Bruno is an Industrial Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in consulting for the insurance sector. Having evolved in everis from analyst to partner, he has led large strategy, operations, organization and information technology projects for top global insurance players in the European and American markets.

Holding global positions for the Insurance vertical everis for the last several years, he has a long track multi-country experience and has contributed to everis´ outstanding growth in terms of team career development, business growth and global team building.

Today, Bruno´s role consists in leading the everis and NTTData insurance go-to-market strategy as well as supporting the value proposition development in this new Digital era, maintaining the corporate determination of being the best place to work for the best talent.

25-year track record in strategy and digital innovation for blue-chip financial institutions in Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Founder The DIA Community (Digital Insurance Agenda), the largest insurtech conference in Europe with 2,200 attendees representing 50 countries from all 6 continents.

Board and advisory positions at fintechs and fintech investors.

Listed on InsurtechNews’ Global Top ’50 Insurtech Influencers’.

Bestselling author; 100,000+ copies sold in 8 languages – ‘Reinventing Financial Services. What consumers expect from banks and insurers’ and ‘Reinventing Customer Engagement. The next level of digital transformation for banks and insurers’.

Speaker in board sessions and at international conferences. Guest lectures at universities and business schools.

Irene van den Brink (CCO) has an ambition to make insurance better and easier for consumers through digital and client-driven experiences. She uses her experience and global network to forge new partnerships for DIG and capitalize on the growing demand for insurance technology. Before DIG, she was responsible for Business Development at digital insurer InShared, where she set-up the international business and co-founded OutShared, an additional insurtech business model. Prior, she had 10+ years in business development and innovation for global banking and insurance companies. Irene is a frequent speaker at conferences, closely connected to DIA and was named top 10 female influencer in Insurtech in the EU by the Insider.

Degree in Business Studies from the University of the Basque Country. I have complemented my training in areas of financial analysis and business strategy.

After a few years of experience in insurance companies, I redirected my working life towards supporting entrepreneurs. After more than 18 years of experience within BEAZ, I currently occupy the position of general management of the company.

Beaz is a public company of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia whose objective is to support companies and entrepreneurs in their effort to create new projects, innovate and internationalize.

A goal that aligns with the Foral Department of Economic Promotion, on whom we depend directly: to contribute to the growth of economic activity and the creation of qualified employment in Bizkaia.

To that end, we participate in the definition and management of the aid programs granted by the Department to support a business itinerary whose starting point is the creation of new companies and the end, their consolidation.

Celestino Suárez is currently Head of the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance sector at Ibermática, the consulting and technology company where he landed almost 13 years ago.

He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Oviedo and his professional career has always been linked to the Information Technology and Communications field, from different positions and areas of the ICT business value chain, in companies such as Informática El Corte Inglés, Capgemini Ernst & Young or Mnemo, among others.

The application of new technologies to the business models of different industries has always been a challenge for him, but his specialization has been focused on the IT business in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance, although he also has experience in areas such as Industry, Public Administrations and Telecommunications

Stefano De Liguoro es Director de Digital y Canal Directo de Grupo Zurich en Corporate Center y en España desde el pasado mes de noviembre de 2014.

Se incorporó al Grupo Zurich en 2006 y desde entonces, ha ocupado diversos cargos como responsable de la transformación de la compañía con orientación al cliente, a partir de las nuevas tecnologías. De 2008 a 2011 fue Responsable de IT del negocio online de Zurich para España y Reino Unido.

Es Licenciado en Economía y Máster en Finanzas por EADA Business School.

Experienced Director in the Automotive Industry with a solid achievement background skilled at different OEM´s both at European and National Market level. Strong experience in Value Chain Marketing & Sales, Customer Service, Customer Experience (CX), CRM, Strategic Planning, and Business Development. Currently embarked in a transformation journey towards Customer Centricity, Connectivity and Mobility. “

Joinup Co-founder & CEO. Elena is Civil engineer and IESE PDD. Before launching Joinup in 2012, she held several positions of responsibility in Ferrovial, managing the construction of large infrastructure projects

As a Data Driven Communication Specialist, Nagore runs the Marketing and Communication Department of TECH Friendly. She ensures that data gives her super powers and allows her to set aside intuition to develop intelligent communication strategies and plans capable of inducing behavioural changes in the audience in order to achieve business objectives.

