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Join us for an exclusive insurance and reinsurance event at the SAP America Hudson Yards, New York City.
msg Insurance & Reinsurance Innovation Summit (IRIS) brings together senior leaders, SAP experts, and prominent insurers to examine how AI, data, and modern financial platforms are transforming the insurance and reinsurance sector.
The event features in‑depth presentations, customer case studies, and executive panels focused on advancing modernization across reinsurance, finance, billing, collections, profitability management, and life policy management. Attendees will gain real‑world insights into AI deployment, reinsurance modernization, and finance profitability modeling.
The full‑day program includes a structured approach to moving AI from blueprint to production, real-life AI use cases, a detailed reinsurance case study, a customer panel sharing transformation experiences, an SAP innovation update, and collaborative roundtable discussions. Check out the full agenda below.
Designed for senior leaders across finance, operations, and technology, this conference delivers actionable insights and peer perspectives to accelerate innovation and drive measurable business outcomes.
msg Insurance & Reinsurance Innovation Summit
DATE: October 27, 2026
PROGRAM: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
RECEPTION: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
LOCATION: SAP America | Hudson Yards
10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
FREE TO ATTEND.
SPOTS ARE LIMITED. REGISTER NOW.
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Agenda | msg Insurance & Reinsurance Innovation Summit
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TOPIC DESCRIPTION
SPEAKERS
Arrive, register, and join colleagues for breakfast and networking before a full day of innovation-focused discussions.
8:30 - 9:10
Welcome & Opening Remarks
SPEAKERS | Jim Phelan, EVP USA at msg global. Peter Umscheid, CEO at msg global. Kurt Zodel, Board Member at msg global.
9:10 - 10:00
Keynote: SAP Transformation Journey at Aflac
SPEAKER | Koteswara (Koti) Jaladi, Vice President and Head of Corporate IT at Aflac
Gain insight into how Aflac is executing a phased SAP transformation to modernize its core, unify enterprise data, and enable AI-driven decision-making. This session will share key lessons, governance strategies, and practical insights from building a cloud-based foundation for future-ready insurance operations.
10:00 - 10:45
Guest Speaker: AI at Scale: Platform, Data, and Autonomous AI for Modern Insurers
SPEAKERS | Falk Rieker, Global Vice-President and the Global Head of Financial Services at SAP, and Lance Senoyuit, Senior Principal Industry Executive Consultant for Financial Services at SAP
Explore SAP’s Autonomous Enterprise for insurers: event-driven processes, trusted data, and embedded Business AI along the industry value chain - from distribution to claims and finance. See how SAP's Business AI platform and Autonomous Suite run AI‑driven processes at scale, embed guardrails, and keep humans in the loop —improving operational efficiency and achieving better business results while ensuring compliance, and customer trust.
Connect with industry peers and speakers while reflecting on key morning insights.
11:00- 11:50
AI & Automation for Insurance: From Blueprint to Production, a structured approach to AI in Insurance
SPEAKER | Clemente De Rosa
See how insurers can move AI from concept to production with a structured, practical approach that reduces risk and accelerates value. This session will highlight real-world automation opportunities and how to turn AI ambition into measurable business impact.
11:50 - 12:20
msg.Life Factory: A Modern Policy Administration System for Life Insurance
SPEAKER | Anne Daly
Life Factory has established itself as one of the industry's leading policy administration solutions. Learn how decades of life insurance expertise, a track record of successful implementations, and large-scale migration experience are being brought to the US market to help insurers modernize core operations and accelerate business transformation.
Enjoy a hosted lunch and continue discussions on AI, modernization, and transformation across insurance and reinsurance.
1:15 - 1:45
Insurance Track | Grand Central (52nd Floor)
From Data to Decisions: The Subledger in Action
SPEAKER | Jan Bornholdt
Discover how real-time subledger insights can help insurance finance teams make faster, more confident decisions. This session shows how msg’s Accounting Rules Engine can enhance financial transparency, streamline finance operations, and enable more agile decision-making.
