Australia

Insurtech Australia is very pleased to present the first stop in APAC for the ITC + DIA World Tour where you will get to meet virtually some of the thought leaders and insurtech change-makers across the Australian landscape. Industry experts will be discussing the state of the current insurtech ecosystem in Australia, including where we have seen success and where some of the opportunities lie. Following that you will hear pitches from some of our bright Australian insurtech startups and scaleups, ending the session with a virtual network opportunity. We hope you can join us!

Schedule of Events

09:00 AM - 09:03 AM

Introduction

09:03 AM - 09:30 AM

Thought Leadership

09:30 AM - 10:05 AM

Insurtech Pitches and Winner Announcement

Come and meet our Australian insurtechs who will be pitching live and then vote on your favorite. The winner will be announced live!

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking

Speakers

Rita Yates

CEO and Co-Founder

Insurtech Australia

Rita Yates

CEO and Co-Founder

Insurtech Australia

Rita is the CEO and Co-Founder of Insurtech Australia with the mission of helping Australia become a world-leading Insurtech ecosystem, having previously been on the founding leadership team and Advisory Committee. Prior to this role, Rita worked for three years as the Head of Corporate Partnerships and Insurtech Lead for Stone & Chalk, Asia-Pacific's largest Fintech hub. In that role, Rita worked with over 25 large corporate partners in the financial services space, with the goal of bridging the gap between the startup ecosystem and corporate Australia, whilst promoting growth and commercialisation for the fintech startup community. Rita has years of experience spanning insurance and financial services as well as health and not-for-profit industries. She also sits on advisory committees for CEBIT, Antler Australia and AILA Techhub.
Eoghan Trehy

National Head of Insurance

Macquarie Business Banking

Eoghan Trehy

National Head of Insurance

Macquarie Business Banking

Eoghan Trehy is one of Australia’s leading authorities on insurtech, regularly writing and speaking on the power of technology to create simpler, easier and more efficient client experiences – while enabling growth in the insurance intermediated sector. As National Head of the Insurance Segment for Macquarie Business Banking, he helped lead an Australian delegation to London and Munich for the Digital Insurance Agenda in October 2018 in conjunction with Insurtech Australia, having previously led Macquarie to join Insurtech Australia as a founding partner in 2017. Eoghan is passionate about helping clients prepare for success in a rapidly changing industry. With 25 years experience in the banking and financial services sector, he draws on Macquarie’s deep industry expertise and strong relationships to connect intermediaries with new opportunities – from operational efficiency and technology to new funding models, M&A activity or equity structures. Eoghan speaks the language of insurance and can cut through the rhetoric to spark ideas and find new answers to emerging challenges.
Simone Dossetor

Chief Operating Officer

Munich Re Australasia

Simone Dossetor

Chief Operating Officer

Munich Re Australasia

Simone Dossetor is the Chief Operating Officer for Munich Re in Australasia where she is the strategic representative and owner of business supply topics including HR, IT, facilities, communications and projects for Australia. Her focus is on delivering the operational platform and capabilities that will support the Life and Non-Life business units in delivering innovation opportunities and client solutions. Simone is a strong advocate for innovation, diversity and the future of work. An experienced Executive leader specialising in the General Insurance industry, Simone has over 20 years’ experience in Insurance and eight years management consulting experience in both Australia and UK, delivering a variety of strategy and business consulting engagements. Simone has experience across a broad range of roles including Claims, Information Technology, Acquisitions, People & Culture, Strategy and Business Transformation. Simone is a Senior Associate at ANZIIF, a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She holds a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and an MBA from AGSM (University of New South Wales). Simone joined the ANZIIF board in August 2018 and the Insurtech Australia board in February 2020.
Daniel Fogarty

CEO and Founder

Evari

Daniel Fogarty

CEO and Founder

Evari

Daniel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Evari, the fully flexible, easy to use, end to end insurance SaaS platform for insurers, MGAs and distributors, making insurance easy to buy, easy to manage and flexible to changing needs. Evari is based in London, UK and Australia, and with customers in the USA and globally. Evari knows their platform works, as they use it themselves in Australia. Daniel was the CEO of Zurich General Insurance, Australia & New Zealand, and understands the complexities and challenges of insurance. Daniel received his Masters from Stanford University, and he is a Fellow and Board member of ANZIIF and a member of the Advisory Committee of Insurtech Australia.
Aurora Voss

