BLOCKCHAIN
INSURANCE
SUMMIT
November 8, 2016
Chicago, IL
The first Blockchain Event in North America dedicated exclusively to the Insurance Industry
Join us for a unique event dedicated to the $1+ trillion insurance marketplace and designed for executives to engage leading industry and Blockchain experts as they address top-of-mind issues.
Helping Our Clients Navigate the Blockchain Future
Today’s insurance industry faces numerous challenges in regulation, business, and investment. With constant changes in customer’s behavior and disruptive technology, it is imperative that firms be nimble and adaptable to these changes and seize emerging opportunities to position themselves for success. Understanding which Blockchain opportunities and technology applications are available is critical to achieving these goals.
This is where the Blockchain Insurance Summit comes in.
At this Outstanding Event, hear the Latest on:
New Products
Consortiums
Use Cases
Research
Identity Standards
Regulatory Challenges
With insurance industry leaders, expert panels, plenary sessions, and deep dive topics, this event brings together novices and experts in Blockchain and highlights the latest initiatives in applying this ground-breaking technology to the insurance industry.
Program
8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am
Opening Remarks
Raymond Zenkich, Managing Partner, Red Chalk Group
8:45am
Demystifying Blockchain – Primer for Insurance Executives
Raymond Zenkich, Managing Partner, Red Chalk Group
9:30am
Keynote – Business Blockchain for Insurance: Vision or Reality?
William Mougayar, Author The Business Blockchain
10:15am
Networking Break
10:30am
How Blockchain Will Transform the Entire Insurance Industry (more info)
Richard Magrann-Wells, Executive Vice President, Willis Towers Watson
11:15am
Combining Forces: The Role of Consortiums to Accelerate Blockchain Adoption
Ryan Rugg, Director, R3 CEV
11:45am
Verifiable Identify Initiative and Implications for Insurers Including Cyber Risk Mitigation
Manu Sporny, Credentials Community Group Chairperson, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
12:15pm
Working Lunch
12:30pm
Luncheon Speaker: Applying Lessons Learned from Banking Blockchain Activities to Insurance
Caitlin Long, Chairman of the Board & President, Symbiont
1:00pm
Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) — Exploring the potential of distributed ledger
Fei Zhang, Lead of Blockchain Projects, Allianz Group (press release)
1:20pm
Smart Contracts: Use Cases for the Insurance Industry
Jason Brett, Director of Operations, Chamber of Digital Commerce
1:50pm
Panel Discussion: What Makes for a Successful Blockchain Proof of Concept and Implementation? Vendor and client perspectives
Blockchain Solution Providers and Clients discuss real-world approaches and lessons learned when taking Blockchain insurance use cases from inception to reality
Louis Stone, Managing Director & Global Head of Business Development, Symbiont
Fei Zhang, Lead of Blockchain Projects, Allianz Group
Andrew Keys, Head of Global Business Development, ConsenSys
2:30pm
Networking Break and Desserts
2:45pm
Blockchain for Health Care: A Focus on Insurance Payers (more info)
Christopher Burniske, Blockchain Products Lead, ARK Invest
3:30pm
Panel Discussion: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities
Anne Melissa Dowling, Director, Illinois Department of Insurance
Brian Casey, Partner & Co-Chair Regulatory & Transactions Insurance Group, Locke Lord LLP
Sue Ross, Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Raymond Zenkich, Managing Partner, Red Chalk Group
4:15pm
Reality Check – Successful Strategies for Making Blockchain Use Cases a Reality (more info)
Michael Fitzgerald, Senior Analyst, Celent
Raymond Zenkich, Managing Partner, Red Chalk Group
4:45pm
Conference Recap, Reflections, and Closing Remarks
Raymond Zenkich, Managing Partner, Red Chalk Group
5:00pm
Cocktail Reception
Join us to continue the discussion and network with your colleagues after a full day of discussion on the impact and applications of blockchain on the insurance industry
Speakers
Who Should Attend
Insurance carriers and brokers
C-Suite, Directors, VPs/EVPs, Senior Managers, and other Thought/Innovation leaders currently with Insurance firms
Insurance executives with areas of responsibility including:
Enterprise Strategy
Digital Strategy
Innovation
Regulation
Agents and Field Service
Administration
Claims and Billing
State regulatory agencies
The Venue
UBS Tower
Conference Center on 2nd Floor
1 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606