1:15 - 1:45
Reinsurance Track | Cloisters (51st Floor)
Reinsurance as a Service: The Next Operating Model
SPEAKER | Vandana Sharma
As insurers face increasing operational complexity, regulatory demands, talent shortages, and pressure to improve agility, many organizations are rethinking how reinsurance operations are delivered and supported. This session explores Reinsurance as a Service (RIaaS), a model that combines industry expertise, technology, automation, and managed services to help insurers improve efficiency, strengthen data quality and compliance, and reduce total cost of ownership. Attendees will gain insight into a scalable, outcome-driven approach to modernizing reinsurance operations and learn how msg global is helping insurers transform and optimize their reinsurance functions.
1:45 - 2:45
Insurance Track | Grand Central (52nd Floor)
Billing & Collections Executive Exchange
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION | Stephanie Hall
Hear from finance leaders on real-world billing, collections, and disbursement challenges, and how they’re modernizing the customer and finance experience with SAP Financial Services Collections and Disbursements (FS-CD). This executive exchange will surface practical lessons, candid perspectives, and ideas attendees can bring back to their own organizations.
1:45 - 2:45
Reinsurance Track | Cloisters (51st Floor)
Precision Allocations: Every Premium Has A Story
SPEAKER | Michele Santoro
Learn how reinsurance premium allocation can be modernized through an innovative combination of SAP Profitability and Performance Management and SAP S/4HANA Insurance for reinsurance management. This session highlights how intelligent allocation methodologies can reduce manual effort, increase transparency, and support more informed financial decision-making.
The SAP Experience Centers provide a global network of spaces where you can experience innovations through interactive showcases, real-life use cases, and ready-to-use demos. Enjoy your personalized experience at the SAP Experience Center and see how SAP can help your company to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a difference worldwide.
Take the opportunity to strengthen connections, exchange ideas, and prepare for the day's final sessions.
4:00 - 5:00
Insurance Track | Grand Central (52nd Floor)
Performance Insights for Insurance
SPEAKER | Richard Dampf
Discover how insurance organizations can turn complex performance data into clearer profitability insights and faster business decisions. This session will explore practical SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) use cases, from analytics and traceability to cloud-ready performance management.
4:00 - 5:00
Reinsurance Track | Cloisters (51st Floor)
From Treaty Wording to Underwriting Intelligence
SPEAKER | Vandana Sharma
Explore how AI can help underwriting teams reduce manual work, improve consistency, and make faster, better-informed decisions. This session will show how msg Treaty Underwriting Cockpit can support smarter underwriting operations through automation, guided workflows, and practical AI-enabled insights.
5:00 - 6:00
Insurance Track | Grand Central (52nd Floor)
Financial Products Subledger Executive Exchange
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION | Jan Bornholdt
Engage with fellow finance leaders using Financial Products Subledger (FPSL) to bring greater transparency, consistency, and control to complex financial products accounting. This executive exchange will share practical perspectives on modernizing subledger operations and turning finance data into more reliable, decision-ready insight.
5:00 - 6:00
Reinsurance Track | Cloisters (51st Floor)
Full Circle: AI Agents at Work in SAP Reinsurance
SPEAKER | Vandana Sharma
See how AI can turn complex treaty documents into accessible, decision-ready knowledge for reinsurance teams. This session will show how msg's Treaty AI Ingestion solution helps surface trusted insights, compare treaty language, and accelerate contract digitalization.
End the day with an evening of conversation, connection, and camaraderie. Over food and drinks, you'll have the opportunity to connect with peers from across the industry, share perspectives, and discuss emerging trends. Whether you're reconnecting with colleagues or making new connections, this reception offers the perfect setting to unwind, engage, and expand your network.
6:00 - 7:30
Reception
Insurance & Reinsurance Networking Exchange
End the day with an evening of conversation, connection, and camaraderie. Over food and drinks, you'll have the opportunity to connect with peers from across the industry, share perspectives, and discuss emerging trends. Whether you're reconnecting with colleagues or making new connections, this reception offers the perfect setting to unwind, engage, and expand your network.
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