Start your first full day on a high note. The opening session offers a unique opportunity to be part of key moments that set the tone for the conference. You’ll see the recognition of the SOA Lifetime Volunteer Award winner and hear reflections from 2024–2025 President Amanda Hug, FSA, MAAA, MBA, as she looks both back and ahead at the future of the profession. The session also features an engaging keynote designed to inform and inspire, offering fresh perspectives to energize your thinking. Attending this session is an excellent way to start the day, stay informed about the profession’s latest developments, and gain inspiration for your own work and goals. Suneel Gupta, Expert on Connecting Well-Being & PerformanceAs the founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company, Suneel Gupta helped thousands of people build better habits for life and work. Now, as a bestselling author and Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, Suneel has taken his mission one step further – helping people reset, reignite, and find meaning in their work by bolstering emotional resilience and engagement.Suneel is a resilient entrepreneur and the international bestselling author of Backable and Everyday Dharma – two books that have been translated into nine languages and have reached readers worldwide.