Co-Founder & CEO

ClaimSpace

Aurora Voss

Co-Founder & CEO

ClaimSpace

Aurora Voss is the Co-Founder & CEO of ClaimSpace, a platform helping the insurance industry to improve how it communicates with customers and external stakeholders. Prior to joining ClaimSpace, she ran H2 Ventures, Australia's earliest stage, fintech and AI-focused venture capital firm. Originally from South Africa, Aurora is passionate about getting the best technology into the hands of those who need it most: customers and customer-facing staff.
Richard Kimber

CEO and Founder

daisee Pty Ltd

Richard Kimber

CEO and Founder

daisee Pty Ltd

daisee CEO and Founder Richard Kimber have more than 25 years of global leadership experience with a background in technology, finance, business and entrepreneurship. In 2017, Richard and his team founded Daisee, a multi-award winning Australian AI software product company focused on voice analytics technology. Since 2017, Richard and the Daisee team have been awarded several industry-leading awards, including winning the DXC Technology InsurTech of the Year and was the 2019 InsurTech Start-up of the Year winner at the FinTech Awards and was also included on the 2019 KPMG Global FinTech Top 100 list, one of only 7 Australian companies. Prior to starting Daisee, Richard was CEO of OFX Group, one of the world’s leading international payment and foreign exchange companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Before this, Richard was the first Regional Managing Director of Google in Southeast Asia (including Australia and New Zealand). While at Google, Richard led the region’s commercial and country operations, more than doubled its multi-billion dollar revenue and managed the local integration of the YouTube and DoubleClick acquisitions. Prior to his role at Google, he was Chief Executive of first direct Bank in the UK, which was the UK’s first online bank with 3000+ call agents servicing millions of customers. This call centre exposure was a pivotal moment for Richard, as he nurtured his interest in voice analytics and started Daisee nearly a decade later. Richard also worked for the HSBC Group for 8 years, embarking on several international roles working in Hong Kong, UK and USA, including being HSBC’s first Global Head of Internet Marketing and leading a global JV with Yahoo! Richard has a BSc in Psychology and Statistics and an MBA from one of Australia's leading business schools Macquarie Graduate School of Management.
Ashton Fernando

Client Executive - Insurance

SuperChoice

Ashton Fernando

Client Executive - Insurance

SuperChoice

An experienced life insurance professional with over 20 years’ experience in commercial, financial, sales and account management positions. I have a solid history of developing risk insurance solutions for financial advisers, brokers and trustees. Currently focused on creating a data controlled and connected ecosystem for superannuation funds, insurers, administrators and brokers. Providing a real-time and trusted single source of truth for all stakeholders, that is system, process and purpose agnostic.
Andy Jamieson

Founder and CEO

Advisr

Andy Jamieson

Founder and CEO

Advisr

Advisr founder and CEO, building Advisr to help SMEs find and connect with an insurance broker they can trust. Advisr is now the fastest growing website for insurance brokers in Australia. Andy started his career at eBay and did the first advertising deal between Google and eBay Australia. When Andy moved to Fairfax, he was responsible for customer acquisition across drive.com.au (Cars), mycareer.com.au (Jobs) and domain.com.au (Realestate) classified sites. After leaving Fairfax, Andy founded & exited Switched On (digital agency to WPP). Achieving over $40m of B2B sales and built a team of 30 in 5 years. Clients included: CBA, AMEX, FlexiGroup, Westfield, Spotify, Vodafone, Canon, Shopping.com & more. Samples of Andy’s client work included: Launching Canon on Facebook and a weekly photo of the week competition where one photo generation over 56,000 likes in 2012. Running the first Instagram ads in Australia for Spotify Generating over $100m in premium for Southern Cross Travel Insurance Andy has 20 years of digital marketing experience focused on B2B and B2C customer acquisition. He is a board member of Insurtech Australia and Opportunity International Australia.
Skye Theodorou

Co-Founder and CEO

upcover

Skye Theodorou

Co-Founder and CEO

upcover

Skye is the Co-Founder and CEO of upcover. With her former expertise at Zurich Insurance and NSW Government, Skye leads the upcover team, where her passion and energy to bridge the protection gap for independent contractors and on-demand workers. When she isn’t working (a rare occasion), you can find her running along the beautiful beaches in Coffs Harbour or spending time with her family.

Australia

Schedule of Events

Speakers

Rita Yates

Eoghan Trehy

Simone Dossetor

Daniel Fogarty

Aurora Voss

Richard Kimber

Ashton Fernando

Andy Jamieson

Skye Theodorou