Our Team
Personas, CEMI.ai & The Curator
Born from CEMI.ai
Insureversia is a project born out of the CEMI.ai collective — the Collectively Enhanced Multiple Intelligence initiative.
Insureversia is a project of CEMI.ai — the Center for Meaningful Innovation in Artificial Intelligence. CEMI.ai develops educational platforms, tools, and methodologies that help professionals and organizations navigate AI responsibly.
The initiative's visual identity — the Batowl, a hybrid creature combining the owl (knowledge and insight) with the bat (mystery and discovery) — reflects its core mission: creating harmony between human and artificial cognition. Inspired by the artistic traditions of the Caribbean Taino people, the Batowl symbolizes the fusion of ancestral wisdom and modern innovation.
Insureversia embodies CEMI's vision applied to the insurance industry: the belief that collective intelligence — human expertise enhanced by AI capabilities — can transform how insurance is practiced, making it more accessible, efficient, and fair.
The Curator
Insureversia is curated by Carlos Miranda Levy — a pioneer in Latin American internet innovation, Stanford Fellow, and Stanford Fellow with 25+ years of experience at the intersection of technology, education, and social impact. Chief Innovation Officer at CEMI.AI. Recognized by CNN, MIT, Forbes, and Google for his work in digital innovation.
With over 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology, strategy, and social impact — spanning Silicon Valley, the Caribbean, Europe, and Latin America — Carlos brings a rare combination of deep technical understanding and human-centered design thinking to the challenge of making AI accessible to insurance professionals.
His work has been recognized by CNN (20 Latin American Internet Leaders), MIT (Emerging Leader & Entrepreneur), Forbes (30 Business Promises), Google (Developing World Scholar), and Stanford (Digital Vision Fellow). He has developed multiple AI frameworks and educational platforms, including 100+ Things to Do with AI, and the SiteCraft AI-assisted web design methodology.
Insureversia reflects Carlos's core belief: "Technology that empowers people to transcend circumstances with dignity, inclusion, and equity." In the insurance context, this means ensuring that AI literacy is not a privilege of large carriers, but a capability accessible to every insurance professional — regardless of organization size, jurisdiction, or language.
Meet Our Personas
Three fictional voices representing the real spectrum of perspectives on AI in insurance. Each brings a distinct philosophy, professional background, and cultural lens to the conversation.
Vera Nakamura-Obi
Chief Strategy Officer, Pacific Rim Reinsurance Group
Singapore
“The question is never whether to adopt AI. The question is whether you have the discipline to adopt it well.”
Japanese-Nigerian, raised in Lagos, MBA from INSEAD. Vera has spent three decades navigating global reinsurance markets. She sees AI as a strategic tool — powerful when deployed with discipline, dangerous when adopted without it. Her philosophy: technology amplifies whatever culture already exists.
Bruno Vasquez-Herrera
Senior Claims Director, Regional Insurance Cooperative
Costa Rica
“Every claim has a face. Every denial has a consequence. Before you automate that decision, ask yourself: would you explain it to the person on the other side?”
Chilean-Costa Rican, born in San José. Bruno has spent two decades in claims, where he has seen technology promise efficiency and sometimes deliver injustice. He believes AI must earn trust through transparency, accountability, and a relentless focus on the humans behind every policy.
Zaira Mensah-Okonkwo
InsurTech Innovation Lead, NexGen Insurance
Cape Town
“Somewhere right now, a farmer cannot insure a harvest, a family cannot afford a policy, a claim is stuck in a pile. AI can change that. The question is: why haven't we already?”
Ghanaian-South African, grew up between Accra and Cape Town. Zaira represents the next generation of insurance professionals — impatient with the status quo, driven by the gap between what technology can do and what the industry actually does. She pushes for speed, scale, and inclusion.
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