Sapiens Ignite 2026

October 5 – 7, 2026 l Renaissance Nashville

The AI Event for Global Insurers

DAY 1 | Monday, October 5

DAY 2 | Tuesday, October 6

MORNING  
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome and CEO Keynote: From Platform to Intelligent Insurance Ecosystem
Sapiens Next Chapter: Delivered
Lunch

Afternoon
Breakout Sessions | Executive Meetings | Open Expo Hall
Panel Discussion
Luminary Keynote

Evening
Social Event

MORNING  
Registration and Breakfast
AI for Insurance Innovators Hands-On Workshop
Lunch

Afternoon
Round Table Events:
Customer Feedback | Partner Preview | Executive | Analyst

Evening
Welcome Reception Nashville Style

Inspirational Keynote

As insurers face pressure to transform, the real opportunity isn’t just in new tech, it’s in empowering people to rise. In this energizing keynote, Seth Mattison challenges us to rethink growth, change, and leadership by expanding human capacity instead of extracting more from exhausted teams. This is the roadmap to sustainable success, one built on trust, adaptability, and the soul of your people. 

Expert Insights

Our event will feature an array of inspirational keynotes and expert insights that will challenge you to think beyond the conventional and explore new possibilities. Also highlighted are leading industry analysts as well as experts from Fortune 100 and top consulting organizations.

See AI in Action

Watch real insurance workflows running on AI then map what that means for yours.  

Gain Industry Insights

Leading analysts and experts share where insurance is heading and what the early adopters are getting right. 

Hear Customer Stories

Insurers who've deployed AI will tell you what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently. 

The Venue

The Renaissance Nashville is a top event space located in the heart of Music City's exciting downtown district. Enjoy views of the Nashville skyline, live music in the Bridge bar, and a room that's a minute's walk from Broadway.

Reserve your room by September 10 with an exclusive rate for Ignite attendees.  

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Where?

The Renaissance Nashville is a top event space located in the heart of Music City's exciting downtown district. Enjoy views of the Nashville skyline, live music in the Bridge bar, and a room that's a minute's walk from Broadway.

Reserve your room by August 31 with an exclusive rate for Ignite attendees.  

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DAY 3 | Wednesday, October 7

MORNING  
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome and CTO Keynote: Engineering the Intelligent Insurance Platform
Luminary CEO Keynote
Executive Leadership Panel: Who Will Lead the AI-Clean Insurance Era?
Panel Discussion
Lunch | Open Expo Hall

Afternoon
Open Expo Hall | Super User Labs | Executive Meetings | Breakout Sessions
Closing and Certificate Ceremony
Open Expo Hall | AI for Insurance Innovators Hands-On Workshop | Executive Meetings | Networking

Shape What's Next

Be in the room with Sapiens leadership for product roadmaps and influence where we're going next.

DAY 1

Monday, October 5

DAY 2

Tuesday, October 6

 
7:30 am Connection Hub, Registration, and Breakfast Open, Networking

8:30 am Grand Opening 
Take your seat at the main stage as our Sapiens CEO opens Ignite 2026 with Leading in the age of Autonomous Insurance.

11:00 am Breakout Sessions
Choose your track for expert sessions.

12:45 pm Lunch and Networking

2:00 pm Breakout Sessions
Choose your track for expert sessions.

4:30 pm Luminary Keynote with Peter Hinssen
Hear from one of the world's leading thinkers on technology, innovation and leadership.

6:30 pm Evening Event
Join us at Luke Comb's Category 10 live music venue for an authentic Nashville experience.

 
11:00 am Registration Opens

1:00 pm - Analyst Roundtable
Invitation-only

5:00 pm Welcome Reception Nashville Style and Connection Hub Opening
Experience hands-on AI demos and meet our partners. 

DAY 3

Wednesday, October 7

7:30 am Connection Hub and Breakfast Open, Networking

8:30 am CTO Keynote
Immerse yourself in Sapiens AI for the Autonomous Insurer followed by panel discussions with partners, analysts and customers.

