We are excited to host you in our hometown!
 
Speakers and topics were carefully curated to maximize your time at the event.
During the Summit, you'll hear from the industry's leading experts on relevant issues and trending topics.

TRUENORTH MAX SUMMIT AGENDA:

Monday, May 15

MAX Summit Golf Event

  • 10:30 a.m. Lunch & Registration
  • 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Golf 

6 p.m. MAX Summit Welcome Party

Tuesday, May 16

8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Registration

8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks | Jason Smith & Bill Zenk

9:00 a.m. Workforce Engagement & Activation | Sue Nelson - TrueNorth, Vic Strecher - Kumanu, Charles Lattimer - FinFit, Brad Jones - Saige Partners, Samantha Rogers - Skywalk Group

9:55 a.m. Crisis Management Panel | Bert Mayo - TrueNorth, Phil Renaud - Risk International, Rhonda Barnett - Abernathy McGregor

11:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker | Ryan Holiday

12:00 p.m. Lunch & Legacy Foundation | Matt Evans, Anne Parmley

1:00 p.m. How to Implement Scalable & Repeatable Processes Within Your Claims Process | Zack Hawkins - TrueNorth, Matt Kain - TrueNorth, Chad Graber - TrueNorth, Glenn Carey - Origami, Hugh O'Toole - Innovu

2:00 p.m. M&A in Uncertain Times | Stu Haker - TrueNorth, Dan Cook - TrueNorth, Mike Raue - Clarendon, Billy Hart - BlueJay, Eric Lohmeier - NCP Inc.

3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • Take Your Safety Program from Good to Great | Sarah Allender - TrueNorth, Craig Fink - TrueNorth
  • The Impact of Financial Stress on Risk and Workforce Performance | Tim O'Neil - TrueNorth, Charles Lattimer - FinFit
  • Significant Risks of Adverse Financial Events That Are Not Likely on Your Radar Screen | Sue Nelson - TrueNorth, Frank Pennachio - ResourcePro
  • Modern Risk Management Technology for Workers' Compensation | Steve Van Der Watt - Emerge

3:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • Controlling Your MOD | Jim Gartelos, Drew Mills - TrueNorth
  • Aligning "Purpose" and Organizational Outcomes | Tim O'Neil - TrueNorth, Vic Strecher - Kumanu
  • Modernization of Employee Benefits | Sue Nelson - TrueNorth
  • Leadership | Aaron Kampman

4:00 p.m. Best Practices in Cybersecurity & Digital Risk Management | Clay Swanson - TrueNorth, Aaron Voss - TrueNorth, Angelina Friend - Mullen Coughlin LLC

4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks | Bill Zenk

5:00 p.m. MAX Summit Closing Reception

DIVE DEEPER INTO OUR TOPICS

 

Workforce Engagement & Activation

Creative strategies to address employee attraction, motivation & activation. Learn how different organizations are empowering their workforces and inspiring to create sparks of motivation and becoming the catalyst for employees to be the best versions of themselves! 

Aligning "Purpose" and Organizational Outcomes

We’ll discuss research on creating and connecting a purposeful workforce to reducing the total cost of risk in an organization and cover the impact this can have on areas such as turnover, productivity and safety metrics among other areas.

The Impact of Financial Stress on Workforce Performance

How recent legislation has created opportunities for companies to improve the financial health of the workforce (and the risks of not taking action now).

Take Your Safety Program from Good to GREAT!

How to move from a compliance based program to a holistic safety program that encourages employee well-being and engagement.

Best Practices in Cybersecurity & Digital Risk Management
Cybersecurity is more than an insurance issue or an IT issue. It's the most dynamic business problem organizations are tasked with solving today.

Participate in a panel discussion centered beyond just cyber insurance with one of the nation’s leading cybersecurity & data privacy law firms and a certified ethical hacker to hear real-life examples of cyber events, best (and worst) practices for responding to a cyber incident, and strategies to reduce the likelihood or fallout of a breach when it does occur.