John Barr is General Manager, Wipro Insurance Business Advisory Services and leads Wipro's Life, Annuity and Pensions Business Unit. He has over 25 years of experience in global insurance and IT consulting and services. He leads Wipro's insurance industry consulting group and is responsible for insurance solutions and insurance alliance SI strategy. He is a former insurance company CIO, and has led insurance consulting and package solutions as well as insurance vertical organizations at companies such as Capgemini, CSC/Continuum, and IMRglobal (now CGI). He has worked with clients in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Chad Hersh is a partner in the insurance practice at Novarica. For the past seven years, he has been the primary researcher and author of the market leading reports on insurance core systems, and is a widely recognized expert on the topic who has presented at numerous conferences and conducted numerous vendor selection projects for US and international insurers. He joined Novarica from analyst firm Celent, where he spent five years after serving as an e-business director and IT strategist at AIG American General. He holds a BA in Economics and an MS in Accounting with a MIS concentration from Rice University, where he has also taught consulting and e-business.

Platinum Sponsorship Session:

Session Title: Life & Annuity - Catch or tumble in the waves? Strategies for growth in volatile conditions.

Session: Wednesday, May 16^th, 4:00PM- 4:45PM

With continuing political and economic uncertainty heading into 2012, insurers face the continued pressure of managing risk and capital while driving growth. This session will focus on strategies to support profitable organic growth in today's conditions and leading initiatives being implemented by insurers across the globe.

Tim Queen leads Wipro's Insurance Consulting Services for the Americas, focusing on providing innovative solution for today's marketplace and integrated (BPO+ITO) transformational deals for the P&C, Workers Comp and Life Insurance industry segments. He has over 14 years of experience in Insurance Consulting, BPO and IT Services industries serving insurance customers across the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Tim has led or participated in over 90 engagements spanning most lines of business and across underwriting, policy administration, claims, reinsurance, finance & accounting, loss modeling, and actuarial, with representative engagements including top 5, 20, 50 insurers and Lloyd's syndicates.

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