2019 Topics & Presenters:                          

Women in Insurance Leadership – 

Current landscape, Trajectory and Change on the Horizon?

Carol A.N. Zacharias
Senior Vice President, Product Development & Underwriting Counsel
QBE North America

Powerful Women: Walking the Management "Tightrope"

and the Dynamics of Assertive Management

Moderator: Christina M. Rieker
Partner
Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP

Aisling Jumper
Vice President
YorkPro, Inc.

Jennifer L. Odrobina, Esq.
Vice President, Technical Specialist
Sompo International

Julia K. Ulrich
Associate General Counsel, Litigation
General Insurance
AIG

#Me Too – It’s History, Insurance Implications

and Takeaways for Success and Change in the Workplace

Susan J. Patschak
Chief Executive Officer
Florida Specialty Insurance Company

Jessica Rogin
SVP & Chief Claim Officer - US
Liberty International Underwriters

Stacey L. Pitcher
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP.

Sponsoring & Mentoring: Why Not Both

Rebecca Adelman
Founder
Adelman Law Firm

Elena M. Gervino
Vice President, Claim Legal and Specialized Services
Travelers

Courtney Koch
Assistant Vice President- Healthcare and Casualty Claims
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Talene M. Carter
EPL Thought & Product Leader / Claims Advocate
FINEX - Willis Towers Watson

Diversity; the Changing Corporate Landscape

Ellen H. Greiper
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
 
Diana Gerstberger
Claims Manager Primary Casualty
AXIS Capital

Karen L. Campbell
Partner
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Stacy Parker, Esq.
Managing Director – Financial Services Group
Commercial Risk Solutions
Aon

Building Your Brand Both Inside and Beyond Your Organization

Dove A.E. Burns
Partner
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
 

Kristine L. D’Amato
Director, Executive Risk Claims
Crum & Forster

Kate Gookin
Midwest Regional Manager
Financial Lines Division – Starr Companies

Lucy Mendieta
Claims Expert, Americas
SCOR Reinsurance Company

Deborah McBrearty
Global Head of Transaction Risk Insurance
Tokio Marine HCC

The Year of the Woman

Mercedes Colwin
Founding Partner, New York Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP.

Melissa A. Hill
Chief Claims Officer
Blackboard Insurance

Michele L. Fenice
Vice President, EPL Claims
Chubb

Failure and Forgiveness – How these F Words Can Lead to Success

Chastiti N. Horne
Partner
Horne Rota Moos LLP

Jacqueline Gallagher
Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Business, Strategic and Financial Acumen -

The Missing Link to Upward Mobility and Long-Term Success

Elizabeth F. Ahlstrand
Partner
Seiger Gfeller Laurie LLP.

Elissa Doroff   
Vice President, Underwriting and Product Manager for Technology and Cyber Liability
AXA XL

Maggie Weber
Managing Counsel
Nationwide

Tangible Strategies for Combatting Unconscious Bias

against Women in the Workplace without Risking Backlash

Moderator: Michelle Arbitrio
Partner
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman

Joan Simone
Sr. Claims Specialist
Amtrust

Antoinette Parker
Sr. Claims Specialist
Berkley Pro

Erika Nelson, Esq., CPCU
Senior Claims Analyst
Allied World Insurance Company