Oct 26
Social Event

CPCU Society Annual General Meeting

10/26/13 (All day) to 10/29/13 (All day)

Join us in New Orleans October 26 through 29 for the risk management and property-casualty insurance industry’s premier professional development event of 2013, as we focus on the future of our industry from a strategic point of view.

Designed to maximize your opportunities, you’ll be able to:
 
• Gain technical knowledge that you can immediately apply to your job responsibilities 
• Empower yourself to confidently meet the challenges facing your business
• Engage with leading industry experts and build valuable professional relationships 
 
Learn more about the must-attend event of 2013. Check out the complete brochure.

Chris Gardner

CEO
Gardner Rich

Christopher Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich, as well as an ardent philanthropist. Overcoming poverty and tremendous other obstacles to pursue a career in finance, he chronicled his story in an autobiography that became both New York Times and Washington Post No. 1 best-sellers and that later served as the basis for the movie The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith. He worked through homelessness to earn a spot in Dean Witter Reynolds’ training program and later became one of Bear Stearns’ top earners. Gardner has earned myriad awards and honors for his involvement with homelessness initiatives and for his dedication to improving the well-being of children.

Debra Ballen

Debra Ballen joined IBHS in 2008 as the general counsel and senior vice president of public policy. In this capacity, she is responsible for managing all of the organization’s legal matters and overseeing IBHS’ public policy efforts. In addition, she also serves as the organization’s corporate secretary. Prior to her work with IBHS, Ms. Ballen was the executive vice president of public policy management for the American Insurance Association (AIA) in Washington, D.C. She developed and implemented policy for AIA’s priority federal and state public policy issues.

John Borbi

John Borbi is a professional speaker who shares techniques for managing moral and ethical dilemmas based on his life experiences. Previously serving as a financial adviser and investment specialist, managing close to $100 million dollars for his clients and ranking in the top 1 percent nationally, Borbi went on to become a financial thief. Ultimately, he lost all his wealth and served two years in a federal prison for committing wire fraud. Infusing a harsh reality into his talks, Borbi travels the world, sharing ethics training with groups including university students, corporate managers and employees.