Digital Insurance Leadership | SMB Insurance | SEP 25-26 | 2018 | Palo Alto, CA

Agenda Day 1

7:30 AM
Registration / Breakfast

8:30 AM
Introduction

Natalie Wood

Natalie L. Wood

COO & Co-Founder

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.

Mike Connor

Michael Connor

CEO

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.

8:45 AM
The Digital Future of Small Business Insurance

Strategic overview of the current state / future vision for Digital SMB Market and the trends & strategies driving it.

Mike Connor

Michael Connor

CEO

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.

Denise Garth

Denise Garth

SVP - Strategic Marketing, Industry Relations and Innovation

Majesco

Deeply experienced strategist, passionate about connecting insurance to future customers.

Prateek Sangal

Prateek Sangal

Assistant Vice President, Small Business, CNA

CNA Insurance

Forming partnerships to co-create innovative solutions that help CNA Small Business better

9:30 AM
The Impact of Big Data, IoT, & AI

Overview / examples of emerging big data / IoT sources and AI capabilities for SMB and the processes, business models and strategies they are enabling.

Cole Winans

Cole Winans

CEO & Founder

Flyreel

Cole Winans is CEO & Founder of Flyreel, the Property AI for personal and commercial insurance.

Anurag Shah

Anurag Shah

CEO

Aureus Analytics

CEO of Aureus Analytics, an AI driven customer intelligence and experience company for Insurers. Previously served as COO of Omnitech.

10:00 AM
Break

10:45 AM
The Impact of Blockchain & Smart Contracts

Overview / examples of emerging blockchain capabilities for SMB and the processes, business models and strategies they are enabling.

Joan Zerkovich

Joan Zerkovich

SVP

AAIS

AAIS is the only National not-for-profit insurance advisory organization.

11:05 AM
Customer Engagement at the Digital Edge

Strategic overview of the current state / future vision for customer engagement in the SMB Market and the technologies, trends & strategies driving it.

Mike Connor
MODERATOR

Michael Connor

CEO

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.

Vas Bhandarkar

Vas Bhandarkar

CEO

ScoreData

CEO of ScoreData and founder of Selectica and Remedy. Enterprise software veteran serving executive roles at Bell Labs, DEC, HP, and Apple.

Jake Diner

Jake Diner

Founder & CEO

Elafris

Visionary pioneering AI enabled sales tools for the insurance industry with deep startup and product management.

11:40 AM
Legal & Regulatory Issues in Small Business Insurance

Strategic overview of the current state / future vision for the legal and regulatory issues, challenges, and opportunities shaping a digital generation of the SMB Market.

Natalie Wood
MODERATOR

Natalie L. Wood

COO & Co-Founder

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.

Shawn Hanson

Shawn Hanson

Partner

Akin Gump

Head of InsurTech Practice for one of the world's most prestigious law firms. Deep litigation experience in claims & regulatory litigation.

12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking

1:30 PM
SMB Insurance as a Service

Overview of the emerging Insurance as a service landscape and the impact it will have on customer engagement business / distribution, technical, and partnering strategy and choices.

Mike Connor
MODERATOR

Michael Connor

CEO

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.

Faris Gammoh

Faris Gammoh

CEO

Newton Insurance

Entrepreneur, CEO, and past investment and consulting professional passionate about making insurance simple & accessible.

Adam Kiefer

Adam Kiefer

CEO

Talage

CEO at Talage Insurance, SMB smart quoting system using advanced analytics. Previously served as VP at Nevada State Bank.

2:00 PM
On Demand & Connected Insurance

Overview of the emerging On-Demand and Connected Insurance landscape and the impact it will have on customer engagement business / distribution, technical, and partnering strategy and choices.

Jason Griswold

Jason Griswold

Co-Founder & COO

rein.ai

Innovator, entrepreneur, mentor & drone pilot, connecting insurance to the physical world digitally.

Philippe Lafreniere

Philippe Lafreniere

Chief Growth Officer

Slice

Over 25 years in the insurance industry Lafreniere is focused on helping communicate and evangelize Slice’s vision of Insurance Corrected.

2:30 PM
Digital Distribution Trends & Strategies

Overview of the changing SMB distribution landscape and the impact it will have on customer engagement business / distribution, technical, and partnering strategy and choices.

