Archives: Speakers

Simon is the Technology investment lead for QBE Ventures in Europe. He defines the direction for new and existing strategic venture investments and portfolio companies through the application of emerging technologies.

Prior to this role Simon served nearly 25 years in technical delivery and advisory roles with IBM and their Financial Services Clients in Europe.

Andrew Waddelove joined LV= General Insurance in October 2021 as Head of Sustainability. Prior to joining LV=, Andrew worked as a sustainability consultant for 15 years across a number of industries for clients across the world. Andrew’s experience includes net zero strategies, greenhouse gas reporting and Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure reporting. Andrew’s role at LV= covers the operational impact of the business through to helping customers become more environmentally sustainable

Senior and experienced manager of multiple large scale (millions of users) projects and products with a passion for user experience.

Manager of technical, product and design teams including UX, project/programme managers,product managers, developers and quality assurance.

Charlotte is an Senior Analyst with GlobalData’s Thematic Research Team. Since joining the team, Charlotte has written on important technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, ESG, Internet of Things, and Augmented Reality. Her comments regarding the Metaverse have also appeared in Time magazine. Prior to joining GlobalData, Charlotte studied for an MSc in Political Science, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe.

Laura Petrone joined the thematic research team in GlobalData in 2018. In her role as principal analyst she provides quantitative and qualitative analysis of the telecoms, media and technology sectors through a thematic research methodology. Her areas of expertise include the future of work, tech regulation, social media, the metaverse and advertising. Prior to joining GlobalData, she was senior analyst at IDC and associate analyst at Ofcom.

Bilge leads Brit’s Tech&Data teams and is responsible for leading Brit’s innovative approach to digitalisation of the specialty insurance industry. Bilge has 19 years’ experience in technology, with a strong track record in driving commercial value and business transformation through the integration of automation and technology. She joined Brit from InsurTech iptiQ, Swiss Re’s start-up where she most recently held the position of Senior Director and member of the Executive Committee. There, Bilge was responsible for developing and driving iptiQ’s tech & data strategy, building its global engineering community and delivering its white labelled insurance platform to iptiQ’s distribution partners.

Bilge also brings valuable experience from outside of the insurance industry, with a career that has spanned, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), pharmaceuticals and consultancy. Prior to joining iptiQ in 2019, she previously worked at British American Tobacco, Mondelez and Accenture UK.

Antton is the Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Flock. Flock is a fully digital insurance company for commercial motor fleets. On a mission to make the world quantifiably safer.