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DIGITAL FUTURES: HOW TECHNOLOGY CHANGES THE INSURANCE SECTOR

29 - 30 September

Swissôtel The Bosphorus - İstanbul

What Awaits You at the 2025 International Insurance Summit?

The International Insurance Summit brings together global leaders, experts, and decision-makers who are shaping the future of the insurance industry.

This year’s theme, "Digital Futures: How Technology is Transforming the Insurance Sector," will delve into key topics such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, digital transformation, and emerging technologies. The summit will provide a dynamic platform to exchange insights, explore global trends, and foster collaboration on sustainable solutions for the evolving insurance landscape.

Agenda

08.00 - 09.00Registration & Breakfast

09.00 - 09.30Summit Opening

09.30 - 09.45Welcome Speech, Uğur GÜLEN (Chairman, TSB)

09.45 - 10.10Davut MENTEŞ (Chairman, IPRSA)

10.10 - 10.45Coffee Break

Key Digital Trends and the Way They Impact the Insurance Sector

Thea Utoft Høj Jensen (Director General, Insurance Europe)

Digital Transformation in the Insurance Sector: Impacts of Emerging Technologies, Generative AI, and the Challenges Facing Insurers

Moderator: Özgür Obalı (Secretary General, TSB)

Speakers:

  • Sachin Sahni (Associate Director, S&P Global Ratings)
  • Talar Gül (Financial Services Leader, PwC Turkey)
  • Levent Tuzun ( Principal II, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD))
  • Alexandru Ciuncan (President & General Manager, The National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies of Romania - UNSAR)

12.15 - 13.45Lunch

Digital Transformation and AI in Insurance: A Tour de Force of Innovation and Impact

Magdalena Ramada Sarasola (PhD Global InsurTech Innovation Leader - Senior Director at WTW)

The role of advanced technologies, automation, and AI in reshaping operations, pricing and underwriting in non-life insurance: challenges and opportunities

Melike Nur Çınar Assistant General Manager, Türkiye Sigorta

14.30 - 15.00Coffee Break

A Dialogue on the Digital Future of Insurers in Europe and Türkiye:

Exploring Innovation, Regulation, and Collaboration Across Insurance Ecosystems

  • Yavuz Ölken (Member of Non-Life Executive Board, TSB / CEO, AXA Türkiye)
  • Hassan El-Shabrawishi (AXA International Markets, CEO)

Is Digital Transformation Reshaping the Landscape for Life & Health Insurers?

Closing the Savings Gap in the Age of AI: Addressing Longevity and an Aging Society

Moderator: Aysun Yıldız, PhD (Assistant Secretary General, TSB)

Speakers:

  • Matti Leppala (Secretary General/CEO of PensionsEurope)
  • Matt Singleton (Proposition Manager CUO L&H Reinsurance Swiss Re)

Digitalization from Insurtech Perspective Opportunities and Challenges

Moderatör: Serkan Avcı – CEO, Insurance Information and Monitoring Center

Speakers:

  • Onursal Polat - General Manager, SFS Software & Consultancy CO.
  • Mutlu Uğursal – CEO, Agito
  • Bilal Türkmen - CEO, RS Holding Destech Technology Group

17.00 - 17.15Closing Remarks

08.30 - 09.30Registration & Breakfast

Speakers:

  • Emine Feray SEZGİN – (Deputy Chairman, SEDDK)
  • Ahmet Yaşar – (Deputy Chairman, TSB)
  • Fahri Altıngöz – (Chairman, STD)

Charles WHITMORE (President of Global Clients, Guy Carpenter)

10.45 - 11.15Coffee Break

Digital Transformation in (Re)Insurance: AI-Powered Reinsurance Pricing and Portfolio Optimization

Digital Tools for Climate Risk Modeling and Catastrophe Bond Structuring

Moderetor: Vasilis KATSIPIS - (General Manager MENA, South & Central Asia A.M. Best)

Speakers:

  • Neslihan NECİBOGLU (CEO, Neova Sigorta)
  • Stavros DIMOPOULOS (Vice President, European Federation of Loss Adjustin Experts (FUEDI)
  • Arnaud R. KOPP (Senior Underwriter P&C – Head P&C Türkiye, Swiss Re)
  • Kristian Mangold (Regional Director EMEA, Munich Re Parametric NatCat)
  • Marc M. BÜKER (Board Member & Market Manager for Southern Mediterranean, North Africa and Francophone Africa, SCOR SE)

