JACKSON - This year's conference is October 5-6 at the Golden Moon Casino in Philadelphia, MS.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

7:30 a.m. – 8:30

Registration/Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40

Welcome & Introduction – John McKay, MMA President & CEO

8:40 – 9:30

Keynote Address

9:30 – 10:15

Environmental, Social & Governance – How Sustainability Drives Business Decisions Today

Annie McIlwain, PPM Consultants

10:15 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

Risk-Based Emergency Management & Business Continuity Programs

Jaron Waller – EnSafe

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Speaker

Don Bates - The Osprey Initiative

1:00 – 1:45

MDEQ Update

1:45 – 2:30

PFAS Testing

Lindsay Boone, PACE Labs

Trey Hess, PPM Consultants

2:30 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 4:00

Heat Stress & the Latest with Wearable Technology

Dr. Reuben Burch, Mississippi State University

4:00 – 5:00

The Good Neighbor Rule – What’s Happening in Mississippi

Carla Brown, MDEQ

Laura Heusel, Butler Snow

5:00 – 6:00

Reception

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

7:30 a.m. – 8:30

Registration/Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15

OSHA Update

Courtney Bohannon, Mississippi OSHA Office

9:15 – 9:45

Break

9:45 – 10:30

Promoting a Culture of Health and Safety in the Workplace

Bryan Lagg – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi

10:30 – 11:30

Ethics Training

11:30 – 12:30

Lunch & Door Prizes