InsuranceCom AT-CEE

Senior Executive Conference

October 13/14, 2025

SO/ Vienna/Vienna

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The "InsuranceCom AT-CEE" Senior Executive Conference is the leading independent platform for decision makers of the Austrian, Central and Eastern European insurance industry. The high-caliber community is composed of an exclusive circle of personally invited members of management, boards of directors and supervisory boards of the insurance industry, as well as top managers of relevant business partners. The focus is on informal dialogues between the executives and peers. The private conference is media-free. The University of St. Gallen/ HSG is actively involved as an expertise partner. The conference will be held in English.

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InsuranceCom AT-CEE 2025

Leaders’ Dialogue: Path to Profitable Growth

Richard Grieveson, Deputy Director of the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), together with Dr Arne Holzhausen, Head of Insurance and Wealth Markets, Economic Research, Allianz SE, will jointly present a macroeconomic analysis of global and EU-wide developments as well as an insurance-specific market outlook for the Central and Eastern European markets.

Following the presentation, Dr Luciano Cirinà, CEO of Zurich Insurance Austria, and Elżbieta Häuser-Schöneich, Member of the Management Board at PZU, will take part in a leaders’ dialogue discussing growth potential in the areas of natural catastrophes (NatCat), retirement provision, digitalization, and ESG.

Mag Gregor Pilgram, CEO of Generali Versicherung AG, will speak about the ‘Lifetime Partner 27 – Driving Excellence’ program. Traditional growth paths are becoming increasingly challenging, margins are under pressure, and the disruptions will persist. It will be crucial to anticipate customer behavior at an early stage and to develop suitable insurance models. Simplicity, transparency, and the combination of artificial and human intelligence – to bring together the best of both worlds – will become key success factors. In addition to customer acquisition and retention, the goal is to build trust that goes beyond the transaction.

In the afternoon session, senior leaders will share exclusive insights and engage in a dialogue on the digital opportunities as well as the associated challenges. Univ Prof Mag Dr Sabine Theresia Köszegi – Professor of Labor Science & Organization at TU Wien – will address artificial intelligence and the human/employee factor, the preservation of competencies, and the impact on strategic business development.

The Conference will conclude with a discussion on the business potentials and the upcoming industry transformation driven by the application of artificial intelligence and emerging quantum computing, as well as the threats to digital security (cybercrime) from the perspective of insurers and service providers. Participating in this discussion are UNIQA with Mag Christian Gosch, Head of Group Data & IT, UNIQA Insurance Group AG; along with management leaders from Accenture, EPAM, Genesys and IBM Consulting.

The Insurance Conference 2025 will once again address and discuss fundamental questions at the highest level. The participants are senior executives who have been personally invited.

InsuranceCom Austria & CEE – the platform where Senior decision-makers of the Austrian and Central & Eastern Europe Insurance industry meet and exchange their experiences.