Katie School CPCU Symposium
The 13th Annual Katie School/CPCU Symposium will take place beginning the evening of April 14, continuing April 15 and April 16, 2025.
The purpose of the Katie School/CPCU Symposium is to provide an opportunity for students, academics, and industry to learn about emerging issues facing the insurance industry that may impact the next generation of industry professionals. This will be a hybrid event with a Networking Mixer taking place in-person, and the Symposium taking place both online and in-person on the campus of Illinois State University.
This year’s theme is “Tech & Trust | The New Risk Era.”
Links to registration for both the IN-PERSON Networking Mixer (Monday evening April 14) and the virtual Symposium (April 15 - 16) can be found on the CPCU Central IL chapter website, Meetings & Events page.
The VIRTUAL Katie School/CPCU Symposium will take place:
Apr 15, 2025 | 10:00 AM- 2 P.M. central
Apr 16, 2025 | 10:00 AM- 2 P.M.
Complimentary registration for the following VIRTUAL Symposium sessions on April 15 and 16th can be found here Meeting Registration Zoom
Monday – April 14
Event is an IN PERSON mixer of students, faculty, staff, and industry professionals at Bone Student Center: Old Main Room from 5-7pm. Dinner will be provided assuming you register by April 7th . The evening will also feature scholarship winners, networking time, and keynote speaker Roy Magnuson, Director of Emerging Technologies, Instruction and Research at Illinois State University.
Tuesday – April 15 | Sessions
10:00 am | Welcome
10:10 am | Jesse Sugarman – Economic & Public Policy
10:50 am | Break – 10 minutes
11:00 am | Student Presentations – Regulation of AI in Insurance
11:30 am | Jeffrey Hoschek, MD – Mental Health & Wellness
12:00 pm | Lunch
12:30 pm | Cosmin-Cristian Covaci – Liability Trends in Europe
1:00 pm | Valkyrie Holmes – Resilience in Shrinking Markets
1:50 pm | Closing
Wednesday – April 16 | Sessions
10:00 am | Welcome
10:10 am | Jennifer Gardner – Resilience and IBHS Products and Services
10:50 am | Break
11:00 am | Student Presentations – Improving Recruiting Efforts for Sales and Brokerage
11:30 am | Karen Clark – Catastrophe Modeling Changes
12:00 pm | Lunch
12:30 pm | Ron Refugio – Coaching Through Ambivalence
1:00 pm | Kay Wakeman – Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
1:50 pm | Closing