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COVER, South Africa's most trusted financial services trade publication, in collaboration with CaseJohnson, an alternative distribution consulting firm, is arranging the 2nd African Bancassurance and Alternative Distribution Conference to be held from the 6th to the 8th of May 2012 at the Westin Cape Town Hotel.  
 
 

Conference Programme
 
Sunday 06 May
   
18h00 Welcome Cocktails and Registration
 
Monday 07 May
   
08h45  Welcome and Opening of Conference
  Mr Tony Van Niekerk, Editor, COVER
   
  Exploring the boundaries of Bancassurance
   
09h00 Keynote Address: Bancassurance Growth in Africa
  Mr Willie Lategan, Chief Executive Officer, Absa Financial Services
   
09h45 Face to face Bancassurance - Unveiling the opportunities
  Mr Adriano de Matteis, AVP, Global Business Development, RGA Italy
   
  Emerging market innovation
   
11h00 Marketing to the emerging consumer: Cutting Edge Projects from around the world
  Mr Jeremy Leach, Senior Associate, Bankable Frontier Associates
   
11h45 West Africa: New Developments in the Region
  Mr CC Bruce, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Life Assurance Company, Ghana
   
12h30 LUNCH in Exhibition Area
   
13h30 East Africa: Innovative distribution strategies
  Ms Winnie Njau-Mbugua, Head of Insurance, Equity Bank, Kenya
   
14h15 Regulation in emerging markets: Balancing Protection and Access
  Ms Kim Rew, Director, Norton Rose
   
  The role of brand and product in successful distribution
   
15h30 Direct Response Distribution: Building a new brand in SA
  Mr Lenerd Louw, Chief Executive Officer, Frank.net
   
16h15 Product Design Case Studies: Simple life products
  Mr Johan Potgieter, Business Unit Head, Aon Hewitt Actuarial
   
19h00 Networking Dinner in GOLD Restaurant
 
Tuesday 08 May
   
  The role of investment, technology and reinsurance
   
09h00 Micro-insurance: an investor perspective
  Mr Dominic Liber, Partner, Leapfrog Investments
   
09h45 IT strategies for emerging markets: the mobile-centred future
  Mr Graham Toms, Senior Consultant, Saratoga Software
   
11h00 Targeting the bottom of the pyramid: a reinsurers perspective
  Mr Mario Wilhelm, Micro-insurance Specialist, Swiss Re
   
11h45 LUNCH in Exhibition Area
   
  Alternative distribution strategies
   
13h00 Telcassurance: Partnership Strategies with Mobile Networks
  Mr Bruce Sahd, Managing Director, CaseJohnson
   
13h45 Retailassurance: Distribution via retail partnerships
  Mr Nishid Dosa, General Manager Retail, Hollard Insurance Group
   
  Bridging the gap
   
15h00 Bridging the gap between Bank and Insurer: A multi-national perspective
  Mr Gautam Duggal, Head Wealth Management Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai
   
15h45 Managing Distribution Relationships: Panel Discussion
  Mr Johan Van Niekerk, Head of Business Development, RGA South Africa
  Ms Charmaine Scott, Director: Bancassurance, Standard Bank Africa
  Mr Jannie Venter, Managing Executive, Absa Life
   
16h30 Closing of Conference
  Mr Tony Van Niekerk, Editor, COVER
   

CaseJohnson Special Offer

Win a free “opportunity assessment” with CaseJohnson valued at $25,000 ! The assessment will analyse the unexploited distribution opportunity you may have with your bank, insurer or mobile network partner in your country.
CaseJohnson are specialists in the planning and execution of high-growth alternative distribution strategies via banking, lending and mobile network partnerships in emerging markets. Only the first 50 delegates who enter the draw will be considered so register soon!
 

1st African Bancassurance & Alternative Distribution Conference - May 2011
In 2011 delegates from 14 different countries (11 African countries) met at the Westin Cape Town Hotel to debate the future of insurance distribution in Africa. They spent two days sharing knowledge and experience on innovative ways to provide access to emerging market clients.
 
For comprehensive feedback on the highly successful 2011 conference visit
http://www.cover.co.za/general/africa-growing-distribution-through-diversity
 
Click here to view photographs from the 2011 Conference
 
Africa, with nearly 1 billion people, 50% of them under the age of 15, is the next frontier for economic growth. The diversity of the African continent calls for alternative methods of reaching consumers with financial services products. There is an opportunity for innovative players to leapfrog traditional products and technology to grow markets. Banks, insurers, retail merchants, brokers, and information technology providers, amongst others, have discovered the opportunities in convergence of business models.
 
"There is an opportunity for innovative players to leapfrog traditional products and technology to grow markets"
 
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