foreseeable future
- Digital disruption – Know how you can leverage technologies such as analytics, blockchain and cloud to advantage
- Real-time risk insights by mastering emerging and disruptive technology
- Network with some of the US insurance industry’s most influential women leaders
- Make your presence where leaders and innovators come together
Who Should Attend
The event will witness the perfect blend of leadership across the insurance sector who are looking to gain insights and wish to stay ahead in their digital transformation journey. The attendee mix will observe CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, VP, Directors, Heads, and managers from the insurance domain including:
- Brokers/agents
- Retail agents
- Claim Adjusters
- Underwriters
- Actuaries
C-Level Executives – 16% | Heads, Directors & Presidents – 33% | SVP, VP, EVP & AVP – 15% | Managers & Leads – 29% | Other – 7%
Speakers 2022
Vinita Jajware-Beatty
President
Toronto Insurance Women's Association (TIWA)
Lori Pon
Director, Claim Transformation
The Auto Club Group
Jennifer Wilson
SVP, National Cyber Claims Lead
HUB International
Michelle Osborne
Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance
Carolina Department of Insurance
Megan Duty
Vice President
Puritan Life
Tracey Sharis
SVP
Ironshore
Gina HardyChief Executive OfficerNorth Carolina Joint Underwriting Association
Megan G. HolsteinEVP, Claims & AbsenceFINEOS
Sue RickardVice President Solutions ArchitectThe Hartford
Jaya ElumalaiSenior Vice PresidentWells Fargo
Manisha DiasVice President, Strategic PartnershipsSCOR
Meredith Barnes-CookVice President of Industry GroupsUshur
Lilit DavtyanCEOPhonexa
Lizzie BronteTechnology Delivery LeaderNationwide
Brittany NevinsCaptive Insurance Economic Development DirectorState of Vermont
Raquel SantanaSVP-Small business and Consumer TechnologyChubb Insurance
Zehra CataltepeCEO & Co-FounderTAZI AI
Kathyn YunDirector, Social Media EnablementNationwide
Kristi DarabanAssociate Vice President, Social MediaNationwide
Bobbie ShrivastavCo-Founder & Chief Product OfficerBenekiva
Laura SalazarQA&T Talent Development and Innovation ManagerSofttek
Sue RubinBusiness Relationship Manager/ Account ManagerSofttek
Danielle GardinerSenior Vice PresidentLowers Forensics International
Paloma Martínez GonzálezQA&V Talent Development & Engagement LeaderSofttek
Kate StillwellFounder and CEOJumpstart Insurance
Bente KrogmannChief Executive Officer and DirectormTek Services
Michaele ClarkClient Relationship DirectorApex Claims Management
Deeksha JoshiVice President and Head of Strategy, Global Risk SolutionsLiberty Mutual Insurance
Janet MoylanSenior Vice President, North America Underwriting OperationsAllied World Insurance
Susan C. WinklerExecutive Director & Vice PresidentCT IFS, MetroHartford Alliance
Lauren LinkDirector, Strategic Distribution,Kemper Auto
Allison ArzenoCEOAssurance IQ
Katherine WellmanChief Product OfficerCambridge Mobile Telematics
Lakshmi ShaliniVP Risk & Insurance AnalyticsCambridge Mobile Telematics
Past Event Speakers
Shannon Harjer
Executive Vice President
Producers National Corporation
Michelle Osborne
Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance
Carolina Department of Insurance
Meg McKeenFounder & Chief Confidence BuilderAdjunct Advisors LLC
Former Chief Strategic Financial Officer
Farmers Insurance
Theresa Blissing
Founder and Director
the Asia InsurTech Podcast
Michelle M. Lopilato
Director of Cyber & Tech Insurance Solutions
Hub International
Meredith Barnes-CookHead of Global InsuranceUshur
Lilit DavtyanCFO & EVPPhonexa
Erin WilsonEnterprise Business Development ManagerZipwhip
Misha Bleymaier-FarrishFounderEtymology Consulting
Mina SahibFounderWomen's Insurance Network - UAE
Katarzyna MalolepszyVP Technology ProductELEMENT Insurance AG
Lorelei FarrellHead of Product ManagementSlice Labs
Bobbie ShrivastavCo-Founder & Chief Product OfficerBenekiva
Gina HardyChief Executive OfficerNorth Carolina Joint Underwriting Association
Anna Carina HäuslerDirector of Syncier MarketplaceSyncier
Tali MarienbergDirector and Chief Operating OfficerKlapton Insurance Company Limited
Cyndi EvansNational Account ExecutiveQuadient
Director, Business Development
TrustLayer
President
Toronto Insurance Women's Association (TIWA)
Darcy Shapiro
Head of Insurance for the Americas
Cover Genius
Liz Watson
Vice President
Crum & Forster
Lori Pon
Director, Claim Transformation
The Auto Club Group
Désirée Mettraux
CEO
OCC Assekuradeur GmbH
Anne-Laure Klein
COO and co-founder
Akur8
Lucile Beaurain
International Client Executive
Akur8
Director of Conversational Design Services
Interactions
Professional Standards Director
Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
SVP, Marketing
iptiQ by Swiss Re
Assistant Vice President
iptiQ by Swiss Re
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Registration and Networking
Getting Acquainted with the conference environment
Welcome Note by Altaworld
Opening remarks by Chairperson
Vinita Jajware-Beatty, President, Toronto Insurance Women's Association
Session Title: Newer Leadership Strategies and Insurance sector
Panel discussion: Changing Dynamics of Women leadership in insurance world
Panellists:
Megan Duty, Vice President, Puritan Life
Tracey Sharis, SVP, Ironshore
Lizzie Bronte, Technology Delivery Leader, Nationwide
Gina Hardy, Chief Executive Officer, North Carolina Joint Underwriting Association
Brittany Nevins, Captive Insurance Economic Development Director, State of Vermont
Does your insurance coverage suffer from Imposter Cyber Syndrome?
