About The conference

This is the Second Riba Annual Conference to be held in Rwanda. The conference will bring together stakeholders from the insurance industry in Rwanda and the region.

Speakers will be drawn from different spheres of influence, who will be addressing key issues that will shape the future development of insurance in Rwanda.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

Promoting the role of the insurance broker within the insurance industry.

Promoting insurance sensitization and education.

Re-energizing and continually professionalizing practitioners with interesting people and content.

Understanding the latest research and trends.

Providing a forum for networking and creating (new) partnerships.

Promoting industry stakeholders’ mutual support and partnerships.

THEME

The Power of Partnerships

DATES

FROM 14th TO 17th SEPTEMBER 2023

Venue

CLASSIC RESORT LODGE - MUSANZE RWANDA

Our Guest of Honor

Shelagh Kahonda Rwitare

Company: National Bank of Rwanda
Position: Executive Director Financial Stability Directorate
Topic: Official opening of conference

A Finance & Accounting (ACCA) professional with over 19 years of experience in leading diverse teams mainly in Banking, audit, Financial management, strategy, Corporate Planning, Fund sourcing, Donor relations and leadership. An acquired and innate ability to lead in startups, turn arounds (change management), cost management of complex and regulated businesses. Embraces innovation and growth of teams at the heart of it all. Shelagh Kahonda Rwitare holds a master’s degree in Finance (emphasis on Strategy & Economics) from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.

She is the Executive Director for Financial Stability at the national Bank of Rwanda where She Oversees supervision of Banks, Insurance and Pension, Microfinance Institutions and Payment Systems through Policy and Regulation and Financial Stability Monitoring. She has served in varying roles at both Governance and Management levels. Immediate former chair for the Board of Britam

Formerly the Head of operations at the United Nations development Programme in Rwanda, CFO for several institutions, majority being Financial. she started her professional career at Ernst & Young Rwanda as an auditor.

She is a strong believer in possibilities and innovation at all levels.

our speakers

Main Speaker

Dr. Ben Kajwang

Company: College of Insurance Kenya
Position: Director and CEO
Topic: Keynote Address

Dr. Ben Kajwang is currently the Lead coordinator for the insurance capacity building programs in Rwanda, a partnership between College of Insurance and Quick Financial Solutions. He is the Director and CEO of the College of Insurance, Kenya. He has had a distinguished career in the insurance industry spanning over two-decades where he has held senior positions in Broking, insurance, and reinsurance companies.

He currently sits in the Board of Africa Insurance Organization – AIO Foundation. He is the immediate former President of the AIO and former Chairman of the Association of Insurance Trainers Educators in Africa under the same body. He is an Executive Board Member and Chairing the Human Resource Committee of the Organization of East and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI). He is currently serving as a Board Member and Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Policyholders Compensation Fund (PCF) in Kenya.

Given his vast wealth of knowledge, he has led the College of Insurance (Nairobi) in partnering with the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA), Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning (Canada) and Association of Retirement Benefits Authority to develop the Trustee Development Curriculum which is being used for the training and certification of Trustees of Pension Schemes. Since the introduction of the program, a total of 7,825 Trustees have been certified under his leadership. He has coordinated capacity building for the World Bank Index- Based Weather Risk Management Programs for Eastern and Southern Africa a program funded by European Union’s All ACP Agricultural Commodities Programme (AAACP) and the COMESA USAID/COMPETE sponsored Regional Agricultural Insurance Certification program. Read more ...

MR. JEAN BOSCO IYACU

Company: Access to Finance Rwanda
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Topic: The Rwanda Insurance Industry – Inclusive Market Development Road Map

AGNES UWANYILIGIRA

Company: Access to Finance Rwanda
Position: Chief Programs Officer
Topic: Interactive Session - The Rwanda Insurance Industry – Inclusive Market Development Road Map

KONDE BUGINGO

Company: MUA Insurance Rwanda
Position: Managing Director
Topic: Building a Robust Insurance Community – Lessons to be learnt from the Banking Sector

ALEXIO MANYONDE

Company: ZEPRE
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Topic: The Impact of New Technologies in the Insurance Market

MR. HASSANE ASSOUMANA

Company: Africa Re
Position: Assistant Director
Topic: Strategies for adapting to changing customer expectations

DIANAH MUKUNDWA

Company: Sonarwa Life
Position: Managing Director
Topic: Recruitment and Retention of Talent in the Insurance Sector

Solomon Rubondo

Company: Pentad Insurance Services Ltd
Position: Technical Director
Topic: Moderator Panel Session – Rethinking Risk Emerging Trends in the Insurance Industry

