DeVos Place Convention Center
303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Accommodations:
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
187 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Phone: 1-800-253-3599
Room Rate: $149
Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association
Attn: Michael Palmer
events@michselfinsurers.org
2022 MSIA Spring Conference
April 6-7, 2022
DeVos Place Convention Center
303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm Welcome
Chair – Jerome Hooper
1:10 pm – 1:20 pm Kids’ Chance of Michigan
Speaker: Brooke Blower
1:20 pm – 2:05 pm The Future of Work – The Challenge of Hiring and Retaining Top Talent
Speaker: Chloe Ryan, EG Workforce Solutions
Sponsored by Shadow Investigations
2:05 pm – 3:05 pm Keynote: The Recent, Relevant, and Recurring Reality of Remote Working:
7 Key Points for Implementing Remote-Work Policies
Presentation on the implementations of a hybrid and remote workforce
Speaker: Aaron V. Burrell
Sponsored by Team Rehabilitation
3:05 pm – 3:25 pm Networking Break
3:25 pm – 5:00 PM Group Discussions: What are the things that will affect the future of work
(COVID and non-COVID trends)
Facilitator: Jerome Hooper
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception
Food sponsored by Midwest Employers Casualty
Thursday, April 7, 2022
7:45 am – 8:45 am Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:20 am Welcome
Chair, Jerome Hooper
9:20 am – 9:30 am Kids’ Chance of Michigan
Speaker: Brooke Blower
9:30 am – 10:00 am Legal Issues Affecting Employers and Workers Compensation
Administration Rule Changes
Speakers: Dawn Drobnich and Donald Hannon
Sponsored by Ascension Michigan Employer Solutions
10:00 am – 10:30 am Learning from the Past: How the Employer Landscape
Has Been Changed for The Good
Speaker: Gerald Marcinkoski
Sponsored by ExamWorks
10:30 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 11:45 pm The Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency Update
Speakers: Jack Nolish, Daryl Royal, Emily McDonough, and Luke McMurray
Sponsored by Genex
11:45 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch and Networking
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Keynote: The Latest News
Keynote Speaker: Charlie Langton, WWJ
Sponsored by Athletico Physical Therapy
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Covid 19 Update: A Medical Perspective
Dr. Dennis Cunningham
Sponsored by Detroit Medical Devices
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Conference wrap-up
Chair, Jerome Hooper