2026 AASCIF Annual Conference

Sunday, July 26 - Wednesday July 29
Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

**Subject to change**

Monday, July 27
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

#CommitteeSession TitleAdd'l Committees
101 Analytics
The AASCIF AI Journey
  • Moderator Abby Halland
  • Speaker Mike Tratnik
  • Speaker Phoebe Murphy
  • Speaker George Georgiadis
IT, Claims, Policy Holder
102 Claims
Driving AI Adoption and Deployment Excellence in Claims
  • Speaker Mark Phillips
  • Speaker Rooney Gleason
Analytics
103 Communications Who Cares? How to Inspire and Retain Customer Loyalty - Mastering Communication Strategies That Make Employers and Policyholders Actually Pay Attention Claims, Policy Holder, Safety & Risk Management
104 National Issues Federal Edition Law
105 IT Storytelling to Code
106 Policyholder Services
Premium Audit in Practice: A State Fund Q&A on Integration, Workforce, and Customer Service
  • Speaker Julia Gerrity
  • Speaker Lindsey Archila
  • Speaker Sarah Parker
  • Speaker Chris Grassi
107 HR
From Boomers to Zoomers: Thriving Together at Work
  • Speaker Allie Hawkins
ALL

Tuesday, July 28
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

#CommitteeSession TitleAdd'l Committees
201 HR Loneliness in the Workplace
202 Claims
Collaboration: Why Multidisciplinary Care Coordination Determines Outcomes in High-Severity Workers' Compensation Claims
  • Speaker Amy Kolarova
HR, Analytics
203 Communications How to Avoid Adding Insult to Injury with an Innovative Claim App Claims
204 IT
AASCIF Member AI Implementation - What's Been Implemented and What's Next?
  • Speaker Janine Dyke
Analytics, Claims, PH
205 Policyholder Services
From AI to Adoption: Confidence to Start Your Journey
  • Speaker Brian Modesitt
Analytics
206 ERM
Building Trustworthy AI
  • Speaker Denys Linkov
Analytics

Tuesday, July 28
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

#CommitteeSession TitleAdd'l Committees
301 Analytics
Driving Strategic Advantage Using Advanced Analytics in Workers' Compensation
  • Speaker Brett Nunes
  • Speaker Sriraman Srinivasan
IT, Claims, Policy Holder
302 Claims
Routine to Rare: Setting Claims Involving Medicare Secondary Player (MSP) Issues
  • Speaker Liz Welles
  • Speaker Shawn Deane
  • Speaker Annie Davidson
Law, National Issues
303 HR Harnessing Emotional Intelligence for HR Leaders HR, Safety & Risk Management
304 National Issues Hybrid Workplace Issues HR
305 Finance
Strategic Partnerships Between Finance and Operations: Lessons from State Funds
  • Speaker Pam Trickett
  • Speaker Ben Sorensen
  • Speaker Bob Swisher
306 Safety & Risk Management Expanding the Lens: Moving Beyond the Safety & Risk Management Tunnel to an Enterprise Vision - Impacting Profitable Growth, Retention, and Stability
307 Claims
Beyond Buzzwords to Benchmarks: The Real-World Playbook for Claims Transformation
  • Speaker Rachel Fikes
  • Speaker Jeff Stewart
  • Speaker Stacey Foote
  • Speaker Denise Algire
HR, IT

Wednesday, July 29
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

#CommitteeSession TitleAdd'l Committees
401 Finance
Decoding the U.S. Economic Landscape & Evaluating How Workers' Comp Insurers are Navigating Dynamic Markets
  • Speaker Kelly Sullivan
  • Speaker Chris Myers
Analytics, ERM
402 Policyholder Services
Insuring Marine Employees
  • Speaker Mark Greenway
403 Safety & Risk Management When Warning Signs Escalate: A Cross-Functional Workplace Violence Tabletop Law

Wednesday, July 29
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

#CommitteeSession TitleAdd'l Committees
501 ERM
Retention and Intention: Getting Records Retention Right
  • Speaker Matthew Noffke
  • Speaker Paul Higgins
Law
502 Law
You Be The Judge
  • Speaker Grant Butterfield
  • Speaker Whitney Kunjoo
  • Speaker Psul Schluad
503 Finance Understanding Trends in Workers Compensation Investments F & I
504 Safety & Risk Management Beyond the Degree: Elevating Technical Expertise into High-Impact Leadership