A Powerful Finish: Cyber & D&O Close Out the PLUS Symposia Series in NYC

What a way to close out the Cyber and D&O Symposia.

Last night, more than 600 professionals gathered for a joint reception that carried the energy of Day One well into the evening. Conversations flowed, new relationships formed, and familiar colleagues reconnected—proof that some of the most meaningful moments happen after the sessions end. When Cyber and D&O leaders come together in one room, the cross-line insights and collaboration are unmatched.

This morning, Day Two began with a major announcement by Alison Martin: Jesse Cole founder of Fans First Entertainment and the world-famous Savannah Bananas, will take the stage as the keynote speaker at the 2026 PLUS Conference in San Diego, November 10–12. The excitement in the room was palpable—setting the tone for another forward-looking day.

Cyber sessions dove straight into the realities facing today’s market, including Emerging Tactics of Threat Actors and The Empire Strikes Back: How to Prepare for the Big Attack. These weren’t abstract discussions—they were tactical, urgent, and grounded in what practitioners are seeing right now.

On the D&O side, today’s agenda tackled the issues that keep leaders up at night: Worst Day Claims Scenarios, Private Company D&O, Shifting Ground: D&O in a Changing Political Landscape, and The Year Ahead in Securities Litigation. Each panel delivered candid insight into a rapidly evolving risk environment.

The D&O Symposium keynote luncheon featured Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor at Large for Fortune, author, and economist. In Finding and Keeping Great Employees in an AI World, Colvin explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping work—and what that means for leadership, talent development, and performance. Drawing from his books Humans Are Underrated and Talent Is Overrated, he challenged the audience to think differently about what distinguishes world-class performers in an AI-driven marketplace.

The message was clear and immediately actionable: organizations that intentionally cultivate uniquely human judgment, relationship skills, and disciplined decision-making will be best positioned to assess risk, serve clients, and compete in the years ahead.

Over two days, 1,500 professionals came together to confront the realities shaping Cyber and D&O—from threat actors and securities litigation to political shifts and AI disruption. The conversations were bold. The insights were practical. The connections were real.

The PLUS Symposia Series once again proved why this is the place to be for professional liability practitioners across all lines and every stage of their careers.

NYC showed up. The industry leaned in. And the momentum carries forward.