Description: Opening/welcome - Callum Williams, Senior Economics Writer, The Economist

Description: Candidate Connect – 2026 Health Meeting

Description: The true value of any leader is measured by how much they are able to accomplish through the work of their team. Actuaries in leadership roles are no different. But, to get the most out of your teams, leaders must first focus on building a high-performance culture. One that rewards measurable success and challenges everyone to reach farther all the time. There is no easy path to building a high-performance culture, but the benefits of a leader's efforts will pay substantial dividends for the team, the leader, and the company. This workshop is intended to educate leaders of large and small groups on how to build a high-performance culture and achieve outstanding results.At the conclusion of this workshop, attendees will: Learn the critical steps necessary in building a high-performance culture, Understand how to combat the inevitable resistance to change that will occur as new ways of operating are implemented, and Be able to easily distinguish between high-performing and lower-performing teams.

Description: SOA Research Institute 的精算创新与技术（AIT）项目指导委员会开展了本次调研，本次调研的对象为来自全球的五百余名 SOA 会员，报告于2025年10月正式发布。本次调研旨在全面评估 SOA 精算师协会会员对生成式人工智能（Gen AI）的接纳度、应用现状及关注度；并通过深入剖析行业面临的挑战、机遇与未来趋势，为精算领域的科学决策与战略部署提供有力指导。 本调研计划在长期内每年开展一至两次，以追踪 SOA 会员 Gen AI 的使用情况、观念认知及行业准备度如何随时间的演变。每一轮调研都将提供更新的基准数据，并突出精算界内涌现的新趋势。此次初步调研的结果描绘了精算行业如何适应 AI 快速演变。受访者根据从业年限被分为三类：10年及以下、10年以上以及未知。

Description: Learning more about the Pre-Actuarial Foundations Module by reading the module introduction and objectives.