3rd International Insurance Summit & Türkiye Rendezvous and XVI International Istanbul Insurance Conference

1-2 Oct 2024, Sheraton Grand Istanbul Atasehir, Istanbul, Türkiye

Theme: "Narrowing the Protection Gap: Turkiye’s Journey to Resilience and Sustainability"

Programme

Day One: 1 October 2024, Tuesday
8:00am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am
Opening Remarks

9:10am
Welcome Address

Uğur Gülen, Chairman, The Association of Insurance, Reinsurance, and Pension Companies of Türkiye

9:30am
IPPRSA Address

Davut Menteş, Chairman, Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (SEDDK)

9:50am
Ministerial Address

Osman Çelik, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Treasury and Finance

10:20am
Coffee Break and Networking

10:40am
Plenary Address

Charles Whitmore, President Global Accounts, Guy Carpenter

Session 1
11:00am
Assessing Insurance Protection Gaps in Key Areas: Natural Disasters, Cybersecurity, Life & Healthcare, and Retirement Pensions – Insights and Strategies to Enhance Coverage and Resilience

Moderator:
Özgür Obalı

Secretary General, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Panellists:
Zorana Pejcic

Chairman, Sors Academy Belgrade

Olav Jones

Deputy Director General, Insurance Europe

Marc Büker

Board Member & Market Manager for Southern Mediterranean, North Africa, and Francophone Africa, SCOR SE

Atinc Yilmaz

Regional CEO, Howden Türkiye & Central Asia, Board Member of Türkiye Insurance Brokers Association

12:20pm
Lunch

1:45pm
Motivational Speakers

Ceyda Düvenci

Actress-Entrepreneur-Presenter

Mert Başaran

Author

Session 2
2:45pm
The Future of Life Insurance in Türkiye: Addressing Underinsurance, Bridging Gender Inequality and Developing Innovative Products for a Changing Demographic

Moderator:
Vasilis Katsipis

General Manager, Market Development - MENA, South & Central Asia, A.M. Best

Panellists:
Pınar Kuriş

CEO, QNB Insurance & Member of Life Insurance and Private Pensions Management Committee Member, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Cemal Kişmir

CEO, BNP Paribas Cardif & Member of Life Insurance and Private Pensions Management Committee Member, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Yannick Vincent

L&H Client Manager - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Swiss Re

3:45pm
Coffee Break and Networking

Session 3
4:00pm
Bridging the Retirement Income Protection Gap – Seizing the Opportunities and Overcoming the Challenges

Moderator:
Alper Yapalak

Associate Director, Huntington Partners LLP

Panellists:
Hetty Ahern

Long-Term Savings Manager, Association of British Insurers

Burak Ali Göçer

CEO of Garanti BBVA Pension and Life & Life Insurance and Private Pensions Management Committee Member, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Prof Dr. Cem Kılıç

Lecturer, TOBB ETU

5:00pm
Bilateral Meetings

7:00pm
End of Day 1

 
Note: Programme is subject to change.
Day Two: 2 October 2024, Wednesday
8:00am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am
Opening Remarks

Fahri Altıngöz, Chairman and Managing Director, Orenda Grup Sigorta ve Reasurans Brokerligi A.S & President, Insurance Practitioners’ Association

9:20am
Welcome Address

Özgür Obalı, Secretary General, Insurance Association of Türkiye

9:40am
Industry Address

Emine Feray Sezgin, Vice President, IPPRSA

10:00am
Keynote Address

Opportunities and Challenges in the Evolving Azerbaijan Insurance Market

Ziya Aliyev, Executive Director, Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan

10:20am
Keynote Address

Elementaries of Earthquake Loss Modeling for (Re)insurance Industry

Prof. Sinan Akkar, Director, Catastrophe Modeling and Data Analytics Department T-Rupt Technology

10:40am
Coffee Break and Networking

11:00am
Innovative Earthquake Risk Solutions: Sensor-Based Parametric Coverage and Monitoring for Enhanced Resilience

Jean-Christophe Garaix, Head of Agriculture & Parametrics, Liberty Mutual Reinsurance

Session 1
11:20am
Enhancing Earthquake Resilience in Turkey: Addressing Critical Issues and Bridging the Protection Gap

Moderator:
Andrew Woodward

Regional Head, Middle East & Türkiye, Lloyd’s Limited

Panellists:
Esther Baur

Head Public Sector Solutions Europe, Swiss Re

Erdem Karabostan

General Manager, T-Rupt Technology

Dr Ceyhun Eren

Risk Engineering and Allianz Teknik Director, Allianz Turkey

Yavuz Ölken

CEO, AXA Sigorta & Member of Board of Directors, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Michael Roth

Public Sector Practice Lead, Munich Re Capital Partners

Özgür Bülent Koç

Deputy General Manager, Turk Reinsurance & President of Participation Insurance Association

1:10pm
Lunch

2:30pm
Keynote Address

Developments in the Türkiye Insurance Market:  An Analysis of Insurance Penetration & Potential Solutions

Ahmet Yaşar, President, Maher Holding Insurance Group & Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors, Insurance Association of Türkiye

Session 2
2:50pm
Unleashing the Power of AI, Machine Learning, and Emerging Technologies in Insurance: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities

Moderator:
Hakan Güldağ

Chairman, Board of EKONOMİ Newspaper

Panellists:
Cenk Tabakoğlu

Chief Executive Officer, Lumnion

Dario Schiller

Chief Operations Officer, Ultimate Risk Solutions Italia

Korhan Kuyu

Deputy Chief Executive, Anadolu Sigorta

Mutlu Uğursal

CEO, Agito Software & Consulting

4:10pm
Closing Remarks

Sheela Suppiah

CEO, Asia Insurance Review & Middle East Insurance Review

Menekşe Uçaroğlu

Deputy President, Sigorta Tatbikatcilari Dernegi (STD)

4:30pm
Coffee Break and Bilateral meetings

6:30pm
Smart-i Awards 2024 Ceremony (By invitation only)

 
Note: Programme is subject to change.

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