Christian Bieck & Åke Freij
Christian Bieck is the global insurance leader for the IBM Institute for Business Value. Christian is an economist by training, and he worked in various roles in the insurance industry in Europe before joining IBM as a process consultant and researcher. Christian is a frequent speaker on thought leadership and innovation at insurance events and workshops. He has authored various papers on insurance trends and implications, both for the IBM Institute for Business Value and for international insurance industry publications. He can be reached at christian.bieck@de.ibm.com Åke Freij is a solutions executive for the financial services industry in IBM Nordic. Åke has a financial services and management consulting background, including executive roles both locally and globally. At IBM, he concentrates on business development and solutions design and supports insurance and banking clients in matters ranging from architecture to innovation. Focus areas include implementation of regulatory requirements, model-driven business development, innovation from technology and component business modeling. Åke can be reached at




