Lead with Confidence in 2026
Volatility is accelerating – driven by AI disruption, market instability, climate-driven losses and shifting regulations. To thrive, insurers need insight, foresight and strategies built for speed and resilience.
Join industry leaders for a high-impact discussion decoding the forces reshaping insurance – and how to strengthen trust, profitability and performance in the year ahead.
Why Attend
Walk away with:
- Clear insight into the most disruptive forces shaping 2026
- Strategic recommendations for growth and operational resilience
- Guidance to manage risk while innovating responsibly
- A deeper understanding of AI’s next wave – and its impact on fraud, trust and productivity
What you’ll learn
- Agentic AI: Where autonomous AI agents create value – and where governance is critical
- Adversarial AI: Digital forgeries now surpass physical ones; implications for claims integrity, cyber risk and fraud
- Financial Instability: Are we nearing a third major financial crisis? Key economic signals to watch
- Industry Forces Redefining Strategy: Geopolitics, climate, regulation and tech – and how they’ll shape pricing, underwriting and customer expectations.
- Actionable Recommendations: Practical steps to protect growth, innovate responsibly and deliver on your promises.
Prepare your organization for what’s next – reserve your seat today.
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Franklin Manchester
Global Insurance Strategic Advisor, SAS Financial Services
Speaker, Writer, "Nerd?!" As a hopelessly enthusiastic insurance professional, Franklin supports Global Insurance Strategy at the "OG" data and AI company, SAS Institute, Inc. After two decades at Allstate and Nationwide Insurance, he joined SAS in 2022 to inspire the insurance community to dream big, and imagine a future where every company is an AI company. Franklin holds his CPCU designation, as well as degrees in Risk & Insurance, Finance & Banking, and French. Ask him about Karaoke!
Pratima Singh
Principal and Sustainability Lead, Policy and Insights
Pratima Singh is a Principal with Economist Impact’s Policy and Insights team in New York. She is an expert in sustainability, infrastructure, circular economy, climate and digital technology. Pratima works with foundations, corporations, governments and non-profits seeking evidence-based analysis and policy recommendations. At Economist Impact, she leads several of the organisation’s global research programmes and has been moderating roundtables and panel discussions for several partners including IOM, UNEP, Duke University, World Food Prize and large-scale events by Economist Impact.
Sri Raghavan
Principal, Data and AI Enterprise Strategy, AWS Technology Partnerships
Sri joined AWS in 2022 and leads a team supporting partners across Data, Analytics, and AI. His work spans partner business development, strategic initiatives, design integrations, and investment planning. With 25+ years in advanced analytics, he has held senior roles in data science, AI evangelism, product management, engineering, and professional services across finance, healthcare, government, and APM. He holds Master’s degrees in Economics and International Relations from Temple University and completed doctoral coursework at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. An award-winning speaker and contributor at global conferences, Sri frequently writes and consults on GenAI, data fidelity, technology marketplaces, and machine learning. Outside of work, he’s an avid fiction reader and musician who often weaves classic rock references—AC/DC excluded—into his thought leadership.