SPEAKERS

Pedro Penedo, Partner, SAFIRA
Pedro is one of SAFIRA’s founders and a member of the board. Currently manages strategic client accounts and innovative lines of business, such as Decision Management and the partnership with FICO. Pedro has over 15 years of experience in designing and implementing IT solutions for the Financial and Insurance markets, and during that time he has helped several clients implement extremely successful strategic solutions in this market space. Pedro has a BsC in Software Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico of Lisbon..

Scott Horwitz, Insurance Senior Director EMEA, FICO
Scott Horwitz has nearly 20 years experience in analytics and decision management at FICO. His focus is working with companies to generate analytic and decision science solutions for the financial services and insurance industries. During the 1990's, Scott led the research for the first pooled property and casualty insurance underwriting risk scores using credit data. Scott has worked with insurance companies in the UK, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Brazil, as well as the US. Currently is focused on bringing the full capabilities of decision management to the Insurance industry. Scott has a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences and a M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University.

Larry Jacobson, Insurance Consulting Engineer EMEA, FICO
Larry is an engineer with over 15 years experience in roles ranging from programmer to chief architect. His multifaceted expertise covers life, health and general insurance industries. Larry joined FICO to ensure clients such as AVIVA Group, Admiral and RSA receive insurance solutions aligned with their business and technical requirements. Larry Jacobson qualified in engineering in the eighties..