Event Agenda

All of the sessions at Mena Insurance Live are free to attend. Register to secure your place now - you will be able to select which sessions to attend and create a bespoke agenda in the few weeks before the event.
Wednesday 28/01/2015
08:45 - 09:15Registration & refreshments

Refreshment break sponsored by:


09:30 - 10:15Health insurance reforms (Room 1)
Robin Ali, Health Insurance Consultant, Dubai Health Authority
Dr Sven Rohte, Chief Commercial Officer, Daman Health
Elie Tohme, FIA, General Manager, GlobeMed

  • What has been learnt since the implementation of mandatory health insurance
  • Overcoming implementation challenges
  • The road ahead: what comes next?

Understanding the risk manager: Meeting clients’ needs (Room 2)
Gregory Irgin, Director (HOD) Group Risk, Legal & Reinsurance, UrbaCon
Domenic Antonucci, Chief Risk Officer, Red Sea Housing Services
Moderator: Benejamin Graham, Chief Risk Officer, Adnic
Hatim Maskawala, Managing Director, Badri Management Consultancy
  • Best practice in improving insurance awareness and penetration
  • Best practice in customer relationship management
  • Effective communication with clients

 

10:15 - 10:45Refreshments

Refreshment break sponsored by:

10:45 - 11:30Political instability and expanding into new territories (Room 1)
Theodore Karasik, Senior Advisor, Risk and Insurance Management
Chris Baker, Regional Director MENA, Clements Worldwide
Raymond Hurley, Partner, PWC

  • The impact of political instability on the insurance industry
  • How will the change in sanctions across the region affect business
  • Considerations when entering new markets

Reinsurance in the Mena region (Room 2)
Moderator: To be confirmed, Dubai International Financial Centre
Samer Abou-Jaoudé, Head of Customer, Distribution & Marketing Global Corporate, Zurich
Rainer Lehner, Senior Executive Officer, Asia Capital Re
  • State and outlook for Mena’s reinsurance market
  • Tough competition and increased capacity
  • The impact of ILS and alternative capital

 

11:30 - 12:00Refreshments

Refreshment break sponsored by:


12:00 - 12:45SME insurance: unique needs and unique solutions (Room 1)
Ambareen Musa, Founder & CEO, Souqalmal.com
Mahan Bolourchi, CEO, Euler Hermes GCC Countries
Dr Sassan Dirter Khatib-Shahidi, CEO, German Imaging Technologies
Clint Draper, Head of Small Business Middle East, Zurich

  • Identifying the insurance needs of SMEs
  • Developing dedicated products for SMEs
  • Increasing risk and insurance awareness among SMEs

Training your workforce (Room 2)
Diane Walker, Head of Programmes, The Arab Insurance Institute
Husain Al Ajmi, Assistant Director, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance
Fareed Lutfi, Group Director - Insurance Services & EIA-Secretary General, Dubai Holding & EIA
  • Increasing awareness of the importance of training
  • Efficient methods to deliver better training to insurance professionals
  • How to attract more talent to the insurance industry

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12:45 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 14:45Broking panel - providing value in a competitive market (Room 1)
Chris Milnes, Assistant Director - Risk Solutions, Aon Middle East
  • Standing out from the crowd - improving the quality of advice and business
  • Impact of the new Broker Regulations
  • Outlook for pricing in 2015 
The digital age (Room 2)
Shadi Saadeh, Business Development Director, ESKADENIA Software
  • Take-up of technological innovations in the insurance industry
  • Technology as a means to improve customer satisfaction
  • Cyber threats: is the insurance industry sufficiently aware?

 

14:45 - 15:30The future of the industry (CEO panel) (Room 1)
Christian Gregorowicz, Chief Executive Officer, NEXtCARE
Samir Hemsi, Head of Professional Lines - MENA, Argo Re
Adrian Flowers, CEO, Sabb Takaful

  • Maintaining profitability in an increasingly competitive market
  • Challenges the industry is facing and how these can be overcome
  • Getting the most out of opportunities on the horizon

Regulation overview (Room 2)
James Portelli, Chartered Insurance Practitioner
Prasanna Seshachellam, Director, Supervision,, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Peter Hodgins, Partner, Clyde & Co
  • Latest update on developments in insurance regulation and compliance in the Mena region
  • Upcoming regulation and compliance initiatives in 2015

 

15:30 - 15:30Close of conference
Interested in speaking at Mena Insurance Live? Get in touch with Joanna Law | j.law@pageantmedia.com | +44 (0)20 7832 6541