Join elected county officials from across the Commonwealth for KACo’s 50th Annual Conference and Exposition. The conference will feature dynamic speakers covering a full range of topics. In addition to the educational sessions, the conference will include the KACo 2nd vice president election and an exhibit hall filled with vendors from across the country offering products and information relevant to county government.
Featured Speakers
Alyson Van Hooser
High Impact Leadership: Capitalizing on the Power of Building Infinite Influence
Jason Schechterle
Motivational Speaker
Craig Greenberg
Mayor, Louisville Metro Government
Scott Jennings
Partner, RunSwitch PR
Robert Stivers
Senate President
David Osborne
House Speaker
Matt Sawyers
Commissioner, Department for Local Government
Michael G. Adams
Kentucky Secretary of State
Jim Gray
Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Russell Coleman
Kentucky Attorney General
Jonathan Shell
Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Mark H. Metcalf
Kentucky Treasurer
Eric Gibson
Director, Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
Bobbi Jo Lewis
Commissioner, Rural and Municipal Aid, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Sam Flynn
Executive Director, Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program
Carol Petitt
Member, Vaughn Petitt Legal Group, PLLC
Trey Grayson
Practice Group Leader, Frost Brown Todd
Bob Babbage
Managing Partner, Babbage Cofounder
Jonathan C. Shaw
Attorney, Porter, Banks, Baldwin & Shaw
Casey Parker-Bell
Journalist
Bill Cherry
Director of Public Partnerships, cashVest
Mike McNutt
Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director
H.B. Deatherage
CEO and President, Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame
Tentative Schedule of Events
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
* Up to 12 hours of HB 810 training credit available
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sampson, 2nd Floor
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
- H.B. Deatherage, CEO and President, Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Jason Schechterle, Motivational Speaker
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
- Jonathan Shell, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
- Michael G. Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State
- Tabatha Clemons, Grant County Clerk
- Trey Grayson, Practice Group Leader, Frost Brown Todd
- Bob Babbage, Managing Partner, Babbage Cofounder
- Casey Parker-Bell, Journalist
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Jim Gray, Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
- Robert Stivers, Senate President
- David Osborne, House Speaker
- Shellie Hampton, KACo Director of Government Affairs
- David Livingston, Scott County Magistrate and KACo President
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Bill Cherry, Director of Public Partnerships, cashVest
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
- Alyson Van Hooser, High Impact Leadership: Capitalizing on the Power of Building Infinite Influence
- Bobbi Jo Lewis, Commissioner, Rural and Municipal Aid, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Matt Sawyers, Commissioner, Department for Local Government
- Carol Petitt, Member, Vaughn Petitt Legal Group, PLLC
Breathitt, 2nd Floor
- Eric Gibson, Director, Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
- Jon Kovach, Emergency Management Liaison, KACo
- Shellie Hampton, KACo Director of Government Affairs
- Johnathan Baird, IT Director, Union County
- Chris Iseral, Chief Information Officer, Madison County
- Adam O'Nan, Union County Judge/Executive
- Mike McNutt, Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director
- Colleen Bray, Boone County Animal Care and Control Director
- Orbrey Gritton, Anderson County Judge/Executive
- Jason Williams, Attorney, Williams & Towe Law Group, PLLC
- Jonathan C. Shaw, Attorney, Porter, Banks, Baldwin & Shaw
Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
- Scott Jennings, Partner, RunSwitch PR
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
- Sam Flynn, Executive Director, Kentucky Medical Cannabis Program
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
- Brenna Angel, KACo Associate Director of Communications