We are looking for speakers for our IFoA India Conference 2025. It is scheduled to take place on 8 to 9 December, in-person, at the Andaz Hotel, New Delhi.
If you are keen to share your research, knowledge, or thought leadership with the Indian and South Asia community, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please submit your proposal by 13 July. Add a reminder to your calendar.
This flagship hybrid event brings together actuaries, data scientists, and professionals across sectors to explore the evolving role of the actuarial profession. The 2025 theme – Weaving the Actuarial Tapestry – highlights the interconnected threads of traditional actuarial skills with emerging domains like AI, ESG, and public policy.
By speaking, you’ll:
We are keen to ensure the conference appeals to a wide audience, covering all key actuarial areas. As we aim to ensure a diverse range of talks, you can boost your chances of selection by being unique, while still topical and relevant.
We are aiming to select talks across the following topics.
In your proposal, we would be grateful if you could include:
The summary should cover:*
*Target audience supports us in marketing your talk to the right audience to strengthen engagement. Key outcomes and knowledge are key for committee decision making as we can only base our selection decision on what is in the submission. You can increase your chances of selection and a larger audience by being as clear and specific as possible. Other useful information can encourage additional audience sign-ups. For example, members working in a particular area interested in the outcome of work done by a particular working party.
Submission deadline: Sunday 13 July 2025
An example of a good submission:
Why isn’t machine learning (ML) used routinely in reserving as it is in personal lines pricing?
Although there is widespread interest in ML, we see the same questions come up time and time again on difficulties and obstacles to incorporating ML into reserving. These are topics of substance with no single, easy answer and include questions such as:
In this session we will have a panel discussion featuring various members of the Machine Learning in Reserving Working Party (MLRWP) and we will discuss these points and others. The MLRWP has shared many of our findings and material in talks and on our blog.
This will be delivered virtually and will be a high-level session rather than a technical one. It should be of interest to actuaries at all levels with an interest in ML including senior actuaries and team leaders who are interested in using ML in the reserving process and may be asking many of these same questions.
Please submit your proposal by Sunday 13 July.
If you have queries, please contact eventmanagement@actuaries.org.uk.
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