Seamless Inspire 2025

With over two decades of experience in insurance and digital technology, Koen has evolved from an innovative entrepreneur to a member of Van Ameyde Systems’ leadership team. Starting as a founder of educational technology startups, he developed a keen eye for transforming business needs into technical solutions. Now at Van Ameyde Systems, he bridges strategic vision with practical implementation, having boots in the mud while thinking about tomorrow’s IT challenge, ensuring continuous innovation and growth across European markets.

Discover how Van Ameyde transforms claims handling through innovative automation technologies. The presentation will demonstrate their integrated approach that processes over 1.1 million claims annually through their ECHO platform.

Key topics will include:

•        End-to-end claims automation solutions

•        Real-world implementation of AI and RPA in claims processing

•        How automation enhances rather than replaces human expertise

•        Future developments in claims handling technology

Andreas Ekström is a journalist, columnist, author – but most of all, speaker and educator on all things digital, or even better: digital humanities. Since his start in 2009, Andreas has given more than a thousand lectures, author visits, and seminars about the digital revolution and is highly regarded for his way of using educational clarity and challenging questions to get the audience to reevaluate their online behaviour. Andreas has reached an international audience through TED.com, where one of his lectures has been viewed close to two million times. He is the author of nine books and was named Speaker of the Year 2019.

His new lecture, called “Organic intelligence”, is a transformative lecture offering a fresh perspective on humanity’s role in the AI-driven world. It explores critical questions shaping our future:

• What decisions must we make today for a better tomorrow?
• Who will control the tools and reap the benefits of AI?
• How can we ensure equitable access to the opportunities AI creates?

This forward-thinking analysis combines a call for digital democratisation with actionable insights for building new businesses, fostering meaningful social interactions, and reimagining the internet. Above all, it inspires embracing change not with fear but with enthusiasm and an informed approach, empowering decision-makers to shape a better, more inclusive digital future.

Michael is a thought-leading partner at Avanti Corporate Development leading the Applied Technology Advisory area with nearly 25 years of experience in driving transformative initiatives from small to large scale, alternating between consultancy, startup, line and management positions. Michael’s unique ability is to question the given, analyse options, manage through complexity, execute and make the change happen – an ability that can be deployed in challenging situations within the Technology space.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a pivotal EU regulation ensuring financial institutions can withstand and recover from cyber threats – a key topic for 2024 and 2025. For executives, it sets a new bar for ICT risk management, third-party oversight, and incident response, driving resilience in an increasingly digital landscape. The presentation will focus on sharing Avanti’s experiences working with these projects, offering insights into practical implementation and key challenges.

Key insights for executives:

• Stronger ICT Risk Governance – Clearer accountability for cyber resilience at the executive level.
• Third-Party Risk Controls – Stricter oversight of ICT providers, including cloud services.
• Streamlined Incident Reporting – Faster, standardized response across the EU.
• Mandatory Cyber Resilience Testing – Regular stress tests to ensure operational readiness.