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2024 LIMRA Annual Conference

Innovate with Purpose

9/15/2024 - 9/17/2024

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN

Overview

Who Attends

Taking place September 15 - 17, 2024 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN, the LIMRA Annual Conference is one of the largest gatherings of senior executives representing diverse sectors of the financial services industry, including life, annuities, and workplace benefits. Our members and partners come together for strategic industry insights and high-level networking — a must-attend for executives.

Highlights

This year’s theme is Innovate With Purpose and will focus on investing in innovative technologies and developing creative strategies to enhance customer experiences, improve operational efficiency, and ultimately drive the success of our businesses.

Key topic areas include:

Digital transformation – Continued digitization of our business is key. We must continuously explore innovative technologies to meet customer expectations and needs, such as the thoughtful adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Distribution dynamics - Consolidation will drive innovation, yielding numerous benefits including improved competitiveness, growth, and enhanced customer engagement by making it easier to buy, sell and own our products.
Talent strategies - How can we attract the world’s best and brightest to this profession? Our talent strategy requires the same rigor and focus as our business strategy to meet the skill and leadership needs of the industry.
Customer experience - Our purpose is to create positive outcomes –– for our customers and to strive to reach more people who are not making financial progress in their lives.

Our industry’s purpose remains steadfast. We provide security and a commitment to deliver on that promise. In today’s fast-moving environment, it’s incumbent on us to adapt and evolve so that we keep the promise, while realizing the potential.

The LIMRA Annual Conference offers us the chance to come together and discuss the challenges and opportunities we face as our industry looks to the future within insurance, annuities, and worksite benefits.

Scheduling Information

To help you plan your trip, the conference begins on Sunday, September 15 with attendee check-in opening at 11:00 am, early breakout sessions from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, and a welcome reception at 5:30 pm.

The conference will adjourn on Tuesday, September 17 at 12:50 pm.

Keynote Speaker

Trevor Noah

Born in South Africa, Trevor Noah is a global comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Trevor hosted The Daily Show from 2015 to 2022 and has won various awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, one of which was for an “Outstanding Talk Series.”.

He was named one of "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people in the world. And, in 2023, he was awarded the Erasmus Prize — one of Europe's most distinguished recognitions — for his exceptional contribution to culture and society.

Trevor currently hosts an original Spotify weekly podcast titled What Now? With Trevor Noah. In this new podcast, listeners get a chance to hear Trevor like never before. In each episode, Trevor goes deep with a special guest, including entertainers, CEOs, actors, athletes, and thought leaders. He brings the kinds of conversations that happen behind the scenes to light, full of radical candor, authentic back-and-forths, and honest reactions, with Trevor bringing to bear his classic, effortlessly playful, and equally probing style.

He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood. To date, it’s sold over 3 million copies across all formats, and its young readers adaptation also debuted as a New York Times bestseller. His new book, Into the Uncut Grass, comes out in October 2024. It’s a moving modern fable for readers of all ages about forgiveness, acceptance, and the secret to solidarity.

Trevor has written, produced, and starred in 12 comedy specials, including Grammy and Emmy-nominated “I Wish You Would,” which premiered globally in November 2022. His previous special, “Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia” received a NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Variety Show,” as well as a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Comedy Album”.

Trevor's success has also spanned to sold out stand-up comedy shows across 5 continents. His current “Off The Record” World Tour stopped in 28 cities across the US before heading to international destinations, and a set from “Off the Record” became available as his fourth Netflix stand-up special titled Where Was I on December 19th, 2023. Where Was I has recently scored a Golden Globe nomination for “Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television” and a Critic’s Choice Association nomination for “Best Comedy Special.”

Speakers

Carla Harris

Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Carla Harris

Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley

Carla Harris has extensive industry experience in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial, and healthcare sectors. In August 2013, Ms. Harris was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council.

Carla Harris’s passion lies in helping others. As she says, “we are blessed, so that we can be a blessing to others.” While climbing the corporate ladder, Harris had her own personal missteps amidst numerous victories. She vowed that when she reached senior management and people came to her for advice, she would provide them with the tools, strategies, and pearls of wisdom honed by her own experience.

Harris is responsible for increasing client connectivity and penetration to enhance revenue generation across Morgan Stanley. She formerly headed the Emerging Manager Platform, the equity capital markets effort for the consumer and retail industries and was responsible for Equity Private Placements.

Registration

Early Registration Fee (August 4, 2024):
Member: $1,600
Nonmember: $2,800

Standard Registration Fee (after cutoff date):
Member: $1,800
Nonmember: $3,000

Can't make it in person? Digital Registration Fee:
Member: $450
Nonmember: $600

LIMRA and LOMA Canadian members - please email customer.service@limra.com for special registration instructions.

Group Registration Discount:

Take advantage of our group rates to ensure your team’s knowledge stays relevant and up-to-date amid the changing trends and directions in the industry.

We are pleased to offer two group registration options that you can secure by contacting customer.service@limra.com.

5–9 — Registrants from the same company will receive a $150 discount per person when using the quantity discount promo code provided.
10+ — Companies may purchase 10 or more registrations and receive a 20% discount on the total registration fee. A single payment is required along with the total number of registrants. We will provide a special company link/code for your organization to distribute to the group.

Note: Discounts may not be combined with any other discount offer. We cannot combine existing individual registrations into group registrations.

Spouse/Guest Optional Activities

New this year! We are offering optional activities for spouses and guests. See this page for more details.

Hotel / Venue

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

2800 Opryland Dr
Nashville, TN, USA, 37214

Hotel Reservations

Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-228-9290 and mentioning the 2024 LIMRA Annual Conference.

Make your reservations by August 19, 2024 to receive the group rate of $269.00 single/double (plus $25.00 resort fees and applicable sales taxes). Requests after August 19, 2024 will be accepted based on space availability. Please note that hotel rates will go up after August 19, 2024 or when the meeting room block sells out, whichever comes first. Make your reservations early to be able to take advantage of our discount rates.

Extend your stay: The group guest room rate will be offered three (3) days prior to and three (3) days after the meeting dates, subject to availability at the time of your reservation. You may need to call the hotel directly to book the extra nights.

If you receive any unsolicited or suspicious email or phone call about a hotel booking in conjunction with this meeting, our advice is not to click on it, but delete the email immediately. In the case of a phone call, never give out your credit card information. Our designated conference hotels will not call you unless you contact them first.

Please contact our Event Planner, Amanda Cristina, if you have any questions regarding the hotel.