The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has published details of events taking place at this year’s NIBA Convention, to be held at The Star Gold Coast next month. 

The program offers “an exciting opportunity for attendees to hear from industry leaders on burning issues that are currently impacting the industry,” NIBA says.  

Over two-and-a-half days, social events and networking opportunities such as the NIBA CGU Welcome Function and the NIBA Marketplace will run alongside sessions about the broking profession.  

These will tackle issues such as supporting vulnerable clients, technology in the insurance industry, how to build lasting business relationships, future risks in property insurance, and how to attract new talent. 

“The choice of topics reflects the urgency to tackle some of the most pressing challenges that the profession faces today,” NIBA says.  “Attendees can make the most of their Convention experience and walk away with actionable learnings they can utilise.” 

Here is the lineup:  

October 8:  

NIBA CGU Night Market - Welcome Function  

October 9: 

NIBA Marketplace  

Opening keynote speaker – Jordan Nguyen  

Planning and Resilience: Where to from here? panel session with Brendan Moon, Andrew Hall, Drew MacRae and Gary Okely   

Future Risks – Property insurance done differently – Brian Maruncic  

Unlocking purpose, performance and power – Bronwyn King  

Tradition to transformation: Attracting talent to the industry – Cameron Sheild, Tom Wheeler and William Thompson  

Sharing risk to create a braver world - Patrick Tiernan  

Marketplace Happy Hour – NIBA marketplace  

October 10: 

NIBA Marketplace  

Reimagining Key Alliances: 5 Keys to building meaningful business relationships – Nikki Heald 

Leading change in a changing world - Jenny Haddad and Noel Kelly  

The Exec Chat panel session with Dianne Phelan, Rebecca Wilson, Lynette Walsh and Steven Hill 

The importance of technology in the insurance industry – Dale Smith and Pieter Versluis  

Supporting Vulnerable Clients: Insights from Banking’s Best Practices – Prue Monument  

The strategic direction of NIBA – Gary Okely, Dianne Phelan and Nicholas Cook  

Promoting insurance broking as a career choice – Philip Kewin and Cameron Sheild   

Closing keynote speech – Gus Balbontin  

NIBA Gala Dinner and awards ceremony 

See full details here.