ACCELERATE 2023

Welcome to Accelerate 2023 and celebrate 10 years of the GIA.

Panel of carriers, investors and thought leaders.

Moderator: Jason Gross, Vice President, Head of Platform at ManchesterStory

Panelists

Julie Pearce, Chief Business Development and Transformation Officer at Wellabe

Nick Gerhart, Executive Vice President at Homesteaders Life Company

Pavan Goteti, Vice President Innovation & Business Process Management at EMC Insurance Company

Panel of carriers sharing what they are looking for from insurtech startups.

Moderator: Bryan Falchuk, Managing Partner at Insurance Evolution Partners

Panelists

Dave DeCapp, Senior Vice President, Marketing at Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa

Casey Decker, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Digital Experience at Sammons Financial Group Companies

Sean Kennedy, President and CEO at The IMT Group

Panel of female founders and insurance execs sharing their life lessons and advice.

Moderator: Ann Dieleman, Managing Principal at Ann Dieleman Consulting LLC

Panelists

Candice Smith, Founder & Director of Caregiven

Terri Vaughan, Professional Director, Emmett. J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance

Galen Shaffer, Vice President at Eos Venture Partners

Kara Hoogensen, Senior Vice President, Benefits & Protection, Head of Workplace Benefits at Principal Financial Group

Panel of mentors and founders sharing insights into our secret sauce.

Moderator: Jess Louis, Program Director at the Global Insurance Accelerator

Panelists

Susan Kelly, Director of Member Transformation at Wellabe

Lana Fox, President at ClinicNote

Tony Tavegia, Business Information Security Officer at Principal Financial Group

John Rooney, Vice President of Information Services at Shelter Insurance

8 of our best GIA Alumni presenting their 5-minute demo day pitches to a group of judges.

Moderator: Jim Lewis, Alumni Director at the Global Insurance Accelerator

Judges

Locke Lorde

ManchesterStory

University of Iowa

Plug and Play

Eos Venture Partners

Alumni

Jake Tamarkin, Everyday Life, Inc.

Rain Takahashi, JAUNTIN’, Inc

Rock Shindler, SDRefinery AI

David Thorne, Thumbscore

Trevor Gary, Micruity, Inc.

Zechari Tempesta, Lightship Neuroscience

Wesley Pergament, Sola

Evgeny Alesksandrov, Pilotbird

Winners recognized and presented their awards by Brian Casey, Partner at Locke Lord.