Archives: Speakers

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.

Alastair has worked across Financial Services Industry for the last 20 years. In the last 10 years his focus has been on the design, delivery and support of proprietary and 3rd party customer solutions focused on electronic trade execution. He currently manages a global team who support HSBC’s award winning Single Dealer Platform Evolve (https://www.gbm.hsbc.com/evolve/overview), which services the Markets and Securities Services divisions Corporate and Institutional clients. Whilst by no means an Insurance expert (other than in a personal capacity) he is looking forward to sharing some insight on Client Digital Experience from an Investment Banking point of view, a look back on how things have changed and the innovative and exciting new technologies that the Banking sector are embracing to continually enhance customer interactions.

Transformational HR lead with experience delivering strategic People change across specialisms. Empowering people to be the best that they can be all enabled by their skills for today but also unlocking their potential with skills for tomorrow. Bring this all to life through the strategic review and implementation of Future Skills initiatives working to make skills the currency of the workforce for the future.

Working closely and co-creating solutions with c-suite through to front line, in house and externally developing and delivering people and commercial value add change, built from years of ER and business partnering experience.

Employee and personal well-being are truly one of Peter’s core values which is showcased throughout delivery and role as a Mental Health First Aiders.

Melissa’s role is to promote higher professional standards within the insurance and financial planning sectors. Melissa is also responsible for legal affairs and risk management. Through external stakeholder engagement, my aim is to raise awareness of best practice and drive ethical behaviour.

Head of the Product and Underwriting department for Great Lakes providing product oversight and governance for all insurance products, including product approval and review processes, product design and transition to market and oversight of wordings for Great Lakes global insurance business.

Previous experience as a Claims Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry both in the London market as well as Asia and Germany. Skilled in different areas of Insurance and Reinsurance claims, wordings, reviews, due diligence and onboarding of new clients, Property & Casualty Insurance. Strong business development knowledge including Management, Risk Management and Training,. Post Graduate degree and MBA from The Open University, qualified mediator and arbitrator and published author in reinsurance and business interruption amongst other subjects.

Member of CILA SIG group on Construction Energy and Engineering. Author and technical editor of the Chartered Insurance Institute book on Reinsurance and contributor to several textbooks on Insurance such as Riley on Business Interruption.