Previously, she led the Open Government and Internet Communication Department of the Basque Government where she founded Irekia (the first Spanish-speaking Open Government platform) and worked for the World Bank helping governments to implement their open policies. Currently she also works as a teacher at Deusto University.

Adrià is Business Design Director at InnoCells, the Corporate Venture arm and hub of new digital ventures of Banco Sabadell. Business Design is devoted to creating new products and services in a customer-centric fashion, by using a mix of design thinking and lean startup methodologies. Prior to joining InnoCells, Adrià supported and invested several tech startups within the investment vehicle of the Mobile World Capital.

Bachelor Degree in Economic and Business Sciences and Insurance Actuary by Universitat de Barcelona. Master’s Degree in Financial Management by Deusto University and PDG Management Development Program by IESE Business School. She is a member of the Board of Inverco Catalunya and the Board of Col·legi d’Actuaris de Catalunya, she is also member of the Board of Edad y Vida Foundation. Her professional career has always been linked to the financial and insurance sector, holding the positions of CEO of Deutsche Zurich Pensiones, Head of Savings and Pensions business at Sabadell Seguros and she is currently Head of Sustainability and Institutional Relations at Sabadell Seguros.

Noemí Peña-Miguel. Holder of a doctorate in Economics and Business, and Lecturer of Accounting and Finance at the University of the Basque Country (Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea–UPV/EHU-). She has worked as a Financial Administration Manager in companies in the service sector specializing in promoting social welfare for twelve years. Actually, she is the External Relations Manager in Campus of Biscay of the University of the Basque Country. She is the responsible of Zitek program which supports university community (students, graduates, professors, researchers and administrative staff) of UPV/EHU Biscay Campus in the process of starting up a business.

Reggy de Feniks es un experto en estrategias digitales de engagement, speaker y autor de varios bestsellers.
Es coautor del bestseller mundial “Reinventando los servicios financieros: lo que los consumidores esperan de bancos y aseguradoras en el futuro” (traducido en ocho idiomas), y “Reinventando el compromiso del cliente: el próximo nivel de transformación digital para bancos y aseguradoras”.
Reggy tiene una trayectoria de 25 años trabajando para instituciones financieras de primer orden en más de 40 mercados, así como asesorando a insurtechs e inversores.

Es cofundador de The Digital Insurance Agenda (DIA). DIA Amsterdam y DIA Munich son los eventos de innovación de seguros y seguros más importantes del mundo que hay que ver, con ejecutivos de seguros de más de 50 países.

Marketing and Communication Director of DAS Seguros, with extensive experience in the insurance sector. Driving the digital transformation and improving the customer experience.

Carlos is a graduate in Telecommunications Engineering with a Master’s in Business Administration and a Management Development Diploma from IESE Business School – University of Navarra.

He’s an executive with more than 20 years of experience in insurance and the digital world, having spent 13 years working at AXA Group in technology and processes management in Spain and Latin America. In 2010, he created and ran a global digital innovation center for AXA Group.

After this stage, he led the global digital transformation of MAPFRE Group.

Currently, Carlos is the Global Head of Digital Insurance at Everis, an NTT DATA Company.

Sara es licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad de Barcelona. Cuenta con más de 10 años de experiencia en el sector seguros, donde ha gestionado la unidad de negocio dedicada a este ámbito en compañías como Banco Sabadell. Como Directora del vertical de Seguros en ForceManager, Sara será la responsable de la gestión de cuentas, análisis y desarrollo de mercado para la incorporación de las tendencias InsurTech.

Professional with over 20 years of technology and business consulting experience in Financial Services (both banking and insurance), leading large and complex transformation programmes in different companies and countries. Strong experience in digital transformation, from cultural and organizational agility to technology-based business and operating model transformation.

Head of Organization and IT at DAS Seguros since 2011. Previously worked as Business Consulting manager at everis, Ashland inc. and BankBoston Argentina.

Hold a Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Universidad de Buenos Aires and an MBA degree from ESADE Business School.

Doctor en Medicina, con una dilatada formación en instituciones sanitarias y finanzas, avalada por escuelas de negocio de gran prestigio internacional como IESE Business y IMD Business School (Suiza), ha ocupado puestos de alta dirección en diferentes empresas multinacionales líderes en el sector sanitario y asegurador.

Desempeñó el cargo de Director de planes de salud y miembro de la Dirección General de Seguros en Sanitas, pasando a ser Director General de Sanitas Responde, SL (BUPA España). Posteriormente, fue Director del Negocio de Salud en International and New Markets de AXA Global.

