EmpowerHER: Beyond Boundaries

EmpowerHER is where bold women across insurance and insurtech come to turn influence into enterprise impact—through real conversations on AI, capital, leadership, and large-scale transformation. From curated networking and C-suite insights to tactical sessions on customer innovation, mentorship, and breaking silos, every moment is designed for action, not inspiration alone.

If you are ready to expand your power, your network, and your strategic edge in the industry, this is the room you want to be in. EmpowerHER is dedicated to delivering career-boosting insights, and fostering meaningful relationships to help propel careers in insurance and technology beyond boundaries.
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2026 Agenda

A full-day experience for women in insurance and financial services to lead, innovate, and transform.

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome to EmpowerHer: Why This Moment Belongs to Us

An energizing kickoff that sets the tone for the day. We will ground the room in why women are uniquely positioned to shape the next era of insurance and why this gathering is about action, not inspiration alone.

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Power in the Room: Curated Networking Breakfast sponsored by Clara Analytics

This is not small talk. It is strategic connection. Meet executives, founders, operators, and innovators who are actively shaping the industry.
Designed prompts and facilitated introductions ensure conversations lead to opportunity.

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Opening Panel: Breaking the Mold: Women Redefining Leadership in Insurance

The old leadership blueprint is outdated. This panel features bold women who are challenging legacy thinking across their organizations as executive leaders in the C-Suite. Hear how they are navigating resistance, driving enterprise change, and building influence at the highest levels.

Key themes:

  • • Leading through complexity
  • • Modernizing legacy systems and mindsets
  • • Expanding power without losing authenticity
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM Beyond Buzzwords: Real Talk on AI, Automation, and the Human Edge

AI is everywhere. Clarity is not.
This candid conversation cuts through the noise and explores where AI is delivering measurable value, where it is failing, and how leaders can deploy automation responsibly while protecting human expertise.

Key takeaways:

  • • Where AI actually drives ROI
  • • How to design workflows that amplify people
  • • Guardrails for responsible transformation
12:05 PM – 12:45 PM Follow the Money: Investment, Capital, and Women Changing the Game

Capital shapes the future. Who controls it matters. This powerful session dives into how women are raising, deploying, and influencing capital across insurance and insurtech. We will discuss funding realities, access gaps, and how to position yourself and your company for growth.

Expect tactical insights on:

  • • Navigating investors
  • • Building credibility in capital markets
  • • Expanding women’s economic influence in insurance
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Strategic Lunch: Conversations That Compound

A networking lunch intentionally structured to discuss morning themes, takeaways, and leave with new relationships and opportunities.

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM From Silos to Scale: Designing Enterprise-Wide Transformation

True transformation does not happen in isolated departments. This session explores how forward thinking leaders are breaking down silos between IT, operations, underwriting, claims, and distribution to create connected, scalable ecosystems.

Topics include:

  • • Cross functional alignment
  • • Orchestration across legacy systems
  • • Driving adoption across the enterprise
2:35 PM – 3:15 PM Customer 3.0 Designing for Tomorrow’s Insurance Consumer

Today’s policyholder expects speed, transparency, and personalization. Tomorrow’s consumer will expect even more. This forward looking conversation explores how insurers can reimagine journeys, design inclusive products, and build experiences that reflect the modern customer.

Focus areas:

  • • Inclusive product design
  • • Data driven personalization
  • • Experience as competitive advantage
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM The Power Pause Networking Session: The Leadership Reset

You cannot scale chaos.

You cannot lead from depletion.

This curated reset experience invites leaders to slow down in order to move forward with precision. Delanea Davis will guide the room through intentional reflection and grounding practices that help transform pressure into clarity and ambition into aligned action.

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM The Mentorship Multiplier: Access, Advocacy, and Accelerating Your Rise

Mentorship opens doors.

Sponsorship moves you through them.

This dynamic panel brings together senior leaders who have both received and provided transformative mentorship. They will share candid insights on how influence is built, how advocacy actually works inside organizations, and how women can intentionally cultivate sponsors who accelerate their trajectory.

This is not generic advice. It is real conversation about power, positioning, and navigating complex systems.

Topics include:

  • • The difference between mentorship and sponsorship
  • • How to ask for stretch opportunities
  • • Building credibility in rooms where you are underestimated
  • • Paying it forward while climbing higher
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Closing the Gap: From Inspiration to Implementation

We end with clarity and commitment.
Key reflections from the day, audience call to action, and the collective charge to continue building influence, opportunity, and enterprise impact long after this room.

2026 SPEAKERS

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Sponsor a Group Table

EmpowerHER offers exclusive Group Table opportunities — perfect for insurance companies and organizations looking to expose their leaders in a supportive, empowering environment.

Reserve a premium table for 8 in a prime location and showcase your organization’s commitment to advancing women and allies in the insurance and InsurTech industries. Group tables can be branded with your company’s name and logo, visibly reflecting your support for leadership, diversity, and innovation.

Interested in sponsoring a table? Contact us now.

Venue

  • 30,000+ insurance professionals within a 1-mile radius
  • Over 10+ major insurance companies in the local area
  • Convention Center connected to the Hartford Marriott Downtown
  • Ample parking onsite
  • Bradley International Airport only 14 miles away
  • Hartford Union Station is 1.2 miles away
  • Close to major highways for quick access
  • Scenic function areas with river views so you can take in springtime in New England

Stay At Marriott Downtown

Located in the heart of Hartford, the Hartford Marriott Downtown offers modern elegance and top-tier amenities, conveniently connected to the Connecticut Convention Center and near the Connecticut River. Use the button below to start the reservation process.

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Past Attendees

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