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Insurance Tech Innovation Conference 2026

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he Insurance Tech Innovation Conference is a pivotal gathering for those eager to transform their approach to the insurance industry through technology. It’s where over 200 leaders, including Samantha Bagnall from AXA Commercial, converge to explore digital transformation and innovation. This event is crucial for staying ahead in a rapidly evolving market.…

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25Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
20On the bill · sessions
24Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Insurance, in alphabetical order.
Caroline Bedford
CEO · EDII
Carolyn Jardmore
Director · Cream Consulting UK
Dan Robinson
Transformational Director · NFU Mutual
Eric Alter
Advisor · AI Risk & Governance Consulting
Erjon Skora
Co-Founder-Head of Insurance · Loxa
Gilles Renouil
Group Lead Augmented Underwriting · Helvetia
Haden Kirkpatrick
Vice President Strategy · State Farm
Huw Griffiths
CEO · HDG Consult Ltd
Jack Whalley
Partner · Deloitte MCS Limited
John Pyall
Chief Underwriting Officer · China Taiping Insurance (UK) Co Ltd
Jonathan Roomer
Co-Founder · YuLife
Jordi Pallares
Head of Engineering · Flock
Kiran Pande
Chief Technology Officer · Assurant + Protect
Marnix van Deursen
VP Revenue · MarvelX AI
Mollie Bretnall
Director of IT · Crawford & Company
Nelson Castellanos
VP - Insurance & Risk Finance · Liberty Blume
Niraz Buhari
CEO · City & Commercial Insurance Group
Rory Yates
Strategy & Growth Advisor · Quantum Axis
Samantha Bagnall
Non executive Director · AXA Commercial
Simon Ottley
Head of Change Delivery · Markel
Sophie Meiklejohn
Head of Claims Transformation · Howden
Sophie Ruddock
COO · Empathy

— and 3 more, by name unsung —

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The Programme

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:55 AM

    Chairperson’s Welcome Address

  • 09:05 AM

    Fireside Chat: AI in Insurance – From Copilot to Autonomous Decision-Maker

  • 09:25 AM

    Opening Remarks by Chairperson

  • 09:35 AM

    Keynote: In a World of Abundant Intelligence, What Is an Insurance Company For?

  • 09:50 AM

    Insurance AI Is Only as Good as Its Context: How to Eliminate Friction Across Underwriting, Claims, and Compliance

  • 10:05 AM

    Panel Discussion: Embedded Insurance at Scale – Lessons from Leaders

  • 11:00 AM

    Empathy: Purposeful support, past the payout

  • 11:20 AM

    Underwriting Transformation in Action: AI Use Cases Shaping the Future of Risk Decisioning

  • 11:30 AM

    Fireside Chat: Capital Flows in Insurtech – Sustainability & Impact Investing

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 24 companies, parsed from the program.

“24 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
24Companies Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

80% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite624%
  • Founder / Owner312%
  • VP-level312%
  • Director / Head of832%
  • Manager / Lead28%
  • Advisor / Investor28%
  • Other roles14%

Of 25 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AI Risk & Governance Consulting1V
  2. 02Assurant + Protect1V
  3. 03AXA Commercial1V
  4. 04China Taiping Insurance (UK) Co Ltd1V
  5. 05City & Commercial Insurance Group1V
  6. 06Crawford & Company1V
  7. 07Cream Consulting UK1V
  8. 08Deloitte MCS Limited1V
  9. 09EDII1V
  10. 10Empathy1V
  11. 11Flock1V
  12. 12HDG Consult Ltd1V
  13. 13Helvetia1V
  14. 14Howden1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.