Allyson Laurance

VP, Strategic Initiatives Prudential Financial, Inc

Allyson Laurance leads Prudential’s key enterprise technology relationships and market intel function in the Global Technology organization. She is focused on driving connectivity with leading enterprise platform partners as well as external venture and ecosystem partners to develop strategic development opportunities.

Allyson has an experienced background in business development across the consulting, consumer retail and financial services industries. Prior to Prudential, Allyson led the global strategic partnerships and innovation team for Citi’s Institutional Clients Group. She was responsible for driving strategic commercial and investment opportunities on a global scale for Citi’s core payment, trade and commercial card businesses.

She began her career at Willis Towers Watson, eventually leading their North America stop loss unit. She went on to run procurement functions at several global and national retail chains where she was responsible for directing supply chain transformation and go-to-market projects.

Allyson holds an MBA from Groupe Sup de Co in France, and a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Digital Transformation and AI Integration Strategies

12:50 PM KEYNOTE PANEL: Effective Data Management: Readying Your Systems For AI (And Other Next Gen Technologies)

Advancements in AI, such as Gen AI, NLP, and LLMs have made it easier than ever to go through both structured and unstructured data. However, insurers are traditionally faced with heavily siloed data (legacy data), ineffective data management and usage, and confusing governance. These factors continue to be major hurdles to any digital transformation or incorporation of AI technologies. Our group of panelists will tackle strategies to ensure you can capitalize on all the opportunities presented by AI during this dynamic interactive session.

Examining the entirety of your data systems to understand your strengths, weaknesses, and identifying next steps for improvement
Identifying exactly what improvements can be made in-house versus through an external partner
Clean legacy data with the help of AI and other digital solutions
Look at various middleware solutions and governance structures to remove data siloes and maximize the value of that data to both your employees and customers

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Allyson.

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