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

Smart-i Awards

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: