Future Leaders

The ILTCI Conference Association is pleased to announce that the ILTCI Future Leaders Program will return at our 2026 conference in Orlando, Florida. The ILTCI Future Leaders Program is intended to give promising early-to-mid level management and other non-management professionals with leadership potential who will be attending their first ILTCI Conference¹ the opportunity to participate in a half-day pre-conference seminar and networking function at a significant discount from the standard ILTCI registration rate. Through the ILTCI Future Leaders Program, we hope to both engage professionals and grow the next generation of industry leaders to develop interdisciplinary knowledge and network necessary to excel at later stages of their careers.

Program Format: The Program is a half-day pre-conference seminar from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday, March 8, 2026.  The Program will include lunch, several networking breaks and nine 20-to-25-minute track sessions. Track presentations will be conducted by experienced industry leaders who will review the fundamentals of the various disciplines and their impact on Long Term Care insurance (LTCi). Each track presentation will include an interactive exercise to encourage attendees to engage with each other and the leaders in the room.

This year, we will be joined by Jeff Noel, a 30-year Disney & Disney Institute veteran and two-time Walt Disney Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Jeff will describe his own career journey and lead us in an interactive exercise.

After the Program ends at 4pm, there will be an additional networking reception for Future Leaders attendees beginning at 4:30pm and ending at the beginning of the Conference’s Sunday evening Opening Reception. 

Candidate Profile: We are looking to enroll professionals who have the potential to be the future leaders of our industry. Ideal candidates are early-to-midlevel management professionals and other promising non-management professionals who are attending their first ILTCI Conference*, excel in their current positions, demonstrate strong commitment to LTCi and their organizations, are dedicated to developing a broad base of LTC knowledge and a professional network, and display solid leadership initiative and potential.

* Limited exceptions may apply, such as for previous conference attendees who have just moved into management positions.  

Program Cost: Registration fees are being subsidized by the Conference Association to support the growth of future LTCi leaders. The cost to participate is $350.00 for early bird registration prior to January 16, 2026, and $400.00 as of January 16, 2026, which includes registration fee for the full conference. To register as a Future Leaders participant, please use the Individual Attendee option and enter the coupon code ‘futureleaders’ in the discount code box that will pop up below ‘Individual Attendee’ on the first page of the registration process.

We can only accommodate a limited number of participants in this Program and Program Leadership (see next section) reserves the right to approve all registration requests, including limiting registrations to a certain number from each company. Companies sponsoring and/or exhibiting at the ILTCI will be allowed more attendees than non-sponsoring/non-exhibiting companies. If your Future Leaders registration request is approved but you do not attend the seminar, your registration will be converted to a standard ILTCI Conference registration, and you will be billed for the difference in cost.

Program Leadership: The Program is being chaired by Kimberly Martin (ILTCI Board of Directors Conference Co-Chair and, Assistant Vice President, Product Compliance Management at Lincoln Financial), Loretta Jacobs (Vice President and LTC Chief Actuary and Chief Financial Officer at Prudential Financial), and Paula Johnson (Vice President of Claims and Care Management at illumifin) We will provide you with additional information about this initiative as the conference draws closer. In the interim, please feel free to contact us with questions:

Kimberly Martin
Kimberly.martin1@lfg.com
336-691-3064

Loretta Jacobs
loretta.jacobs@prudential.com
630-640-9295

Paula Johnson
paulajohnson@illumifin.com
763-486-6700