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
40Sponsors
25Exhibitors
31Sessions
70Companies · in total

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

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Altrus AIStartup
AmploStartup
AscendGold Sponsor
BluespineStartup
BrokerTech FundInnovation Award
CaraGold Sponsor
Cassidy AIStartup
Co-DevStartup
CooperGold Sponsor
CoverflowPlatinum Sponsor
CoverforceStartup
CowbellBronze Sponsor
EntraviaStartup
Eventual TreasuryPresenting Sponsor
FeatheryStartup
Fideon AIStartup
Formativ GroupHappiest Hour
For WhenStartup
FulcrumBreakout
Further AIStartup
HealtheeStartup
IEDABronze Sponsor
IEDA (Iowa Economic Development Authority)Bronze Sponsor
InseerStartup
Insurtech IsraelStartup
IsomerSpotlight
KAYStartup
M-FilesBronze Sponsor
NotchStartup
OwlSureStartup
Princeton IT ServicesBronze Sponsor
QumisStartup
Record LinkerStartup
RestakStartup
Stitch StudioPlatinum Sponsor
Tippie Vaughan InstituteStudent Sponsor
Trussed AIStartup
UnitaryStartup
VertaforeLanyard
ZocksStartup

Agenda

Selected from 31 sessions.

  • 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.

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 70 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

70 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
39Sponsoringsponsor only
23Exhibitingexhibitor only
5Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

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 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1FormativGroupSponsor · Happiest Hour2
2M3 InsuranceExhibitor2
3Altrus AISponsor · Startup-
4AmploSponsor · Startup-
5AscendSponsor · Gold Sponsor-
6BluespineSponsor · Startup-
7BrokerTech FundSponsor · Innovation Award-
8CaraSponsor · Gold Sponsor-
9Cassidy AISponsor · Startup-
10Co-DevSponsor · Startup-
11CooperSponsor · Gold Sponsor-
12CoverflowSponsor · Platinum Sponsor-
13CoverForceSponsor · Startup-
14CowbellSponsor · Bronze Sponsor-
Sponsors by tier
breakout1
3% of 40
bronze sponsor5
13% of 40
gold sponsor3
8% of 40
happiest hour1
3% of 40
innovation award1
3% of 40
lanyard1
3% of 40
platinum sponsor2
5% of 40
presenting sponsor1
3% of 40
spotlight1
3% of 40
startup23
57% of 40
student sponsor1
3% of 40
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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