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Agents Council for Technology
Schedule & Agenda
Thursday, September 7-8, 2017
Hyatt Regency Chicago –
Chicago, IL
Dress: Business Casual for all sessions
Badges: Pick up outside ACT meeting room
Overall Schedule of Meetings & Events
** ACT Meeting room: Plaza Ballroom - Concourse Level, East Tower **
High-Level Schedule of Events:
Thursday, Sep 7, 2017
** Breakfast on your own **
9:00am - 5:00pm
ACT Meeting - Plaza Ballroom - Concourse Level, East Tower
12:00pm - 1:00pm
5:30pm – 7:00pm
ACT Attendee Lunch – Big Bar - Skyway Level, East Tower
Welcome Reception – with IIABA - Crystal Ballroom C/Crystal Foyer – Lobby
Level, West Tower
7:00pm – 8:30 pm
Group Dinner – Michigan 1 Room - Concourse Level, East Tower
Friday, Sep 8, 2017 Young Agent/ACT Special Event
** Breakfast on your own **
9:45am – 12:00pm
Young Agent/ACT Special Event – Grand Ballroom AB – Ballroom Level, East Tower
12:00pm - 5:30pm
** ACT Meeting attendees invited to attend Big ‘I’ Fall Leadership pm activities.
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ACT Meeting Agenda – Day 1
Thu, Sep 7
Meeting Room: Plaza Ballroom - Concourse Level, East Tower
** All individual agenda times approximate **
Thu, Sep 7 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(8 hours total)
 Chair’s Welcome, Antitrust Statement, Meeting Opening
9:00-9:20 AM
Jay Byrnes (Byrnes Insurance Agency) & Ron Berg (ACT)
 Special Address; Topic/Speaker to be updated
9:20-9:40 AM
 Smart Homes & IoT Impacts – Carrier Strategies
10:00-10:50 AM
Speaker to be updated
** Break ** (10:50-11:05 AM)
 Technology Trends and E&O Concerns – What’s happening, what do agents need to be prepared for?
11:05 AM-12:00 PM
Big ‘I’ National Experts – Speakers to be updated
 ACT Attendee Lunch
Big Bar - Skyway Level, East Tower
12:00-1:00 PM
 ACT Work Groups – Updates and Attendee Input
1:15-2:15 PM
 Agent’s Voice on Priorities to Carriers & Industry – Interactive session
2:15-3:00 PM
** Break & Networking ** (3:00-3:25 PM)
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** Break & Networking ** (3:00-3:25 PM)
 Industry Implementations Update – eDocs & Messages
3:25-3:45 PM
 Topic/Speaker to be updated
3:50-4:40 PM
 Wrap-up, open discussion, Friday am Special Event overview
4:45 PM
Jay Byrnes, full group
** Friday Special Young Agent/ACT Event Agenda next page **
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ACT/Young Agent Special Event
Fri, Sep 8
Meeting Room: Grand Ballroom AB – Ballroom Level, East Tower
** All individual agenda times approximate **
Fri, Sep 8 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM (2.25 hours/135 minutes total)
 Chair’s welcome, Antitrust Statement, Meeting Opening
9:45 AM
Jay Byrnes (Byrnes Insurance Agency) & Ron Berg (ACT)
 1st Tech Trend Session; Voice Computing
** Demo, Interactive discussion
9:50-10:30 AM
 2nd Tech Trend Session; Machine Learning
** Demo, Interactive discussion
10:30-11:10 AM
 3rd Tech Trend Session; Smart Homes/IoT Implications ** Demo, Interactive discussion
11:10-11:50 AM
 Wrap-up
11:50 AM
Jay Byrnes, full group
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Times & Places for Next ACT Meetings
March 2018 ACT Meeting
This ACT meeting will be held Wednesday & Thursday, March 14-15 in conjunction with
the EZLynx ‘AgentLynx’ Conference.
Meeting location – Westin San Diego in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, CA.
** Agenda, Registration, and additional Hotel information forthcoming
September 2018 ACT Meeting
This ACT meeting will be held Monday & Tuesday, October 14-15 in conjunction with the
2018 Applied Net Conference.
Meeting location – Opryland Gaylord Hotel in Nashville, TN.
** Agenda, Registration, and Hotel information forthcoming.
March 2019 ACT Meeting
Details being determined.
** Agenda, Registration, and Hotel information forthcoming
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