Topic Day Scaling AI: From pilot to performance

AI scaling from the overall perspective of transformation

On July 9, 2026 we invite you to together with our member SAS to the Topic Day Scaling AI to Heidelberg. The focus will be on the scaling of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry from an overall transformation perspective.

Diskutiert wird, wie Versicherungsunternehmen Prioritäten setzen, KI organisatorisch verankern und Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit treffen. Ziel ist es aufzuzeigen, wie KI strukturiert von einzelnen Pilotprojekten in die unternehmensweite Anwendung überführt wird – und dabei messbare Wirkung entfaltet. Denn die Phase isolierter Experimente liegt hinter der Branche. Jetzt geht es darum, KI verbindlich zu priorisieren, systematisch zu integrieren und nachhaltig in Wertschöpfung zu überführen.

Unter anderem sind Speaker:innen aus folgenden Unternehmen vertreten:
– AI Risk
– ARAG
– HUK-COBURG
– R+V
– W&W Gruppe

Why this Topic Day is important now

The discussion is shifting: no longer „Where do we start a pilot?“, but „Where do we achieve performance?“ Insurance companies are faced with the task of bundling AI strategically, anchoring it organizationally and making it economically effective. Scaling AI means more than just technology - it means prioritization, governance, architecture and consistent implementation across the board. The Topic Day shows what this path can look like.

What you can expect

- Strategic classification: Which priorities are decisive now?
- Governance & organization: How is AI structurally anchored?
- Practical scaling cases: How does the transition from pilot to performance succeed?
- Exchange at decision-making and program level

The focus is not on isolated use cases, but on the question of how AI can have a company-wide impact - technologically, organizationally and economically.

Target group: The event is expressly aimed only at employees of InsurLab Germany member companies or by special invitation from SAS or InsurLab. The event is particularly interesting for board members and management in the insurance industry, IT and data managers with a mandate to scale AI, program and transformation managers in the context of AI scaling, executives from data, automation and innovation areas as well as decision-makers who no longer want to test AI but want to scale it in a structured way.

Note:

After the Topic Day, together with SAS as host, we invite you to the Summer Special. If you would also like to be there, please note that a Separate registration required is. The following also apply to the Summer Special Own conditions of participation and limited contingents.

Anreiseinformationen

Genauere Informationen zur Location sowie zu den Anreisespezifika kannst du dem nachfolgend verlinkten Dokument entnehmen.

Die untenstehende Agenda spiegelt den aktuellen Status quo wider; wir behalten uns Änderungen vor, und insbesondere die einzelnen Tracks werden im Laufe der Zeit weiter ausgearbeitet – regelmäßiges Vorbeischauen lohnt sich.

