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In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Insurance Giant using M&A

Here's our latest podcast episode with Gautam Datta from Watania Takaful ! When we interviewed him a few weeks back, the freshly merged Dar Al Takaful PJSC and #Watania entity were on the verge of revealing their new name, wh...

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In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Insurance Giant using M&A

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March 30, 2023

In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Insurance Giant…

Here's our latest podcast episode with Gautam Datta from Watania Takaful ! When we interviewed him a few weeks back, the freshly merged Dar Al Takaful PJSC and #Watania entity were on the verge of revealing their new name, wh...

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March 20, 2023

In conversation with Gautam Datta- Building a Takaful Giant using M&A

In our latest episode, we speak to Gautam Datta, CEO of Dar Al Takaful PJSC! 🔥 Prior to being the CEO of Dar Al Takaful PJSC, he was the CEO of Watania which merged with Dar Al Takaful PJSC (which, …

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March 8, 2023

Special Women's Day episode - Empowering, Energizing and Leading from…

To commemorate this year's international women's day, we spoke with three leaders from the UAE insurance industry. We asked them about their approach to advancing gender diversity and inclusion within the industry, navigating complex situations, and their leadership style.

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March 8, 2023

FS Brew Celebrates Women's Day March 8, 2023

Happy Women's Day! 👩🏻‍💼 To commemorate this year's #internationalwomensday, we spoke with 3 leaders from the #uae insurance industry. We asked them about their approach to advancing gender diversity and inclusion within the industry, navigating complex situations, and their leadership …

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Feb. 15, 2023

30: FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - CEO of Hayah, UAE's Digital In…

In our latest episode, we spoke with Mohamed Seghir , CEO of HAYAH Insurance , UAE's recently branded insurance company that specializes in life, medical, and savings. It was a delightful chat as we dug deeper into how Mohame...

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Feb. 15, 2023

FS Brew speaks to Mohamed Seghir - CEO of Hayah, UAE's Digital Insur…

In our latest episode, we spoke with Mohamed Seghir, CEO of HAYAH Insurance, UAE's recently branded insurance company that specializes in life, medical, and savings. It was a delightful chat as we dug deeper into how Mohamed Seghir went about …

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About the Hosts

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Renjit Philip

Lifelong learner of all things Digital, Business models, Insurtech, Fintech & DeFI | XStartup Founder turned Startup Advisor

Senior professional with 20+ years of startup and corporate experience in retail finance, payments, insurance and technology consulting.
Ex-founder: Insurtech Startup in US. Currently advising Startups in the US, India & UAE. Angel investor: Early Stage to Series A
Mentor / session leader at Accelerators: Founder Institute (GCC Silicon Valley)| NSRCEL, IIMB, Bangalore| Loyal VC, Canada
Startup and scale-up experience in successful business units
International work experience: USA, India, China & MENA region.
Expertise in inclusive finance, DeFi, Fintech, Insurtech, Blockchain, eCommerce and EdTech.
Specialties: Startup leadership, Business strategy, Product management, Agile Management, Program management, Design Thinking, Growth Marketing, Business development, Strategic partnership & Developing talent.

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Vidya Veerapandian

Founder- FWD

Vidya Veerapandian
Senior Insurance Marketing Leader with expertise in digital transformation, CX and go-to-market strategies
Core strengths: 1] to lead P&L centric omni- channel marketing strategies for direct, broker and affinity businesses and 2] to direct seamless and consistent user- centered design and experience across multivariate customer journeys
International work experience: MENA and India
Specialties: design thinking, growth marketing, brand strategy, creative thinking & management
Awards: Winner MEPRA and SABRE awards for Best Campaign & Comms; recipient of MENA IR Awards