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Hafenstraße 4, Cologne, Germany
Wednesday,
12 February 2025
8:30 am - 5:30 pm CET
Join us for our 7th edition of the Guidewire Versicherungsforum (Insurance Forum)!
Feel the pulse of the industry with us: what are the current trends, where are insurers in their transformation projects, what are the latest technologies and innovations?
Case studies, keynote speeches from the insurance world, live demos of the Guidewire platform, networking: We look forward to an inspiring event and exchange among industry colleagues.
Free event - for insurers only.
For questions, please contact Amandine Greisner.
We will meet with the event participants on 11 February at 6pm (CET) at the Hyatt Regency Cologne | Room "Riverside" (Kennedy-Ufer 2A, 50679 Cologne) to start with a cocktail reception, followed by a dinner. Make sure to confirm your attendance when registering via the form above and indicate possible dietary requirements.
Google map | Hotel website
8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration, Coffee & Networking | |
9:00 - 10:25 |
Welcome and Keynote 'Boost your Digital Transformation with Guidewire' | Guidewire |
10:25 - 10:55 |
Customer story: "Follow my claim" - Innovative, Customer-centric Claims Management in the Nordics |
Ulrikke Birkeland, Tryg |
10:55 - 11:25 |
Coffee & Networking | |
11:25 - 11:55 |
Presentation: P&C core insurance systems 2024/2025: Market, perspective and strategic options | Thorsten Vogel, BearingPoint |
11:55 - 12:20 |
Partner Keynote: Risk & Roll - data-driven approaches for more speed and precision in underwriting | Dr. Joachim Rawolle, Capgemini |
12:20 - 12:45 |
Partner Interview: The Role of Data for Optimized Risk Insights | Marisol Ossenkop, Swiss Re |
12:45 - 13:45 |
Lunch & Networking | |
13.45 - 13:50 |
Welcome back! |
Guidewire |
13.50 - 14.35 |
Inspirational Keynote: 'Emil's World – a Society in Transition' | Ranga Yogeshwar, Science journalist |
14:35 - 15:05 |
Customer Keynote: Sustainable Claims in the Nordics | Kimmo Aalto, OP Finland |
15:05 - 15:25 |
Coffee & Networking | |
15:25 - 15:50 |
Partner Fireside chat: Regulation as a Basis for Innovation |
Martin Harasim & Gerald Boyne, Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
15:50 - 16:20 |
Panel discussion: Successful Implementation Projects: Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Goals | Ingo Dyrbusch (AXA), Maximilian Hofferberth (Baloise), Ira Klefisch (Sollers) |
16:20 - 16:30 |
Closing Remarks | Guidewire |
16:30 - 17:30 |
Cocktail & Networking | |
Parking spaces are available in the streets close to the event location. The nearest public transportation stop is Auenweg (Bus 150) or Buchforst (S-Bahn S11).
Head of Business Sourcing
OP Financial Group
Kimmo Aalto joined Finland’s largest financial services group in 2015. He is responsible for Indirect Sourcing for OP Financial Group and for Claims Sourcing for Pohjola Insurance, Finland’s leading non-life insurance company. Prior to that, Kimmo has gained experience in customer-focused international markets from B2B sales and procurement. Kimmo has a M.Sc. degree, specializing in mathematics, computer science, physics and economics, and studied business economics at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. 
Business Architect & Product Owner
Tryg
Ulrikke focuses on creating good, innovative, and scalable claims solutions. She started her career in Tryg 10 years ago as a Legal Claims Consultant but has since 2019 played various roles in Tryg’s Nordic digital transformation journey to the Guidewire platform.
She is enthusiastic about the power of collaboration and creating great customer experiences as well as smarter, more efficient claims processes.
IT Area Lead P&C Retail
AXA Deutschland
As an IT Area Lead for private P&C lines, Ingo Dyrbusch is responsible for the application development and maintenance of Guidewire Policy Center at AXA Germany. He drove the implementation as a Lead Product Owner after joining AXA in 2022. Previously being a Senior Principal at Accenture, he supported clients in agile transformations. He combines passion for innovative IT solutions with profound IT expertise and strategic thinking. 
Product Owner Guidewire Migration
Baloise Deutschland
Max has been working for Baloise in the Guidewire environment in various product owner positions since 2021. Since September 2024 he has been responsible for the upcoming data migration of private lines to the Guidewire Suite. He has worked in the insurance industry throughout his career and has several years of experience in non-life and claims, as well as project management.
Science Journalist
Ranga Yogeshwar, a graduate physicist and Germany's best-known science presenter, explains the background to scientific phenomena in an exciting and understandable way. He has received over 60 specialist awards and has been honored many times, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Wuppertal and the University of Koblenz, the Federal Cross of Merit, the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the German Television Prize.
Senior Solutions Manager | Vice President | Reinsurance Solutions
Swiss Re
Marisol Ossenkop is Senior Sales Manager at Swiss Re in Munich. She works in the Solutions department, consulting primary insurers with various challenges, including analytical projects (pricing) for natural catastrophes and tool utilization. Her core markets are Germany and Spain.
Partner
BearingPoint
Thorsten has been a Partner at BearingPoint since 2018 and is the editor of the “Kaleidoscope” study on P&C insurance core systems. He has been supporting insurance companies in the transformation of their IT landscapes for over 25 years and has in-depth experience in strategic IT alignment, enterprise architecture and, above all, in the selection and implementation of core insurance platforms.
Head of Business Technology Solutions Insurance, Financial Services Germany
Capgemini
Joachim is a proven insurance expert with a passion for digital transformation, insurance platforms, artificial intelligence and robotic process automation.
He has been implementing IT projects to optimize insurance-related core business processes for more than 15 years.
Senior Consultant
Sollers Consulting
Ira is a Senior Consultant at Sollers Consulting and an expert in the implementation of policy systems for insurers. She has many years of experience in policy and product management as well as in process automation. In her role, she supports the transformation of IT landscapes and processes of insurance companies in Germany.
Principal Security & Compliance Strategist
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
As Head of Security Assurance Germany at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Gerald Boyne was responsible for regional compliance activities, such as implementation auditing in accordance with audit standard C5 developed by the BSI or critical infrastructure requirements. Today as Regional Security & Compliance Strategist DACH at AWS, he uses his experience and helps customers to use cloud technology in line with customer regulations.
Senior Account Manager Financial Industries
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Martin Harasim supports insurance companies across Germany modernize their business through AWS Cloud adoption and master their digital transformation journey. Before joining AWS, he helped build an AI startup and served as a division manager for an international software company. Aligned with his original profession as a lawyer and corporate counsel, he acts as the subject matter expert for cloud regulations within the Financial Services team in Germany.
Get inspired by our last edition of the Guidewire Versicherungsforum - an event with the motto "Shaping the future in times of crisis - how technology drives innovation and transformation.". (video in german)
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