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tuesday 1 August 2017
8.30am	Registration Opens
9.00am	Welcome Jenny Lyon President, Actuaries Institute
9.05am	Keynote Address Elaine Collins – Actuarial Career Presentation Audio Video Actuaries are well-known to have strong intellectual, mathematical and problem-solving skills – the hard skills. Learning how to supplement these hard skills with soft skills, will provide any aspiring actuary with a considerable competitive advantage in their career. It will aid in commercial thinking and effective communication, particularly on the key themes underlying analysis. In this keynote session, Elaine Collins talks about the importance of soft skills in adding value to hard skills and provides a different perspective on career growth. She will share her personal career experience with participants and explore the different ways of mastering soft skills.
10.05am	Plenary 1 – 2017 Industry Insights Win-Li Toh - Principal, Taylor Fry Kevin Gomes - Principal, Taylor Fry Presentation Audio Video Want to get up to speed on the latest developments and future outlook for the GI Industry? This plenary reflects on the year that has passed and contemplates what to expect on the horizon. As the market ebbs and flows, catch a glimpse of how the industry prospects stack up in this GI update.
10.40am	Morning Tea
11.00am	Plenary 2 – The Changing Face of the General Insurance Industry Jonathan Shen - Senior Manager Data Science, Suncorp Presentation Will Scully-Power - Co-Founder & CEO of PASCAL51 Presentation Audio Video In this plenary, catch a glimpse of some select areas of change impacting the short-tail general insurance sector in Australia. Considering the far-reaching impact of technology and data, Jonathan Shen will be exploring “the internet of things”, particularly highlighting an application of how this can impact short tail lines of general insurance business. Then, CEO of Pascal51, Will Scully-Power will discuss how general insurers could use Insuretech, machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve their competitive advantage and change the way they do business in the new world of technology and data.
11.55pm	Plenary 3 - *The Long Tail Story Short* John Jeaitani - Actuarial Analyst, Finity Presentation Audio Video Susie Amos - Principal, Finity Presentation Audio Video Simon Guthrie - Director, National Disability Insurance Agency This plenary aims to give an update to the long tail classes. John Jeaitani will provide an update on the statutory Compulsory Third Party (CTP) business – a ‘traditional’ long tail class. Susie Amos will expand into the experience of Financial lines, as well as the emerging Cyber class.
1.00pm	Conclusion – Facilitator Official close – President Jenny Lyon
1.05pm	Lunch
2.00pm	Seminar end

Capability Framework Functions

	Contribution to Business Strategy
	Leadership
	Actuarial Approach to Problem Solving
	Valuing Uncertain Future Cash Flow
	Risk Management
	Professional Governance
	Product Development, Management and Pricing
	Investment Advice and Governance