11:00 am Breakout Sessions
Choose your track for expert sessions.

12:45 pm Lunch and Networking

2:00 pm Luminary Keynote 
Experience a fresh, outside-in view with one of the world's top experts on leading through disruption.

3:15 pm Breakout Sessions
Choose your track for expert sessions.

4:30 pm Certifications Ceremony and Awards

Peter Hinssen is a globally recognized keynote speaker, bestselling author, business school lecturer, and serial entrepreneur widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on innovation, technology, and leadership. A self-described "pathological optimist," he has collaborated with Fortune 1000 companies and iconic brands including Google, Apple, Microsoft, LVMH, and Unilever and lectures at institutions such as the London Business School. He is the author of six bestselling books, most recently The Uncertainty Principle (2025), a guide for leaders navigating opportunities amid constant disruption.

Beyond speaking and writing, Peter has spent over fifteen years founding and scaling technology startups, with ventures acquired by Alcatel-Lucent, Belgacom, and Descartes. He currently leads nexxworks, a firm that helps organizations thrive in what he calls the "Never Normal," and is an active investor in startups and scaleups worldwide.

Peter Hinssen, Author, Entrepeneur, and Investor
Keynote Speaker

Carey Geaglone is a seasoned insurance industry executive with over three decades of transformational leadership experience across IT and business operations at large national and regional commercial P&C carriers. As Senior Vice President of Insurance Operations at FCCI Insurance Group, she was responsible for all customer service operations. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Carey was Chief Risk Officer at FCCI, where she led the Enterprise Risk Management program.

Leveraging her extensive operational background, Carey specializes in business process optimization and continuous improvement methodologies designed to leverage technology to create superior customer experiences while enhancing employee engagement and retention.

Carey earned her B.S. in Business Administration with a Finance concentration from Bryant University and holds an MBA in International Business from Central Connecticut State University. She maintains several industry designations, including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe), Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), Associate in Insurance Technology (AIT), and Associate in Risk Management (ARM).

Carey Geaglone, Senior Principal at Datos Insights 
P&C Industry Trends: An Analyst Perspective

Chris Eberly is the Head of Insurance Insights, with expertise in IT leadership, transformational technology implementation, enterprise information/data management, and technology strategy for the insurance industry.
Prior to joining Datos Insights, Chris was VP and head of Life & Producer Services IT at Lincoln Financial, where he led the Implementation of a new strategic life policy administration platform, significantly improved performance on the core compensation platforms, operationalized the Life centralized data store, moved a core legacy platform off the mainframe to AWS, and expanded agile development practices. Before Lincoln Financial, Chris supported many carriers with strategic management as VP of Research and Consulting at Novarica. Prior to Novarica, he was SVP of Insurance Solutions IT at Voya, where he was responsible for all IT services supporting the retail life and employee benefits business lines and for designing, planning, and building technology innovations that enable Voya to deliver new products and reach new markets in these business segments.
Chris has over 35 years of extensive industry experience in managing, designing, building, and implementing systems to support life, annuity, group benefits, and retirement services organizations. He has presented in many industry forums in the U.S. and London. In 2008, he was one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders. Chris attended Fairfield University and Trinity College.

Chris Eberly, Head of Insurance Insights Practice, Datos Insights 
Breaking the Boundaries: Life Industry Trends through the Analyst Lens

Keith is a Principal Analyst in Celent's North American insurance practice. He has extensive industry experience in operational process automation, business transformation, and artificial intelligence across the property/casualty and life/health/annuities industries. 

He is focused on technologies used for process automation including generative AI, agentic AI, robotic process automation, and process mining. He has assisted a number of insurance organizations with strategic technology roadmap development, go-to-market strategy, core platform replacement selection and IT and operational due diligence on acquisition opportunities. Keith has authored, blogged, participated in webinars and podcasts covering a number of insurance industry topics with focus on artificial intelligence, innovation, and both legacy and digital transformation. Keith also speaks frequently at insurance industry events.

