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A great commerce experience cannot be distilled to a single number. It’s not a Lighthouse score, or a set of Core Web Vitals figures, although both are important inputs. A great commerce experience is a trilemma that carefully balances competing needs of delivering great customer experience, dynamic storefront capabilities, and long-term business — conversion, retention, re-engagement — objectives. As developers, we rightfully obsess about the customer experience, relentlessly working to squeeze every millisecond out of the critical rendering path, optimize input latency, and eliminate jank. At the limit, statically generated, edge delivered, and HTML-first pages look like the optimal strategy. That is until you are confronted with the realization that the next step function in improving.
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A great commerce experience cannot be distilled to a single number. It’s not a Lighthouse score, or a set of Core Web Vitals figures, although both are important inputs. A great commerce experience is a trilemma that carefully balances competing needs of delivering great customer experience, dynamic storefront capabilities, and long-term business — conversion, retention, re-engagement — objectives. As developers, we rightfully obsess about the customer experience, relentlessly working to squeeze every millisecond out of the critical rendering path, optimize input latency, and eliminate jank. At the limit, statically generated, edge delivered, and HTML-first pages look like the optimal strategy. That is until you are confronted with the realization that the next step function in improving.
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– Aaron Finch
Setting the mood with incense
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A great commerce experience cannot be distilled to a single number. It’s not a Lighthouse score, or a set of Core Web Vitals figures, although both are important inputs. A great commerce experience is a trilemma that carefully balances competing needs of delivering great customer experience, dynamic storefront capabilities, and long-term business — conversion, retention, re-engagement — objectives. As developers, we rightfully obsess about the customer experience, relentlessly working to squeeze every millisecond out of the critical rendering path, optimize input latency, and eliminate jank. At the limit, statically generated, edge delivered, and HTML-first pages look like the optimal strategy. That is until you are confronted with the realization that the next step function in improving.
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– Aaron Finch
Setting the mood with incense
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Tired of the same speakers and topics? Content that lacks. The HVBA virtual and in-person events are a place where people come to advance their careers and enhance their knowledge on topics affecting the voluntary benefits industry. It’s an event where people come to learn, network, share ideas, create new friendships and long-term business relationships. It is where delegates are open to new ideas and new ways of thinking.
There is no other event that brings ALL the stakeholders into one entire ecosystem. If you plan on attending a HVBA in-person or virtual conference events as well as any HVBA sponsored webinar, your attendance fee will be waived, and you will be automatically upgraded to the VIP conference package (where applicable.)
The HVBA Events are a place where people come to advance their careers and their personally transform.
It’s an event people come to learn, network, share ideas, create new friendships and long term business relationships.
It is where delegates are open to new ideas and new ways of thinking. There is no other event that brings ALL the stakeholders in one entire ecosystem.
The Health & Voluntary Benefits Association’s (HVBA) flagship event, the Annual HVBA Conference, is the metamorphosis of our industry. Nothing is changing on its own – Together, with a shared vision carrying out the HVBA mission, we change we wish to see. No industry event brings in all the decision-makers and all the stakeholders required to make meaningful and impactful change in our industry.
2026 Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 7 in San Antonio, TX
Thursday, August 13 in San Diego, CA
Thursday, November 20 in Philadelphia, PA/NJ area
Be sure to follow HVBA Events on Eventbrite to stay up to date with event updates and don’t miss when registration opens.
COMMUNITY. CREATIVITY. PURPOSE.
Be part of a community built upon concepts of leadership, promoting education, and spreading positivity to all those in attendance.
The lessons and messages bestowed are ones you will carry on indefinitely. Inspiring you to actively pursue our goals and serve the community in the process.
Creating Inspiration Worthy Moments
Creating inspiration worthy moments
Enhance Credibility
Stand out from the Crowd
Step out of your comfort zone
Sharpen your skills
Experience
A-LIST MINGLING
We remind you of the power inherent in your profession to connect with people…and sometimes, even change their perspectives along the way.
