Recapping the Nearmap Executive Summit 2026
Intelligence as Currency | May 17–20, 2026 | The Pendry, Park City, UT)
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This year’s summit brought together insurance and AECO leaders to explore a single question: are you getting full value from your property intelligence?
Over three days in Park City, executives from across underwriting, claims, CAT, engineering, and construction came together to share ideas, challenges, and practical strategies for navigating today’s evolving landscape. Sessions explored how AI, imagery, and connected property data are reshaping decision-making across the insurance and built environment lifecycles.
More than anything, the summit reinforced the value of peer collaboration: frank, executive-level conversation with the people facing the same decisions you are. Thank you to our speakers, customers, partners, and attendees for making 2026 such a valuable experience. We hope to see you again next year.
Session Recaps
General sessions
Session Title and Speaker | Description | PDF |
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Intelligence as Currency | Ray Savona challenged attendees to rethink how property intelligence is gathered, operationalized, and used to drive faster, more confident decisions.
Presenter: Ray Savona ray.savona@nearmap.com | |
Competing and Winning in an AI-Driven World | Jake Burns explored how ownership of high-quality data creates certainty, efficiency, and long-term competitive advantage in an AI-driven landscape.
Presenter: Jake Burns, Executive in Residence, AWS jakejb@amazon.com | |
Improving Property Intelligence Nationwide | Tom Celinski and Dave Tobias showed improvements in Nearmap aerial imagery, AI-powered property intelligence, and platform capabilities that directly translate to better accuracy and outcomes for insurance and AECO.
Presenters: Tom Celinski, Dave Tobias tom.celinski@nearmap.com david.tobias@nearmap.com | |
Deploying AI at Scale: New Frameworks and Opportunities | Dr Michael Bewley outlined where purpose-built AI models outperform generalized LLMs — and the frameworks for implementing AI that delivers measurable outcomes.
Presenter: Mike Bewley michael.bewley@nearmap.com | |
From Crisis To Capability: Rethinking Risk in a Volatile Era | Jason Janofsky and Jeremy Greenberg discussed how organizations can build cultures that embrace AI-driven change while maintaining trust and operational stability.
Presenters: Jason Janofsky | Jeremy Greenberg, Provincial Strategies jgreenberg@provincialstrategies.com jason.janofsky@nearmap.com |
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Session Recaps
AECO Sessions
Session Title and Speaker | Description | PDF |
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Enterprise Governance and Project-Based Tracking | Enterprise Governance and Project-Based Tracking Jason Janofsky shared strategies for improving visibility, accountability, and operational efficiency across enterprise projects and teams.
Presenter: Jason Janofsky jason.janofsky@nearmap.com | |
How Kimley-Horn Uses Asset Data to Accelerate AEC Project Timelines AI in AECO: What's Real, What's Hype, and What Scales | Kimley-Horn and Ecopia shared how integrating Nearmap and Ecopia asset data helps accelerate delivery timelines and streamline access to geospatial insights.
Panelists: Jon Lipinski, Ecopia — | Dain Synhorst, Kimley-Horn jon@ecopiatech.com dain.synhorst@kimley-horn.com | |
AI in AECO: What's Real, What's Hype, and What Scales | A candid look at where AI is delivering value in AECO today — and the governance and operational guardrails required to scale it.
Moderator: Dave Tobias | Presenter: Michael Bewley david.tobias@nearmap.com michael.bewley@nearmap.com | |
One View of the Site: Unifying Data Sources and Scaling Adoption | Nearmap, Esri, and Autodesk discussed how unifying imagery, 3D, and project data into a single trusted view drives faster, more consistent decisions enterprise-wide.
Moderator: Chris Formeller | Micah Callough, Esri — | Eric DesRoche, Autodesk —
chris.formeller@nearmap.com mcallough@esri.com eric.desroche@autodesk.com | |
Exposing the Unknowns: Leveraging Aerial Imagery to Fuel Site Planning and Design | Matt Doherty and Scott Dukes explored how aerial imagery and AI are helping teams reduce uncertainty and make better site decisions earlier in the project lifecycle.
Presenters: Matt Doherty | Moderator: Scott Dukes
scott.dukes@nearmap.com
matt.doherty@nearmap.com | |
Site Intelligence with 3D Elevation Models (DTM/DSM) | Chris Formeller demonstrated how 3D elevation models help teams understand terrain, drainage, and grading challenges early — before they become costly field surprises.
Presenter: Chris Formeller
chris.formeller@nearmap.com |
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Session Recaps
Insurance Sessions
Session Title and Speaker | Description | PDF |
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Bridging Underwriting and Claims: Strategies and Opportunities | Chris Touchton and Dave Tobias explored how complete property intelligence helps carriers reduce losses, accelerate cycle times, and improve the customer experience.
Presenters: Chris Touchton, Dave Tobias chris.touchton@nearmap.com david.tobias@nearmap.com | |
The Insurers of Tomorrow | Ray Savona and David Gritz examined the emerging dynamics, technology trends, and data strategies shaping the carriers of the future.
Presenters: Ray Savona | David Gritz, InsureTech NY ray.savona@nearmap.com david@insurtechny.com | |
Regulatory Update and Discussion | Dave Tobias and Brett Odom unpacked the evolving regulatory landscape around aerial imagery and AI — and how carriers are adapting their strategies in response.
Moderator: Dave Tobias | Panelist: Brett Odom, NAMIC david.tobias@nearmap.com bodom@namic.org | |
Inconsistent Indemnity: Streamlining Settlement from Measurement to Scope to Pricing | Paul Disney shared how roof and exterior measurements combined with itel pricing data can help carriers create more consistent and defensible settlement outcomes. The session highlighted strategies for reducing disputes, accelerating claims resolution, and supporting adjusters during high-volume catastrophe events.
Presenter: Paul Disney paul.disney@nearmap.com | |
Claims Triage, Response, and Cycle Times | Paul Disney facilitated a discussion on how carriers can improve catastrophe response, accelerate claims triage, and reduce cycle times through smarter workflows, better property intelligence, and more efficient operational coordination.
Presenter: Paul Disney paul.disney@nearmap.com | |
Unlocking Underwriting Success with Better Quote-to-Bind Ratios | This customer-focused panel explored how carriers are using property and portfolio intelligence to improve quoting speed, strengthen underwriting confidence, and drive better portfolio performance while increasing operational efficiency.
Presenter: Ryan Ward ryan.ward@nearmap.com | |
Industry Challenge Roundtable: From Portfolio Visibility to Market Action | Jason Bonner led an interactive discussion on the challenges insurers face in transforming property-level intelligence into actionable business decisions. Attendees explored topics including portfolio visibility, underwriting prioritization, market benchmarking, growth targeting, and reinsurance strategy.
Presenter: Jason Bonner jason.bonner@nearmap.com | |
AI Roundtable: Next Generation Underwriters and Adjusters | Jason Bonner and Michael Bewley led a discussion on integrating generative and agentic AI into insurance workflows — and what operationalizing these technologies at scale actually requires.
Moderators: Jason Bonner, Michael Bewley jason.bonner@nearmap.com michael.bewley@nearmap.com |
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Looking forward to seeing you in 2027!
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