Speakers

Ashish Gairola is the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Head for Insurance at Cognizant, where he leads business growth, client strategy, and transformation initiatives across the insurance sector. He works closely with leading insurers to accelerate modernization, unlock new sources of value, and navigate industry change through digital innovation, data, artificial intelligence, and operating model transformation. With extensive experience spanning insurance, consulting, technology, and business transformation, Ashish has helped organizations reimagine customer experiences, modernize core operations, and scale enterprise capabilities that deliver measurable business outcomes. His leadership combines deep industry knowledge with a pragmatic focus on execution, helping insurers move from strategy to sustained value realization.

At Cognizant, Ashish is focused on helping insurers bridge the gap between AI ambition and business value. He advises executive teams on where to prioritize investments, how to establish the data and governance foundations required for scale, and how to translate emerging technologies into tangible outcomes for customers, employees, and shareholders.

A respected industry leader, Ashish regularly engages with carrier executives and industry innovators on the future of insurance, AI-enabled transformation, operational excellence, and growth. He is known for fostering practical conversations that connect innovation to measurable business results and enterprise-wide impact.