Hourly Schedule

11:00 - 11:30
Arrive
11:30 - 11:45
Eröffnung
InsurLab Germany & SAS
11:50 - 12:15
Keynote "The Strategic Goal of AI: How to build Intelligence Capital"
Simon Torrance (Founder & CEO von AI Risk)
12:20 - 12:40
Keynote
Hanno Petersen (Vorstandsmitglied ARAG)
12:45 - 13:05
Keynote "KI im Konzern skalieren – Plattform, Zentraleinheit und Hub-and-Spoke als Erfolgsfaktor"
Michael Zimmer (Chief Data & AI Officer bei W&W Gruppe)
13:10 - 13:30
Keynote
tba
13:30 - 14:00
Break
14:00 - 16:00
Track 1: AI at Scale: Real Cases, Impact & Lessons Learned 👇
Track 1: AI-driven Automation - Zwischen Hype, Realität und nachhaltiger Skalierung
Anastasia Golz (Head of Business Process Automation bei HUK-COBURG)
Track 1: Die Sicht der Maklerwelt (Cases & Erkenntnisse)
Thorben Schlätzer (Geschäftsführer von dreifach.ai)
Track 1: Moderation Panel-Diskussion
Nele Wollert (CSO bei muffintech)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 2: AI at Scale: Regulation, Risk & Governance 👇
Track 2: Vom Pilot zur Governed AI: Welche Rechtsarchitektur Versicherer jetzt wirklich brauchen
Thomas Fischer (Partner bei ASD)
Track 2: Verantwortung als Wettbewerbsvorteil
Dr. Frank Esselmann (Bereichsleiter Markt der Geschäftsstelle Corporate Digital Responsibility beim BMJV) und Leonhard Henke (Fachliche Leitung CDR- und AI-Governance der Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)-Initiative beim BMJV)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 3: AI at Scale: Strategy, Operating Models & Transformation 👇
Track 3: AI at Scale - How Agentic AI delivers the biggest ROI
Simon Torrance (Founder & CEO bei AI Risk)
Track 3: General Purpose Technology - AI zwischen Hype und Produktivität – Wo stehen wir wirklich?
Volker Lesch (Partner bei Senacor)
Track 3: Von Piloten zu Performance: Wie Versicherer KI-Initiativen an Werttreibern ausrichten
Marcel Ballbach (Controller bei R+V)
Track 3: Scaling AI in der Praxis: Vom Experiment zur wirksamen Führung bei der AOK PLUS Service GmbH
Christoph Schönfelder (Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer bei MONDAY.ROCKS) & Frank Schubert (Geschäftsbereichsleiter Gesundheitspartner bei AOK PLUS)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 4: AI at Scale: Engineering, Platforms & Data 👇
Track 4: Scaling AI in production– from Human Agents to Digital Agents in Business Services
Antonio Di Marzo (Head of Applied AI EU | Enterprise Agentic Transformation bei EPAM) & Frank Schürken (Senior Director, Account Management bei EPAM)
Track 4: KI-gestützte Datenmigration in der Versicherungs-IT: Wie ein KI-Assistent Analyse- und Mapping-Aufwände in Migrationsprojekten deutlich reduziert
Lars Stüber (Senior Data Consultant bei adesso)
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:00
Wrap-up mit Key Takeaways der Tracks
17:05 - 17:35
Keynote
tba
17:40 - 17:55
Final Wrap-up
tba
17:55
Veranstaltungsende und Übergang zum Summer Special

The registration to this event is exclusively possible for Employees of member companies of InsurLab Germany or by special invitation from SAS or InsurLab. It is an On-site event. Above you will find a more detailed specification of who the event is specifically aimed at. If the above aspects apply to you, you can register here:

Of course, it can happen that one is prevented despite interest. Therefore a request: If you have registered for one of our events but are unable to attend, please cancel as early as possible by sending an e-mail to connect@insurlab-germany. In this way we can further optimize our planning, allow interested parties to participate and save costs for catering etc. We thank you for your understanding!

Film and sound recordings as well as photos will be taken at the event. By registering for the event, you agree to their subsequent use.

Date

Jul 09 2026

Time

11:30 - 17:45

Location

SAS Institute GmbH
SAS Institute GmbH
Villa7 / SAS Executive Briefing Center, Stiftweg 1, 69118 Heidelberg
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Speakers

  • Simon Torrance
    Simon Torrance
    Founder & CEO AI Risk

    Simon Torrance is founder of AI Risk, an agentic AI strategy consultancy for knowledge-intensive sectors. He advises insurers and financial services firms on how to develop Intelligence Capital for sustainable competitive advantage. His insights are published here: www.ai-risk.co/insights

  • Dr. Michael Zimmer
    Dr. Michael Zimmer
    Chief Data & AI Officer

    Schaffung einer AI Organisation und Aufbau einer Best in Class AI Plattform. Operative Lieferverantwortung für AI und Schaffung notwendiger Governance Funktionen. Verantwortlich für das Thema RPA. Leiter der Ablauforganisation als Teil der Betriebsorganisation.