POWER YOUR EDUCATION EMPIRE
A classified lineup is pushing boundaries with impactful innovation and transformative changing topics. We bring you these leaders from the depths of employer benefits, healthcare, corporate wellness, precision genomics, medical travel, insurance, and more. Get to hear from some of the biggest names in the field in addition to some of the newest faces in it DRIVING creativity.
Run in circles with Business Elites paving the way and transforming the business of voluntary benefits. Experience the best support in the industry and rub elbows with industry pioneers and trailblazers accelerating.
There is no industry event that brings in all the decision makers and all the stakeholders required to make meaningful and impactful change in our industry.
Don’t just take our word for it…
Entertaining Keynote Addresses set the tone for the event. The energy and insights will have you wanting more.
Our speakers are brilliant, dynamic on stage and skilled at making a personal connection with all in attendance.
We address YOUR pain points and unique challenges.
A-LIST LINEUP
Captivates
Motivates
Activates
We not only spire but also offer marketing insights with real-word ideas and examples.
ACCESS 5 STAR CONTENT
PRACTICAL. ACTIONABLE. INSPIRATIONAL.
Featuring stellar rich content carefully curated including pioneering developments and innovations that help your business evolve by rethinking your product or business model—or both—from the ground up!
Transformative change will expedite the process and lead you and your business to rapid expansion and allow you to scale your business very quickly. We share strategies that truly push boundaries.
LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Award Categories
RISING STAR AWARD
This award recognizes outstanding achievement by a young, emerging leader in the Voluntary Benefits profession. This is someone who has made a “splash” in Voluntary Benefits.
EXCELLENCE AWARD
This award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of individual employees, above and beyond an employee’s normal job responsibilities. Someone who has made an impact during the prior year in Voluntary Benefits.
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
This prestigious award recognizes the visionaries who are driving strategic technological transformations in Voluntary Benefits. Presented to a person or organization who is making breakthroughs in tech innovation that help improve the customer experience and bottom line for carriers and their broker partners. Open to benefit plan sponsors, benefit technology company executives, benefit advisers, brokers and consultants and others on the leading-edge of technology development, adoption and deployment (ie: ML, AI protocols, claims fillings, unique platform features, devices, software, systems, initiatives, or other programs that push the envelope).
PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
A person or firm who has made a significant innovation impact in the Voluntary Benefits vertical, product development or product enhancements; Honoring outstanding products that serve professionals who work in the Voluntary Benefits industry. Leaders include Healthcare Seeking Behavior (HSB) enhancements, Pandemic Benefits, or other product unique features.
HALL OF FAME / LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
This award is one of the most prestigious honors available, recognizing an individual who has demonstrated excellence and has had meaningful impact over the course of a career in Voluntary Benefits. This award was created to recognize the men and women who have made extraordinary strides, outstanding and lasting contributions to the Voluntary Benefits industry.
Past HofF Inductees
★ Warren Benoit
★ Don Cahalan
★ Vince Cicatiello
★ Jim Davidson
★ David Essary
★ Tom Farmer
★ Gil Lowerre
★ Robert Shestack
★ Marty Traynor
AWARD ELIGIBILITY RULES*
Cannot be a previous award recipient
10+ years industry experience
Proven service to his or her community
Proven track record of helping grow the VB industry
Has distinguished themselves within the VB industry
Recognized by their peers as an industry leader
Outstanding leadership qualities
*For all non-Hall of Fame nominees
ELIGIBILITY RULES
25+ years of industry experience
Proven service to their community
Proven track record of helping grow the VB industry
Has distinguished themselves within the VB industry
Recognized by their peers as an industry leader
Outstanding leadership qualities
Has been a prior recipient of a HVBA Award
If you plan on attending a HVBA in-person or virtual conference events as well as any HVBA sponsored webinar, your attendance fee will be waived, and you will be automatically upgraded to the VIP conference package (where applicable.)
