Guidewire Insurance Forum South Africa
The Maslow Hotel, Sandton, South Africa
Thursday, February 27, 2025
8:30 am - 6:00 pm
The second edition of the Guidewire Insurance Forum South Africa will offers invaluable insights and strengthen collaboration. Customers, partners from the Guidewire community, and leading insurance experts from South Africa will come together to address shared challenges and explore innovative solutions.
8:30 am |
Registration and Coffee | |
9:30 am |
Opening Address | Ally Redding, Senior Account Executive Leo Holesgrove, Country Lead Guidewire |
9:40 am |
Guidewire Keynote |
Christina Lucas, Global Head, Insurance Advisory, Guidewire |
10:10 am |
Balancing Innovation with Evolving Regulations | Alfred Mukudu, Financial Services Go To Market Leader, AWS |
10:30 am |
Break | |
11:10 am |
Emerging Trends in the South African Insurance Market |
Tony Van Niekerk, CEO, Cover Magazine |
11:35 am |
Achieving Success in Cloud Programmes: Lessons Learned | Sean Berrington, EY Africa Financial Services Technology and Alliances Leader, EY |
12:00 pm |
Standing Lunch | |
1:00 pm |
Agile Modernisation: Key Product Updates and Roadmap Insights | Julie Getzlaff, Senior Director, Product Marketing, and Dimitry Remenyuk, Senior Director, Innovation Labs Guidewire |
1:30 pm |
5 Key Trends in General Insurance Core Transformation | Imran Ilyas, PwC Delivery Excellence Leader and Global Guidewire Alliance Leader Herman Crause, PwC Insurance Transformation Director Mark Allderman, PwC Cloud & Digital Partner Insurance Tech Leader PwC |
1:50 pm |
Santam’s Journey: Driving Innovation in Insurance | Mark Fuller, Program Manager, Santam |
2:20 pm |
Break | |
2:50 pm |
From Strategy to Execution: Leveraging Technical Expertise at Every Level | Kevin Wright, Artecho Consulting |
3:20 pm |
Leading with Purpose: Inspiration from Nick Mallett's Journey |
Nick Mallett, former South African rugby player and coach |
3:50 pm |
Closing remarks | Ally Redding, Senior Account Executive Leo Holesgrove, Country Lead Guidewire |
4:00 - 6:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception |
Located in the heart of Sandton, the hotel provides the perfect backdrop for industry leaders to come together, network, and exchange ideas. You will enjoy a sophisticated atmosphere in a prime location, making it the perfect place to connect and engage during this exclusive event.
