Schedule

May 03

Tue

12 Speakers

4 Sessions

Day 1 – 03 May: 09:00-10:00am

Tech when needed – Human when wanted

Session 1 

Hard tech and soft touch. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that technology solves many problems but not all problems. People need technology but sometimes, they want humans. It is up to us to find out where the line is drawn. .

03 May: 10:00-11:00AM

Harmony between tech and user

Session 2

How can we leverage design thinking to create rich and intuitive experiences for customers and our own internal teams?

Marais Neethling, Principal: Artificial Intelligence, Synthesis

03 May: 11:30 am-12:30pm

Brokers optimising tech

Session 3

The end of the broker has been predicted many times before, with Insurtech sure to be the final cause of their demise. But, as so many times before, the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the broker prevailed, and we are seeing them embracing the latest insurtech trends with open arms.

03 May: 12:30- 13:30pm

Solving the Broker Platform challenges

Session 4

There certainly is still some tension between the needs of the broker and the needs of the product providers when it comes to broker platforms, most prominent of these being independence and freedom of choice. Is there a solution to this challenge?

Jason Judge, Co-MD, Nimbus

Peter Olyott, CEO, Indwe Risk Services

May 04

Wed

15 Speakers

4 Sessions

Day – 04 May: 09:00- 10:30 am

Tech in Financial Planning

Session 5

David Kop, Director for relevance, FPI

Karin Muller, Sanlam Individual Life

Marius van der Merwe, MD, Succession Financial Planning

04 May: 10:30- 11:30 am

Technology and Managing Risk

Session 6

The more we move to a technology enabled environment, the more complex and intense the risks become. How do we ensure systems are secure and manage the risks businesses face when external platforms are continuously being engaged with? How do we incorporate this risk culture into all IT development?

04 May: 12:00pm- 13:00 pm

Making sense of Fintech innovations

Session 7

It’s a whole new, fast changing world when it comes to a variety of fintech developments. NFTs, Crypto Currencies, Digital Currencies, AI Investment Platforms, Metaverse, Airtime currency. What’s real and what’s not?

Tanya Knowles, Business Manager, Adhara

Tony van Niekerk, COVER Advisory

04 May: 13:00 14:00 pm

What happened to the Insurtech revolution?

Session 8

The big insurtech disruption, predicted about a decade ago, seems to have taken a very different trajectory. Have the funders caused a bubble, and will that impact funding of startups? Where to from here?

Alexandre N'djore, Founder and CEO, Digitech Africa Ltd

Christine Rodrigues, Partner, Bowmans

Daniel Guasco, CEO, Click2Sure

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