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FICP is excited to announce a new collaboration with Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), a global community of senior event leaders from the world’s largest corporations. As part of this collaboration, ELX CEO Nicola Kastner will join us at FICP's Strategic Leaders Event this December to share key insights from the Future-Ready Leadership whitepaper ELX released in September.

This partnership brings broader industry perspectives directly to you — curated through the lens of financial and insurance (F&I) event leadership while reinforcing FICP’s commitment to delivering top-tier education tailored to our unique space.

Don’t miss this opportunity to walk away with fresh strategies to future-proof your event leadership under the evolving demands of F&I meetings.

About Nicola Kastner

Nicola Kastner is the CEO of Event Leaders Exchange (ELX).  ELX is an invitation-only global community that unites senior corporate event leaders across all industry sectors from large companies. Built upon the ethos that “it’s lonely at the top,” ELX fosters an environment where senior leaders can exchange ideas and best practices with peers in similar roles through curated in-person gatherings, digital discussions, a robust resource library and a member-only Slack group. ELX creates space for authentic, planner-led conversations.

Prior to ELX, Nicola held various roles in the consulting, agency and brand sides of the event industry.  Most notably, she was the global vice president of event marketing strategy for SAP where she was responsible for designing and optimizing event strategies for events ranging from 25 to 25,000 people.

Nicola is widely recognized as one of the most respected voices in the global events industry. Her accolades include being named to the Influential EventProfs list by Northstar Meetings Group in 2025, honored as one of Smart Meetings’ Smart Women in Meetings in 2025, featured as a Women Leader in Events by Skift Meetings in December 2024, induction into the Canadian Meetings Hall of Fame, selection for the Event Marketer B2B Dream Team and recognition as a Top Woman in Events by Event Marketer Magazine.