Marc DeLeonibus

Marc DeLeonibus

CEO

Bold Penguin

InsurTech innovator & former commercial agent. Creating frictionless insurance connecting customers, agents, and carriers in record time.

Chad Nitschke

Chad Nitschke

CEO / CoFounder

Bunker

Thought leader, Investor, & Entrepreneur passionate about creating insurance that supports future models of business & work.

3:00 PM
Break

3:30 PM
Design Thinking: Product Design Roadmap to Organization Transformation

Overview of design thinking and how it can be applied to digital generation SMB insurance to create new products, business models and growth.

Josh Levine

Josh Levine

Founder / CEO

Cake & Arrow

Design Visionary Helping Insurance Use Design Thinking To Transform Products & Organizations.

3:45 PM
Workshop: Product Design & Customer Engagement for a Digital World

Provides attendees a hands on experience on brainstorming and designing a customer journey contexted in a digital insurance ecosystem and an insurance as a service paradigm.

Josh Levine

Josh Levine

Founder / CEO

Cake & Arrow

Design Visionary Helping Insurance Use Design Thinking To Transform Products & Organizations.

Nabil Rahman

Nabil Rahman

Head of Product Strategy

Cake & Arrow

Visionary with roots in insurance & data. Master of balancing customer & business needs & design to build execptional products.

Tim Angiolillo

Tim Angiolillo

Account Strategy Lead

Cake & Arrow

4:45 PM
Cyber Insurance & Security: Emerging Requirements, Strategies, & Models

Overview of the emerging cyber risks faced by SMBs and the emerging cyber security & insurance offerings and strategies shaping the market.

Calvin Liu
MODERATOR

Calvin Liu

Cofounder, Director of Operations

ReSecure

Entrepreneur Reducing Cyber Risks via Pre-Crime Prevention & Post-Crime Mitigation

Shawn Ram

Shawn Ram

Head of Insurance

Coalition

Former Head of AON Technology. Passionately Decreasing the World's Cyber Risk Profile.

Sidd Gavirneni

Sidd Gavirneni

Founder and CEO

Zeguro

Driving cyber risk toward zero.

5:20 PM
Intro to InsurTech Fusion Consortium and Interoperability Framework

Introduction to the SVIA Innovation Consortium. And, an overview of industry level barriers to innovation in the SMB market and the opportunities for industry collaboration to address them.

Mike Connor

Michael Connor

CEO

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

One of InsurTech's top influencers, author, speaker and consultant in connected insurance, innovation, transformation and leadership.

5:30 PM
Startup Showcase

Natalie Wood
MODERATOR

Natalie L. Wood

COO & Co-Founder

Silicon Valley Insurance Accelerator

Entrepreneur creating new channels for InsurTech innovators to accelerate development of new products & services.

Scott Knowles

Scott Knowles

CEO

Modgic

22 years as an insurance producer, CEO and Founder of Shift Insurance applications, focused on providing technology solutions.

Ted Chen

Ted Chen

Co-Founder

LifeApps

Experienced entrepreneur with degrees in business law, now committed to saving lifes by harnessing technology to reduce distracted driving

Adam Kiefer

Adam Kiefer

CEO

Talage

CEO at Talage Insurance, SMB smart quoting system using advanced analytics. Previously served as VP at Nevada State Bank.

Sri Ramaswamy

Sri Ramaswamy

Founder and CEO

infinilytics

Data Science entrepreneur, passionately using big data and next gen analytics to place customer experience and trust at the center of the claims process.

Calvin Liu

Calvin Liu

Cofounder, Director of Operations

ReSecure

Entrepreneur Reducing Cyber Risks via Pre-Crime Prevention & Post-Crime Mitigation

Vas Bhandarkar

Vas Bhandarkar

CEO

ScoreData

CEO of ScoreData and founder of Selectica and Remedy. Enterprise software veteran serving executive roles at Bell Labs, DEC, HP, and Apple.

Kunal Contractor

Kunal Contractor

Global Director

Avaamo

Entrepreneur focused on bring conversational AI to market. Former lead of strategic accounts at Huddle, enterprise collaboration platform.

Jake Diner

Jake Diner

Founder & CEO

Elafris

Visionary pioneering AI enabled sales tools for the insurance industry with deep startup and product management.

Nick Zambruno

Nick Zambruno

Business Development

HumanAPI

6:05 PM
Cocktail Reception

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