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STEPHEN GOTZ

Head of Business, DIFC Innovation Hub

After more than 25 years working with corporate executives in a range of industries
across six continents, Steve Gotz has developed a unique talent for spotting industry
fault lines and associated business opportunities. These opportunities arise when
emerging technologies, consumer expectations, and regulatory changes create
entirely new ways of doing business.
Steve is the Head of Business at DIFC Innovation Hub. His team advises clients on
how to navigate near-term disruptions, embrace emerging technologies, and build
more resilient institutions. Over the course of his career, Steve has built and invested
in FinTech innovations, launched startups in collaboration with large corporations, and
served as Founding Director of the Design and Innovation Lab at Trinity College
Dublin, a government funded research center developing leading-edge AI & ML
technologies.
He has worked with and advised senior executives and government officials on the
development of emerging technologies, ecosystem strategies, and new venture
creation. His clients include international corporations and government agencies
across Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
In addition to his advisory work, Steve serves as a Venture Partner at MFV Partners,
a DeepTech focused venture capital fund based in Palo Alto. He also teaches graduate
courses on strategy and innovation at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School,
where he holds an honorary appointment as Distinguished Entrepreneur-inResidence.
Steve holds an MBA from the University of Oxford with a specialization in Technology
& Innovation Strategy. He serves on the Advisory Board of Global Thinkers Forum, an
international organization that brings together a diverse network of thought leaders
creating meaningful conversations around global challenges and trends. GTF
launched officially in 2012 in Amman, Jordan, under the patronage of Her Majesty
Queen Rania Al Abdullah and has partnered with some of the world’s top brands,
organizations and foundations.
Steve regularly discusses emerging technology trends at organizations such as the
United Nations, the British House of Lords, the NTT Data Institute of Management
Consulting, Stanford University, Trinity College Dublin and Oxford University.

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All Sessions by STEPHEN GOTZ

  • 30 April - Tuesday

    Registration, Meeting Hub and Roundtable Sessions

  • 10:00  - 11:00

    Lloyd's - 5in5 Pitches

    CYNTEGRA

    Presenter: Maria Vachino, Co Founder
    Cyntegra’s patented Recovery Operating System enables organizations to avoid the potentially catastrophic disruption and associated costs of ransomware and disruptive malware attacks by enabling end users to fully restore a compromised system to its familiar and functional preattack state in minutes.

    AQUINSURE

    Presenter: Eric Li, Chief Executive
    Aquinsure is an innovative aquacultural technology company with the vision of improving aquacultural efficiency and sustainability and the initial team of the company is a joint group of acoustic researchers, aquacultural experts and insurance actuaries. They utilise sonar to provide parametric insurance policies.

    PHINSEYS
    Presenter: Stuart Conibear, Commercial Director
    Phinsys has built a platform of software tools to optimise and automate the finance function of insurance businesses, improving their financial accounting, regulatory reporting and analytical processes. The company works with a wide range of insurance organisations across the UK, Europe, US, Bermuda, and Lloyd’s insurance markets.

    LORO

    Presenter: Peter Tilbrook, CEO
    Loro’s platform enables insurers or MGAs to quickly create, customize, and deploy specialty insurance products without any upfront investment. Additionally, Loro's solution is completely free for the first $100,000 GWP every year, providing unmatched accessibility and affordability.

    SUPERCEDE
    Presenter: Tom Spier, Head of Commercial
    Supercede is an e-trading and ecosystem platform built to support the facilitation of any reinsurance deal. Supercede works across the reinsurance value chain, offering services to cedents, brokers and reinsurers. It helps cedents with data preparation, connects brokers with a global network of reinsurance underwriters, and offers reinsurers the ability to search for risks that map their appetite.

    Main Stage Session
    Where
    Spice Ballroom



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