Mattia Casotto is the Head of Product US & Principal Scientist at Akur8. He has more than 8 years of experience on predictive modeling in insurance and is one of the founding members of Akur8. He is one of the co-author of the white-paper ‘Credibility and Penalized Regression’.

Pedro is a Regional Sales Director at Akur8, having previously worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company and done his MBA studies at INSEAD. He has been supporting Akur8 customers across the globe in their journey towards higher pricing sophistication since 2020.

Randy is AVP of Actuarial Analytics at James River Insurance Group, driving innovation in insurance pricing and portfolio strategy. He developed a policy-level LDF and IBNR estimation method to support technical and experience rating and leads the creation of executive dashboards that inform strategic pricing decisions. With over 20 years of experience in predictive modeling, pricing optimization, and customer analytics, Randy has delivered impactful solutions across insurance, automotive, financial services, and hospitality. He holds a Master’s in Applied Economics from the University of Michigan.

Jay Call is the Director of Actuarial at Idaho Farm Bureau. He is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics. He has built models for pricing, renewal probability, pricing elasticity, geographic diversification, and underwriting risk. Before becoming an actuary, he studied astrophysics, obtaining a Ph.D. in 2010 from Louisiana State University. Jay has been married to his wife Amber for 19 years. They have three children: Susan, Benjamin, and Caleb.