This session will highlight how the insurance sector is evolving from a risk protector to a key enabler of India’s growth story. It’ll explore the sector’s pivotal role in strengthening resilience and driving India’s economic resurgence in the journey toward 2047.

Sumit Madan, Managing Director & CEO, Axis Max Life Insurance

This session will explore how the insurance industry is stepping into a new era, where intelligent systems meet human empathy and decisive leadership. This session will spotlight how insurers can harness technology and human insight to redefine resilience, agility, and customer trust.

Shri. Satyajit Tripathy, Member (Distribution), IRDAI

This session brings together industry leaders to share their strategic vision on how life insurers are reshaping business models to balance profitability with purpose. It will explore how CEOs are leveraging innovation, digital ecosystems, and customer-centric strategies to drive sustainable growth, strengthen resilience, and redefine the future of protection in India’s evolving economy.

Speakers:

• Alok Rungta, Managing Director & CEO, Generali Central Life Insurance
• Ashish Vohra, Managing Director and CEO, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
• Kamlesh Rao, Managing Director, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
• Parag Raja, Managing Director & CEO, Bharti AXA Life Insurance
• Sumit Madan, Managing Director & CEO, Axis Max Life Insurance
• Sumit Rai, Managing Director & CEO, Edelweiss Life Insurance

Moderator:

Amit Roy, Partner, Leader (Insurance & Allied Businesses), PwC

Arnab Basu, Partner, Clients & Industries Leader, PwC

Sameer Yogishwar, Chief Operating Officer, HDFC Life

In a conversation with :

Lavanya Iyengar, Deputy Chief Editor, ET Edge

This session will explore how non-life insurers are evolving from claim-settlement providers to
proactive risk partners. Industry leaders will discuss strategies to balance sustainable growth
with robust risk management, leveraging data, technology, and preventive solutions to
enhance customer trust and business resilience in an unpredictable world.

Speakers:
• Parthanil Ghosh, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance
• Rajiv Gupta, President, PB Fintech (Policybazaar, Paisabazaar)
• Rakesh Jain, Executive Director & CEO, Reliance General Insurance

Moderator: Vivek Belgavi, Partner, Financial Services Advisory Leader, PwC

The future economy is fraught with disruptive risks—pandemics, cyber warfare, climate crises, and black swan shocks. This session will explore how CIOs, CTOs, and AI leaders are using data and predictive intelligence to anticipate disruptions, prevent losses, and prepare for these existential threats. It will spotlight strategies for risk transfer, global best practices, and building systemic resilience so that India’s growth journey remains secure.

Speaker:

• Kiran Belsekar, Chief Technology Officer, Bandhan Life
• Kayzad Hiramanek, Chief Operating Officer, Edelweiss Life Insurance

Moderator:
Asim Parashar, Partner, Financial Services Technology, PwC

The future economy is fraught with disruptive risks—pandemics, cyber warfare, climate crises, and black swan shocks. This session will explore how CIOs, CTOs, and AI leaders are using data and predictive intelligence to anticipate disruptions, prevent losses, and prepare for these existential threats. It will spotlight strategies for risk transfer, global best practices, and building systemic resilience so that India’s growth journey remains secure.

Speaker:

• Kiran Belsekar, Chief Technology Officer, Bandhan Life
• Kayzad Hiramanek, Chief Operating Officer, Edelweiss Life Insurance

Moderator:
Asim Parashar, Partner, Financial Services Technology, PwC

This session delves into how technology, data, and innovation are transforming actuarial science. It will explore modern risk strategies, AI-driven modelling, and the evolving role of actuaries as strategic partners in product innovation, pricing, and enterprise risk, driving new product development.

Speakers:

• Shailendra Kothavale, Chief Risk Officer, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
• Dr Porus Peshoton, Director and Chief Underwriter, Axis Max Life Insurance

Moderators:

Saigeeta Bhargava, Partner, Risk Consulting, PwC

Life insurance has always relied on deep human relationships, yet the next wave of disruption
will be defined by AI-led augmentation and real-time customer expectations. This session
examines what insurers must reinvent today to stay competitive in an industry where people
remain at the core, but the operating model is being fundamentally reshaped.

Manu Lavanya, Senior Director and COO, Axis Max Life Insurance

In a conversation with

Lavanya Iyengar, Deputy Chief Editor, ET Edge

With IRDAI’s ambitious vision of “Insurance for All by 2047,” can India achieve universal coverage across life, health, and general insurance? This session will analyze the policy landscape, digital infrastructure, and private–public collaboration needed to make insurance both affordable and accessible. It will also explore how insurers can balance commercial imperatives with national social relevance.

Speaker:

•         Dhiren Salian, Chief Financial Officer, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

•         Srikanth Kandikonda, Chief Financial Officer, Manipal Cigna Health Insurance

Moderator:  Pragya Shree, Managing Director, Strategy, Financial Services, PwC

Shri K. Mahipal Reddy, Executive Director, IFSC Authority

Speaker: Gayathri Parathasarthy, Partner, India Financial Services Sector Leader, Global Financial Services Technology Leader, PwC