ALTAWORLD
2025
Rory Yates
EVP Global Corporate Strategy, EIS Group
Rory Yates is the Chief Strategy Officer and SVP, Global Head of Strategy at EIS Ltd, a global
provider of core technology platforms for the insurance sector. With over 28 years of experience
spanning digital transformation, innovation, and sustainability, he has held leadership roles at
companies such as DXC Technology, Cognizant, and WPP. Rory is also the founder of Digital
Poverty UK, a charity established to bridge the digital divide during the pandemic.
Rich Boyd
Managing Director, Voult
Rich Boyd is a seasoned technology professional, most recently working to drive claims
improvements in speciality insurance with Lloyd’s, and now as the managing director of Voult;
an AI and data start up. Voult is the faster way to build and evolve digital DA processes –
without ripping out what’s already there. Voult helps you fix what’s broken and launch
what’s next.
Valentina Smirnova
Head of Finance Transformation, AXA Partners
Experienced director with strong international exposure. Specialization: programs of change,
digital & cultural transformation, finding solutions for business challenges, identifying
efficiencies & implementing it. Lead development & implementation of digital solutions for
operations. Global assets, standardization of processes, efficiencies are fav topics!
Day 1 - SPEAKERS
James Bent
VP Solutions Engineering, Virtuoso QA
With over 15 years of experience in technology leadership, James Bent spearheads the
development and delivery of cutting-edge solutions for end-to-end testing of enterprise
business applications. His thought leadership extends to large-scale talks and workshops at
industry events such as Digital Transformation Week, Insurtech Insights, and the National
DevOps Conference, together with appearances on podcasts and webinars for Tech and AI
industry publications.