September 17th, NYC

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Speakers

  • Benedict Evans

    Independent Tech Analyst

  • Melissa McDermott

    Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

  • Darren Govender

    Chief Product Officer, Novacore

  • Karlyn Carnahan, Head of Insurance, North America @ Celent, smiling with short blonde hair.

    Karlyn Carnahan

    Executive Partner, Celent

  • Benedict Evans

    Independent Tech Analyst

  • Melissa McDermott

    Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

  • Darren Govender

    Chief Product Officer, Novacore

  • Karlyn Carnahan, Head of Insurance, North America @ Celent, smiling with short blonde hair.

    Karlyn Carnahan

    Executive Partner, Celent

  • Benedict Evans

    Independent Tech Analyst

  • Melissa McDermott

    Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

  • Darren Govender

    Chief Product Officer, Novacore

  • Karlyn Carnahan, Head of Insurance, North America @ Celent, smiling with short blonde hair.

    Karlyn Carnahan

    Executive Partner, Celent

Attendees from last year:

  • Sompo logo in purple
  • AIG logo in purple
  • Aspen logo in purple
  • Munich Re logo in purple
  • Markel logo in purple
  • Everest logo in purple
  • Starr Insurance logo in purple
  • AXA logo in purple
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance logo in purple
  • Bowhead Specialty logo in purple
  • QBE logo in purple

Agenda

September 17th,Thursday

September 17th,Thursday

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Keynote: AI Is Eating the World

1pm

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40 mins

Benedict Evans has spent the past 20 years tracking major platform shifts — mobile, cloud, and now AI. He’s previously presented his research directly to insurers including AXA and Swiss Re, and will be sharing insights from his latest “AI Eats the World” report.

Benedict Evans

Independent tech analyst

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Real-World AI Lessons

1:40pm

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30 mins

Darren Govender

Chief Product Officer, Novacore

Kevin Hicks

AI transformation leader, Capgemini (formerly AIG)

Kuda Chibanda

Head of Actuarial, Pricing & Portfolio Strategy, hyperexponential

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The Countdown to Agentic Insurance

2:35pm

•

30 mins

Insight from Celent’s latest research on how AI is reshaping the industry and what it will take to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation.

Karlyn Carnahan

Head of North America Insurance, Celent

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hx Announcements

3:05pm

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45 mins

Amrit Santhirasenan

Co-founder & CEO, hyperexponential

Jamie Wilson

VP of Strategy, hyperexponential

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AI-Assisted Underwriting in Practice

4:15pm

•

30 mins

Melissa McDermott

Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

Maeve Heneghan

Director Underwriting Strategy & GTM, hyperexponential

Lisa Davis

Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty, Everest

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Keynote: AI Is Eating the World

1pm

•

40 mins

Benedict Evans has spent the past 20 years tracking major platform shifts — mobile, cloud, and now AI. He’s previously presented his research directly to insurers including AXA and Swiss Re, and will be sharing insights from his latest “AI Eats the World” report.

Benedict Evans

Independent tech analyst

→

Real-World AI Lessons

1:40pm

•

30 mins

Darren Govender

Chief Product Officer, Novacore

Kevin Hicks

AI transformation leader, Capgemini (formerly AIG)

Kuda Chibanda

Head of Actuarial, Pricing & Portfolio Strategy, hyperexponential

→

The Countdown to Agentic Insurance

2:35pm

•

30 mins

Insight from Celent’s latest research on how AI is reshaping the industry and what it will take to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation.

Karlyn Carnahan

Head of North America Insurance, Celent

→

hx Announcements

3:05pm

•

45 mins

Amrit Santhirasenan

Co-founder & CEO, hyperexponential

Jamie Wilson

VP of Strategy, hyperexponential

→

AI-Assisted Underwriting in Practice

4:15pm

•

30 mins

Melissa McDermott

Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

Maeve Heneghan

Director Underwriting Strategy & GTM, hyperexponential

Lisa Davis

Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty, Everest

→

Keynote: AI Is Eating the World

1pm

•

40 mins

Benedict Evans has spent the past 20 years tracking major platform shifts — mobile, cloud, and now AI. He’s previously presented his research directly to insurers including AXA and Swiss Re, and will be sharing insights from his latest “AI Eats the World” report.

Benedict Evans

Independent tech analyst

→

Real-World Lessons from Recent AI Transformations

1:40pm

•

30 mins

Darren Govender

Chief Product Officer, Novacore

Kevin Hicks

AI transformation leader, Capgemini (formerly AIG)

Kuda Chibanda

Head of Actuarial, Pricing & Portfolio Strategy, hyperexponential

→

The Countdown to Agentic Insurance

2:35pm

•

30 mins

Insight from Celent’s latest research on how AI is reshaping the industry and what it will take to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation.

Karlyn Carnahan

Head of North America Insurance, Celent

→

hx Announcements

3:05pm

•

45 mins

Amrit Santhirasenan

Co-founder & CEO, hyperexponential

Jamie Wilson

VP of Strategy, hyperexponential

→

AI-Assisted Underwriting in Practice

4:15pm

•

30 mins

Melissa McDermott

Chief Actuary, CNA Insurance

Maeve Heneghan

Director Underwriting Strategy & GTM, hyperexponential

Lisa Davis

Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty, Everest

What you’ll learn

How top carriers are rebuilding underwriting for the agentic era, from submission to bind. What works, what doesn't.

Who you’ll meet

Senior underwriters, actuaries, and transformation leaders from US commercial and specialty carriers who are putting agents to work.

What to expect

Keynotes, new research, customer discussions, live demos, then drinks. You'll leave knowing what it takes to run agents on your own book..

Event Overview

Live demos

Underwriting agents at work

Front-line perspectives

From leading carriers

Original research

On AI adoption and use cases

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Networking reception

→ with peers driving underwriting transformation at top carriers and MGAs

→ with peers driving underwriting transformation at top carriers and MGAs

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