Dan Hamilton, Director of Texas Education, Alliant National Title Insurance Company
The Outward Mindset
Dan Hamilton is currently the Director of Texas Education with Alliant National Title Insurance Company (ANTIC). Dan will share a new and intuitive way to teach people how to implement mindset change in themselves and scale it across organizations, with incredible effect. This strategy is known as The Outward Mindset which was developed by the acclaimed professional research and development organization, The Arbinger Institute. The underlying premise of The Outward Mindset is that one's mindset governs how one views the world, what one does, and how one does it. One's mindset can be self-focused, which Arbinger calls an inward mindset, or it can be inclusive of others, which Arbinger calls an outward mindset. It turns out that our own actions, and others' responses to those actions, end up being dramatically different depending on which mindset they operate from. The Outward Mindset teaches listeners how to shift more fully to an outward mindset and how to help others, even whole organizations, to make that shift – a shift that sparks innovation, increases accountability, and transforms collaboration, engagement, and fulfillment.

Tara Smith, Group President, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
ALTA Update
Tara S. Smith serves as Group President of Stewart’s Agency Operations. In this role, she oversees Stewart’s independent title agency network of Trusted Providers™ and all products and services offered to our agency network. She also oversees the company’s marketing operations. Prior to joining Stewart in 2013, she spent 12 years in public accounting through which she provided strategic guidance to clients in the financial services and oil and gas industries. Ms. Smith serves as a member of the American Land Title Association’s Board of Governors. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas at Austin.

RON and the Future of eClosings: Become an Advocate for Change
More than two-thirds of the United States have legalized remote online notarization (RON), and federal legislation setting forth a uniform framework is making its way through Congress. Minnesota passed its RON law in 2019. Social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic hastened the adoption of eClosings, which received the blessing of secondary market investors. Consumers continue to expect and demand fast, friction-free products and services. Yet, despite these factors, we are still not seeing widespread RON adoption. As the recent refinance boom begins to fade, title insurance professionals have a prime window of opportunity to become advocates for much-needed change and modernization in mortgage closings. Join this panel discussion about how you can lead these efforts, and learn: Where we’ve been, where we are, and how we can succeed by implementing RON How to help your customers and partners embrace change and clear adoption hurdles What RON vendors are doing to educate and collaborate with industry players on RON adoption.

Amy Tankersley, Industry & Vendor Relations Manager, Doma
As Industry & Vendor Relations Manager for Doma, Amy Tankersley works with industry trade associations and service providers to create content, training materials and educational programs for title insurance agents and attorneys, as well as their customers. Prior to joining NATIC in 2016, Amy worked as a journalist for 25 years, and began covering the title insurance industry in 2005 as editor of The Legal Description and The Title Report. In 2020, she authored “Digital Closings Clear Final Hurdles,” a white paper chronicling the 20-year journey toward RON and eClosings implementation.

Alex Grundhoffer, Managing Director, Minnesota and Wisconsin, Doma
A 30-year title insurance industry veteran, Alex Grundhoffer is the managing director of Doma’s operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As 2020-2021 president of the Minnesota Land Title Association, Alex became involved with RON adoption at the grassroots level, advocating for legislation that temporarily allowed for remote ink-signed notarizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shane Hartzler, Chief Strategy Officer, Stavvy
Shane Hartzler is chief strategy officer for Stavvy, a Boston-based, venture-backed technology company that designs platforms to manage security risk, eliminate fragmentation, and increase speed and transparency in real estate transactions, including RON and eClosings. Prior to joining Stavvy, Shane was director of eMortgage Strategy and Operations for government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae, where he led the team responsible for partnering with customers, industry stakeholders, and regulators to evaluate market needs and opportunities to drive eMortgage adoption and support eMortgage deliveries.

Nancy Hylden, Principal, Hylden Advocacy and Law
State of Minnesota Legislative Update
Nancy Hylden, Principal of Hylden Advocacy and Law, is MLTA's lobbyist. Nancy and her team work closely with MLTA's Legislative Committee to monitor Minnesota's legislative landscape and take action when necessary. Nancy will share an update on the 2021 legislative session and a look ahead to 2022.

Rep. Mike Freiberg, Minnesota House Representative
Mike Freiberg is in his fifth term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, serving residents of Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope, and Robbinsdale. He serves as chair of the Preventive Health Policy Division. When he is not serving in the legislature, he works as an attorney specializing in public health policy and teaches law school courses as an adjunct professor. He is married with two children.

Como Park Golf Course
Thursday, August 5
Tee Off at 11:30 am
Boxed lunches will be served at the course.

Como Park Golf Course
1431 N Lexington Pkwy, St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 488-9673 | https://stpaul.golf/como-gc

Fee: $60 includes boxed lunch and golf cart.

The Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
T (651) 292-9292
TF (800) 292-9292
saintpaulhotel.com 

Room Rates
Rates are subject to appropriate taxes:
Deluxe Guest Room – $159
Junior Suites – rates begin at $249
Ambassador Suites – rates begin at $309
Park Suites – rates begin at $799
Ordway Suites – rates begin at $899

Parking
Currently $15 per night, subject to change.

Reservation Deadline
Reservations must be made by July 16th, 2021 to receive MLTA’s group rates. After this date, room availability is not guaranteed.

Book Online
https://reservations.saintpaulhotel.com/sph/
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Special Code: Group/Block
Code: 210805HPN

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