AI: The great equalizer or the great divide?

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Viewpoint Ventures Summit

Does AI narrow the gap between challengers and incumbents, or hand the biggest players advantages that compound out of reach? Does being early actually pay, or does insurance's "fast follower" instinct still hold? And as carriers and distributors bet differently, how is it reshaping what they build versus buy? 

Session Moderator
Joe Guastella
Joe Guastella, Founder and Managing Partner - Viewpoint Ventures
Speakers
Jim Hettenbach
Jim Hettenbach, VP - Unum Ventures
Mehul Kapadia
Mehul Kapadia, SVP & Global Chief Information & Operations Officer - Foresters Financial
Bastiaan de Goei
Bastiaan de Goei, Industry Marketing Leader, Financial Services - OpenAI