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Meet the diverse lineup of speakers who are leaders, innovators, and disruptors in the insurance industry. Gain insights from their expertise and be inspired by their vision for the future.

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Rasmus Werner Nielsen

Rasmus Werner Nielsen

Group Chief Executive Officer
Alm. Brand
Mattias Fritz

Mattias Fritz

Chief Executive Officer Nordics
Zurich
Annika Maria Persson

Annika Maria Persson

Chief Executive Officer and Claims Director
Trygg-Hansa
Mark Palmberg

Mark Palmberg

Chief Executive Officer
GF Forsikring
Swagata Govindan

Swagata Govindan

CEO and Country Manager Scandinavia
AXA Partners
Kai Kuklinksi

Kai Kuklinksi

Regional Manager, Northern Europe
AXA XL
Per Widemar

Per Widemar

Chief Executive Officer
ICA Försäkring
Torgrim Lien

Torgrim Lien

Chief Executive Officer
Eir Försäkring
Mika Kuusela

Mika Kuusela

Business Chief Information Officer, Insurance
OP Financial Group
Thomas Brenøe

Thomas Brenøe

Director
Insurance & Pension Denmark
Patrik Garshol

Patrik Garshol

Director, Strategic Partnerships
Gjensidige
Lari-Pekka Kyllönen

Lari-Pekka Kyllönen

Chief Underwriter
LähiTapiola
Karl Ove Aarbu

Karl Ove Aarbu

Director & Tech Lead
Tryg
Simon Cederholm

Simon Cederholm

Chief Executive Officer
Gofido
Robert Collin

Robert Collin

Chief Service & Claims Officer
Hedvig
Herman Ouwerkerk

Herman Ouwerkerk

Managing Director Savings, Investments, Bancassurance
NN Group
Heli Vuori

Heli Vuori

Service Director
LähiTapiola
Hedi Mardisoo

Hedi Mardisoo

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cachet
Line Dalsfort

Line Dalsfort

Product Director, Head of Vækstcenter Sundhed
Tryg
Ari Kaukiainen

Ari Kaukiainen

Chief Medical Director
LähiTapiola
Ana Variakojiene

Ana Variakojiene

Underwriting Department Director
BTA Baltic Insurance Company AAS
Marin Kurczab

Marin Kurczab

Innovation & AI Director
PZU Group
Søren Frederiksen

Søren Frederiksen

Director of Sustainable Supply Chain
Tryg
Erik Rasmusson

Erik Rasmusson

Partner Information Technology Business Underwriting and Data
Trygg-Hansa
Dr Magdalena Ramada Sarasola

Dr Magdalena Ramada Sarasola

Senior Director, Insurtech Innovation Leader
WTW
Caroline Bødker

Caroline Bødker

Director
Trygg-Hansa
Øivind Skallerud

Øivind Skallerud

SVP, Property & Liability -Analytics, Product, & Price
Gjensidige
Astrid Laukeland

