| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 9 | |
| 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm | NASBP Registration Desk Open |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Round Table Discussion Happy Hour "Cocktails and Convos" BACK for it's second year, this networking event will give attendees the opportunity to sit down with noted surety industry leaders who will guide discussions on surety "hot topics" in a casual, interactive setting. Sponsored by GraniteRe |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Welcome Reception Sponsored by Liberty Mutual |
| Thursday, September 10 | |
| 7:30 am - 11:00 am | NASBP Registration Desk Open |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Travelers Bond |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am | General Session - Welcome and President's Remarks Monica Donatelli, NASBP President Sponsored by IAT Insurance |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am | General Session: "2026 Surety Benchmarking: Growth, Talent, Productivity and Technology" Brandy Carbone, Vice President, MarshBerry This session will highlight key findings from the 2026 NASBP Surety Benchmarking Study, including where firms are seeing growth, what is constraining capacity, and how talent, productivity, and technology are reshaping the surety operating model. Sponsored by IAT Insurance |
| 9:30 am - 10:15 am | General Session - "Breaking Limiting Beliefs: Unlocking Growth for Contractors and Surety Professionals" Jessica Krause, CEO, New Lyfe Accounting NLA knows surety, but as an accounting firm, we have a unique perspective on the industry from the outside. In this presentation, Jessica pairs that perspective with her own deeply personal journey. You’ll learn how to identify, reframe, and address your clients’ (and your own) limiting beliefs. By the end, you’ll stop thinking “this is just how surety is,” and start believing you can make it better. Sponsored by IAT Insurance |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Refreshment Break Sponsored by The Hartford |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | General Session - "Mindset SHIFT - Generative AI and Your Future: Transform Your Business, Your Communications, Your Job, and Your Life" Sam Richter, CSP, CPAE, SBR Worldwide LLC Generative AI is reshaping our world at a pace never before seen in history. For the first time, everyone has unprecedented access to harness and shape data, redefining how we live, work, compete, and connect. This presentation will feature examples customized to the audience, and strategies and techniques drawn from Sam’s years of experience developing AI tools and resources used by organizations around the globe every day. Sponsored by IAT Insurance |
| 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Optional Golf Tournament The Optional Golf Tournament will be played on the Coore Crenshaw course at Omni Barton Creek Resort. Sponsored by EMC |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Optional Event - Salsa and Margarita Workshop Co-Hosted by NASBP and Women in Surety (WIS) Join us for a lively hands-on group class! Learn the secrets to crafting the perfect margarita and fresh salsa. |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | NEW for 2026! Surety School Alumni Happy Hour NASBP invites all past graduates of the Surety Schools to network with past classmates and faculty. |
| Friday, September 11 | |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am | NASBP Registration Desk Open |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Keynote Speaker Breakfast Session "Volatility Anyone? - Some Scenarios for 2026 and 2027" Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence There are the good, bad and ugly. Much depends on the usual issues of inflation, interest rates, workforce and the like. But we get to add in geopolitics, tariff/trade wars and the impact of rapidly expanding technology. Sponsored by CNA Surety |
| 10:30 am | Departure |
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