7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Morning Insurance Seminar: Ethics and Estate Planning: A Guide for Preplanning and Insurance Professionals

Tabitha Cline-Mills, MBA

5 CE - Insurance license ONLY 

5 Hours, Ethics

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

ICCFA Crematory Operator Certification Program

Poul Lemasters, Esq. & Larry Stuart, Jr.

7 CE 

Includes 2 Hours, Laws & Rules specific to  Cremation

12:30 - 5:30 PM

Afternoon Insurance Seminar: The Business of Preneed

Kenn Peterson, MS, MBA

5 CE - Insurance license ONLY 

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Registration

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: “The Future of Disposition” - Just When You Thought You Knew What Cremation Was

Poul Lemasters, Esq.

1 Laws & Rules

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Best Practices for Preneed Counselors

Thomas B. Holland, II, CPC

1 Preneed Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Millennial Worker & How They Can Improve Your Business

Antonio Green

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Restoring Dignity: The Invaluable Role of Death and Trauma Cleanup Services

Brandon Catchen & Eric Northrup

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Elevating Skills, Impacting Futures: The Master-Apprentice Relationship

State of Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors

1 Ethics

10:45 - 11:30 AM

Service of Remembrance

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Inside The Box Lunch

12:30 - 12:45 PM

Opening Ceremony

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Keynote: Maximize Your Impact

Bradwin Jordan

1 General

1:45 - 2:15 PM

Annual Meeting, Past President Introductions and Board Installation

2:15 - 2:30 PM

Refresh & Recharge

2:30 - 3:00 PM

 Best Practices in Recruitment & Retention

 Jim Busch & Jenn Schlosser

.50 General

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Keynote: Indirect Impact

Madison Miller

1 Laws & Rules

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Exhibitor Reception

4:00 - 6:30 PM

Portrait Studio & RIP Lounge

7:00 - 9:30 PM

Young Funeral Directors Social Event (offsite)

6:30 AM- 5:30 PM

Registration

6:30 AM- 5:30 PM

RIP Lounge

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Fuel The Day Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: The Back Room: Creating the Preneed Recovery Fund

David A. Ingram, Esq.

1 Preneed Ethics

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: I Want to Help, but I Don’t Know How…Providing a Dignified Funeral for Veterans and Those Without Families

Donald B. Ferfolia, Jr., JD, CFSP & Melissa Keefer

1 Laws & Rules

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Embalming Track: Reverent Care, the Influence of Mindset and Best Practices

Sharon L. Gee-Mascarello, CFSP, MBIE

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Options for Growth: Navigating the Process of Expanding Your Funeral Service Business by Adding a Crematory

Larry Stuart, Jr.

1 Laws & Rules

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Ethics, Attrition, and Retention in Funeral Service

Dr. Tyler O'Brien, Ed.D., CFSP, CCSP

1 Ethics

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Embalming Track: The Biology Behind Better Cosmetics

Amanda Marie Eilis King, CFSP, MBIT

1 General

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Learning Lab: A Snapshot into Your Consumer: Attitudes and Behaviors that Define Your Future Business Model

Chris Cruger

1 General

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Learning Lab: Pet Service: How Pet Service Will Benefit Your Bottom Line

Gary M. Burr, CFSP

1 General

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Embalming Track: Embalming Alcohol and Drug Abuse Case

Dominick J. Astorino

1 General

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Grab and Go Lunch on the Exhibit Floor

11:00 - 11:45AM

Mortuary Student Lunch

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Mortuary Student Job Fair

1:15 - 2:45 PM

Mortuary Student Forum

12:15 - 12:45 PM

National Update

.50 General

12:45 - 1:30 PM

Awards  and Recognition Ceremony

1:30 - 1:45 PM

Refresh & Recharge

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Keynote: Embrace Your Thoughts, Elevate Your Life

John O'Leary

1 General

3:00 - 5:30 PM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

3:00 - 5:30 PM

Portrait Studio

5:30 - 7:00 PM

President's Reception

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science (CCMS) Alumni Reception

Courtesy of and hosted by CCMS

7:00 - 11:45 AM

Registration

7:00 - 11:45 AM

RIP Lounge

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Meeting Your Families on Their Terms; Preneed in the New Era

 Nick Grant & Mitch Smith

1 Preneed Ethics

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Learning Lab: Music & Memories: Elevating the Family's Journey Through the Power of Music

Betsy Brumley & Robbie Musson

1 Laws & Rules

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Elevate Your Day Brunch

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Creating Ambience – Our Unspoken Messages to Families and Guests

Todd Reinholt

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Are You Running Your Business, or is Your Business Running You?

Kimberly Dyer

1 General

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Learning Lab: Firefighter Funerals for Funeral Directors

Tyler Huber

1 General

10:15 - 11:45 AM

Exhibit Hours

1 General

10:15 -  11:45 AM

Portrait Studio

11:45 - 1:45 PM

Keynote: The Modern Funeral Journey (It's Not Just Cremation)

Poul Lemasters, Esq. & Larry Stuart, Jr.

1 Ethics

1 Laws & Rules 

1:45 - 2:00 PM

Closing Remarks