Astrid Laukeland

Astrid Laukeland
Storebrand Forsikring
Bessem Ayari

Bessem Ayari

Head of Innovation, Strategy & Scouting
ERGO
Fredrik Thuring

Fredrik Thuring

Head of Operational Analytics
Trygg-Hansa
Stefan Lundberg

Stefan Lundberg

Head of Partner and Individual Market
Folksam
Philip Thörn

Philip Thörn

Chief Sustainability Officer
If P&C
Alexandra Diem

Alexandra Diem

Head of Cloud Analytics and MLOps
Gjensidige
Simone Zeitler Pehn – Dancia

Simone Zeitler Pehn – Dancia

Head of Claims TAE - Health & Care
Dancia
Doede de Waij

Doede de Waij

Head of Risk Consulting for Nordics & Benelux
AXA XL
Bente Sverdrup

Bente Sverdrup

SVP Sustainability
Gjensidige
Eeva Tiainen

Eeva Tiainen

Nordic Head of Services
If P&C Insurance
Roel Soetens

Roel Soetens

Head of Claims
AXA
Jan Larsen

Jan Larsen

Head of Claims and Corporate Solutions
Topdanmark
Mikael Karlberg

Mikael Karlberg

Head of Resilience Solutions
Zurich
Viktorija Ignatova

Viktorija Ignatova

Head of Sustainability
If P&C
Paul Brandstätter

Paul Brandstätter

Head of Pricing, Analytics & Claims Management
UNIQA
Katarina Pahlin

Katarina Pahlin

Head of Claims
Dina Försäkringar
Sofia Kwarnmark

Sofia Kwarnmark

Head of Customer and Employee Journey
AXA
Raimondas Bieliauskas

Raimondas Bieliauskas

Head of Motor Claims
ERGO
Tamer Yigit – VIG

Tamer Yigit – VIG

Head of Ecosystems, Innovation and New Businesses
VIG
Girts Ziemanis

Girts Ziemanis

Head of Analytics
BALTA
Kristina Ström Olsson

Kristina Ström Olsson

Head of Personal Insurance Commercial
If P&C
Viktorija Katilienė

Viktorija Katilienė

Head of Claims For Baltics
Gjensidige
Václav Geletič

Václav Geletič

Executive Board Member
Halali Insurance
Tine Simonsen

Tine Simonsen

Head of Insurance, Continental Europe
Coalition
Garrett Olson

Garrett Olson

Global Head of Insurance and Risk Management
Wolt
Laura Barkatz

Laura Barkatz

Global Lead – Data Strategy
AXA XL
Firas Ben Hassan

Firas Ben Hassan

Deputy Heady of Artificial Intelligence Services
Allianz
Evangelos Avramakis

Evangelos Avramakis

Lead Foresight, Insights & Development
Swiss Re
Ian Slonim

Ian Slonim

Executive
Vitality
Kjell-Jakob Krohn

Kjell-Jakob Krohn

Insurance Innovation & Business Development
Tryg
Gurdeep Chopra

Gurdeep Chopra

Lead - Center of Enablement
Tryg
Morten Jorgensen,

Morten Jorgensen,

Project Lead
LB Forsikring

Jan Griepentrog

Portfolio manager
Topdanmark
Mikkel Stigaard

Mikkel Stigaard

Climate Specialist
Zurich
Laurent Feuilleaubois

Laurent Feuilleaubois

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mitigrate
Emmanuel Cheret

Emmanuel Cheret

Chief Executive Officer
bsurance
Simen Aasen Engebretsen

Simen Aasen Engebretsen

Vice President Group Strategy
Gjensidige

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Operations & IT highlights

We set the stage for Operations & IT leaders to tackle the biggest issues:

Operationalising AI

From getting the architecture right to scaling adoption, find out how Generali, AXA and Zurich are leading the charge.

Becoming a digital-first insurer

Discover how esure’s CEO has led a radical redesign, having now migrated 1.8 million policies to a new scalable, flexible, cloud-native platform.

Ensuring cyber resilience

Gain insights from Howden, Sompo, Markel and Marsh on designing and building truly safe and secure systems.

Legacy modernisation

Hear how the CTOs & CIOs of Generali, RSA and NFU Mutual are tackling data siloes, redesigning operations and modernising architectures.

CX highlights

We set the stage for CX leaders to tackle the biggest issues:

The potential of agentic AI

Get insights straight from the lab and track developments at the cutting edge with Allianz, Legal & General, Admiral and more.

Becoming a partner for life

Discover strategies for deepening engagement and delivering for customers at every life stage, with insights from Zurich’s Chief Customer Officer.

New data, new opportunities

Explore how evolving data ecosystems and FIDA will redefine CX excellence, with insights from HDI, Allianz and VIG.

Unlocking true personalisation

Hear from UNIQA, Markel and Assurant on latest developments in hyper-personalisation.

Marketing & distribution highlights

We set the stage for marketing and distribution leaders to
tackle the biggest issues:

Reaching new markets

Hear from Mark Bailie, Group CEO, BGL Group & CEO, Compare the Market as well the CEOs of tech-enabled MGAs, Mosaic and ZERO Insurance, on identifying and reaching new, niche and profitable customer segments.

Embedded insurance

From established players like Covéa and HDI to insurtechs like BreezeAI and ZERO, hear from pioneers finding true success with embedded insurance.

