Fuel Your Future: Preparing and Connecting for the Road Ahead - Sept. 25-26

What Attendees Will Gain

2025 Convention Schedule:

Wednesday, September 24

• 8:00 AM - Golf at MacDonald Golf Course, Wichita, KS 
• 10:00 AM - STC Sporting Clays, Augusta, KS 
• 3:00 – 5:30 PM - KMCA Board of Directors meeting
• 5:30 PM - Opening reception, sponsored by the Kansas Turnpike Authority in the Fire Club

Thursday, September 25

• 8:00 – 8:30 AM -- Start-up breakfast
• 8:30 – 9:45 AM-- Dr. Rick Goodman - Team Building and Leadership Expert
• 9:45 – 10:00 AM -- Break
• 10:00 - 1:30 PM - Spouses Outing - Blood Orchard Brewing, Co. - Cider Sip and Paint (Shuttles provided) 
• 10:00 – 11:15 AM - 
  Breakout One: Drill Down with Dr. Rick Goodman - Employee Recruitment and Retention Strategies
  Breakout Two: Kansas Highway Patrol- Inspectors cover what they are looking for in a roadside inspection and answer questions.
• 11:15 – 11:30 AM - Break
• 11:30 – 1:00 PM - Lunch and Kansas Secretary of Transportation Calvin Reed
• 1:00 – 2:00 PM - AI ISn't Just For Big Companies - Brandy Willett and Spencer Merrill, both of the Kansas Small Business Development Center
• 2:00 – 2:15 PM - Break
• 2:15 - 3:15 PM - Industry Roundtables
• 3:15 - 4:15 PM - Ice Cream Social
• 4:15 - 5:00 PM - Division Meetings
• 5:00 – 6:00 PM - PAC reception - Whiskey Tasting (Kansas Capitol Club Members only)
• 6:00 – 6:45 PM - Cocktail social hour
• 6:45 – 9:00 PM - Banquet and Dueling Piano Players!

Friday, September 26 

• 8:00 – 8:30 AM - Breakfast
• 8:30 – 9:30 AM - Nuclear Verdicts, Rapid Response and Early Investigation - Michael Judy, Managing Director, Dysart Taylor
• 9:30 – 9:45 AM - Break
• 9:45 – 11:00 AM - Technology at Work: Advancing Safety and Efficiency in Trucking - Erik Dietz, Executive Vice President, PrePass Safety Alliance