Gerardo Di Francesco

COO, Founding & Managing Partner Wide Group SpA

With a background in diplomatic studies developed between Bologna, Leuven, and Beijing, he has always been passionate about physics and technology. Since 2009, this passion has led him to engage in numerous national Insurtech projects and to pursue a PhD in engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He is an expert in artificial intelligence applied to financial services, with a particular focus on ethical issues. Through his professional activity, he promotes the responsible adoption of AI in the financial sector, ensuring that technological solutions comply with ethical and regulatory principles. Since 2016, he has been the founder and managing partner of Wide Group Spa, the leading Italian Insurtech broker aggregator, and since 2020, he has been the founder and vice president of the Italian Insurtech Association (IIA). From 2022 to 2023, he served as a board member at AIBA with a mandate for the digitalization of Italian brokers.

CONFERENCE DAY TWO: 15TH OCTOBER

2:00 PM THE NO-NONSENSE, VALUE FOCUSED AGENTIC AI DEPLOYMENTS: DRIVING 10X ROI

As artificial intelligence enters the age of agentic AI, the private equity (PE) sector stands on the cusp of transformation. This session cuts through the hype to explore practical, high-impact deployments of intelligent process automation across regulated, high-complexity industries - leveraging AI agents and bots to integrate with legacy systems, automate complex workflows, and unlock 10X ROI - turning €20K investments into €1M returns.

· Showcasing s series of use cases for Agentic AI: submission processing, product recommendation, customer service augmentation, and more.

· Overcoming not just technical but human capital challenges, such as upskilling in slower-adapting labor markets.

· Moving beyond speculation to build a winning AI strategy: Stay humble, move fast, and focus relentlessly on value.

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