8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Top of the 2nd FL stairs
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Telegram Lounge
Continental Breakfast
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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Library
Student Kick-Off Program
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8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Penthouse Rooftop Suite
Open Meeting Space
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Boardroom & Telegram Lounge
CRF Charging Station Area
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Marquee East & West
Welcome & Opening Comments
Chicagoland Risk Forum Co-Chairs: Jack Williamson (LRS Recycles) & Robert “Bennie” Benvenuto (HUB International)
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Marquee East & West
Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Speaker: Karen Leetzow (President, Chicago Red Stars)
Moderator: Amy Carnahan (Senior Vice President, Gallagher)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Marquee East & West
Risk Manager Fireside Chat
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Topic: Social Inflation: Claims Costs Outpacing Macro Inflation
Speakers: Beth Ann Tansey (SVP, Claims Legal – CNA Insurance); Heather Davis (SVP, Government Relations – CNA Insurance); Lesli Johnson (VP, Risk Control – CNA Insurance)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Marquee East & West
Vignette
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Topic: Solutions Beyond Risk Transfer
Speaker: Ellen Marie Michael
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Telegram Lounge
Coffee Social & Barista Bar
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11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
Marquee West
Customer Experience Role in the Evolution of Claims Management
Speakers: Liz Hammer (Director of Insurable Risk, Mondelez);
Erin Bazin (SVP of Customer Experience, ESIS)
Marquee East
All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful
Moderator: Duncan Ashurst (HUB International)
Speakers: Theresa M. Severson (Kite Realty Group);
Marie Kupferschmid (Danaher);
Hemant Shah (Archipelago);
Jeff Guttman (HUB International);
Michelle Windhauser (HUB International)
Airmail
Career Paths & Pivots
Moderator: Anne Marie Towle (Hylant)
Speakers: Celia Morrin (Amwins); Mark Rector (Lloyds); Ryan Fee (InvenTrust Properties Corp.)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
North Meadow Rooftop & Telegram Lounge
Lunch Social
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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Telegram Lounge
Professional Headshots by Gerber + Scarpelli Photography
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Risk Manager Roundtables
Marquee West
Moderator: Joe Zinga, Executive Vice President Risk Management – Gallagher Bassett
Risk Manager: Jack Williamson, Manager of Claims – LRS Recycles
Marquee East
Moderator: Coming Soon!
Risk Manager: Gail Bartholomew, Global Insurance Manager – Nouryon
Airmail North
Moderator: Gina Rothweiler, Senior Sales Executive – Origami Risk
Risk Manager: Ryan Fee, Vice President, Risk Management – InvenTrust Properties
Airmail South
Moderator: Steve Adamjee (Partner SVP – USI)
Risk Manager: Carnell Jones (Risk Management Manager – Trinitas)
Stagecoach
Moderator: Kevin Tattitch – Insurance Alliances Director – Arctic Wolf
Risk Manager: Angela Hainsworth, Director Enterprise Risk Management – HubSpot
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Penthouse
E&S Panel Discussion
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Topic: Excess and Surplus Market Update
Speakers: Joseph Kelly (Sompo); Christa Nadler (RPS); Tanja Maffei (Hylant); Kevin Zinter (Amwins); Tim Pedersen Jr. (Brown and Riding)
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
Telegram Lounge
Networking Break
2:55 PM - 3:40 PM
Marquee East & Marquee West and Airmail
Breakout Sessions
Marquee West
Topic: Emerging Legal Risks: What to Plan for Now
Speakers: Lauren Kim & Jamie Filipovic
Marquee East
Topic: Captives and Structured Risk
Speakers: Josh Harwood, Steven Bauman, Austin Su, Michele Morales
Airmail
Topic: Climate Curveballs: Staying Ahead in the Game of Extreme Weather
Speakers: Dan Flanagan, Frank Russo, & Carnell Jones
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Telegram Lounge
Coffee Social & Afternoon Snack
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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Marquee East & Marquee West
Risk Manager Fireside Chat
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Topic: GenAI and Risk Management
Speakers: Lauren Finnis
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Marquee East & West
RIMS National Speaker / Closing Comments
Chicago RIMS President Katie Rabs, Marsh McLennan Agency
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
North Meadow Rooftop
Cocktail Reception
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