Topic Day Scaling AI: From pilot to performance

Date

Jul 09 2026

Time

11:30 - 17:45

Location

SAS Institute GmbH
SAS Institute GmbH
Villa7 / SAS Executive Briefing Center, Stiftweg 1, 69118 Heidelberg

AI scaling from the overall perspective of transformation

On July 9, 2026 we invite you to together with our member SAS to the Topic Day Scaling AI to Heidelberg. The focus will be on the scaling of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry from an overall transformation perspective.

Diskutiert wird, wie Versicherungsunternehmen Prioritäten setzen, KI organisatorisch verankern und Entscheidungen unter Unsicherheit treffen. Ziel ist es aufzuzeigen, wie KI strukturiert von einzelnen Pilotprojekten in die unternehmensweite Anwendung überführt wird – und dabei messbare Wirkung entfaltet. Denn die Phase isolierter Experimente liegt hinter der Branche. Jetzt geht es darum, KI verbindlich zu priorisieren, systematisch zu integrieren und nachhaltig in Wertschöpfung zu überführen.

Unter anderem sind Speaker:innen aus folgenden Unternehmen vertreten:
– AI Risk
– ARAG
– HUK-COBURG
– R+V
– W&W Gruppe

Why this Topic Day is important now

The discussion is shifting: no longer „Where do we start a pilot?“, but „Where do we achieve performance?“ Insurance companies are faced with the task of bundling AI strategically, anchoring it organizationally and making it economically effective. Scaling AI means more than just technology - it means prioritization, governance, architecture and consistent implementation across the board. The Topic Day shows what this path can look like.

What you can expect

- Strategic classification: Which priorities are decisive now?
- Governance & organization: How is AI structurally anchored?
- Practical scaling cases: How does the transition from pilot to performance succeed?
- Exchange at decision-making and program level

The focus is not on isolated use cases, but on the question of how AI can have a company-wide impact - technologically, organizationally and economically.

Target group: The event is expressly aimed only at employees of InsurLab Germany member companies or by special invitation from SAS or InsurLab. The event is particularly interesting for board members and management in the insurance industry, IT and data managers with a mandate to scale AI, program and transformation managers in the context of AI scaling, executives from data, automation and innovation areas as well as decision-makers who no longer want to test AI but want to scale it in a structured way.

Note:

After the Topic Day, together with SAS as host, we invite you to the Summer Special. If you would also like to be there, please note that a Separate registration required is. The following also apply to the Summer Special Own conditions of participation and limited contingents.

Anreiseinformationen

Genauere Informationen zur Location sowie zu den Anreisespezifika kannst du dem nachfolgend verlinkten Dokument entnehmen.

Die untenstehende Agenda spiegelt den aktuellen Status quo wider; wir behalten uns Änderungen vor, und insbesondere die einzelnen Tracks werden im Laufe der Zeit weiter ausgearbeitet – regelmäßiges Vorbeischauen lohnt sich.