Keith Raymond, Principal Analyst, Celent 
Decision: Agentic AI and Decisioning... Charting the Future

Anu Chawla is Director of ISV Partner Development in Microsoft's Global Partner Solutions Division. He leads a team of partner development professionals working with Microsoft's Global Financial Services ISV partners. Anu has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Missouri, Rolla.

Anu Chawla, Director of ISV Partner Development at Microsoft
General Session: Transforming Insurance with Agentic AI 

Entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Diary of a CEO, the world's second-largest host-led podcast, Steven Bartlett takes the main stage to share the lessons behind his own journey building and scaling ventures, and the insights he's gathered from hundreds of conversations with the world's top founders and leaders. From his early days in entrepreneurship to becoming the youngest-ever Dragon on BBC's Dragons' Den, Steven brings a candid, first-principles perspective on leadership, resilience, and growth. Expect a session full of honest, hard-won insight you can put to work immediately.

Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Investor, Host of The Diary of a CEO
Keynote Speaker

Mike joined Sapiens as Executive Chairman in December 2025. Mike is a globally recognized leader in the enterprise software industry, with over three decades of experience. He is the Executive Chairman of SYSPRO, a leading provider of digital manufacturing technology, recently acquired by Advent. Previously, Mike was CEO of Unit4, a global cloud ERP software vendor, formerly owned by Advent, and President of SAP SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud HCM solutions.

Mike is an active advisor, board member, and private investor to a number of technology companies. He plays a key role in mentoring startups with scaling and innovating and has significant experience in building teams and championing diversity. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Masters in Finance from London Business School.  

Mike Ettling, Chairman of the Sapiens Board and Interim CEO 
Keynote Speaker

Paul Wheeler joined Sapiens in December 2025 as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Sapiens Board. Paul is a global executive, recognised leader and consistent value creator with 30+ years’ experience leading technology businesses, predominantly within the private equity environment. Paul has held previous CFO roles, including at Operative and Trema, and has also held roles as Senior Operating Partner at the private equity fund Francisco Partners, Managing Director at ION Trading and Chief Operating Officer at Efront.  

With significant prviate equity experience, Paul has managed global teams and transformations, including large-scale change. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Paul Wheeler, Sapiens CEO Designate, Chief Financial Officer and Board member 
Keynote Speaker

Author, Keynote Speaker and former Merrill Lynch stockbroker, Mark Jeffries, has become a trusted adviser and communications consultant to some of the world’s largest and most successful
corporations, agencies and partnerships.

Mark has also mastered a fascinating niche moderating major corporate events. He has rapidly become the go-to person for facilitating, moderating and ‘MC-ing’ multinational events for
large and small organizations around the world. As well as running countless industry panels and chatting with more than 150 C-Suite execs,

Mark Jeffries
Ignite Host

Glen Ceniza joined Sapiens in January 2026 as Chief Technology Officer. Glen is a global technology executive and accomplished leader with 25+ years of experience leading large scale product, engineering, and cloud organizations within the private equity software space. He is expert in driving highly advanced innovation with cloud-native and AI-first technology platforms across large scale product portfolios, and has significant offshore/nearshore establishment experience across US, India, Israel, and Europe.

Glen joined Sapiens from Operative where he led the technology organization with over 700 engineers and 50+ product leaders. Previous to that, he was Global Vice President, Product and Engineering at JDA/BlueYonder. He has held several other technology leadership positions in software companies. Glen holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Glen Ceniza, CTO
Keynote Speaker

Karlyn Carnahan is an Executive Partner at Celent and a recognized authority on insurance technology and transformation. She advises C-suite executives on technology strategy, emerging business models, and the opportunities and challenges created by AI and other disruptive technologies. Drawing on decades of experience across insurance, technology, and consulting, Karlyn brings a pragmatic, business-focused perspective to helping insurers navigate change and position for the future. She is a frequent speaker, moderator, and author on the forces reshaping the insurance industry.

