iCANVoice

What is Diwali? How is it celebrated and what are ways people can give back to their communities during this time? Your iCANVoice hosts talk to Deepak Parekh, the founder of the Diwali Basket Brigade, on the history around Diwali, how Deepak and his family started the charity, what it has grown into today and the power of community. This episode also covers what it means to the different faiths celebrating Diwali and how the insurance sector can get involved in the future.

The iCAN Committee talk to InsurTech Queen, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Insurance Expert, Sabine VanderLinden, about InsurTech and the UK VC Ecosystem for Black Founders; her work with Startupbootcamp InsurTech-London; how the industry has changed over the years from a diversity perspective as well as what role VCs can play to help support and empower Black entrepenurs looking to venture into InsurTech.

In a brand new series of iCANVoice, your iCAN hosts, Kishan Mangat, iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, iCAN Marketing Lead, speak to Claire McDonald (WCI IWIN Chair), Lara Pedley (Managing Director - Global, ISC Group) and Jane Harley ACII (Co-Chair, GIN), about how International Women's Day has evolved over the years, the role of men and allyship, intersectionality and what the future of work looks like for women in the workplace. All this and much more!

Nick Borzenko, Senior Manager, Governance, Risk & Control Assurance at PKF Littlejohn/Treasury at iCAN, and Kishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law/iCAN Co-Chair, talk to Suneeta Padda, CEO of Padda Consulting and one of iCAN's INspire Leads, in a powerful and inspiring podcast on the power of mentorship and relationships in both business and in life.

In this episode of iCANVoice, your iCAN hosts, Maxine Goddard, External Relationships Director at iCAN and Head of Strategic Delivery at Zurich and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing at iCAN and Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron speak to Jonathan (Jonny) Briggs – Group Head, Talent Acquisition, Aviva and Jennifer (Jenny) Bruce – Origins (Aviva's ERG) Co-Chair and Corporate Team Leader, about the role and importance of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), should ERGs have a larger role or influence within our organisations, how can they become more strategic to delivering a company’s objectives, best practices and much more.

Maxine Goddard, Commercial Operations Business Partner at Zurich and iCAN External Relationships Director is joined by Mary Bowie, Senior Legal Counsel at Miller Insurance, to explore the topic of how cultural resilience will bring about a change in our approach to inclusion and diversity, what we might do differently going forward in a post-pandemic world and the relevance that has for insurance more broadly. 

Kishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law and iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK/APAC at Synechron and Head of Marketing at iCAN, talk to Nick Line, Chief Actuary at Markel, about authentic leadership, compassion, the next generation within insurance and the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Maxine Goddard, Commercial Operations Business Partner at Zurich and iCAN External Relationships Director and Elisha St Hilarie, Project Manager at Aon and iCAN Head of Events, talk to Ingrid Woodward, Head of IT & Operations at CNA Hardy about operational resilience, keeping dialogue honest about diversity and the positive opportunities for change during the pandemic. 

Maxine Goddard, Commercial Operations Business Partner at Zurich and iCAN External Relationships Director and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing at Synechron UK & APAC and iCAN Head of Marketing, talk to Rose St. Louis, Insurance Director at KPMG about financial resilience and protecting  the vulnerable during COVID-19 as well as customer protection, cybersecurity and much more. 

Kishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law/iCAN Co-Chair and Heather Armond, Head of Internal Communications at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Head of Comms at iCAN, talk to Paula Jefferson, Partner at BLM about legal innovation, team management, resilience in the workplace during COVID-19 and opportunities for diversity & inclusion both during and post the pandemic. 

Maxine Goddard, Commercial Operations Business Partner at Zurich and iCAN External Relationships Director and Kishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law and iCAN Co-Chair, talk to Deepti Vohra, Partner at PwC UK about how they're managing COVID-19; is flexible working really leveling the playing field; unconscious bias, the BAME pay gap and much more. 

Nick Borzenko, Senior Internal Auditor at Markel and iCAN Treasurer and Kishan Mangat, Senior Associate at DWF Law and iCAN Co-Chair, talk to Erik Johnson, Steering Committee at Inclusion@Lloyds about the partner networks, the importance of diversity and inclusion within the UK insurance industry, the Dive In festival and much more. 

Ajay Mistry, Partnerships Director at Brokerbility/iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron/Marketing Lead at iCAN, talk to Richard Jones, Director - Insurance, at Aston Charles about what the recruitment landscape looks like now during COVID-19, how to safeguard the existing numbers and progress made with talent entering the insurance sector, what job opportunities will look like for young BAME talent looking to enter the insurance market and more. 

Ajay Mistry, Partnerships Director at Brokerbility/iCAN Co-Chair and Natalia Zurowski, Head of Marketing UK & APAC at Synechron/Marketing Lead at iCAN, talk to Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO & Founder of Tapoly and one of Forbes Women Tech Founders to watch, about advice for small businesses and start-ups during the pandemic, thinking digitally, mentoring, diversity and promoting BAME in the insurance industry.