8:30 – 9:00 – Registration/Breakfast/Visit Vendor Booths

9:00 – 9:15 – Welcome & General Membership Meeting

9:15 – 10:15 – Keynote Address: Labor Market Outlook for the United States and Chattanooga

Join us for an insightful discussion on the current state of the U.S. economy, with a particular focus on labor market conditions and emerging trends. The presentation will also explore the economic outlook for Tennessee and Chattanooga, which have remained relatively flat over the past two years amid broader national developments.The discussion will consider how the national economic outlook may shape our local economy, along with federal policy options—including Federal Reserve policy—that could influence future growth. Ample time will be reserved for questions, giving attendees the opportunity to dive deeper into the topics presented or ask about any economics-related issue they’re curious about.

• Howard J. Wall, Ph.D. Director and Chief Economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

10:15 – 10:45 – Break/ Visit Vendor Booths/KCOTN Silent Auction

10:45 – 11:30 – Session 1: Inside the Redesign – Bureau of Workers Compensation Priorities and Emerging Trends

• Dr. Robert Snyder, Medical Director
• Kenneth M. Switzer, Chief Judge
• Troy Haley, Administrator

11:30 – 12:00 – Session 2: When Advocacy Redesigns Outcomes

• Michael Haynie, Principal with Manier & Herod
• Jill Talbert, TNSIA Lobby, Owner and President of Talbert Government Relations LLC
• Rob Behnke, TNSIA Board Member, Director of Risk Management for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

12:00 – 1:00 – Networking Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 – Session 3: State of the Market Presented by Brown and Brown

• Melissa Nighbert, Managing Director, National Casualty Practice at Brown and Brown

1:45 – 2:15 – Break/ Visit Vendor Booths/KCOTN Silent Auction

2:15 – 3:00 – Session 4: Case Law Review – The Cases Redefining Workers Compensation

• Kitty Boyte, Attorney with Peterson White
• Catherine Dugan, Partner with Peterson White
• Michael Haynie, Principal with Manier & Herod
• Chancey Miller, Shareholder with Carr Allison

3:00 – 4:00 – Panel Discussion: From Injury to Impact – Redesigning the Return- to-Work Journey

• Dana Volner, Arete Consulting
• Anastasia Settle, Carlisle Medical
• Robert Townsend, Bardavon

4:00 – Closing Remarks/Vendor Bingo Drawing/KCOTN Silent Auction Winner’s Pick Up