Karlyn Carnahan | CPCU, Head of Insurance, North America, Celent
Keynote Speaker

Carey Geaglone is a seasoned insurance industry executive with over three decades of transformational leadership experience across IT and business operations at large national and regional commercial property and casualty carriers. She has spearheaded numerous enterprisewide core system implementations and organizational transformation programs driving operational excellence. As Senior Vice President of Insurance Operations at FCCI Insurance Group, she was responsible for all customer service operations, including underwriting operations, billing, premium audit, auto physical damage and medical only claims, loss reporting, and support services. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Carey was Chief Risk Officer at FCCI, where she led the Enterprise Risk Management program, focusing on business and technology risk assessment, and emerging risk identification and mitigation strategies.

Leveraging her extensive operational background, Carey specializes in business process optimization and continuous improvement methodologies designed to leverage technology to create superior customer experiences while enhancing employee engagement and retention. Her proven track record includes successful navigation of complex regulatory environments and implementation of scalable operational frameworks that drive sustainable growth. Her unique combination of deep technical expertise, operational leadership, and strategic risk management experience positions her as a trusted advisor to insurance executives navigating today's rapidly evolving marketplace.

Carey earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Finance concentration from Bryant University and holds an MBA in International Business from Central Connecticut State University. She maintains several industry designations, including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance (ARe), Associate in Insurance Services (AIS), Associate in Insurance Technology (AIT), and Associate in Risk Management (ARM).

Carey Geaglone | CPCU, ARe, AIS, AIT, ARM, Senior Principal, Datos Insights
Keynote Speaker

Laurel Jordan is a Senior Principal for the Insurance practice. She has nearly three decades of experience in insurance, operations, solutioning, compliance, technology, transformation, and strategy. She brings a distinctive blend of industry knowledge from products and operations to digital expertise, thought leadership, change management, and an innovative mindset to help clients, peers, and colleagues navigate the ever-evolving insurance industry landscape. She also specializes in product and process expertise for life, annuities, long-term care, disability, voluntary group benefits, retirement, change management, digital transformation, and vendor and parter management.
 
Laurel’s insurance career began at CNA Insurance, which became CSC and eventually DXC, where she spent 23 years supporting multiple life and annuity insurers across technology platforms, business operations, and customer experience domains, as well as leading client transitions and conversions. Laurel then served as the Assistant Vice President of TPA Operations and Claims Center of Excellence Lead for EXL Services. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Laurel was the Insurance TPA & Compliance Officer at Sutherland Global Services.
Laurel has her FLMI, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), and her CLMS (Certified Leave Management Specialist) designations as well as numerous certifications in AI and ML. She holds a BBA and MBA from Middle Tennessee State University.

Laurel Jordan | FLMI, LSSGB, CLMS, Senior Principal, Datos Insights
Keynote Speaker

Keith is a Director in Celent's North American insurance practice. He has extensive industry experience and is a seasoned expert in generative and agentic AI, process automation, digital transformation, and back-office modernization for property/casualty and life/health/annuities. His previous roles include Vice President of Research and Consulting at Novarica, Practice Partner – Digital Success at MVP Advisory, CIO & COO of Futurity First Insurance Group; AVP of Distribution Systems and Field Technology for Mass Mutual; CIO of Trumbull Services, Head Principal Consultant for Life and Annuities in North America at HCL Technologies; and CIO of FPI, a software development and service company.

Keith's research is focused on workflow automation through artificial intelligence across the insurance value chain, and he authors a Celent series of reports on AI's impact on insurance operations. He has assisted dozens of insurance organizations with AI education through Celent’s Gen AI & Beyond Bootcamp, strategic technology roadmap, go-to-market strategy, and core platform replacement selection. Keith has authored, blogged, participated in webinars and podcasts and has been interviewed for industry editorials covering a number of insurance industry topics with focus on artificial intelligence and workflow automation. Keith speaks frequently at all the major insurance industry technology conferences including Insurtech Connect, Insurtech Insights and Insurance Innovators along with numerous regional events such as Insurtech America and annual user conferences. Keith also facilitates a Gen AI & Beyond Bootcamp for North American insurers and Celent's annual Gen AI & Beyond Symposium.
 

Keith Raymond | Director, Celent
Keynote Speaker