Registration & Morning Hour

Opening Address by Digital Insurance

Welcome Address & Chairman's Address

Dr. Bassel Hindawi, Senior Advisor and Board Member

Navigate the Digital Future

The Shifting Digital Landscape

Panel: Accelerate Digitalization in MENA: Creating an Enabling and Impactful Innovation Environment for Digital Transformation in Insurance

Moderator:
· Mr. Hasheer P. Kottal, Senior Vice President, Bancassurance, Mashreq Bank

Panelists:
· Dr. Sabri Al-Azazi, Ex-Assistant Governor, Central Bank of The UAE
· Mr. David Barker, Director - Supervision, Financial Services Regulatory Authority
· Mr. Mohamed Aly Soliman, Chairman of the Blochchain and Fintech Working Party - IFoA, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries & Actuary Crypto Assets & Digital Money, Bank of England
· Mr. Andres Lehtmets, Founder, InsurTech For Good & Ex-Senior InsurTech Expert, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
· Dr. Aftab Hasan, Founder & Chairman, Global Association of InsurTech Professionals (GAIP) & Founder & Chairman, Risk Exchange DIFC Limited
· Dr. Goetz Friedrich Kuras, Senior Advisor to the Governor of GOSI and Executive Advisor to Assistant G

Panel: Future of Insurance: What are the Key Trends in Light of New Technologies?

Moderator
· Mr. Jonathan Matchett, Partner, MENA Insurance Leader, EY

Panelists:
· Mr. Mohamed Atef, Chief Financial Officer, Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance Company
· Mr. Hanan Burki, Senior Executive Director - Underwriting, Tawuniya
· Ms. Becky Wong, CEO, Globex Capital Partners & Senior Advisor, CSPro (HK)
· Dr. Syed Asif Hussain, Senior Vice President- Chief Underwriting & Claims Officer, Tata AIA Life Insurance
· Dr. Aysun Yıldız Özer, Assistant Director General, Insurance Association of Türkiye
· Mr. Rakesh Sudhakaran, Chief Commercial Officer, SALAMA - Islamic Arab Insurance Company

The CEO Panel: How to Unlock the Most Value from Your Digital Transformation

Moderator:
· Mr. Philip Story, Chairman, DIFC Insurance Association & Senior Executive Officer & Head of Distribution EMEA, Investors Trust Assurance

Panelists:
· Mr. Walter Jopp, Chief Executive Officer, SALAMA - Islamic Arab Insurance Company
· Mr. Ayman Y. AL-Ajmi, Group Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Braxtone Group
· Mr. Rajiv Jamkhedkar, Ex-MD & CEO, AEGON Life Insurance
· Mr. Amol Shah, Chief Transformation Officer, RAKINSURANCE
Mr. Abhiram Goutham Pallikkara, Chief Operating Officer, New India Assurance, Abu Dhabi Operations

Networking Coffee Break

The CIO/CDO/CTO Panel: Digital Frontiers … Shifting Sands

Powered by Dark Horse Digital Solutions

Moderator:   

· Mr. Narendra Shukla, MD & CEO, Dark Horse Digital Solutions

Panelists:

· Ms. Zein Shiyyab, Chief Corporate Services and Technology Officer, Trust Holding

· Mr. Prashant Vinod, Executive Director - Digital Hub, Tawuniya

· Mr. Martin Sebastian, Chief Information Officer, Watania International Holding PJSC (WIH)

· Mr. Dipak Nair, Ex-Chief Technology Officer, Tata AIG General Insurance

· Mr. Sreedhar Suragouni, Chief Operations and Technology Officer, Sukoon Insurance

· · Mr. Craig Hughes, Chief Technology Officer, NAS Neuron Health Services

Shaping the Future of Insurance in Middle East with AI-driven Innovation

Mr. Ritesh Varma, Head of Consulting and Business Solutions Group, Newgen Software

“Digital Insurance-Insurer Leader of 2024 (MENA Region)" Award Ceremony - A Global Award for Top Digital Insurers

As a top global event for insurers to transform, Digital Insurance is committed to building a global platform 

to promote digital transformation in insurers, to amplify what have been achieved in insurers' digital 

journey, and to recognize the pioneer digital explorers, contributers and leaders.

Digital Insurance has initiated the "Digital Insurance- Insurer Leader of 2024 (MENA Region)" award 

as a gobal recognition for top digital insurers in the MENA region.

