Jan 12, 2016
Corporate Partner Update
Welcome
• Deanne Mariṅo, ABIA Executive Director• Jennifer Hatten, ABIA Vice President
2015 ABIA Annual Conference
• ABIA’s Annual Conference is the place your peers and clients come to learn and evaluate new tools. You also make valuable connections.
• It is an opportunity to discuss challenges while achieving growth with an emphasis on best practices.
• The Annual Conference is SOLID industry resource.
The VenueJW Marriott Grande Lakes
Attendees
• Many new faces because of new membership initiative• More aggressive communications and outreach• Study Groups• Targeting Decision Makers and Featuring New
Compliance Track for 2015
The Partner Experience
• New Corporate Partner Format• More Networking Opportunities• Off-Site Entertainment for Client Dinners• Marketplace Environment• Reverse Exhibit Hall for Designated Providers
Networking
• Two Networking Receptions• Marketplace• Reverse Exhibit Hall – Follow Up Meeting for Invited
Participants• Concurrent Sessions• Study Groups• Golf
ABIA Annual Golf Tournament
Ritz-Carlton Golf Course Greg Norman Signature Course
ABIA Annual Golf Tournament
• Slots still available. $175 to play. Club and shoe rental available.
• Tee time at 8:00 am ET at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club.• Register today by calling 1-800 BANKERS• The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Grande Lakes is a Greg
Norman signature course that meanders through a diverse ecosystem of ponds, wetlands and natural marshes.
Marketplace
General Session Ballroom
Table Assignments thru 9/15
1 – ABA
2 – Mutual of Omaha
3 – SourceLink
4 – Assurant
5 – Transamerica
6 – Securian
7 – Coverdell
8 – Beazley
9 - AIG
10 – SDBIC
11 – TLC & Associates
13 – Stillwater Insurance Group
14 – MetLife
15 – DRIASI
16 – ANICO
17 – American Modern
18 - Affinion
19 – AON Integramark
20 - Mintel
Marketplace Logistics• Set up Monday, October 12- 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.• Dismantle Wednesday, October 14 – 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.• Tabletops – 10 feet of space, enough room for pop-up displays• 6 foot table, skirted. You may bring your logo skirt if available. You do not
have to bring a table• Chairs available by request• Storage area will be directly across from ABIA offices immediately downstairs
from the main meeting space• If you need power or special A/V needs, let ABIA know and we will provide you
with an order form from PSAV.
Marketplace Participants Receive the Following
• A six-foot skirted table to display corporate info, hold product demos, etc. You may request a tall boy table
• 50 word company description and contact info in the final program• Company’s name on Conference Website• Complimentary Pre-and Post Conference Attendee List• Details Uploaded in ABIA Conference App• Networking and New Contact Opportunities• New Product Launch Opportunities
Set-Up and Shipping Details
• To ship your booth contents, collateral and related items, please adhere to the following shipping parameters.
• This is important so the hotel and ABIA staff can identify your items over the weekend prior to the conference.
• Please make sure your packages arrive by October 9, 2015.• Packages will be stored in the hotel’s package room.
ShippingCorporate Partners for the ABIA Annual Conference should
include the following on their packages for shipment.
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
4040 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando, FL 32837
Attention (onsite contact contact name for org/org name)
Package __ out of __totalABIA Annual Conference October 12-14, 2015
Contact Information
• ABIA/ABA Onsite Contact: Jen Whelan Morris– For anything hotel related we will always go to Jen first who will
interface exclusively with the hotel and its team– If you have any issues, please let us know ASAP so we can
escalate to Jen
• JW Marriott Hotel Contact: Lloyd Doubleday
Other Details
• Register your team if you have not already.• Ship your packages directly to the hotel for arrival.• Label your items CLEARLY so they can be found.• Keep in mind the October 9 date so you will not be
charged a storage fee.
2015 ABIA Annual Conference Recap
• Program packed with learning opportunities, more concurrent sessions including a compliance track.
• Highly interactive Marketplace.• First time Reverse Exhibit Hall for those Corporate
Partners who qualify.
Contact
Jennifer HattenVice President, ABIADirect Dial, 202-663-5521
Cell, 202-355-3748
Deanne MariṅoExecutive DirectorDirect Dial, 202-663-5072
Cell, 202-731-5521
Conference Website and Twitter
ABIA Annual Conference Website:
aba.com/ABIAAC
Follow us on Twitter: @theABIA
Conference Hashtag: #ABIAconf