13.00 - 14.00Lunch Break

Maria Luisa ALVAREZ BARBY (Head of Sustainability at the Solvency II Subdirectorate, Directorate General for Insurance and Pension Funds, Spain)

InsurTech & Digital Innovation in (Re)Insurance: Role of AI, Machine Learning, and Predictive Analytics in Underwriting

Personalization through AI: Tailoring Policies to Customer Behavior

Moderetor: Daniela GHETU (Editorial Director, The XPRIMM Publications)

Speakers:

  • Prof. Dr. Sinan AKKAR (Director of Catastrophe Modeling and Data Analytics Department, T-Rupt)
  • Dr. Laurent MARESCOT (Senior Director, Moody’s Insurance Solutions)
  • Dario SCHILLER (Business Development Manager - Ultimate Risk Solutions & CConsulting SPA)
  • Mehsen Nehmeh (Divisional Director Gallagher Re)

Embedded Insurance Era: A Silent Revolution of Emerging Technologies

Moderetor: Gencay Genç (Managing Partner , Genç Sigorta & Gensure Tech)

Speakers:

  • Zerrin Sonışık (Deputy General Manager, Sigortam.net)
  • Ersin Al (CEO, Colendi Sigorta)
  • Buket Erşan (Asistant General Manager , Fiba Sigorta)
  • Mehmet Akif Özdemir (Co-Founder&CEO , EasyCep)

17.30 - 18.00BILATERAL MEETINGS

Speakers

DAY 1
Davut Menteş

Davut Menteş

Uğur GÜLEN

Uğur GÜLEN

Birant Yıldız

Birant Yıldız

Thea Utoft Høj Jensen

Thea Utoft Høj Jensen

Özgür Obalı

Özgür Obalı

Sachin Sahni

Sachin Sahni

Talar Gül

Talar Gül

Levent Tuzun

Levent Tuzun

Alexandru CIUNCAN

Alexandru CIUNCAN

Magdalena Ramada Sarasola

Magdalena Ramada Sarasola

Melike Nur Çınar

Melike Nur Çınar

Yavuz Ölken

Yavuz Ölken

Hassan El-Shabrawishi

Hassan El-Shabrawishi

Aysun Yıldız

Aysun Yıldız

Matti Leppala

Matti Leppala

Matt Singleton

Matt Singleton

SERKAN AVCI

SERKAN AVCI

Onursal Polat

Onursal Polat

Mutlu Uğursal

Mutlu Uğursal

Bilal Türkmen

Bilal Türkmen

DAY 2
Emine Feray SEZGİN

Emine Feray SEZGİN

Ahmet Yaşar

Ahmet Yaşar

Fahri Altıngöz

Fahri Altıngöz

Charles Whitmore

Charles Whitmore

Vasilis Katsipis

Vasilis Katsipis

Neslihan Neciboğlu

Neslihan Neciboğlu

Stavros Dimopoulos

Stavros Dimopoulos

Arnaud R. Kopp

Arnaud R. Kopp

Kristian Mangold

Kristian Mangold

Marc M. BÜKER

Marc M. BÜKER

María Luisa Álvarez

María Luisa Álvarez

Daniela Ghetu

Daniela Ghetu

Sinan Akkar

Sinan Akkar

Dr Laurent Marescot

Dr Laurent Marescot

Dario Schiller

Dario Schiller

Mehsen Nehmeh

Mehsen Nehmeh

Gencay Genç

Gencay Genç

Zerrin Sonışık

Zerrin Sonışık

Ersin Al

Ersin Al

Buket Erşan

Buket Erşan

Mehmet Akif Özdemir

Mehmet Akif Özdemir

Türkiye Sigorta

Axa
Guy Carpenter
TSPB
Sigorta Bilgi ve Gözetim Merkezi

Benefit Global
Gallagher Re
Güvence
Tahkim
TMT

Destek Sponsor - Affinity Box (AFB Bilişim Sistemleri A.Ş.)
AM Best
C Consulting S.p.A.
Garanti BBVA
Insurtech Hub
Remed Assistance
PwC
Segem
SFS
URS – Ultimate Risk Solutions

Agito

Xprimm
Sigortacı

AA

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