ASSOCIATION OF INSURERS AND REINSURERS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
24TH AIRDC CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
27 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
RAINBOW TOWERS: THE SHERATON HOTEL, HARARE, ZIMBABWE
Theme: “Insurance resilience in the face of geopolitical and technological disruption for developing markets”
DAY 1: Sunday 27 September 2026
16:00 – 18:00
AIRDC Board Meeting
16:00 - 19:00
Arrival & Registration of Guests
19:00 – 21:00
Welcome Cocktail
Welcome Remarks – AIRDC LOC Chairman – P Kusikwenyu
Remarks - AIRDC & ICZ
DAY 2: Monday 28 September 2026
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:30
Official Opening and Welcome Address by the Local Organising Committee Chairman, Patrick Kusikwenyu
AIRDC President’s remarks presented by Dr Aaron Issa Anafure
Commissioner’s Remarks and Introduction of Guest of Honour Dr Grace Muradzikwa
09:30 – 10:00
Opening Remarks by Guest of Honour: Deputy Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Hon. David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 13:00
Session 1: Environmental Disruption and Impact on Insurance
Topic 1: "ESG, Sustainable Insurance and Climate Risk - Towards a transformation of the global Insurance Landscape
Speaker: Dr. Tawanda Collins Muzamwese, CEO, African Sustainability Consultants
Topic 2: Panel Discussion: Moderator, Patience Mashaire Marwiro: The ultimate stress test: How developing country insurers survive economic disruptions
Panelists: 1: Mr Mufaro Chauruka, Founding MD, Emeritus Resseguros
2: Mr Chunky Chhetry, CEO, Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance
3. Mr Livingstone Magorimbo, Chief Actuary, First Mutual
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:00
Session 2: Impact of AI and Technology on Insurance
Topic 3: Digitalisation of Insurance – A case for AI
Speaker: Kennedy Chengeta, Co-founder, KaribuTech AI
Topic 4: Hunting the Invisible: Don Mlambo, Cyber Security Specialist, NMB The battle of insurers against Cyber Crime
Panelists: 1. Mr. Derek Masvosvere, Director Africa at Linkshadow
2. Jithesh Leo Prince, Business Head, Platform Solutions
3. Abel Moyo, Head Innovation, Zimnat
AIRDC General Membership Meeting (AIRDC Members Only)
DAY 3: Tuesday 29 September 2026
09:00 – 10:00
Session 3: Geopolitics and Impact on Insurance
Topic 5: Hidden Tax on Risk – How global friction redefines local insurance in developing countries
Speaker: Wadzanayi B Phiri, Coronation Solutions (Private) Limited
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 13:00
Session 3: Regulators Session
Topic 6: Moderator – Dr Clementine Chinyuku: Keeping the Money at Home – How regulators are containing premium flight from developing countries
Panelists: 1. Mr Emmanuel O Amaoh, Ghana National Insurance Commission
2. Pushpa Kunwar, Nepal Insurance Authority
3. Mrs Sibongile Siwela, Director Insurance, IPEC
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 - 1430
Lunch Break
Closing Ceremony (Handover of AIRDC Presidency)
1800
GALA DINNER - ETHNIC
Programme correct at time of publication. Please check this page for updates.