AGENDA | 8th Annual Meeting
January 27-29, 2025
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
January 27-29, 2025
Monday, January 27th
1:00 – 5:00 PM Registration, Networking Lounge Opens, Trade Show Opens
1:00 – 4:00 PM Dedicated Business Development Time: For Scheduled Meetings with Carriers, Service Providers, and Networks
4:00 – 5:00 PM Opening General Session
Keynote Presentation: Analysis and Outlook for Inflation, Labor, Interest Rates, and Industry-Specific Risks, Shailesh Kumar, The Hartford
5:00 – 6:30 PM Welcome Reception [in Trade Show area]
Tuesday, January 28th
7:30 AM Breakfast, Registration, Trade Show Opens
9:00 – 10:30 AM Opening General Session: Welcome – State of the Insurance Networks Alliance
Keynote Presentation: 7 Steps to Better Tech, Chris Cline, Agents Council for Technology
11:00 AM Dedicated Business Development Time: For Scheduled Meetings with Carriers, Service Providers, and Networks, Professional Headshots
12:00 PM Networking Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM Workshop: Preventing Cyber Incidents and Creating Resilience, Sean Plankey
2:30 – 3:30 PM Dedicated Business Development Time: For Scheduled Meetings with Carriers, Service Providers, and Networks, Professional Headshots
3:30 – 4:30 PM Workshop: Safe and Effective Practices to Grow Your Independent Agency with AI, Daniel Metcalf
5:00 – 6:30 PM Networking Reception [in Trade Show area]
Wednesday, January 29th
7:30 AM Networking Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM General Session
Industry Presentation: Maximizing Value in Insurance Agency M&A Transactions, Carey Wallace, Agency Focus
10:00 – 12:00 PM Networking and Business Development area available.