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Industry Connect

Once every month we organize “Industry Connect Sessions” which is based on the theme of the semester we invite top dignitaries and people of senior management from the industry to speak/discuss on the latest trend and current happenings in the industries.

Speakers Who Addressed Our Students

Mr. Sunil Sharma gave insights and spoke about the company’s statistics along with the changes and business strategies implemented by the company in times of the pandemic. Additionally, the students were also informed about the work environment, culture and team organization and structure at Kotak Life Insurance company. He also addressed all the queries that any of the student had.

Mr. Sunil Sharma

Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer at Kotak Life Insurance

Mr Vighnesh Mehta spoke about his experience in the life and the fields he has worked in and gave the students a glimpse of various departments including Investment banking and Treasury.

Mr. Vighnesh Mehta

Treasury counterparty risk team lead at GEVP Yes Bank.

Mr. Kartikeya Kandoi gave insights about the role of actuaries in not only the insurance sector but also in the banking and finance industry. He also spoke about the growing demand for actuarial consultancy while highlighting the fact that the demand would continue to grow in the long run.

Mr. Kartikeya Kandoi

Fellow Chartered Accountant and Fellow Actuary, India, UK, Sri Lanka

Mr. Vikas Newatia gave insights about the rising importance of the actuarial profession in India and across the world. He spoke about the importance of soft skills and communication along with technical knowledge in the corporate field. Ms Chunku Pani followed up this discussion with some anecdotes about her own time working in the industry.

Vikas Newatia

CEO, RSA India, Market Lead and Advisor for South Asia, IFoA.

Mr. Hariharan Mani spoke about the topic ‘demystifying the actuarial profession’. He majorly spoke about his experience in the life and general insurance fields and gave the students a glimpse into the work that an actuary does daily.

Mr. Hariharan Mani

Managing Director at PwC AIMS India

With an illustrious career, Mr Sivanandhan is a Retd. IPS officer runs an initiative called Roti Bank aimed at eradicating hunger. He spoke to students about Leadership and Service to Humanity. He emphasized how change begins from us and how each one working together could make a noteworthy change.

D Sivanandhan

Ex member Cyber Security Cell (RBI), IPS Officer (Retd.)

Mr. Thomas Mathew, currently serving as Board of Directors at several leading MNCs, shared his views with our students in an #IndustryMeetsAcademia Session on the syllabus content of the programs at IAQS and how they tie-in with Actuarial and Finance-based studies.

Thomas Mathew

Board of Directors, L&T Group of companies, Ex MD Chairman of LIC

He addressed the students on the latest trends in Life Insurance Pricing and Product Innovation. The students had an exhilarating experience learning from experienced professionals in the Life Insurance domain. The session detailed various aspects like Actuarial Pricing, Risk Management, Product development process, to name a few.

Abhijit Pal

Head of Pricing and Actuarial Research, Munich Re

With over a decade of experience in Underwriting, Mr. Sharad is currently the VP Head of Underwriting and Claims at Aegon Life Insurance Company Limited. Our students had an opportunity to understand New Age Underwriting in a interactive session by Mr. Sharad.

Sharad Mahamia

Head of Underwriting, Aegon L.I.C. Ltd

Senior Lecturer in Actuarial Studies and Statistics, Research school of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics. Our students had an opportunity to broaden their minds in a Case Study session by Mr. Gaurav.

Gaurav Khemka

Senior Lecturer Actuarial, Australian National University

Heading the Motor & Health Underwriting & Claims at ICICI Lombard, Mr. Amitabh Jain has more than 16 years of experience in product management and business in the General Insurance industry. Our students had an opportunity to understand the Motor and Health insurance in an enriching #IndustryConnect session.

Amitabh Jain

Head of Motor and Health Underwriting and Claims, ICICI Lombard

With over a decade of experience, Milan Rajani shared his insights in the Reinsurance domain in the non- life sector and provided a taste of how the industry functions. Students had an enriching session understanding jargon from the corporate world and their importance.

Milan Rajani

Head of Reinsurance, Magma HDI

In these changing times, Actuaries need to play diverse roles to constantly match the pace of evolving technology and enhance their communication skills. To get insights regarding how Actuaries need to keep abreast and work upon their skills, Mr. Xavier Lo shared his views and insights regarding the same in the "Industry Academia Session"

Mr. Xavier Lo

(FIA, FRM, MBA)

In this fast-pacing world of finance & technology, department of Actuarial Science organized a webinar that made student pause and understand the changing scenario of the Actuarial Profession and Telematics. The students were delighted to gain knowledge regarding the field of Telematics and how it’s widely used over the world. They were also keen on getting insights of how this stream has built over the years and how the field of Actuarial Science is related to it.

Shashank Kaushik

(FIAA, Head of Global Consulting, Munich Re)

Dr. Weihao Choo

(Actuarial Manager, Munich Re)

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