Hourly Schedule

11:00 - 11:30
Arrive
11:30 - 11:45
Eröffnung
InsurLab Germany & SAS
11:50 - 12:15
Keynote "The Strategic Goal of AI: How to build Intelligence Capital"
Simon Torrance (Founder & CEO von AI Risk)
12:20 - 12:40
Keynote
Hanno Petersen (Vorstandsmitglied ARAG)
12:45 - 13:05
Keynote "KI im Konzern skalieren – Plattform, Zentraleinheit und Hub-and-Spoke als Erfolgsfaktor"
Michael Zimmer (Chief Data & AI Officer bei W&W Gruppe)
13:10 - 13:30
Keynote
tba
13:30 - 14:00
Break
14:00 - 16:00
Track 1: AI at Scale: Real Cases, Impact & Lessons Learned 👇
Track 1: AI-driven Automation - Zwischen Hype, Realität und nachhaltiger Skalierung
Anastasia Golz (Head of Business Process Automation bei HUK-COBURG)
Track 1: Die Sicht der Maklerwelt (Cases & Erkenntnisse)
Thorben Schlätzer (Geschäftsführer von dreifach.ai)
Track 1: Moderation Panel-Diskussion
Nele Wollert (CSO bei muffintech)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 2: AI at Scale: Regulation, Risk & Governance 👇
Track 2: Vom Pilot zur Governed AI: Welche Rechtsarchitektur Versicherer jetzt wirklich brauchen
Thomas Fischer (Partner bei ASD)
Track 2: Verantwortung als Wettbewerbsvorteil
Dr. Frank Esselmann (Bereichsleiter Markt der Geschäftsstelle Corporate Digital Responsibility beim BMJV) und Leonhard Henke (Fachliche Leitung CDR- und AI-Governance der Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)-Initiative beim BMJV)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 3: AI at Scale: Strategy, Operating Models & Transformation 👇
Track 3: AI at Scale - How Agentic AI delivers the biggest ROI
Simon Torrance (Founder & CEO bei AI Risk)
Track 3: General Purpose Technology - AI zwischen Hype und Produktivität – Wo stehen wir wirklich?
Volker Lesch (Partner bei Senacor)
Track 3: Von Piloten zu Performance: Wie Versicherer KI-Initiativen an Werttreibern ausrichten
Marcel Ballbach (Controller bei R+V)
Track 3: Scaling AI in der Praxis: Vom Experiment zur wirksamen Führung bei der AOK PLUS Service GmbH
Christoph Schönfelder (Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer bei MONDAY.ROCKS) & Frank Schubert (Geschäftsbereichsleiter Gesundheitspartner bei AOK PLUS)
14:00 - 16:00
Track 4: AI at Scale: Engineering, Platforms & Data 👇
Track 4: Scaling AI in production– from Human Agents to Digital Agents in Business Services
Antonio Di Marzo (Head of Applied AI EU | Enterprise Agentic Transformation bei EPAM) & Frank Schürken (Senior Director, Account Management bei EPAM)
Track 4: KI-gestützte Datenmigration in der Versicherungs-IT: Wie ein KI-Assistent Analyse- und Mapping-Aufwände in Migrationsprojekten deutlich reduziert
Lars Stüber (Senior Data Consultant bei adesso)
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:00
Wrap-up mit Key Takeaways der Tracks
17:05 - 17:35
Keynote
tba
17:40 - 17:55
Final Wrap-up
tba
17:55
Veranstaltungsende und Übergang zum Summer Special

The registration to this event is exclusively possible for Employees of member companies of InsurLab Germany or by special invitation from SAS or InsurLab. It is an On-site event. Above you will find a more detailed specification of who the event is specifically aimed at. If the above aspects apply to you, you can register here:

Of course, it can happen that one is prevented despite interest. Therefore a request: If you have registered for one of our events but are unable to attend, please cancel as early as possible by sending an e-mail to connect@insurlab-germany. In this way we can further optimize our planning, allow interested parties to participate and save costs for catering etc. We thank you for your understanding!

Film and sound recordings as well as photos will be taken at the event. By registering for the event, you agree to their subsequent use.

Speakers

  • Simon Torrance
    Simon Torrance
    Founder & CEO AI Risk

    Simon Torrance is founder of AI Risk, an agentic AI strategy consultancy for knowledge-intensive sectors. He advises insurers and financial services firms on how to develop Intelligence Capital for sustainable competitive advantage. His insights are published here: www.ai-risk.co/insights

  • Dr. Michael Zimmer
    Dr. Michael Zimmer
    Chief Data & AI Officer

    Schaffung einer AI Organisation und Aufbau einer Best in Class AI Plattform. Operative Lieferverantwortung für AI und Schaffung notwendiger Governance Funktionen. Verantwortlich für das Thema RPA. Leiter der Ablauforganisation als Teil der Betriebsorganisation.

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