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Keynote Luncheon Speaker - Ira Blumenthal, international business development expert, consultant, instructor and author.Topic: "Change is Inevitable. Growth Is Optional" Ira Blumenthal is an international business development expert. As the founder and president of CO-OPPORTUNITIES, an Atlanta-based consulting company, Ira has counseled world class clients such as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Exxon, Wal-Mart, United Artists and others. He serves as a visiting instructor at Michigan State University and The University of Notre Dame. Ira is an award-winning writer and author of Ready, Blame, and Fire! (a book on the "myths" and "misses" in marketing) and was honored as the recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal For Literary Excellence (Freedoms Foundation). Ira is a visionary business leader who has been featured and quoted in media sources such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BrandWeek, Entrepreneur, CNN and more. Ira will speak on change. There is one constant in life (and business)...change! Yet, change is not new. What is new is the incredible speed of change. Industries, companies and careers have gone from "distinction" to "extinction" because of their inability to adapt, adjust and master change. 7:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. General Session 9:45 a.m. Coffee Break 10:00 a.m. Seminar Sessions 11:45 a.m. Pre-Lunch Social 12:15 p.m. Luncheon and Conferment Ceremonies 2:30 p.m. Adjournment Seminars are only offered in the morning. Each participant's full day registration includes attendance at the general session, one seminar, and lunch. Reservations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. The Society of CPCU's antitrust attorneys have confirmed that out traditional format is presented in accordance with the antitrust laws in California. CPCUs attending the seminars will be awarded points under the Continuing Professional Development Program for CPCUs. Continuing Education Units (CEU) with the California Department of Insurance pending. Schedule of Fees Seminars including lunch $105.00 Seminars only $ 70.00 Luncheon only $ 70.00 Late Registration (After 10/31/00) Seminars including lunch $115.00 Seminars only $ 75.00 Luncheon only $ 75.00 Seminars General Session: Honey, I Shrunk the Industry Moderator: Peter Van Aartrijk, Jr., Alexandria, VA Panelist: Nancy E. Carini, VP, Conning & Company; Harry Richter, CEO Genesis Ins. Company; Patrick Gallagher, CEO, Tina Dobleman, CPCU, Levi Strauss & Co, San Francisco. This panel will discuss the shrinking industry and its impact on the insurance company, agent/broker industries and the risk management community. According to Nancy Carini, of Conning & Company, the 1,100 p/c groups will decline by 25% in five years and be cut in half in ten years. A.M. Best & Company indicates that the insurer industry groups shrunk by 8% to 10% in 1999 and expects one-third of the remaining groups to lose operating autonomy by 2005. Some 10 to 12% of the remaining groups, those under more immediate pressure, may lose their autonomy within one to two years.

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