Alain Kornhauser, Ph.D., is the professor of operations research and financial engineering at Princeton University and the director of the transportation program. He continues his research in real-time operation of large fleets of driverless vehicles. Kornhauser also serves as the faculty chair of Princeton autonomous vehicle and engineering. On today’s episode, he dives into the future of driverless vehicles and what it means for our society to have these vehicles on the road.

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Haifei Chen, FSA, is the general manager of the life and health business in China for Gen Re. He started his career in Singapore and has over 18 years of experience in the life and re-insurance industry. At Gen Re, Chen is the chief representative of the Beijing office, as well as the deputy manager for the Shanghai branch. Find out more about how InsurTech is impacting the industry and where China’s online insurance market is headed, on today’s show.

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Dave Ingram, FSA, CERA, MAAA, is a member of the Willis Re’s analytics team and is currently based in New York. He offers insurers a practical way to use Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and assists his clients with developing their first ORSA. On today’s show, Ingram shares some of his professional highlights in the field of risk management.

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Melissa Carruthers, FSA, FCIA, is a manager in Deloitte’s insurance strategy practice. She overseas life and health insurance strategy in Canada and uses her industry and actuarial expertise to support leading Canadian insurers. Her area of focus is on emerging technologies and advanced analytics across the insurance value chain. Today’s subject is all about Blockchain and what actuaries need to know about its implementation.

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Max Rudolph, FSA, CERA CFA MAAA, is the Founder of Rudolph Financial Consulting, which focuses on implementing risk management tools and techniques. He is a private investor and an Adjunct Professor at Creighton University. On today’s show, Rudolph dives into what types of emerging risks face Asia today and how it could impact the region.

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Patrick O’ Neill, ASA, MAAA, is a member of the Society of Actuaries, a member of American Academy of Actuaries and also a CFA Charterholder. He currently serves as the director in the Global Portfolio Solutions Group for Segal Marco. On today’s show, he explains what his firm does, how he helps people with their investments and how he properly manages liabilities in an investment portfolio.

Joe Wurzburger, FSA, MAAA, has been a staff fellow at the Society of Actuaries since 2014. His responsibilities include section development and support that focuses on health and long-term care. Wurzburger also oversees actuarial practice advancement and thought leadership as well as the exploration of growth opportunities for actuaries outside of traditional roles. On today’s show, he discusses what actuaries can expect with the Initiative 18/11 and provides further clarification as to why this initiative is so important.

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Dean A. Connor is the president and CEO of Sun Life Financial. Connor serves on the Boards of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association as well as the Business Council of Canada. He was named Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year® for 2017. Today, he shares his experience and training, and what it’s like to perform and lead at the executive level.

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Gennady Stolyarov, FSA, ACAS, MAAA, is the lead actuary, property and casualty insurance, in Nevada’s Division of Insurance. On today’s show, he discusses how predictive modeling works, how it helps both state and private insurance and the sectors in which predictive modeling is most beneficial to an actuary.

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