Share Your Insight, Make an ImpACT
Join us at the Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) 2024 ImpACT Conferences to network with industry leaders, employers, and actuarial professionals and find solutions to your profession’s most complex challenges. In 2024, the SOA will host two premier events — an in-person meeting in National Harbor, MD, October 27–30, and a virtual meeting November 13–14.
Whether you choose to participate in person or virtually, these conferences provide a platform to showcase your knowledge, inspire your peers, and contribute to the actuarial community.
Shape the content for the ImpACT Conferences by submitting an educational session proposal! There are numerous benefits of coordinating a session at ImpACT including:
- Elevate your presence in the actuarial community.
- Demonstrate your expertise with peers and colleagues across the industry.
- Inspire others and enhance your professional connections.
- Advance the profession and help drive continued innovation and growth.
To help guide your session development, we have curated a wide array of session tracks that cater to the diverse perspectives of the actuarial community:
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Proposal Submission Criteria
Content
Sessions must be educational, informative and represent all practice levels. Please reference the ImpACT Skill-based Learning Categories the planning committee has prepared for the 2024 conferences as you craft your session proposal. Selection decisions are based on multiple criteria.
Delivery
As you prepare your proposal, you can choose to present at the in-person meeting, virtual meeting or both. Keep the content relevant and informative and consider how to deliver it in an engaging and dynamic way, noting that active audience participation enhances education. All sessions will be 60 or 75 minutes, including Q&A time for the in-person event. All sessions for the virtual meeting will be 60 minutes.
The SOA is here to assist you with ideas to help you get started. A training session will be offered for session coordinators after sessions are selected.
Presenters
Include preferred presenter names in your proposal submission. Presenters should represent diversity of thought, including a breadth of concepts and perspectives, as well as a variety of companies (minimum two). Sessions should not be considered a forum for any individual company or product. Submissions with diverse presenters identified will be prioritized during the review process. Presenter recruitment will begin immediately after sessions are approved.
Deadlines
Session proposals must be submitted by May 13, 2024, to be considered for the 2024 SOA ImpACT Conferences. Please complete the submission form in its entirety.
Note: Submitting a proposal does not guarantee selection as a session for the ImpACT programs. You will be notified the week of June 24, 2024, if your proposal has been selected as is, or it may be combined with similar/related proposal(s). The planning committee reserves the right to decline any proposal if it is determined the topic is not a fit for this year’s program.
Outstanding Session Awards
View the recipients of the Outstanding Session Awards for the 2024 SOA ImpACT Conference.
Frequently Asked Questions
The integration of life and annuity pricing and product content, which was once a part of the Life Meeting, into the ImpACT Conference aims to enhance the overall conference experience by bringing together diverse perspectives, topics, and expertise at one comprehensive event.
You can expect a broader range of sessions, workshops, and speakers covering various aspects of the life actuarial community as well as the opportunity to broaden your horizons with a large variety of engaging topics across the full spectrum of content tracks.
Attendees will benefit from a more diverse and enriched conference experience. The integration allows for a broader exploration of topics, networking opportunities, and exposure to a wider range of ideas and innovations.
Absolutely. The ImpACT Annual Conference will provide ample opportunities for networking, collaboration, and connecting with like-minded colleagues. Specialized sessions and networking events will cater to your unique interests.
Valuation content will now be a part of the revived Valuation Actuary (ValAct) Meeting. Over the past few years, we received consistent messages expressing a deep appreciation for the meeting's role in facilitating knowledge across all practice areas (life, annuity, health and more) curated to keep the financial actuary informed on the latest valuation and financial reporting concepts. Keep an eye on emails, our social media channels, and the Valuation Actuary Meeting webpage for the latest information.
Yes, there will be dedicated tracks and sessions within the ImpACT Conference that align with the focused on life and annuity developments. Attendees can choose sessions based on their specific interests.
Keep an eye on emails, our social media channels, and the conference webpage for the latest information.
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