Description: The SOA announced the 2019—2020 James C. Hickman Scholars.

Description: We stand for respect and equality. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure that our profession reflects the diverse perspectives, cultures and backgrounds of the members and candidates.

Description: The SOA launches a new newsletter powered by Artificial Intelligence

Description: The SOA is honored to announce the three essays that were selected as winners for this year’s Young Actuaries in Asia Essays on Societal Impact.

Description: As a leader, your success is heavily dependent on your team’s success and collective accomplishments. Building trust and effective relationships across your team is critical. That’s why it’s critically important for people managers to tailor their approach to individual team member needs while balancing overall department needs and goals. In this session you will learn how to inspire and develop trust between team members, as well as motivate colleagues to support a diverse and inclusive environment. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Identify techniques and behaviors to develop trust · Understand different motivations across team members · Inspire a team dynamic that is diverse, inclusive and equitable

Description: What is your personal brand? It’s a critical question to answer as your career evolves. And, how do you develop, maintain and evolve your personal brand? Personal branding is the conscious and intentional effort to create and influence others’ perception of you. It’s important to recognize how you can develop your personal brand and the impact it can have on your career. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Understand the importance of having a personal brand · Identify, develop, and evolve your personal brand · Understand how to leverage social media to promote your brand

Description: Burnout is impacting the business world now, and even prior to the pandemic. Burnout is a state in which motivation declines markedly, leading to stress, increased use of sick leave, potential illness and lowered work performance. To be effective people leaders, or to simply manage one’s own situation, it is important to gain insight into the symptoms of burnout, the causes, prevention and how to effectively deal with it. By attending this session, you will gain understanding of employee burnout, how to help yourself and your team members effectively deal with it, and how to refresh.

Description: Lillian Dittrick’s strategic analytics team at UnityPoint Health® has developed an application to automatically cull unstructured doctors’ notes in electronic medical records. Dittrick’s team is part of a strategic analytics department that did not exist three years ago. UnityPoint Health®, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, has assembled a team of people who use advanced analytics to build more complete patient risk stratification models by mining claims, clinical and social determinant data in new ways.

Description: Career changes typically follow a major milestone—a promotion, a job offer, a new degree, maybe a cross-country move. For Patrick Getzen, exposure to some new perspectives ignited a shift.

Description: We welcome all genders to join us for this engaging and thought-provoking Women's Leadership Forum. This year's event will feature engaging presenters and interactive breakouts. More details to come! This forum begins with breakfast. It is open to all meeting attendees free of charge. If you plan to attend, please register in advance.