Welcome remarks:
Jonathan Dixon – IAIS Secretary General
Mimoza Kaçi – General Executive Director of AFSA

We are honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, to open the conference and set the scene for the discussions that follow. His address will pave the way for the Executive Committee Leadership Dialogue, during which the current and [soon to be elected] incoming IAIS Chair, along with the Vice Chairs, will share key updates on our projects.

The IAIS Executive Committee (ExCo) leadership will discuss key developments on the IAIS’ work programme. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the audience.

Panellists:
Petra Hielkema – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo, IAIS FinTech Champion and Chair, EIOPA
Andrew N. Mais – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo, Insurance Commissioner, Connecticut and Past President, NAIC
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco

This panel will explore the importance of global collaboration in insurance supervision and standard setting, particularly in an increasingly interconnected world. Drawing on insights from supervisors and industry leaders, the discussion will examine how collaboration can drive innovation, avoid regulatory fragmentation and address common challenges – so that insurance can fulfil its essential role of fostering societal resilience.

Panellists:
Jon Godfread – President, NAIC and Insurance Commissioner, North Dakota
Petra Hielkema – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo, IAIS FinTech Champion and Chair, EIOPA
Satoru Komiya – Chairman of the Board, Tokio Marine 
N (Fundi) Tshazibana – Deputy Governor and CEO, Prudential Authority South Africa
Shriti Vadera – Chair, Prudential plc and Chair, World Bank Private Sector Investment Lab

Panellist:
Toby Nangle – Reporter, Financial Times Alphaville

This panel will discuss structural shifts in the life insurance sector, including insurers’ increased investments in private credit, a rapidly growing subsector of alternative assets, as well as the rising adoption of cross-border asset-intensive reinsurance, building on the IAIS’ Issues Paper and Global Monitoring Exercise (GME) analysis on this topic.

Panellists:
Gaston Gelos – Deputy Head of Monetary and Economic Department and Head of Financial Stability Policy, Bank for International Settlements 
Doug Ommen – Insurance Commissioner, Iowa
Samuel Ramos – Chief Legal Officer, Global Atlantic
Thea Utoft Høj Jensen – Director General, Insurance Europe and Secretary General, Global Federation of Insurance Associations
Vicky White – Director of Insurance and Cross-Sectoral Policy, UK Prudential Regulation Authority

Moderator:
Dieter Hendrickx – Chair, IAIS Macroprudential Committee and Head, Prudential Policy Insurance, National Bank of Belgium 

Two roundtables will provide an opportunity for members and stakeholders to discuss IAIS’ work on financial stability with a particular focus on:

1) Private credit
Moderator: 
Gareth Truran – Executive Director, Insurance Supervision, UK Prudential Regulation Authority

2) Quantifying potential financial stability impact of natural catastrophe protection gaps
Moderator:
Fiona Woods – Ireland Central Bank

A third roundtable will be focused on implementation support.

Insights from the roundtables.

Reception for IAIS Annual Conference participants

More details to follow soon.

Panellists:
Christine Cupitt – CEO, Council of Australian Life Insurers
Bill Marcoux – Chair of Insurance Development Forum’s Law, Regulation and Resilience Policies Working Group 

Moderator:
Siham Ramli – Vice Chair, IAIS ExCo and Director of Communication and International Relations, Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et de la Prévoyance Sociale Morocco

Two roundtables will provide an opportunity for members and stakeholders to discuss IAIS’ work on supporting societal resilience through financial health, with a particular focus on:

1) Policy initiatives to improve resilience to natural catastrophe events
Panellist:
Peter Höfinger – Vienna Insurance Group 

Moderator:
Yoshihiro Kawai – Chairman, Global Asia Insurance Partnership

2) Keeping insurance affordable and valued by customers
Moderator:
Rudy van Leeuwen – Chair, IAIS Market Conduct Working Group and Manager, Insurance Supervision, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets

A third roundtable will be focused on implementation support.

Insights from the roundtables.

This session will provide an opportunity for IAIS committee chairs to provide insights into the work of their committees, as well as to present in more detail the new committee structure and the allocation of IAIS projects. The discussion will reflect on the IAIS’ key achievements in 2025, explore the rationale and impact of recent governance changes, and outline the committee’s priorities for 2026 under the Strategic Plan 2025-2029.

Moderator:
Romain Paserot – IAIS Deputy Secretary General and Head of Capital and Financial Stability 

Closing remarks:
Jonathan Dixon – IAIS Secretary General