Why This Event
Over 60 insurance companies are working collaboratively on blockchain right now.
They know it will have a huge impact on the industry – and they are integrating blockchain initiatives into their 2018 corporate strategies.
Don’t get left behind in this innovation race.
Past SVIA Innovation Event Attendees
SVIA Blockchain Bootcamp is the ONLY Program giving both business & technical leaders the insight they need to integrate blockchain into their company strategies.
This Bootcamp will cover real, high-impact Insurance Use Cases for blockchain — including Smart Contracts and Cyber Insurance — through case studies & facilitated workshops.
If your company wants to be competitive in this new world of blockchain technology, this 2-day event is for you.
Why Attend
Rather than reacting to the competition, be proactive in embracing digital insurance technology
- Learn how to apply blockchain technology in your company
- Provide business executives an introductory program to understand blockchain and its strategic implications
- Provide technology leaders insight to jump start blockchain projects
- Discuss goals, projects and possibilities with leading innovators
- Gain a comprehensive overview of blockchain capabilities
- Get hands-on experience with blockchain technology
- Learn from real use cases and case studies for: Customer Engagement, Underwriting, Claims, Smart Contracts, Identity Management, Risk, etc.
- Meet industry peers interested in collaborative initiatives
Who Should Attend
Business & Technology Leaders in Insurance and InsurTech
- Product Strategy & Innovation
- Enterprise Architecture & Systems Transformation
- Strategy and Operations
- Marketing, Distribution, CRM, Customer Experience/Acquisition/Retention
- Underwriting, Actuarial, Pricing, Claims, Customer Service, Fraud and Risk
- Data Science and Analytics
Testimonials
“Two days of valuable presentations, and
meetings with people I wanted to speak with.”
“With the proliferation of InsurTech conferences, it is rare to find one that strikes the right balance between start-ups/innovators, incumbent insurers, vc/investors , and established vendors. SVIA found the right balance that allowed for an open dialogue that is rare in such a closely-guarded space – well done.”
“Good mix of practical advice and thought leadership.”
INSURTECH BOOTCAMP AGENDA
2-Day Event
Subject to Change
Agenda Day 1
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Subject to change
Registration & Breakfast
Introduction to SVIA
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
Overview of blockchain - Its origin, how it works, adoption & uses cases in other industries - as well as impact on business, culture, and society
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Accomplished senior executive for Fortune 500 technology brands; Areas of expertise include Blockchain, SaaS, Cloud, Big Data, Finance, etc.
Overview of blockchain's adoption, current v. expected use, and its impact on the insurance industry (including collaborative initiatives)
CEO
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.
Bertrand Portier, IBM Distinguished Engineer, will speak on the State of Blockchain in the industry - what is happening, what are the challenges, opportunities, and critical success factors
IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM Distinguished Engineer who partners with Financial Services Sector clients to help them evaluate and adopt Blockchain technologies
This session presents how blockchain can decentralize identify; Learn how blockchain can redefine identity through personal avatars and discuss how analytics will be able to improve data management
Co-Founder CSO, Dir. Strategic Partnerships
Senior Insurance Exec with global experience in reinsurance underwriting, strategy, and marketing with a focus on cyber risk and analytics
Overview of Smart Contracts and why they matter in insurance, banking and law; Learn the basics of smart contracts and current use cases
Co-founder
Cryptocurrency investor, Blockchain analyst and consultant; Wall Street veteran with experience at Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo and BlackRock
This session looks at using blockchain as a data source and compares conventional vs distributed ledgers (DLT); It also covers the following for DLT - analytics, practical applications, use cases of client re-pricing and underwriting platforms
CEO
Entrepreneur and Strategic Analytics Guru, bridging the gap between Business Intelligence & Blockchain
CEO EMEA, Co-Founder
Founder and highly experienced leader across disruptive technologies, creating original solutions that deliver strong ROI
Break
Participants will learn how to generate practical uses for distributed ledgers, address the driving factors behind why a MVP is required for proactive internal promotion and run a series of rationalization factors to arrive at the ideal MVP use case
CEO
Entrepreneur and Strategic Analytics Guru, bridging the gap between Business Intelligence & Blockchain
CEO EMEA, Co-Founder
Founder and highly experienced leader across disruptive technologies, creating original solutions that deliver strong ROI
Lunch and one-on-one meetings between attendees
Review findings and recommendations from State of the Industry & Blockchain study; Explore opportunities for blockchain initiatives and collaborations
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Accomplished senior executive for Fortune 500 technology brands; Areas of expertise include Blockchain, SaaS, Cloud, Big Data, Finance, etc.