Award Presenters:

· Mr. Fareed Lutfi, Secretary General, Emirates Insurance Association and Gulf Insurance Federation

· Mr. David Barker, Director - Supervision, Financial Services Regulatory Authority

· Dr. Bassel Hindawi, Senior Advisor and Board Member

· Mr. Philip Story, Chairman, DIFC Insurance Association

Networking Luncheon*

Growing Urgency for Change

Chairman's Address

Mr. Rakesh Sudhakaran, Chief Commercial Officer, SALAMA - Islamic Arab Insurance Company

Insurance from Conventional to Digital World

Dr. Sabri Al-Azazi, Ex-Assistant Governor, Central Bank of The UAE

Supporting Innovation - a Regulatory Perspective

Mr. David Barker, Director - Supervision, Financial Services Regulatory Authority

The Future of Insurance. Now

Mr. Francois Theron, Deputy CEO, Discovery Insure, Vitality Drive International, Vitality Global

Networking Coffee Break

Panel: From Strategy to Execution: Effective Change Management to Drive Digital Transformation in Insurance

Moderator:
· Mr. Taher Fakhri, Director - Insurance Consulting, EY

Panelists:
· Mr. Malik Khan, Head of Business Agility- EMEA Business Transformation, MetLife
· Mr. Simon Price, Head of Life & Health Takaful, SALAMA - Islamic Arab Insurance Company
· Mr. Mohamed Seghir, Chief Executive Officer, HAYAH Insurance Company
· Ms. Shauna Vistad, Senior Vice President, Medical Investigations and Audit, Daman - National Health Insurance Company
· Dr. Goetz Friedrich Kuras, Senior Advisor to the Governor of GOSI and Executive Advisor to Assistant Governor Insurance, GOSI - General Organization for Social Insurance
· Mr. Makoto Okubo, General Manager, International Affairs, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Panel: From Legacy to Digital- the Best Way forward for Core Infrastructure Transformation

Moderator:
· Mr. Abdulrahman AlDakhil Allah, Chief Technical Officer, United Cooperative Assurance

Panelists:
· Mr. Craig Hughes, Chief Technology Officer, NAS Neuron Health Services
· Ms. Reem George, Chief Transformation & Technology Officer, AXA Egypt
· Mr. Abdulla Redwan Hussien, Assistant Vice President-Business Transformation, Walaa
Cooperative Insurance Co.
· Mr. Narendra Shukla, MD & CEO, Dark Horse Digital Solutions
· Ms. Pascale El Khoury, Head Of Operations, Arabia Insurance Company
· Mr. Aon Raza, Head of Transformation, Al Wathba Insurance

Panel: Operational Agility: Accelerating Agile Operation in Insurance through Digital Transformation

Moderator:
· Mr. Mete AYDIN, Head of Project Management & Agile Studio, Bupa Acıbadem Sigorta

Panelists:
· Dr. Mina Abdallah, Senior Executive Manager - Medical Operations, Bupa Arabia
· Ms. Muriel Moucachen Nassif, Operations Director, MSH International
· Mr. Swaminathan Venkatesan, Fintech Leader
· Mr. Alibek Tnaliyev, Senior Vice President Business Development MENA Region, Qatar Insurance Group
· Mr. Niraj Naetsawan, General Manager, Middle East, additiv
· Mr. Anand Dev Dhand, Head of Partnerships and International Business, LeadSquared

Panel: The Future of Workforce in Insurance: Tech, Culture, and Capabilities in Transformation

Moderator:
· Ms. Zein Shiyyab, Chief Corporate Services and Technology Officer, Trust Holding

Panelists:
· Mr. Philip Story, Chairman, DIFC Insurance Association & Senior Executive Officer & Head of Distribution EMEA, Investors Trust Assurance
· Mr. Jihad Faitrouni , Chief Executive Officer, Unlimited Insurance Services (UIS)
· Mr. Husain Alajmi, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Insurance and Finance Education (FIFE)
· Mr. Abdeali Merchant, Ex HOD
· Mr. Ramessh Ramakrishnann, Experienced ClO and Non Executive Board Member
· Ms. Reetika Paliwal, Vice President - Business Excellence & Corporate Governance, Daman - National Health Insurance Company

Closing Remark of Day 1