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WEDNESDAY, November 3, 2021

7:00am Registration opens
8:45am – 9:00am Welcome Salon 5
TnPRIMA Board Members
9:00am – 10:00am SESSION 1:  Whose Responsibility is it? Must Not Be Mine! – Simple Steps to Put You Back in Control from an Insurance and Risk Management Perspective  
 Salon 5
Speaker:  Branden Miller Affiliation:  Arthur J. Gallagher
10:00am – 10:30am Snack Break
 Sponsored By:  Results Physiotherapy
10:30am – 12:00pm SESSION 2:  Having Fun with Culture Development Salon 5 
 
Speaker:  Melissa Steger Affiliation:  PRIMA President
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Sponsored by:  Wimberly Lawson Salons 1 – 4  
 
1:00pm – 1:15pm Awards Presentation Sponsored by:  Travelers
1:15pm – 2:15pm SESSION 3:  Mask or No Mask (COVID) Salon 5 
 
Speaker: Dr. Jimmie Edwards Affiliation:  Emergency Services for Montgomery County
2:15pm – 2:30pm Dessert Break Sponsored by: Munich RE
2:30pm – 3:30pm SESSION 4:  Transparency in Government: The Tennessee Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act Salon 5 
 
Speaker:  Lee Pope Affiliation:  Open Records Counsel
3:30pm – 3:45pm Snack Break
 Sponsored by:  YOUNG & Associates
3:45pm – 4:50pm SESSION 5:  Contractual Risk Transfer and Insurance Salon 5 
 
Speaker:  Courtney Ramirez Affiliation:  Alliant Insurance Services
5:30pm – 8:30pm Welcome Reception Sponsored by:  Axis, Brentwood Services, Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics, PE Partners, PMA Management Corp.  Salons 7 – 10

THURSDAY, November 4, 2021

7:30am – 8:45am    Registration  
8:45am – 9:00am Welcome Salon 5
TnPRIMA Board Members
9:00am – 10:15am SESSION 6:  EEOC Update Salon 5
Speaker:  Fred Bissinger  Affiliation:  Wimberly and Lawson
10:15am – 10:30am Snack Break
 Sponsored by:  Huber & Lamb
10:30am – 11:45am SESSION 7:  The Opioid Epidemic and the Physical Therapist’s Role Salon 5
Speaker:  Patsy Triplett and Chris Scoma Affiliation:  Results Physiotherapy
11:45am – 1:00pm Lunch & Annual Business Meeting [Vote on Officers for the Upcoming Year]
 Sponsored By:  PE Partners

 Salons 1 – 4
1:00pm – 2:15pm SESSION 8  KEYNOTE: Diversity Today – Being More Inclusive Tomorrow Salon 5
Speaker:  Mauricio Velasquez Affiliation:  Diversity Training Group
2:15pm – 2:30pm Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm SESSION 9:  Decision Making in a Grey Swan Event   Salon 5
Speaker:  Jose Peralta Affiliation:  Aon Risk Solutions
3:30pm – 4:00pm Snack Break Sponsored by:  Alliant Insurance Services
4:00pm – 5:00pm SESSION 10:  Being a Change Agent, Ally, Leaning In Salon 5
Speaker:  Mauricio Velasquez Affiliation:  Diversity Training Group
5:30pm – 7:00pm Vendor Reception & Vendor Drawings
 Sponsored by: Safety National, Berkley Public Entity, Premise Health
 Salons 1 – 4

FRIDAY, November 5, 2021

7:30am – 8:45am Registration
8:45am – 9:00am Welcome Salon 5
TnPRIMA Board Members
9:00am – 10:15am SESSION 11:  Looking Ahead:  Lessons Learned from Tennessee Weather Disasters During a Pandemic Salon 5
Speaker:  Krissy Hurley Affiliation:  National Weather Service
10:15am – 10:30am Snack Break Sponsored by:  Select Actuarial Services
10:30am – 11:45am SESSION 12:  Property Conservation Essentials Salon 5
Speakers:  Bill Magoon, Andy Lacewell, and Jim Bell Hatchel Affiliation:  Public Entity Partners
11:45am Closing Comments Salon 5
TnPRIMA Board Members
12:00pm – 2:00pm TnPRIMA Board Meeting