AGENDA

Event Schedule

DAY 1 | 09 MAY 2023, TUESDAY
09:00 - 10:00

REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

10:00 - 10:05 

OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON

10:05 - 10:25

INSURTECH MARKET OVERVIEW AND EMERGING TRENDS IN THE MENA REGION

  • Are companies still investing enough to make a genuinely forceful change
  • The importance of risk management, especially the companies looking to restructure their insurance programs
  • Understanding post-loss capabilities and business continuity
10:25 - 10:45  

INSURANCE REIMAGINED - THE NEW CLOUD IMPERATIVE

  • Is it the right time for the Insurance Industry to embrace cloud technology?
  • How are insurers adopting cloud technology?
  • Successful cloud migration use-cases and success stories
10:45 - 11:25  

PANEL DISCUSSION | THE RISE OF EMBEDDED INSURANCE 2.0

  • How can embedded Insurance enhance value propositions and create new revenue streams?
  • For society at large does it help close the insurance protection gap?
  • How can the insurance industry re-think its business model and deliver greater value to the market?
11:25 - 11:55

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:55 - 12:15

INSURANCE REGTECH - ADDING BUSINESS VALUE TO INTEGRATING GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

  • How Regtech is embedded in insurance digital transformation?
  • Will GRC improve leadership effectiveness across all aspects of governance?
  • How will GRC leaders make data-driven decisions within a shorter time frame?
 12:15 - 12:35

LOW-CODE APPLICATIONS - DRIVING DIGITAL EXECUTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

  • Will low-code applications address the true root cause of the problem?
  • How data availability in a single view can help make informed decisions and better serve customers?
  • How will intelligent automation capabilities including such as Document Processing (IDP), RPA & AI reduce repetitive tasks?
12:35 - 13:15

PANEL DISCUSSION | BUILDING A TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM THAT ENABLES A SUPERIOR CLAIMS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

  • How innovative digital tools are unlocking new opportunities for insurers?
  • Key to radically redesigning customer journeys from start to finish by using digital elements as the standard
  • Building customer centricity into the organization by changing culture and processes
13:15 - 13:35

EMBRACING PROCESS AUTOMATION AND VIRTUALIZATION IN INSURANCE

  • Why Insurance companies should embrace, not fear robotic process automation?
  • Will the rise of digital twins aid in claims management by helping insurers predict risk?
  • The acceleration of RPA to improve access to internal and external data sources to enrich risk analysis and product development
13:35 - 13:55

THE IMPORTANCE OF TELEMATICS AND IOT INTEGRATION IN CREATING SUPERIOR INSURANCE PRODUCTS

  • How is telematics modifying the insurance playground?
  • With the growing trend, will telematics help in monitoring customer behavior?
  • How will companies safeguard data before it becomes a liability?
13:55 - 14:15

INSURTECH MIDDLE EAST AWARDS 2023

14:15 - 14:20

CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND END OF DAY ONE

14:20 - 15:20

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

DAY 2 |10 MAY 2023, WEDNESDAY
09:00 - 10:00

REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE

10:00 - 10:05

OPENING NOTE BY THE CHAIRPERSON

10:05 - 10:25

INSURANCE AND DIGITAL DISRUPTION - THE PARADIGM SHIFT

  • Accelerating the ‘Digital First’ strategy for insurance Sector in the Middle East
  • Insurance beyond digital – The rise of ecosystems and platforms
  • How Gamification and Personalization is influencing the insurance industry
10:25 - 10:45

HOW AI & ML IS TRANSFORMING THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY?

  • Is Data Science necessary to weather uncertainties?
  • Importance of finding a platform that covers the complete data science value chain
  • Super apps and AI technology to better manage claims, lead management and Insurance underwriting
10:45 - 11:25

PANEL DISCUSSION | CYBER SECURITY - A GROWING PRIORITY FOR THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY

  • What are the challenges posed by the dynamics of cyber threats?
  • How will modern technologies like Blockchain, AI, analytics, Deep Learning, and a zero-trust model help to strengthen core systems?
  • Has the pandemic accelerated the need for data security?
11:25 - 11:55

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:55 - 12:15

TOUCHLESS CLAIMS PROCESSING - WILL IT BE A NEW GAME CHANGER?

  • How will this process reduce enable a reduced claim cycle?
  • Will the touchless claims process also reduce the loss adjustment expense?
  • Will an infusion of technology, automation, and data-driven decisioning make the process more streamlined and accurate?
12:15 - 12:45

FIRESIDE CHAT | CRYPTO, SMART CONTRACTS, AND BLOCKCHAIN – OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT?

  • How will blockchain enable insurers/intermediaries to onboard a customer only once?
  • Streamlining information exchange and payments between insurers and reinsurers
  • Reduced settlement times, lower costs and having a transparent payout mechanism
12:45 - 13:05

CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS - THE KEY TO NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL INSURANCE

  • The future of contactless payment options
  • Will the use of mobile apps and e-wallet change the game?
  • Adopting digital insurance payments in the current landscape
13:05 - 13:45

PANEL DISCUSSION | DIGITAL UNDERWRITING - THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA AND NEW TECHNOLOGY PARADIGMS

  • How will a confluence of alternative data and advanced technology enable exponential underwriting capabilities?
  • Should insurers revamp underwriter roles to enable more strategic transformation initiatives?
  • Will technology amplify the coordination between multiple departments that run simultaneously?
13:45 - 14:05

UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF CYBER REINSURANCE

  • Improvement in the quality of underlying risk
  • Understanding the disconnect between cyber headlines and losses
  • How will cyber insurance driving cyber security?
14:05 - 14:10 

CLOSING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND END OF SUMMIT PROGRAM

14:10 - 15:10

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

*This is a draft agenda. Timings are subject to change*