Unlocking true personalisation

Hear from Zurich’s Chief Customer Officer on opportunities for life-stage marketing, and from UNIQA, Markel and Assurant on latest developments in hyper-personalisation.

The Open Data opportunity

Explore how evolving data ecosystems and the implementation of FIDA will open the door to fresh cross-selling and up-selling possibilities with insights from HDI, Allianz and VIG.

Digital, data & analytics highlights

We set the stage for digital, data and analytics leaders to tackle the
biggest issues, including:

The digital insurer

Hear from David McMillan, CEO, esure following its migration to a new scalable, flexible, cloud-native platform and from the CEO of NN Group on the future of insurance in a digital age.

Realising the potential of agentic AI

Get insights straight from the lab and track developments at the cutting edge with Allianz, Legal & General, Admiral and more.

True data maturity

Senior leaders from Generali, AXA, Zurich and Baloise share insights on  unlocking the value of unstructured data and optimal implementation of a Customer Data Management platform.  

Ethical & explainable AI

AXA and the ABI will be discussing bias prevention, model transparency, ethics and a shifting regulatory landscape.

Fraud highlights

We set the stage for fraud teams to tackle the biggest issues:

Emerging fraud trends

Stay abreast of changing typologies and trends in organised and opportunistic fraud, from synthetic IDs to fraud in the supply chain, with insights from Heads of Fraud from Allianz, RSA and Zurich.

Unlocking the power of AI

Learn how AI leaders are addressing challenges in AI implementation, from the data backbone to model risk management and explainability, with insights from Chief Digital and Data Officers from esure, Markerstudy and Mosaic Insurance.

Data maturity

Discover how to achieve data maturity required for AI mastery with CIOs from Generali and Baloise, Head of Data Science, AXA and Head of Data Strategy, Zurich.

Distribution & channel change

Assess fraud risks arising from distribution and channel change, including embedded insurance and agentic AI, with insights from Zurich, Covea, Hiscox, Legal & General and Allianz.

Claims highlights

We set the stage for Claims leaders to tackle the biggest issues:

Plugging claims leakage

Get concrete insights from Sompo, Arch, Markerstudy and Howden on how they are optimising efficiency in claims.

Operationalising AI in claims

Learn how to build a truly AI-powered claims function with senior AI leaders from
AXA and Trygg-Hansa.

Evolutions in counter-fraud

Stay abreast of changing trends, typologies and counter-fraud tactics, with insights from leaders from Hiscox, Zurich, RSA and more.

Reducing motor claims costs

Gain actionable insights on practical cost control strategies from the Managing Director, Claims at Direct Line.

PLUS a dedicated claims meet up during the event

Product & proposition highlights

We set the stage for product & proposition leaders to tackle the biggest issues:

Data-driven propositions

From life-stage products to risk prevention, keep track of data-driven innovation with AXA’s Global Head of Product and Proposition and Vienna Insurance’s Head of Product Management.

New risks, new growth opportunities

Keep tabs on new risks, from autonomous vehicles to the energy transition, and hear from Aviva, AXA and more on how products will need to pivot.

Open data and the opportunities

Allianz, HDI, and VIG will be exploring how FIDA and a world of financial data ecosystems could unlock new product opportunities.

Value-added services

Find out where the opportunities lie and track the latest developments with insights from the CEOs from Markel and esure.

PLUS a dedicated pricing, product and underwriting meet up during the event

Pricing & underwriting highlights

We set the stage for pricing & underwriting leaders to tackle the biggest issues:

The new risk outlook

Hear from CEOs, from Zurich to Swiss Re, as they share insights on the prognosis for profitability in different lines and the impact on business and underwriting strategy. 

Adapting to climate risk

The CEO for Climate Risk & Resilience at Howden will share his insights on how data will transform climate forecasting and risk modelling.

Leveraging advanced AI

Hear concrete insights from the CDO of Zurich and the AI Analytics & Technology Manager of AXA on the work they’re doing with AI and advanced analytics.

The affordability challenge

Get the latest developments, including the ABI’s and pricing leaders’ views on what needs to change.

PLUS a dedicated pricing, product and underwriting meet up during the event