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
Michelle Osborne, Associate Professor, Management & Chair of Business Administration,
Campbell University School of Business

Megan Duty
Vice President
Puritan Life

Tracey Sharis
SVP
Ironshore

Gina HardyChief Executive OfficerNorth Carolina Joint Underwriting Association

Lori WeltySenior Product Compliance AttorneyFINEOS

Sue RickardGlobal CTO and innovation leader for InsuranceCognizant

Manisha DiasHead of 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 JoshiVP, GRS Strategy,Liberty 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

Dora ClementsVP, Digital Transformation for Benefits, Contact Centers, and Enterprise InitiativesUnum

Georgette E LoizouCEOP&C Insurance System, Inc (PCIS)

Priya RaghunathaSVP, Digital Product Mgmt & Client ExperienceMarsh Mclennan

Sherry HuangChief Actuary and Managing Director - Underwriting DevelopmentNew Energy Risk

Misha Bleymaier-FarrishFounderGSD Factor & Etymology Consulting
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
Moderator: Vinita Jajware-Beatty, President, Toronto Insurance Women's Association
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?
Besides price, is there really a difference between the cyber coverage imbedded in the package policy vs. the stand alone cyber policy? Just because your policy includes the word “cyber” on the declarations page, does not mean that you have all of the extended coverage terms and limits to effectively protect your interests from a cyber related attack. Even stand alone policies differ from one insurer to the next. Make sure that you are insulating your risk by negotiating the most comprehensive terms available in the marketplace, because not all cyber policies are the same.
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

Under Pressure: How Insurtechs Navigate Competing Demands
Industry buzz has disparaged InsurTech former-unicorns for rapid growth at the expense of sustainable operations. But there’s always more to the story. Straight from the “trenches," this session will present hard truths about founding, growing, and exiting an Insurtech. Not just for founders, this discussion is relevant to everyone in the innovation pipeline.
- balancing venture capital vs. the trap of perverse incentives
- build vs. buy for technology development
- tension between innovation vs. legacy: both systems and mindset
- the role of mission to drive alignment
Kate Stillwell, Founder and CEO, Jumpstart Insurance

Round table: Digitizing the customer experience for Future
Moderator: Vinita Jajware-Beatty, President, Toronto Insurance Women's Association
Panellists:
Manisha Dias, Head of Partnerships SCOR
Bobby Shrivastav, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Benekiva
Lilit Davtyan, CFO & EVP, Phonexa
Dora ClementsVP, Digital Transformation for Benefits, Contact Centers, and Enterprise Initiatives, UNUM
Priya Raghunatha, SVP, Digital Product Mgmt & Client Experience, Marsh Mclennan

Lunch and Networking Break

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
Lori Welty, Senior Product Compliance Attorney, FINEOS

Leading Cross-functional teams to accelerate innovation
Disruption is the new norm. We are seeing traditional industries such as insurance and automotive undergoing a digital revolution with the proliferation of Big data sources such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Connected Car to new frontiers such as autonomous vehicles. Today’s leaders developing innovative products are required to manage cross-functional and highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams composed of Product Managers, Data Scientists, Cloud Engineers, and UX/UI designers. In this workshop, you will learn about how to inspire and empower teams to thrive in a faced paced and disruptive environment.
Key Takeaways:
- Develop core competencies in developing AI-based product strategy
- Create a supportive environment for cross-functional teams to succeed
- Case studies from Insurtech to showcase how traditional industries are being transformed
Lakshmi Shalini, VP Risk & Insurance Analytics, Cambridge Mobile Telematics

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

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, Associate Professor, Management & Chair of Business Administration, Campbell University School of Business

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

Networking & Drink receptiong

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
Moderator: Susan C. Winkler, Executive Director Vice President, Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (CT IFS), MetroHartford Alliance
Panellists:
Lauren Link, Director, Strategic Distribution, Kemper Auto
Lori Pon, Head Claim Strategy & Innovation, The Auto Club Group
Vinita Jajware-Beatty, President, Toronto Insurance Women's Association
Misha Bleymaier-Farrish, Founder, GSD Factor & Etymology Consulting

Panel Discussion: Insurance 2030 -The impact of AI on the future of insurance
Moderator: Sue Rickard, Vice President, Global CTO, Innovation Leader for Insurance, Cognizant
Panellists:
Janet D. Moylan, Senior Vice President, North America Underwriting Operations, Allied World Insurance
Deeksha Joshi, VP, GRS Strategy, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Katherine Wellman, Chief Product Officer, Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Allison Arzeno, CEO, Assurance IQ

Morning Refreshment & Networking

The secret ingredient to survive a digital transformation: Lessons Learned from Women in Insurance Tech
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
Session Title: Process Automation: Claims, Underwriting, Customer Journey and more

Panel Discusion: How AI & automation help insurers deliver exceptional claims experience
Moderator: Danielle Gardiner, Senior Vice President, Lowers Forensics International
Panellists:
Michaele Clark, Client Relationship Director, Apex Claims Management
Georgette E Loizou, CEO, P&C Insurance System, Inc (PCIS)

Lunch & Networking Break

Using Technology and Insurance to Move the Energy Transition Forward
Moving the energy transition forward to combat the effects of climate change requires tremendous efforts from governments, private sectors and individuals. This section discusses how unique insurance products and underwriting approaches can be used to accelerate the adoption of meaningful technologies and create a more sustainable future.
Sherry Huang, Chief Actuary and Managing Director - Underwriting Development, New Energy Risk

How to Leverage on New Customer Engagement Models Capturing Untapped Revenue

Closing remarks by Chairperson

Day 2 – Networking Session
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