2024 Topics and Presenters Are Below

The Power of Networking and How to Talk to Anyone

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

Michelle Klein
SVP - Chief Claims Officer
Berkley Professional Liability, a Berkley Company

Janet B. Dreifuss
Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer
ARC Excess & Surplus, LLC

Jessica Zimmerman
Senior Claims Examiner, Professional Liability Claims
Arch Insurance Group Inc.

Joni F. Mason
Partner | SVP, National Practice Leader-Claims
Executive and Professional Risk Solutions (EPS)
USI Insurance Services

The Asymmetrical Effects of Gender Tokenism

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

Joanne Varias  
President
ClaimsFirst

Heidi Darling
Claims Manager | Executive Risk Claims
Third Party Claims – Large Risk and Middle Market
Beazley

Jennifer Stivrins
Partner
Kissel Hirsch & Wilmer LLP

Jacqueline Gallagher
Partner
O’Hagan Meyer PLLC

The Grooming Gap/Pink Tax

Moderator: Brittany Primavera
Partner
Gordon Rees

Wendy Mellk
Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Jessenia Vazcones-Yagual
Senior Claims Counsel, CML
Sompo International

Alexandra Taylor, Esq.
Senior Claims Specialist/Counsel
Management Liability Claims, Claims Division
Markel

Sylvia Goss
Senior Claims Examiner, Casualty Claims
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Getting Buy-In from Male Leaders for Female Advancement in Leadership

Moderator: Lisa M. Lampkin
Partner
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Donna MacConnell, Esq., ACP
SVP, Managing Director, Claims - Contractual Risk
IMA Corp

Jessica Mauch
Head of Primary Casualty Claims
AXIS Specialty US Services, Inc.

Melisa C. Zwilling
Shareholder
Carr Allison

Stacy Parker 
Managing Director
Aon

A New Era for Women in Leadership: How a Pop Star and a Doll Inspired Us

to Be Fearless and Keep Our Sparkle (Unapologetically)

Chastiti N. Horne
Partner
Horne Rota Moos LLP

Eden Stark, Esq.
Vice President, Financial Lines Claims
QBE

Jennifer L. Ward, Esq.
Managing Partner
Ward Law, LLC

Kim Noble
Vice President, LPL and APL
Applied Financial Lines

Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Performance Review:

Preparing, Executing and Following Up

Kim Moody
VP of Claims
Golden Bear

Kelley Larson, RPLU, CPLP, ExecPLP
Assistant Vice President
Thompson Flanagan

Shari Mattis
AVP, Claims
ANV Global Services Inc.

Christine A. Samuels
Vice President Claims
Berkley Healthcare

Michelle Arbitrio
Partner
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP

The Power Couple Paradox:

Balancing Two Demanding Careers in a Single Household

Alyssa Nobile Pianelli, Esq.
Vice-President
Financial Services Group – Legal and Claims
Commercial Risk Solutions
Aon

Denise Shane
Team Manager| General Liability Claims
Zurich North America

Marisa DeMartini
Vice President, Management Liability Claims Manager
Ascot Group

Katrine A. Beck
Partner
Fullerton Beck LLP

Melissa Swindell

Executive Claims Specialist
Markel

Creating Opportunities for Meaningful Growth For Our Colleagues

Caryn L. Lilling
Partner
Mauro Lilling Naparty LLP

Heather R. Boshak
Partner
Fox Rothschild LLP

Linda Fisher, RPLU, CPLP
Managing Director - Law Firms
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC

Caryn M. Silverman
Senior Vice President, Claims Counsel

TBA

Ana M. Montoya
Attorney
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Building Your Brand: Networking and Marketing One's Self

Jacqueline Voronov
Partner
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Tracey Pall
Vice President, Claims
ANV Global Services Inc.

Tammy Bouker
National Director of Client Services and Development
Vernis & Bowling

Lainee B. Beigel, Esq.
Principal
Sports and Entertainment Lead, Executive Risk and Cyber
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Sarah Y. Cho
Senior Claim Consultant | Management Liability
Woodruff Sawyer

Invisible & Burned Out: The Rise of Women Leaders

Dr. Claire Muselman
DCM