Educational Sessions
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The GHSA Annual Meeting features a wide range of engaging and informative educational sessions covering persistent and emerging safety issues. These sessions vary in format from widely-attended keynote speeches to in-depth workshops, so attendees can learn and share in multiple ways.
MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 8:30-10 A.M.
Opening General Session
New Frontiers in Road Safety Technology
Speakers
Jonathan Morrison
(invited)
Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Laura Demeo Chace
President & CEO​
​Intelligent Transportation Society of America
Michael Hanson
Director & Governor's Representative
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety
MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 3:15-4:30 P.M.
Slowing Speeding: How Active ISA Can Change Driver Behavior
Speeding remains one of the most persistent and deadly threats on U.S. roadways, and highway safety leaders are looking for stronger tools to address it. Drawing on the new GHSA guidebook on Intelligent Speed Assistance, we’ll examine how active ISA works, what research and pilot programs suggest about its potential to reduce speeding, and why it’s gaining traction as a practical countermeasure. Through three interview-style vignettes focused on repeat speeding offenders, fleet operations and teen drivers, learn how the technology is and can be applied, and what you can do to promote its adoption.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 | 9-10 A.M.
Authentic Influence in the Age of AI
Anthony Shop
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Social Driver Co-founder
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National Digital Roundtable Chairman
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Chief Influencer Podcast Host
Anthony will shine a new light on what it means to be “real” and help you leverage your power as a storyteller to achieve your professional and personal goals.
Moderated by GHSA CEO Jonathan Adkins
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 | 3:15-4:30 P.M.
A Comprehensive Look at Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is commonplace and deadly – but it's also preventable. Learn about a unique campaign to create a new generation of safer, distracted-free road users, the role of automakers and how they are addressing the issue, how states are using telematics data, and how coalitions and data can shape safety legislation.
Speakers
Jennifer Morrison
Director, Vehicle Safety Strategy
Mazda
Jonathan Nelson
State Highway Safety
& Traffic Engineer
Missouri DOT
Jennifer Smith
CEO​
StopDistractions.org
Jon Wey
Director, Consumer & Technology Insights
State Farm
Moderated by Daniel Zimmerman,
GHSA Senior Director of Government Relations and Policy
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 | 10:45 A.M.-NOON
Impaired Driving: Where We Are and Where We're Headed
David Harkey
President
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety / Highway Loss Data Institute
Leslie Kimball
Executive Director
Responsibility.org
Stacey D. Stewart
CEO
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Workshops
Nineteen workshops will cover a wide range of timely traffic safety topics and share valuable information that you can immediately put to work. Topics this year include:
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Big Ideas in Roadway Safety Marketing
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Small Staff Public Education and Information Initiatives
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LinkedIn for Roadway Safety Professionals
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Hands-on Community Engagement
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Youth Outreach and Advocacy
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Driver Education
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E-bikes, E-scooters and Electric Motorcycles
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Drug-impaired Driving
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Integrating Law Enforcement into Statewide Impaired Driving and DRE Programs
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Next-generation Law Enforcement Leadership
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Leveraging Technology and Data for Smarter Enforcement
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Making City Streets Safer for All Users
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New Approaches to Pedestrian Safety
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Road Safety Audits
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Prehospital Blood Programs
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Artificial Intelligence in Traffic Safety
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Exhibitor Tech Talks
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Educating the Public about ADAS
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Program Management Best Practices
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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New this year, “Tech Talk” sessions in the Exhibit Hall will feature companies and their state partners discussing how states are using data and technology to improve road safety.