This session provides an overview of risk transfer prototype initiative, project description(s), lessons learned, next steps and recommendations
Chairman
Ranked in top 100 Blockchain influencers; Founder of India's first enterprise blockchain company and Italy's first P2P Insurance Company
This session presents an introduction to claims and blockchain in insurance; Learn how and where it is expected to benefit the process and where it's now being used/experimented with.
Co-founder
Passionate entrepreneur and insurance innovator; Experienced leader focused on product excellence, strategic technologies and customer success
Participants will engage in a facilitated workshop on blockchain and subrogation that explores how carriers can improve cycle time, reduce manual steps, improve transparency and improve Customer Satisfaction within the subrogation process utilizing Blockchain for Business (Use Cases will be presented that demonstrate advantages over traditional methods)
Financial Services Executive
Chair of North American Insurance Blockchain steering committee; 20+ years assisting Financial Services companies drive value through technology
Networking
This session explains the fundamental ROIs for blockchain in the insurance markets, examines the impact of 100% transparency and security, and illustrates how "BlockTrust" will become a catalyst for drastically new cyber insurance business models
CEO, Co-Founder
Visionary in Cyber Security, Blockchain and Healthcare; Published in Wall Street Journal, CIO.com, CNNMoney, ZDNet and more
Review of SVIA Lab Programs
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
Reception and one-on-one meetings between attendees
End of Day One
Agenda Day 2
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Subject to change
Welcome & Overview of Day Two
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Accomplished senior executive for Fortune 500 technology brands; Areas of expertise include Blockchain, SaaS, Cloud, Big Data, Finance, etc.
Hans Lombardo, CMO of Blockpass IDN, will speak on how Blockchain can be used to handle identity - Why It is no longer necessary to take the risk of owning all of your customer's identity data and how blockchain can change the identity protocol
CMO
Successful entrepreneur and enthusiastic evangelist of Blockchain technologies; Prominent speaker at global blockchain and fintech events
Lawrence Lerner, Chief Growth Officer at RChain, discusses the seismic shifts that the insurance industry is currently undergoing - and how finding synergistic solutions with early blockchain solutions is what will drive adoption and scale
Chief Growth Officer
Works across industries to enable digital transformation and scale businesses via leading edge technologies
This session will discuss what consortiums currently exist including B3i, RiskBlock Alliance/The Institutes and how to leverage a platform to accelerate your development, such as Hyperledger, along with the pros & cons of working with a consortium model vs Public/Private, and more.
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
High energy & driven entrepreneur, helping organizations create new products and transform capital assets into a future they never imagined
VP, Innovation Studio Lead
Founding Member of B3i
Reinsurance Group of America
B3i
Innovator responsible for leading digital transformation and fostering new insurance businesses enabled by next-gen technology and models
Architect, Blockchain Labs
Expert in process & decision automation; Member of IBM Blockchain Labs designing innovative business networks
Vice President
The Institutes: RiskBlock Alliance
Economist and Founder of RiskBlock Alliance; Former Director of Research for the Institutes
Break
Introduction to the integration of IoT and blockchain in insurance; Understand the benefits to integration, where it is being tested, and what is possible
President
Expert in Blockchain for IoT, Healthcare, and Environmental Management; Prior host of Blockchain Health Symposium
This workshop uncovers how can blockchain will transform your business model(s); Join us in a simple exercise that can be implemented illustrating how to set up an easy application with rules and demonstrate it in action
Partner
Advisor to Fortune 500 Banking and Insurance companies on Blockchain; Former CEO of Insurance Data Processing; Mentor to Blockchain startups
Lunch and one-on-one meetings between attendees
Case studies of implementations or initiatives that are underway - covering goals, roadmap, infrastructure, teams, business value expected, lessons learned and recommendations
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
CEO
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.
