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What amazing talent in the insurance industry!

I had the privilege of being an expert at the Insurance Breakfast Club training event yesterday where the delegates showcased their public speaking skills – which were superb. Speaking in front of a large audience can be a nerve racking experience, but with the right training, encouragement and support, it can be mastered – as so clearly demonstrated yesterday.

They “owned” the stage, were genuinely authentic and real, very informative and really engaging with the audience. If there are any insurance conference organisers reading this – what a great selection of confident female panelists to choose from….I know I am going to be inviting them to speak at my Camelot events 🙂

Massive well done to everyone on the IBC course and to the amazing team that pulled it all together on the day and of course to the brains and passion behind it all, Katherine Bryant.

Everyone – take a well earned bow and a nice long weekend !

Photos curtesy of Catherine Turner

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Privileged to be be the Master of Ceremonies this evening at the House of Lords – celebrating all the ~3200 engineers that have benefitted from Sir Joseph Whitworth’s great legacy.

This is the day that 70 Whitworth Scholars will convene in the capital for our dinner at the House of Lords this evening, co-hosted by Whitworth Society president Kevin U. and vice president Rachael Hoyle. hashtag#WhSch

The dinner will commemorate visionary engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth, who wrote to then prime minister Benjamin Disraeli on 18th March 1868 which, along with his generous bursary, founded the hashtag#WhitworthScholarships that have supported the development of around 3200 engineers since then.

To learn more about how Whitworth Scholarships can provide substantial financial support and mentoring to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students of all disciplines please visit:
https://lnkd.in/eKewNkgz

It’s my honour to be leading the Queen’s stage on Friday 15th September (Bath to Reading)….yup, so a nice comfortable pace 😎. Click below if you want to join the fun and get away from your desk. Registrations close next week.

Have you entered the 2023 #TourdeInsurtech yet?

The tour takes place across seven stages this year from 11 to 18 September – passing through London, Tunbridge Wells, Nottingham, Reading, Bath and ending off with some time on the track at the Herne Hill Velodrome.

If you’re keen to enter one (or all seven) of the stages, chat #insurancetechnology and eat far too much cake, then drop us a mail today on tourdeinsurtech@genasystech.com and we’ll send you the entry info

Still just time to get an application in before the deadline today, please share with anyone who is interested and eligible, thanks!

Apply by 31 July for the Whitworth Scholarships which offer up to £36,000 to students wishing to embark on, or have already commenced, an engineering degree-level programme of any discipline.

➡️ Find out more: https://bit.ly/3NGKln7
📅 Apply by 31 July

Spread the word and help us support the future of engineering! #IMechEAwards

#IMechE#EngineeringScholarshipWhitworth Society

Many moons ago I received a scholarship to attend university and am now actively involved in the Whitworth Society. If you know of anyone who is an engineering apprentice and is going on to university, they too might receive this extra and very significant funding. Deadline for applications, 31st July.

An amazing demo day of the latest IoT and sensor offerings for commercial properties – big thanks to our sponsors, Lloyd’s Lab, and the wide array of excellent presenters.

IoT is so coming to commercial lines….with the opportunity for significant business benefits to all parties.

Loved sharing the many learnings I, Helen and Nicola have experienced building the extensive Camelot Network. Love the team at Hive Founders, where they really focus on helping female founders flourish – gonna be a great session 🙂

Some good news in these challenging times.

Many moons ago, I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship bursary to study engineering at university – an amazing spring board to my future career.

The Whitworth Scholarship awards are open until the end of June for Apprentice Engineers embarking on their university studies. If you know someone who would benefit from financial help to attend university, then pass them this link https://lnkd.in/dRpVkTi

Sadly in April this year Sian lost a close friend Pat to cancer. Pat was very fortunate to spend her last days receiving specialist care in the Severn Hospice, an independent charity who support families when a cure is no longer possible.

As a result Sian has signed up to run the London Marathon in 2020 and will be fundraising for them in her friend’s name.

Good Luck with your training Sian!

Everyone has heard of global climate change, but did you know quite how much the insurance industry is affecting it ? Have a read and be inspired by part 2: the how, in this series of articles on all things insurance+planet. Next up, learn about many incredible cases of how insurance companies are acting in their best interest to play a positive part in the war on climate change !

The second in a series of articles on the impact climate change is having on the insurance industry, and the impact the insurance industry can have on climate change. Next up, how…

You’ve hopefully heard, and been convinced by, why it is in the insurance industry’s best interest to play a positive part in the war on climate change – if not, check out the previous article in this series here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-global-climate-change-happening-does-matter-insurance-david-clamp/

Now it’s time to understand exactly what tangible measures incumbents and insurtechs alike can be (and are!) doing…

Captain America has his shield, Thor has his hammer and the Insurance industry has… technology?

We no longer have Iron Man to help us out (#Spoiler), however, I believe that the insurance industry can learn a lot from him. He was a superhero whose power came from his ability to make the most of the technology available to him, to push the boundaries of the traditional and to embrace innovative digital solutions. Now it’s time to learn from companies already putting tangible solutions to climate change into practice…

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