DMEC Annual Conference
Bring your top challenges to the conversation.
Let’s connect Aug. 3-6 in Nashville. We’ll be there with unmatched, data-informed insights — ready to address your most pressing leave and accommodations concerns.
Prepare for what’s next. Join our DMEC general session.
Attend and gain access to experienced leaders and fresh perspectives to inspire more confident decision-making, strategic planning and key stakeholder alignment.
Intelligent by design, human at heart: Responsibly preparing for transformation
- DATE
- Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
- time
- 8:45 a.m. CT
- location
- Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conference Center | Nashville, Tennessee
Absence and disability programs are facing a major inflection point, where intelligent automation and real-world data meet human-centered care. Using case studies, our panel of experts will explore:
- 01
- How AI’s predictive capabilities can support — not replace — human decision making
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- Elevating outcomes and experience for employers and employees
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- Guardrails as a foundation for transformation
- 04
- Remaining adaptable, compliant and future-ready, without losing humanity in employee care
Let’s tackle your program’s unique complexities together.
What are the absence and disability challenges keeping you up at night?
Pose your toughest questions to our team, and the panel will cover as many as possible during our conference session.
Meet our expert panel
Anthony Bilotto
Managing Director, Business Transformation
A member of Sedgwick’s global transformation leadership team, Anthony is dedicated to bringing together people, data and technology to support growth and innovation for our workforce absence business. He is a proven technology leader focused on driving business impact, with experience overseeing enterprise transformations and scaling high-growth organizations like Wells Fargo and USAA. A former U.S. Air Force pilot, Anthony is known for aligning large teams and technology investments to value, accelerating delivery and advancing modern product and AI-driven operating models.
Diane Boyden
Managing Director, Workforce Absence
Diane is a key member of Sedgwick’s workforce absence leadership team, overseeing shared services such as data analytics and clinical resources and serving as a liaison between operations and IT for ongoing improvements and initiatives. She is an operational process management and customer service expert with extensive leadership and strategic planning experience in development and growth environments. During her 20-plus years of industry tenure, Diane has focused on operations management, strategic partnerships, product support and development, process analysis and reengineering, and overall program quality review and execution.
Charlie Woosley IV
SVP, Business Intelligence and Analytics
Charlie oversees the strategic direction of reporting, analytics and data science efforts for Sedgwick’s workforce absence business. He is known for his expertise in leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize decision-making and enhance business processes. His work focuses on integrating generative and analytical AI to transform data into actionable insights, driving innovation and organizational efficiency.
David Setzkorn (moderator)
SVP, Compliance and Workforce Absence Practice Leader
Drawing on his 15-plus years of experience as an expert on leave administration for insurance carriers and brokers, David provides thought leadership, best practices and compliance guidance on workforce absence — enabling Sedgwick to provide clients with world-class benefits administration services. He specializes in employee absence program/policy development, training, benchmarking analysis and managing compliance with state and federal regulations. David is a highly respected and nationally recognized speaker at industry conferences.
Connect with our team
Stop by booth #107 in the exhibit hall to chat with our team and get answers to your highest-priority questions on the challenges of managing employee absence, disability and accommodations.
Want dedicated time with our experts? Let's schedule it.
Prepare your absence program for what's next
Download Playbook
Inside our new Absence management transformation playbook,
- How to identify your biggest workflow gaps.
- Ways to strengthen governance and compliance.
- How to turn data into better decisions.
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- Explore our integrated disability and absence management solutions
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- Read case studies demonstrating how we help organizations like yours improve outcomes
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