#insurtech

The event attracted rougly 1,500 attendees with representation from financial and professional services firms such as Desjardins Group, Societe Generale, Deloitte and KPMG as well as a number of promising Canadian and international startups. Here are 3 highlights from the 2017 edition of “the Forum”.

Michael Denam’s keynote speech on the explosion of AI in Canada

Michael Denham, CEO of the BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada), delivered a great keynote speech on the increased level of AI-related investment in the country. AI attracted $162M in investments via 12 deals in the first half of 2017, the highest amount of funding in the past five years based on a report by PwC Canada and CB Insights. There is much hope such could benefit the financial sector.

.@MichaelDenham , keynote speech: "#Montreal is becoming fintech and #AI hub" #fintechmtl Canada #Fintech Forum by @FinanceMontreal pic.twitter.com/iXazUUi4TJ

Jauntin’ pitching their on-demand insurance concept for travel and... drones

As per the tradition, a select group of Canadian startups pitched their ideas during the event. One of these was Jauntin’, an on-demand insurance platform that likes drones!

.@jauntins pitches their #OnDemand insurance #startup (for #drones / travel) at Canada#Fintech Forum - #fintechmtl pic.twitter.com/vSfQEZPV57

Insurtech panel

Juergen Weiss, world renowned Insurtech expert, moderated a panel elaborating on the many ways to create insurtech companies: from external investments to intrapreneurship.

Juergen Weiss: "#Insurtech ventures inception/funding comes in many forms, smtimes #startups R created within" #fintechmtl @FinanceMontreal pic.twitter.com/GsQaEXGcVU

The event was definitely a manifestation of the growing interest for Fintech in Montreal and Canada.

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