Frank Kajungu

Company: National Bank of Rwanda
Position: Manager Financial Sector Conduct and Consumer Protection
Topic: Treating Customers Fairly a Perspective from the Regulator

Speakers bios

OUR SPONSORS

In order to encourage wide participation and building market partnerships and relationships, RIBA intends to subsidize a number of costs for members and attendees. Sponsorships, therefore, will be solicited mainly from the insurance industry stakeholders. There are 6 sponsorship categories, namely:

Platinum Sponsor

Diamond Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Cooper Sponsor

Program

Event Schedule

THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 20223 SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2023 SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2023
All Day

Arrival and Registration (CLASSIC RESORT LODGE)

— Organizing Committee

18:30 - 21:30

Meet and Greet Cocktail, Inhouse Dinner – CLASSIC RESORT LODGE

— All Delegates

06:30 - 08:00

Breakfast

— All delegates

08:00 - 08:30

Arrival and Registration ( CLASSIC RESORT LODGE)

— Organizing Committee

08:30 - 08:40

Word of Welcome

— Conference Convener

08:40 - 09:00

Opening Address, Conference Theme and Objectives

— Chairperson –RIBA | JP Mubiligi

9:00 - 09:10

Sponsors Moment

— ASSAR

09:10 - 09:30

Official opening of conference by the Guest of Honor

— BNR Executive Director FSD –Shelagh Kahonda Rwitare

09:30 - 09:45

Sponsors Moment

— Eden Care

09:45 - 10:15

Key Note Address

— Dr Ben Kajwang
Director and CEO College of Insurance Kenya and Chairman of the Association of Insurance Trainers Educators in Africa

10:15 - 10:25

Sponsors Moment

— GrandRe

10:25 - 10:35

Pictures session and interview

10:35 - 11:00

Tea/Coffee Break

— All

11:00 - 11:10

Sponsor’s Moment

— Old Mutual

11:10 - 11:20

The Rwanda Insurance Industry – Inclusive Market Development Roadmap

AFR - Jean Bosco Iyacu

11:20 - 11:30

Sponsor’s Moment

AFR

11:30 - 12:15

Interactive Session : Inclusive Market Development Roadmap

AFR – Agnes Uwanyiligira

12:15 - 12:25

Sponsor’s moments

Mayfair

12:25 - 14:00

Lunch break

— All

14:00 - 14:10

Sponsor’s Moment

MUA

14:10 - 14:30

Building a Robust Insurance Community – Lessons to be learnt from the Banking Sector

Konde Bugingo – MD MUA Insurance Rwanda

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A Session

14:45 - 14:55

Sponsor’s Moment

— Imatic Technologies

14:55 - 15:25

Treating Customers Fairly – A perspective from the Regulator

— BNR

15:25 - 15:35

Q&A Session

15:35 - 15:45

Sponsor’s Moment

— ZEPRE

15:45 - 16:00

Tea/Coffee Break

16-:15 - 18:00

Sports – Aerobics, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Netball

— All Delegates

19:00

Welcome Gala Dinner

— All delegates – Sponsored by Eden Care

6:00 - 08:00

Breakfast

— All delegates

8:30 - 08:40

Sponsor’s Moment

— Smart Applications

08:40 - 09:05

Strategies for adapting to changing customer expectations

— AFRICA RE - Mr Hassane Assoumana Assistant Director

09:05 - 09:15

Q&A Session

09:15 - 09:25

Sponsors Moment

— BK Insurance

09:25 - 09:55

The Impact of New Technologies in the insurance market

— ZEPRE – Alexio Mayonde Chief Technology Officer

09:55 - 10:00

Q&A Session

10:00 - 10:30

Tea/Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:40

Sponsor’s Moment

— Africa Re

10:40 - 11:20

PANEL SESSION : Rethinking Risk – Emerging Trends in the insurance industry

— Moderator Solomon Rubondo
EAIBA PRESIDENTS
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Burundi
Rwanda

11:20 - 11:30

Q&A Session

11:30 - 11:40

Sponsor’s Moment

— Prime Insurance

11:40 - 12:10

Recruitment and Retention of Talent in the Insurance Sector

— Dianah Mukundwa – MD Sonarwa Life

12:10 - 12:20

Q&A Session

12:20 - 12:30

Sponsor Moment

— Tanzania Reinsurance Company Limited (TAN-RE)

12:30 - 12:55

Conference Resolutions

— Kennedy Abuya

12:55 - 13:00

Vote of Thanks

— Dr Ben Karenzi

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch Break

15:00 - 17:30

Excursion in Musanze

19:00

Closing Gala Dinner

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