Break
Overview of Blockchain Re-Insurance possibilities and the groups/initiatives underway
Managing Director
US Lead for Blockchain in Insurance and US Co-Lead on Global IFRS; Advisor to C-suite at Insurers, Banks and Capital Market institutions
This session will review current initiatives for (Re)insurance processing and highlight the challenges/opportunities that Blockchain faces; Gain an overview of the inefficiencies and constraints existing today and how to drive for successful change
Senior Management Consultant
Experienced Insurance professional with over 30 years at Willis, in both Senior Management and Executive Leadership roles
BootCamp Wrap Up
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
CEO
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.
Networking
End BootCamp
Speakers
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IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM Distinguished Engineer who partners with Financial Services Sector clients to help them evaluate and adopt Blockchain technologies
Financial Services Executive
Chair of North American Insurance Blockchain steering committee; 20+ years assisting Financial Services companies drive value through technology
Co-Founder CSO, Dir. Strategic Partnerships
Senior Insurance Exec with global experience in reinsurance underwriting, strategy, and marketing with a focus on cyber risk and analytics
CMO
Successful entrepreneur and enthusiastic evangelist of Blockchain technologies; Prominent speaker at global blockchain and fintech events
CEO, Co-Founder
Visionary in Cyber Security, Blockchain and Healthcare; Published in Wall Street Journal, CIO.com, CNNMoney, ZDNet and more
Vice President
The Institutes: RiskBlock Alliance
Economist and Founder of RiskBlock Alliance; Former Director of Research for the Institutes
Chief Growth Officer
Works across industries to enable digital transformation and scale businesses via leading edge technologies
Co-founder
Cryptocurrency investor, Blockchain analyst and consultant; Wall Street veteran with experience at Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo and BlackRock
Co-founder
Passionate entrepreneur and insurance innovator; Experienced leader focused on product excellence, strategic technologies and customer success
Chairman
Ranked in top 100 Blockchain influencers; Founder of India's first enterprise blockchain company and Italy's first P2P Insurance Company
Managing Director
US Lead for Blockchain in Insurance and US Co-Lead on Global IFRS; Advisor to C-suite at Insurers, Banks and Capital Market institutions
Architect, Blockchain Labs
Expert in process & decision automation; Member of IBM Blockchain Labs designing innovative business networks
CEO
Entrepreneur and Strategic Analytics Guru, bridging the gap between Business Intelligence & Blockchain
CEO EMEA, Co-Founder
Founder and highly experienced leader across disruptive technologies, creating original solutions that deliver strong ROI
VP, Innovation Studio Lead
Founding Member of B3i
Reinsurance Group of America
B3i
Innovator responsible for leading digital transformation and fostering new insurance businesses enabled by next-gen technology and models
Partner
Advisor to Fortune 500 Banking and Insurance companies on Blockchain; Former CEO of Insurance Data Processing; Mentor to Blockchain startups
President
Expert in Blockchain for IoT, Healthcare, and Environmental Management; Prior host of Blockchain Health Symposium
Senior Management Consultant
Experienced Insurance professional with over 30 years at Willis, in both Senior Management and Executive Leadership roles
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Accomplished senior executive for Fortune 500 technology brands; Areas of expertise include Blockchain, SaaS, Cloud, Big Data, Finance, etc..
Innovation Analyst & Evangelist
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
High energy & driven entrepreneur, helping organizations create new products and transform capital assets into a future they never imagined
COO & Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.
CEO
Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator
One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.
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