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May 20

Advocacy in Action Day

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Wes Booker, NAIFA Trustee
& GR Liasion

 

Advocacy-action

 

Join us for a day focused on advocacy. We will explore how you can make the biggest impact at both the state and federal levels for our industry. The sessions will include Congressional leaders, policy experts and issue briefs. You will walk away understanding how you can make a real impact for MainStreetUSA through your own efforts.


Register to Watch On-Demand

Speakers

Representative Tom Suozzi

Representative Tom Suozzi

D-NY
Tom Reed

Representative Tom Reed

R-NY
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Susan Neely, ACLI

President & CEO
Laura Haines, Guardian

Laura Haines, Guardian

SVP, Government Affairs
Julie Herwig of New York Life

Julie Herwig, New York Life

SVP, Governmental Affairs
Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer, ACLI

EVP, Government Relations

Featured Partners

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Schedule

11:45 PM EASTERN
Zoom Opens
Get logged in, check your audio and greet other attendees.
12:00 PM EASTERN
Welcome
Tom Michel, NAIFA President-Elect
Join Tom as he outlines the day, introduces how we'll make the sessions interactive and review our mission as an association.
12:10 PM EASTERN
Lobbying from the Living Room: Adapting Advocacy Efforts to COVID-19
Corporate Leaders Panel
Hear from senior government relations professionals about how 2020 state and federal legislative priorities abruptly changed, and how the industry rallied to meet the short-term and long-term policy objectives created by the pandemic in a teleworking environment.
12:45 PM EASTERN
Growing Grassroots: Why Relationships Matter
GR Committee
Learn how political involvement is an important part of serving the best interests of your clients, promoting the industry, and reaching your professional peak. Hear from colleagues on how they got started and you can benefit from political advocacy, too.
1:15 PM EASTERN
BREAK
Take a quick water or caffeine break.
1:25 PM EASTERN
Campaign Connections: How You Can be a Winner
PAC Chairs
Pick up first-hand tips on how becoming active in state and federal campaigns puts people in office who understand your interests and creates a favorable governmental climate.
1:45 PM EASTERN
BREAK
Grab a healthy snack to keep up your endurance.
2:00 PM Eastern
Meeting in the Moment in Response to COVID-19
Susan Neely, ACLI President & CEO
ACLI President and CEO Susan Neely will share how life insurance companies plan ahead not just to deliver for our policyholders, but to help our communities in times of need. Industry leaders are going above and beyond supporting government officials by listening to needs, organizing action, and showing compassion. We are #MeetingTheMoment.
2:15 PM EASTERN
Pandemics, Policy & Problem Solvers: Bipartisan Bills are Better
Problem Solvers Caucus
Congressmen Tom Reed and Tom Suozzi, Co-chairs of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, will discuss how members of Congress from both parties unite on public health, economic revival and stimulus plans amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
3:00 PM EASTERN
CLOSE
Tom Michel, NAIFA President-Elect
Closing thoughts from Tom Michel.