Agenda

Monday, June 8, 2026

Regulatory Workshop (see separate agenda)

*registration is required

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Quit Hitting Snooze on Tough Conversations
Courtney Ramsey

Unspoken frustrations, missed deadlines, and tiptoeing around real issues erode trust and slow results. Grounded in her TEDx Talk and Quit Hitting Snooze™ framework, Courtney reveals how avoidance becomes leadership’s biggest trap and equips professionals at every level with a practical process to handle tough conversations with clarity and confidence.

It’s About Time; It’s About Truth – Ten Decisions That Are Game Changers
Gerard Braud, Situation Hub

It’s been said that when you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

This adage comes true all too often when an unfortunate situation leads to news crews descending upon you and your business.

It’s times like this when prepared companies perform flawlessly and the unprepared find themselves saying, “I never thought about that…”

In an all-new presentation, media and crisis communications expert Gerard Braud walks us through the top 10 media decisions you’ll have to make in the first hour of your incident.

In this program, you will gain insight to:

• The media’s wants, needs, and desires
• Decisions that need to be made before your crisis
• Insights as to how you can control what the media reports

Are You Easy to Do Business With?
Todd Cohen, Sales Leader LLC

Chemical distribution is complex by nature—hazmat regulations, multi-modal logistics, certification requirements. But complexity is not an excuse for being difficult to work with. This keynote challenges members to examine their business through their customers’ eyes. In an industry where product parity is common and price competition is fierce, becoming the easiest partner in your customers’ supply chain is the ultimate competitive advantage.

Beyond Chasing ESG Scores: Build the Systems That Actually Create Business Value
Jana Lake, 3R Consulting

Many organizations spend significant effort responding to ESG ratings and reporting frameworks without improving performance. This session explores how leading companies prioritize management systems, using ratings, regulations, and stakeholder expectations as alignment tools while integrating sustainability into risk, operations, and governance to drive measurable business value.

Lunch

JobsOhio Overview - Energy and Chemicals Sector key to Ohio’s Economy 
Matt Cybulski, JobsOhio

This session provides an overview of JobsOhio’s structure and mission, explains how projects are evaluated, and highlights the organization’s focused commitment to supporting and advancing the chemical industry.

Session TBD

From D.C. to Distribution: Navigating Risk, Regulation, and Supply Chain Strain
Eric R. Byer, Nick Breslin, and Rosalee Del campo, ACD

Policy developments in Washington are unfolding rapidly, with significant implications for the chemical distribution industry. Join ACD President and CEO Eric Byer, along with Rosalee Del Campo and Nick Breslin from the regulatory team, for a timely briefing on the most consequential regulatory and policy trends shaping the industry today. We’ll unpack shifting federal priorities, while examining the challenges reshaping the industry: rail service disruptions and consolidation pressures, a volatile global trade environment, intensifying scrutiny on chemical safety and data transparency, and the rising threat of product fraud and supply chain integrity breaches.