Conference Agenda
Earn CWCP CE Credit
Schedule is Subject to Change. More Information Regarding Speakers/Speaker Topics to Come.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:30 am – 11:00 am Exhibitor Booth Set Up
10:30 am Conference Check-in Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Lunch and Exhibits Open
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Welcome
Katie Dominguez, MSIA Chair
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Bridging the Gap: Building an Effective WC Program
Patricia Hostine, Corporate Risk and Insurance Manager at Xylem
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Break/Visit with Exhibit Booths
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm What is going on with No-Fault?
Fransico Lozano, Associate Principal, Kitch Attorneys and Counselors
Optional – Space Limited: Gypsy Distillery and Mackinaw Trails Winery Tour (Transportation Included)
Thank you to our Gypsy Distillery and Mackinaw Trails Winery Tour Sponsor, SuperiorX Investigations!
(Food and drinks will be available for purchase at venues)
3:00 pm Depart from Hotel Lobby
Group 1
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Mackinaw Trails Winery
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm Gypsy Distillery
6:15 pm – Arrive at Boyne Resort
Group 2
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Gypsy Distillery
4:45 pm – 6:00 pm Mackinaw Trails Winery
6:15 pm – Arrive at Boyne Resort
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Conference Reception and Exhibit Booths Open
Hors D’oeuvres and Cocktails
Thank you to our Wednesday Welcome Reception Sponsor, PhotoFax!
Thursday, May 30, 2024
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast and Exhibit Booths Open
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome
Katie Dominguez, MSIA Chair
9:15 am – 9:45 am Status of Proposed MI Worker’s Compensation Legislative Changes and Caselaw Updates
Dawn Drobnich, MSIA Executive Secretary
9:45 am – 10:45 am Slip and Fall/Premises Liability: Recent Changes to the Law
Attorney Deborah Lujan and Attorney Laura Alton, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell, PC
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break/Visit with Exhibit Booths
11:00 am – 12:00 pm KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Kaitlyn Buss, Assistant Editorial Page Editor for The Detroit News
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Exhibit Booths Open
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm The Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency Update
Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Kids’ Chance of Michigan
Brooke Blower, MI Chapter President
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Break/Visit with Exhibit Booths
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Labor Shortages and the Effect on Work Comp: Panel Discussion
Entech Medical Staffing
Denice M. LeVasseur, Attorney, LeVasseur & DeFrank, P.C.
Matthew McCreary, Director of Risk Management, Four Winds Casino
Roxanna Perez, Director of Risk Management, FireKeepers Casino Hotel
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Conference Wrap-Up
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Join Us on the Patio for an Evening of Fun
Hors D’oeuvres, Cocktails, and Music
Friday, May 31, 2024
9:30 am -10:30 am Coffee With The Board/Complimentary Skybridge Event (Optional)