Insurtech

BrokerTech Connect: Chicago 2026

BrokerTech Connect: Chicago is the only insurtech event built by brokers, carriers, and wholesalers, designed to turn conversations into real-world innovation. The focus is exclusively on the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities within insurtech innovation and the technologies shaping its future. Attendees can expect broker-centric insights, access to…

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11Speakers
19Sponsors
25Exhibitors
31On the bill · sessions
49Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at BrokerTech, in alphabetical order.
Brian Solis
Digital Futurist & 10x Bestselling Author, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, Former Vice President of Global Innovation at Salesforce
Dan Keough
Chairman & CEO · Holmes Murphy
David Kindlon
Eppione · Eppione
Evan Groot
Managing Director of Financial Services Go To-Market · Salesforce
Gene Chao
Chief Executive Officer · FormativGroup
Harrison Brooks
Reagan Consulting · Reagan Consulting
Kacie Conroy
M3 Insurance · M3 Insurance
Matthew Antoszyk
Co-Founder & CEO · Herald
Mike Victorson
CEO · M3 Insurance
Mohit Chawla
Founder & CEO · eventual
Stephen Siegel, PhD
Senior Advisor, Insurance · FormativGroup
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AscendGold Sponsor
BluespineStartup
BrokerTech FundInnovation Award
Cassidy AIStartup
CowbellBronze Sponsor
EntraviaStartup
Eventual TreasuryPresenting Sponsor
FeatheryStartup
Formativ GroupHappiest Hour
FulcrumBreakout
Further AIStartup
HealtheeStartup
IEDABronze Sponsor
InseerStartup
Insurtech IsraelStartup
RestakStartup
Stitch StudioPlatinum Sponsor
Tippie Vaughan InstituteStudent Sponsor
VertaforeLanyard
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Agenda

Selected from 31 sessions on the bill.
  • 01:10 PM

    Moving Past the Tech

    Driving True Workflow Evolution & 100% Team Adoption For modern independent agencies, technology is a cornerstone of operational efficiency. However, implementing a new platform i…

  • 01:10 PM

    The M&A back office blind spot

    Every brokerage acquisition looks clean on paper - until you try to reconcile two books, two billing systems, and two carrier relationships on different AMS platforms with differen…

  • 01:10 PM - 01:40 PM (30 mins)

    Moving Past the Tech

    Driving True Workflow Evolution & 100% Team Adoption For modern independent agencies, technology is a cornerstone of operational efficiency. However, implementing a new platform is…

  • 01:10 PM - 01:40 PM (30 mins)

    The M&A back office blind spot

    Every brokerage acquisition looks clean on paper - until you try to reconcile two books, two billing systems, and two carrier relationships on different AMS platforms with differen…

  • 01:20 PM - 02:05 PM (45 mins)

    The Science of Change

    Kotter’s Framework for Activating and Accelerating Successful Transformation Great business plans and groundbreaking technology mean little if your organization lacks the will and…

  • 01:45 PM

    Innovation Challenge

    At BrokerTech Connect, innovation is not just discussed - it is put into action. The BrokerTech Innovation Challenge is designed to spotlight emerging insurtech solutions that are …

  • 01:45 PM

    Large Agency: Technology and Innovation Priorities

    Learn about what the large brokers are thinking about and where their priorities lie.

  • 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM (30 mins)

    Innovation Challenge

    At BrokerTech Connect, innovation is not just discussed - it is put into action. The BrokerTech Innovation Challenge is designed to spotlight emerging insurtech solutions that are …

  • 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM (30 mins)

    Large Agency: Technology and Innovation Priorities

    Learn about what the large brokers are thinking about and where their priorities lie.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 49 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

49 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
18Sponsoringsponsor only
23Exhibitingexhibitor only
5Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

FormativGroup·M3 Insurance·Holmes Murphy

Speakers by seniority

64% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite545%
  • VP-level19%
  • Director / Head of19%
  • Advisor / Investor19%
  • Other roles327%

Of 11 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01FormativGroupSp·H2V
  2. 02M3 InsuranceEx2V
  3. 03AscendSp·G
  4. 04BluespineSp·S
  5. 05BrokerTech FundSp·I
  6. 06Cassidy AISp·S
  7. 07CowbellSp·B
  8. 08EntraviaSp·S
  9. 09Eventual TreasurySp·P
  10. 10FeatherySp·S
  11. 11FulcrumSp·B
  12. 12Further AISp·S
  13. 13HealtheeSp·S
  14. 14Holmes MurphyEx1V
Sponsors by tier
breakout1
5% of 19
bronze sponsor2
11% of 19
gold sponsor1
5% of 19
happiest hour1
5% of 19
innovation award1
5% of 19
lanyard1
5% of 19
platinum sponsor1
5% of 19
presenting sponsor1
5% of 19
startup9
47% of 19
student sponsor1
5% of 19
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