VCIA 40th Anniversary 2025 Conference
Session & Discussion Group Topic Submissions
Multiple Submissions Welcome
Topics Due by EOD Friday October 11th

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* 1. Please complete the following contact information:

Name:

Title:

Company:

Address:

City / State / Zip:

Phone:

Email Address:

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* 2. Which category would this topic fall into? (choose one)

A New Feature: Preconference Workshop

Accounting / Tax Topics

Board Governance

Captives 101 (Formation), 102 (Tax Basics), 103 (featuring Captive Owner experiences)

Captives 201, 202, 203 (Operational Best Captive Practices & Successful Captive Case Examples)

Captives 301, 301, 303 (Emerging trends, Evolving Practices, and Leading Edge Topics)

Considerations for Mature Captives

Cyber/Technology

Emerging Regulatory/Compliance

Heathcare Trends Effecting Captive Operations

How to Grow & Use the Captive - Retention/Growth/Expanded Utilization

Innovation Spotlight

Legal / Legislation

Middle Market Captive Trends

Non-captive related topic (i.e. professional development or general interest areas)

Reinsurance Marketplace Trends

Risk Retention Groups

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Suggested Title for Session or Discussion Group:

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* 4. This session would be designed for the following educational level:

Basic (Foundational - Limited Experience)

Intermediate (Significant Experience - Delivering in-depth information)

Advanced (Expert Experience - Visionary / Innovative)

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* 5. It is VCIA's goal to have a Vermont captive owner / risk manager as a speaker in the session. We are seeking fresh new talent and ideas in 2025 and encourage you to identify content leaders and speakers with proven speaking ability. Please list the types of speakers you will include and identify specific people where possible:

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* 6. Can you recommend other dynamic and knowledgeable facilitators, captive owner speakers and/or subject matter specialists who you would be interested in hearing from? (No need to limit yourself to captive specialists. We are looking for suggestions that will most help you and your business).

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* 7. Are you willing to coordinate or co-coordinate the session? (ie. develop an outline, locate a moderator and speakers, and oversee the seminar until completion)

Yes

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* 8. Please describe your presentation in detail. Please limit this description to 150 words or less. Please include the purpose of the session and list up to three specific areas to be discussed. Note: Suggestions will not be considered without this description.

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* 9. Please select the instructional format that you suggest for this session. Most favored formats listed are (1 & 2), least favored listed with (3) below:

1) Case Study (provide a case study exemplifying the topic in use)

2) Interactive (content leader(s) act as moderator(s), attendees interact. Could use real-time Social Q&A, polling technology, game, debate, table discussions, crowd sourcing, etc.)

3) Panel with Q and A (2 or 3 content leaders present the topic and ask for questions from attendees)

Other (please specify)

Please submit this form by EOD Friday October 11, 2024.
You may submit multiple topic suggestions.

Thank you for submitting a topic suggestion for VCIA’s 40th Anniversary 2025 Conference held August 11-13 2025 in Burlington Vermont. Task Force members are hard at work with the selection process. You will be notified no later than the end of January 2024 if your topic idea was selected.

Please know your suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Upon acceptance of the topic suggestion by VCIA, a coordinator will be assigned and speaker requirements will be outlined in detail.

In order for VCIA to award continuing education credits to session attendees, speakers will be required to submit biographical information and detailed outlines of their presentations.

Thank you!

Diane Leach and the VCIA Staff