Intact Lab HK - an innovation hub powered by the largest general insurance in Canada

Date: 30 November 2022 (Wednesday)
Time: 6-7pm HKT
Venue: LTD
Title: Intact Lab HK - an innovation hub powered by the largest general insurance in Canada
Speakers: Patrick Leung, Data Science Tech Lead, and Sam Cheung, Senior Data Scientist, Intact Financial (HK)

Introduction:

The sharing covers the following topics:

  • Introduction to Intact Financial Corporation and Intact Lab HK
  • Ongoing AI projects in insurance
  • A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist
  • Available Opportunities at Intact Lab HK

Following the introduction to Intact Financial Corporation and Intact Lab HK, the speakers will share how AI is applied at Intact and the daily schedule of a Data Scientist. Lastly the speakers will introduce the available opportunities at Intact Lab HK.

Bio of Speakers:

Patrick Leung, Data Science Tech Lead, Intact Financial (HK)

Patrick Leung is currently a Data Science Tech Lead in Intact Financial Corporation, the largest provider of property and casualty (P&C) insurance in Canada, a leading provider of global specialty insurance, and, a leader in the U.K. and Ireland.

Patrick has been working in the data science and analytics industry for 10 years, specializing in big data modelling, data science and machine learning. Before joining Intact, he worked as a data scientist in Mox, the newly launched virtual bank, and his main role included leading a data insight team, liaising with stakeholders and setting up data platform in a rapidly changing startup environment with data engineers.

Sam Cheung, Senior Data Scientist, Intact Financial (HK)

Sam Cheung has been with Intact for 2 years now as a Senior Data Scientist. He and his teammates strive to deliver values by providing suitable AI solutions to various business units at Intact. It involves not only research and development of the product but also liaison with business stakeholders. Prior to Intact, Sam used to be an equity research associate in the finance sector and a statistician in the government.