Leading Your Business in 2025 Phoenix, AZ

Are you ready to lead your organization in 2025? Amid ongoing change, equip yourself with the insights and strategies to lead your business, advise your clients and customers, and take care of your employees. This half-day educational symposium, open to business, nonprofit and public sector professionals, explored economic and public policy trends, as well as insights into employee mental health, wellness and workers compensation. 

Session 1: Leading your organization in 2025: Understanding the U.S. economy and post-election outlook

What do fluctuating interest rates, complex labor force dynamics and evolving geopolitical risks mean for your business and your customers? What pressing challenges will Congress and the White House face in 2025? Drawing on her extensive experience as an economist on Capitol Hill and an analyst on Wall Street, Joan Woodward shared her economic, public policy and political outlook in this data-driven, analytical and nonpartisan presentation. Woodward, who currently serves as Executive Vice President for Public Policy at Travelers, also explored how the 2024 U.S. elections may impact insurance, tax policy and the broader economy.

Session 2: Creating your action plan: Prioritizing worker mental health

What’s your approach to addressing your workers’ mental health? From stress and burnout to substance abuse disorders, this session addressed the state of worker mental health and provided a framework for understanding mental health as a continuum. Speakers shared their perspectives on how organizations can proactively work to understand what resources are needed within their organizations to address mental health and how best to connect employees to those resources. They also discussed the latest trends in workers compensation programs and how they fit into the larger picture of employee well-being. Be part of the conversation as we lay the groundwork, get practical and work together to raise awareness and create a plan to address mental health.

For a preview of our Phoenix event, watch the event replay from Denver this fall, where panelists addressed the state of worker mental health, discussed the latest trends in workers compensation programs and shared supportive resources.

Location

Heard Museum 
2301 North Central Avenue 
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Timeline

9:30 a.m.    Registration and Continental Breakfast 
10:00 a.m.  Session 1: Leading Your Organization in 2025: Understanding the U.S. Economy and Post-Election Outlook
11:00 a.m.  Luncheon
11:30 a.m.  Session 2: Creating Your Action Plan: Prioritizing Worker Mental Health
1:00 p.m.    Event Concludes

Continuing education credit

Session 2 is approved for one hour of Insurance Agent/Producer CE credit in Arizona. To receive credit, you must be licensed in the state(s) where the credit was approved as well as complete the required fields in the form (provided onsite) after the session is finished. You can find your National Producer Numbers here.

Opening remarks

Robert Branscomb
President, National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA), Phoenix Chapter

Keynote speaker

Les Kertay, Ph.D, ABPP
Clinical Psychologist; Chief Medical Officer, Ascellus; Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Panel

Les Kertay, Ph.D, ABPP
Clinical Psychologist; Chief Medical Officer, Ascellus; Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Sarah Grace
Managing Director, Workers Compensation Product, Travelers

Rich Ives
Senior Vice President, Business Insurance Claim, Travelers

Host

Joan Woodward
President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers