June 9, 2026
The Wharton School
Philadelphia, PA
This conference brings together leaders from academia, industry, and regulation to explore how AI is reshaping the future of insurance. Taking place on June 9, 2026, at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, the workshop will examine critical issues at the intersection of AI, analytics, and insurance—from fairness and transparency in pricing models to the growing challenges of climate risk and disaster insurance.
The program features a keynote panel on fairness, transparency, and trust in insurance pricing, with perspectives from leading experts and industry practitioners. Throughout the day, academic and industry sessions will highlight advances in responsible machine learning, regulatory expectations, and real-world applications of AI in insurance.
— Agenda at a Glance —
Subject to change
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks
9:10 a.m.–10:40 a.m.
Keynote Panel — AI, Regulations, Climate Disasters, Fairness, and Affordability
Philip Barlow, Associate Commissioner, DC Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking
Fei Huang, Associate Professor, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School
Benjamin Keys, Professor of Real Estate & Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Kevin Werbach, Faculty Lead, Wharton Accountable AI Lab
10:40 a.m.–11:10 a.m.
Morning Tea
11:10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
Session I: Responsible AI and Fair Machine Learning
Giles Hooker, Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, The Wharton School
Nathan Kallus, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell Tech and Cornell Engineering
12:10 p.m.–1:10 p.m.
Lunch and Networking
1:10 p.m.–2:40 p.m.
Session II: Fairness for Insurance Pricing
Mallika Bender, Staff Actuary, Casualty Actuarial Society
Fei Huang, Associate Professor, School of Risk and Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School
David Schraub, Founder and CEO, David Schraub Actuarial Consultancy
2:40 p.m.–3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 p.m.–4:10 p.m.
Session III: Climate Disaster Insurance
Pari Sastry, Assistant Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Adam Solomon, Assistant Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business
4:10 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Workshop Session IV: Four Corners
5:00 p.m.–5:10 p.m.
Closing Remarks