Jennifer Wilson, SVP, Cyber Practice Leader, Hub International
Are we there yet? Digital transformation is a journey, not a destination
Over the past two plus years, we have learned that the “new normal” for the insurance industry includes the ever-changing experience expectations. Meeting continuously changing needs means we need to change our approach, too.
• Rethinking who is the customer
• Embracing an agile focus on specific interactions
• Casting a wider net for the data that drives our priorities
Meredith Barnes-Cook, Vice President of Industry Groups, Ushur
Morning Refreshment & Networking
Session Title: Customer Engagement & Digital Era
Presentation by Jumpstart Insurance
Kate Stillwell, Founder and CEO, Jumpstart Insurance
Round table: Digitizing the customer experience for Future
Panellists:
Manisha Dias, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, SCOR
Bobby Shrivastav, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Benekiva
Lilit Davtyan, CFO & EVP, Phonexa
Allison Arzeno, CEO, Assurance IQ
RegTech for InsurTech: Laws and Regulatory Oversight Impacting Our Industry
- A brief history of RegTech and the current landscape as it pertains to insurance
- Review market regulatory trends impacting insurance and setting the stage for RegTech solutions
- Learn considerations when building and deploying digitization and automation, including AI tools and ML models
- Recommendations for implementing a reg tech solution(s), including key takeaways to raise with your business to prepare for upcoming and inevitable regulation
Megan G. Holstein, EVP Claims & Absence, FINEOS
Lunch and Networking Break
Connect the dots: Save Victims trapped by human trafficking
There’s a hope that pervasive evil of human trafficking may be thwarted by the innovations of disruptive technology. One goal is to create new communication pathways between industry and insurance.
Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Carolina Department of Insurance
Improving CX in Insurance Communications: Act now, plan for the Future
Operationalizing Agile Machine Learning Product Teams
We shall discuss the key challenges facing an insurer in their AI/ML transformation journey. This will be followed by a discussion on how to overcome those challenges, including the required ML mindset, process, team and technological capabilities that can help accelerate an insurer's adoption of actionable ML-driven insights to support business decisions.
Zehra Cataltepe, CEO & Co-Founder, TAZI AI
Afternoon Refreshment & Networking
Panel Discussion – How to Leverage on New Customer Engagement Models Capturing Untapped Revenue
Power of Social Media for Agents
Social Media is continuing to be an important tool to building customer engagement, but what’s the best way optimize your social strategy? You’ll leave this session with a better understanding of the latest trends in social media and steps you can take to implement a effective program with your business. Key topics that we’ll discuss during this session include:
- Importance of implementing a top-down social-selling program and how it can drive business growth
- Social media trends to pay attention to
- The role community management plays in building loyalty
- Paid social – when and how
Kristi Daraban, Associate Vice President, Social Media, Nationwide
Kathyn Yun, Director, Social Media Enablement, Nationwide
Closing remarks by Chairperson
Day 1 – End of the Day Networking
Registration and Networking
Getting Acquainted with the conference environment
Welcome Note by Altaworld
Welcome Note by Chairperson
Session Title: Connected Insurance, Technology Disruptions & Data Analytics
Panel discussion: Digital Transformation Through Connected Insurance
Panellists:
Lori Pon, Head Claim Strategy & Innovation, The Auto Club Group
Bente Krogmann, Chief Executive Officer and Director, mTek Services
Susan C. Winkler, Executive Director Vice President, Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (CT IFS), MetroHartford Alliance
Lauren Link, Director, Strategic Distribution, Kemper Auto
Presentation by UNUM
Presentation by Lowers Risk Group
Danielle Gardiner, Senior Vice President, Lowers Forensics International
Networking Break
Panel Discussion: Insurance 2030 -The impact of AI on the future of insurance
Sue Rickard, Vice President, Solution Architecture, The Hartford
Janet D. Moylan, Senior Vice President, North America Underwriting Operations, Allied World Insurance
Deeksha Joshi, Vice President and Head of Strategy, Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Katherine Wellman, Chief Product Officer, Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Presentation by Softtek
Laura Salazar, QA&T Talent Development and Innovation Manager, Softtek
Sue Rubin, Business Relationship Manager/ Account Manager, Softtek
Paloma Martínez GonzálezQA&V Talent Development & Engagement Leader, Softtek
Lunch & Networking Break
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-->Session Title: Process Automation: Claims, Underwriting, Customer Journey and more
Panel Discussion: How AI & automation help insurers deliver exceptional claims experience
Michaele Clark, Client Relationship Director, Apex Claims Management
From underwriting to claims management, AI is the key for Transformation
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Closing remarks by Chairperson
Day 2 – Networking Session
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