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Wednesday, October 15
3:00 pm - 5:30 pmNASBP Registration Desk Open
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm"Cocktails and Convos" Round Table Discussion Happy Hour

Please add this NEW event to your schedule, as it will give attendees the opportunity to sit down with noted surety company and industry leaders who will guide discussions on surety "hot topics" in a casual, interactive setting.

Sponsored by GraniteRe
5:30 pm - 7:00 pmWelcome Reception

Sponsored by CNA Surety
Thursday, October 16
7:30 am - 11:00 amNASBP Registration Desk Open
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast Buffet

Sponsored by Trisura
8:30 am - 9:00 amGeneral Session - Welcome and President's Remarks

Robert Coon, NASBP President

Sponsored by IAT Insurance
9:00 am - 10:15 amGeneral Session - "Mitigating Construction Performance Risk"
Gregory Horne, Liberty Mutual Surety 
Kristen Weber, Liberty Mutual Surety

The session will compare Surety Bonds to Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) and other performance risk mitigation tools, including the pros and cons, markets and nuances of each tool, with the goal of helping attendees understand the benefits, intent and application of each risk mitigation tool.

Sponsored by IAT Insurance
10:15 am - 10:30 amRefreshment Break

Sponsored by UFG
10:30 am - 12:00 pmGeneral Session - "Weathering the Storm: A Discussion of the Economic Outlook and Key Risks"
Chris Lafakis, Moody's Analytics

Despite all the drama and uncertainty created by recent changes to U.S. trade and other policies, our baseline (most likely) forecast holds that the U.S. economy will avoid recession in the coming year. But it will be close, and the economy is vulnerable to anything that goes off script. We will explore our baseline outlook and consider factors that threaten to pull the U.S. economy into recession.

Sponsored by IAT Insurance
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmOptional Event - Puttery Charlotte

Co-Hosted by NASBP and Women in Surety (WIS)
Sponsored by Travelers Bond
Friday, October 17
8:00 am - 10:00 amNASBP Registration Desk Open
9:00 am - 10:30 amKeynote Speaker Breakfast Session

"Rebooting Projects on the Brink of Default…before you get the boot"
Christopher J. Brasco, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
Jeff Katz, The Vertex Companies, LLC


In this session we will discuss how the surety’s unique roll and involvement can be used to:

  • raise awareness of the risks with any termination action and introduce the possibility of “rebooting the project”
  • address how this inflection point can be used to find solutions to impasse issues and
  • finally consider means for a more collaborative completion effort

Sponsored by Markel Surety
10:30 amDeparture