Theresa Blissing
Theresa is the founder of Accelerating Insurance and a Thought Leader on innovation in insurance in Asia, as well as a recognised researcher on Big Data in insurance.

Theresa has worked for ten years for leading multinational insurers in Europe and Asia before turning to management consulting and venture building with the goal of transforming the insurance industry and helping shape its future in the region.
Michael Waitze
Michael has previously worked for major international organisations including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS and CitiGroup as well as supported and advised local tech giants like aCommerce and investors like Ardent Capital in Thailand.

Since 2016, Michael has been running his media business hosting several tech podcasts in Asia.
Kastytis Kemezys
Kas is a partner at venture builder Whatnot and responsible for business structure and strategy. He is supporting AIP und our community as an advisor and startup mentor.

Ariel Mengqian Li
Ariel assist in running AIP behind the scenes. She plans and coordinates administrative procedures and ensures the smooth and adequate flow of information within AIP and manages schedules and podcast recordings.