Ingeniera informática por la Universidad de Deusto. Tiene más de veinte años de experiencia trabajando con clientes de diferentes sectores en la transformación digital su negocio, tanto desde la perspectiva de consultoría, como en diseño e implantación de infraestructura tecnológica que dé soporte a esta transformación. En su trayectoria profesional ha ocupado diferentes puestos directivos, destacando su etapa como senior manager de la división de Systems Integration & Technology en Accenture y su posición actual como directora territorial norte en Satec. Compagina su actividad profesional con diferentes actividades de voluntariado para la promoción de vocaciones tecnológicas en las nuevas generaciones, especialmente en las niñas.

José Galíndez is founder and Chairman of the board of the EKI Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supplying and financing solar pv installations to schools and healthcare centers in off-grid sub-Saharan Africa.

He is also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Solarpack, a multinational integrated company of utility-scale solar pv plants (SPK:SM)

Mr. Galíndez holds a degree in Naval Architecture from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a postgraduate program at IESE.

He is currently Vice President of Círculo de Empresarios Vascos (CEV), and a member of the board of SENER Group.

Degree in Information Sciences by the Autonomous University of Barcelona. With exten-sive experience in audiovisual communication and in public sector, Carmen began her professional career at TVE, in the Valencian Community. She then worked in different public areas, becoming Director of Tourism of the Provincial Council of Valencia and, from 1998 to 2008, Director General of External Relations and International Development Cooperation at the Generalitat Valenciana. Very interested in the field of social entrepre-neurship, in 2014 she co-founded Women Without Age, a digital platform to transform the vision of women in today’s society, especially at the stage of maturity. Carmen is a Com-munity of Insurance contributor and in 2019 she was the host of the Insurance World Challenge, which took place in Madrid.

PR & Advertising Degree University of Barcelona. Master in Business Administration EAE Business School.
Expert in Corporate and Institutional Communication, PR, Digital Marketing and Social Media. Event Manager expert in the management of corporate and event websites.

Josep Carbó has developed his professional career helping corporations and public entities to improve their organizational performance, focusing his activity in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors and leading the practice of Health Management in Accenture. Since 2015 Josep joined his current role as Director of Global Business Development and Partner in Mediktor and since 2018 he is Vice President of Barcelona Health Hub.

Major in Law, minor in Business Administration, Financial Analyst, Master’s degree in Business Management and Marketing and, more recently, graduated in management methodologies for innovation and organizational transformation, Alejandro has extensive experience in the areas of Strategic Marketing, Digital Marketing and Innovation.
As senior partner of “The Lean Lab”, Alejandro began his career at Sanitas as a consultant specialist in Cultural and Digital Transformation Processes of large companies.
In February 2017 he joined Sanitas as Head Coach of Digital Transformation, where he has worked so far up to now.
Alejandro has a long and successful career in the field of the Digital Transformation and Cultural Change in large companies.
He was co-founder, senior partner and co-owner of The Lean Lab from 2012 to 2017. Previously, from 2008 to 2012, was co-founder and senior partner of M & A, an accelerator, incubator and developer of startups.
He began his professional career in the distribution and retail industry, playing General Marketing Management roles in the Allied Lyons Group, company in which he was a Board Member for three years
He has been MD of other international companies of that industry.
He was also a founder of two “Think Tanks” specialized in Strategic FMCG Marketing (Think Twice) and in Strategic Financial Marketing (Finenza Corporate Strategy) period during which he participated in development projects of international companies such as Red Bull or Commerzbank among others.
Passionate about his work, he loves skiing, sailing, playing golf and travelling and sharing his life with his three children and his current partner

CEO and Co-founder of Stacks, a company with 60% of the market share of clinical workstation in primary health care in Spain. In 2007 it became part of the CEGEDIM group. Participating in business developments and supporting the CEGEDIM board strategies in the development of technology world wide. Founding the software factory for the CEGEDIM group in Barcelona, and exporting technology to different countries.

Member of the Board at REDISS , non profit foundation , dedicated to improve research promoting knowledge through scientific research and deliver the outcomes to the society.

Peter Ohnemus has been involved in high-tech and bio-tech investments over the last 25 years. This had led to four IPO’s and multiple trade sells. He co-founded ASSET4, the world’s leading provider of extra-financial information in 2004. Later, this was sold to Thomson Reuters in 2009. Peter previously held senior executive positions with Sybase, Logic Works, The Fantastic Corporation and COS – all of which went public during his tenure.

