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
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, Founder & Executive Director, 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, Director of Government Affairs, KACo
- 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, Director of Government Affairs, KACo
- Johnathan Baird, IT Director, Union County
- Chris Iseral, Chief Information Officer, Madison County
- Adam O'Nan, Union 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, Assistant Director of Communications, KACo