Thought Leadership Programming
At the start of the pandemic, the Travelers Institute launched Wednesdays with Woodward®, a webinar series exploring pressing issues at the intersection of public policy, insurance, business and leadership.
These programs, which are open to the public and hosted by Travelers Institute President Joan Woodward, provide practical advice for our business partners, our customers and the communities we serve.
From the inception of the webinar series and through the end of 2023, the Travelers Institute hosted 103 webinars, with more than 376,000 registrations and replay views. Surveys of our audience show that 93% find our content extremely or very valuable.
Topics covered are based on input from our audience and Travelers business leaders. Our topic pillars are:
- Career Development
- Cybersecurity
- Disaster Preparedness
- Economic and Public Policy Outlook
- Leadership
- Roadway Safety
- Small Business
- Wellness
- Workforce Risks
Recent programs included:
- A Conversation with Alan Schnitzer, Travelers Chairman and CEO
- Making Sense of Emerging AI Capabilities like ChatGPT with Travelers’ Senior Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer Mano Mannoochahr and Travelers’ Vice President, Automation and Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, Girish Modgil
- Inflation, Interest Rates and the State of the U.S. Economy with Neel Kashkari, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- The How and Why of D&I with Travelers’ Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Dr. Lauren Young
- Global Hot Spots and Geopolitical Risks with former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper
- A Conversation with CVS Health® President and CEO Karen S. Lynch
- Smart Brevity®: Power Up Productivity with Clearer Workplace Communications with Politico and Axios Co-founder Mike Allen
- “Who Gets What” - Setting Compensation After Tragedy with Kenneth R. Feinberg
- The Future of Fighting Insurance Crime with the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s David J. Glawe and Travelers’ Chief Claim Officer Nick Seminara
- Mental Well-Being in the Workplace with Travelers’ Vice President of Business Insurance Claim Rich Ives and Travelers’ Vice President and Chief Medical Director Dr. Marcos Iglesias, as well as clinical psychologist Dr. Les Kertay
Webinars are available for replay through the Travelers Institute website.
Related Resources
- Wednesdays with Woodward homepage (which also provides the opportunity to receive Travelers Institute programming invitations)
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