Aline is a Digital Health Connector. She connects the dots between the different actors of the digital health ecosystem to improve healthcare and the patient experience through innovation.

Aline has strong international experience working with startups, helping them scale-up and connect with corporate companies (pharmaceuticals, insurers, hospitals). She was program manager for Bayer G4A (Grants4Apps) Accelerator programs in Barcelona, United States and Berlin, Business Development Director Europe for Health 2.0 and partner of eHealth Hub, an EU project supporting digital health SMEs. She co-founded Health 2.0 Barcelona, a local community bringing together the actors of the digital health ecosystem and she has been collaborating with institutions like SXSW, Medica and Barcelona Health Hub.

María Jesús del Blanco, holds a degree in Business Studies from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) and a Microeconomics of Competitiveness postgraduate at the Orkestra Institute in the University of Deusto. Since 2001 works for Bilbao Ekintza, the economic development agency of the city of Bilbao, gathering experience in various areas such as business promotion, international relations and hosting of events. She is currently the coordinator of the Strategic Sectors department focusing on the smart specialisation of the City which promotes the areas of creative industries, digital economy and advanced services. She has participated in several European projects and networks related to entrepreneurship and the sectors mentioned above, such as the UNESCO Cities of Design for instance.

In April 2019, Ricardo Martin Manjón was appointed Global Head of Data at BBVA. Ricardo is responsible of leading the transformation of the Group towards a data-driven company. Previously, Ricardo was Head of Data Strategy & Data Science Innovation, spearheading the most advanced applications of data and artificial intelligence to the business at BBVA.

Prior to that, Ricardo has been Head of Digital Banking at Nordea, the leading bank in the Nordics. In this position, he was responsible for defining and executing the overall digital strategy for the Retail and Corporate segments globally.

Before that, Ricardo has been Head of Digital Transformation at BBVA Spain for almost a decade. This role included the overall digital and physical distribution strategy and has been key in the evolution of the bank to become a leader in the digital space.

Additionally, Ricardo has also been Head of Marketing for BBVA Spain for two years.

Before joining BBVA in 2003, Ricardo had a fintech startup company that was acquired by BBVA.

He has a PhD in Quantitative Economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an Executive MBA from Columbia University and London Business School.

Monica Epple joined Swiss Re in June 2016. She is responsible for the development of advanced analytics capabilities and data driven solutions across the globe and lines of business leading a team of data scientists focused on modelling and prototyping.

Monica has a long time experience in the Insurance Industry. There she predominantly worked in the International Management Consulting Area where she focused on Innovation, Digital Transformation, IoT/Telematics and Big Data Strategies for Primary Insurers and Reinsurers. Additional focus areas are portfolio and claims analytics.

Monica started her professional carrier with a Primary Insurance Company in Germany and worked there for more than 10 years as a line Manager in the Claims Department and Corporate Underwriting Business.

Monica holds a Master`s degree in Insurance from the University of Leipzig in Germany. In addition she graduated as Dipl. Finanzwirtin (FH) and Wirtschaftsinformatikerin (VWA).

Having led sales teams for 7 countries, Luis spent the last 8 years advising multinational companies on how to make their customers happier through technology. He leads the Medallia Insurance practice in South EMEA and is based in Madrid. Luis states that listening to your customers will be a critical asset for all companies in 2020, the year where Customer Experience will become the battlefield in the Insurance sector.

Ruth is COO and a member of the Board at Bdeo, an Insurtech that offers a whole solution for the digitization of insurance companies processes addressing underwriting, FNOL, damage detection, and repair supervision.

She joined the company with the aim of providing it with the necessary structure for the high growth phase it is in. With a degree in Architecture, she founded her own startup and since then, has been linked to the world of technology and innovation.

Passionate about technology applied to solve everyday problems, before coming to Bdeo, she has been a mentor for numerous technology companies.

Miren Gutiérrez is a PhD in Communication, director of the Postgraduate Programme “Analysis, Research and Data Communication” and lecturer  at the University of Deusto. She is part of the Deusto Communication research team, recognized by the Basque Government with the maximum category A. She is also an Associate Researcher at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London; Datactive, University of Amsterdam, and MediaData, Polytechnic University of Valencia. Gutierrez is the author of the book Data activism and social change, London: Palgrave-Macmillan.