Amitanshu Gupta

Amitanshu heads the New Products and Business Initiatives team at Bharti Axa General Insurance and has a diverse experience in speaking at various data science keynotes for corporates and student groups alike.
After completing his bachelors in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK), Amitanshu has extensive experience in both academia and corporates – where he worked across verticals such as Telecommunications, Retail, E-Commerce and Insurance.
In his current role, Amitanshu leads the development of innovative micro-insurance product portfolios encompassing delays (flight delay insurance, cab trip delay insurance etc.), consumer durables & electronics such as gadget insurance, bicycle insurance etc. offering seamless customer claims experience with minimal customer involvement or paperwork.
Prior to this, Amitanshu has lead the end-to-end development & deployment of various Data Products leveraging sophisticated Machine Learning Algorithms on various fronts viz. Chatbots, Voicebots, Recommender Systems etc.
On a typical work day, you can find Amitanshu busy in strategizing optimal insurance cross-sell/up-sell strategies along with hands-on problem solving with Data Science & Product teams while implementing robust data architectures for optimum digital-first insurance product offerings. Apart from work, Amitanshu is a professional guitarist, with a passion for classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, etc. and an avid adventure sports enthusiast.