Events

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Monora Park Pavilion

On September 11, 2001, Joe was attending a normal business meeting with representatives of various commercial insurance carriers at the NYC offices of Chicago-based AON Corporation- on the 105^th floor of Two World Trade Center. One of only seven survivors of the meeting of 54 insurance executives, Joe‘s shares his experience of that day and gives an informational, historical and inspirational insight into one of the most incredible events in US and World history.

Joe’s eyewitness account of the sights, sounds and scenes from inside and outside the World Trade Center complex on 9/11/01 presents an intriguing and gripping perspective on what really happened before, during and after the terrorist attacks. While steeped with facts and observations of historic proportions, his presentation also presents concepts and ideas on what was learned that day and what lessons we can continue to teach. 

About Joe Dittmar

Joe Dittmar is a recently retired 46-year veteran of the insurance industry.  He held senior management positions at numerous major insurance companies during his career. A native of Philadelphia, PA, he now spends his days doing “retirement things” while at his home on the beach in Lewes, Delaware!  Joe is a devoted husband and a father of four, grandfather of five and is a founding member of the Naperville 9/11 Memorial Commission.