1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Registration/Information Desk
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1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Committee Meetings
Open to current members and those interested in joining. |
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
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Membership Committee
Law & Regulation Committee Research Committee |
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
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Operations Committee
Communications Committee Medical Transport Committee |
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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Board of Directors Meeting
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7:00 am – Noon
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Registration Desk Open
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7:15 am – 8:15 am
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Breakfast
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8:30 am – 8:45 am
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Welcoming Remarks
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8:45 am – 10:15 am
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Opening Keynote
Hear from the author of Maybe It's You: Cut the Crap. Face Your Fears. Love Your Life.
Join Lauren Zander, life coach, author, and creator of The Handel Method®, as she shares the no-nonsense, funny, and ground-breaking method from her new book, Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap. Face Your Fears. Love Your Life. Lauren’s take-no-prisoners brand of radical personal accountability and her proven step-by-step program has worked for bestselling authors, CEOs and top executives, award-winning artists … and now, you. Find out in this 90-minute presentation why the fact that “maybe it’s you” is the best bad news you ever got. |
10:15 am – 10:30 am
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Break
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10:30 am – 11:45 am
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Cyber Security
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11:45 am – 12:30 pm
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Grab-and-Go Boxed Lunch
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1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Topgolf Networking Event
Topgolf is the premier entertainment and event venue with fun point-scoring golf games for all skill levels! If you can bowl or play darts, you can play Topgolf. Score points by hitting balls (assigned to you using microchip technology) into any target. Visit with your peers and enjoy unlimited play for two hours on the rooftop terrace, a professional instructor, snacks, beverages and round trip transportation. Sign up early as space is limited! Separate registration is required. |
Topgolf Scottsdale at Riverwalk
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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Presidential Cocktail Reception
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10:00 pm – Midnight
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Hospitality Hours
Enjoy another evening networking and catching up! |
7:00 am – Noon
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Registration/Information Desk Open
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7:15 am – 8:15 am
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Breakfast
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8:15 am – 8:30 am
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Welcoming Remarks
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8:30 am – 9:45 am
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Claims Fraud and Trends
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9:45 am – 11:00 am
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How Chatbots and Conversational Commerce Will Revolutionize Travel and Insurance
Conversation matters. Aside from being one of the biggest buzzwords of 2017, conversational commerce is at the heart and soul of all things disrupting the world as we know it. Brands. Tech. Business. Everything. The desire to deliver new experiences is driving innovation across every industry. |
11:00 am – 11:15 am
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Break
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11:15 am – Noon
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Annual Business Meeting
A members-only session—state of the association. |
Noon – 1:00 pm
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Law and Regulations
Learn about the status of UStiA's initiatives, including regulatory reform and the adoption of the Producer Model Licensing Act.
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1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Lunch and Networking Event
Buffet lunch with the opportunity to network with other members, clients, and colleagues or grab lunch and participate in one or both of our lunch and learn sessions. |
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
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Lunch and learn—Tour/Cruise Operator
Roundtable discussion, moderated by top insurance executives and legal counsel, on critical legislative changes that will affect the cruise and tour industry. |
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
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Lunch and learn—Student Medical
Roundtable discussion, moderated by top insurance executives, to address the challenges unique to student travel medical, including admitted vs. non-admitted, use of offshore trusts, duration of coverage, and licensing and commissions. |
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Farewell Cocktail Reception
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9:00 pm – Midnight
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Dancing and Cocktails
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6:30 am – 10:00 am
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Safe Travels Breakfast
Grab-and-go breakfast. Safe Travels! |