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Main Conference: Tuesday October 20 - Thursday, October 22, 2026

Preconference: Monday October 19 - Tuesday, October 20, 2026

*Schedule subject to change.

Featured Speakers

Speakers

avatar for Matt-Baker-White

Matt-Baker-White

Wild Rockies Field Instutite
Executive Director
avatar for Deb Ajango

Deb Ajango

SafetyEd
avatar for Andrew Arter

Andrew Arter

Sail Caribbean
Director of Sailing
avatar for Debbie Ausburn

Debbie Ausburn

Chalmers Adams Backer & Wallen LLC
Attorney
avatar for Moulton Avery

Moulton Avery

National Center for Cold Water Safety
Founder and Director
avatar for Megan Bahari

Megan Bahari

American Conservation Experience
Senior Director of Disaster Mitigation and Response
avatar for Oeishi Banajeer

Oeishi Banajeer

Grove Institute
Behavioral Health Systems & Policy Architect,
KG

Katherine Gaia Barbaree

Borderlands Restoration Network
Education Program Director
avatar for Tim Barker

Tim Barker

The Hurricane Island Outward Bound School
Director of Operations & Safety
GB

Ginny Brooks

City Kids Wilderness Project
Senior Program Manager
avatar for Natasha Buffo

Natasha Buffo

Dirt & Tears
Founder, MHFA Trainer, Writer
avatar for Leah Corrigan

Leah Corrigan

Recreation Law Group
Managing Attorney
avatar for Nancy Crane

Nancy Crane

Sierra Club
Director of Outings Safety
avatar for Clare Dallat

Clare Dallat

Risk Resolve
Founder and Director
avatar for Sam Daume

Sam Daume

Fred C. Church Insurance
Senior Vice President
avatar for Paul Dreyer

Paul Dreyer

Where There Be Dragons
Strategy Associate
avatar for Stacy Earlywine

Stacy Earlywine

Experiential Consulting
Associate Consultant, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
AE

Amanda Esch

Davis & Cannon, LLP
Partner
avatar for Taylor Feldman

Taylor Feldman

Lewis & Clark College Outdoors
College Outdoors Program Manager
avatar for Jenny Fiebig

Jenny Fiebig

SOAR
Board Member
avatar for Neal Fox

Neal Fox

Sierra STEM
Founder and Executive Director
MF

Montae Franklin

City Kids Wilderness Project
Camp Director
avatar for Bill Frederick

Bill Frederick

Lodestone Safety International
Director
avatar for José González

José González

NOLS
Faculty
avatar for Daye Hagel

Daye Hagel

Mental Health Wilderness First Aid
Director
avatar for John Harnetiaux

John Harnetiaux

Catlin Gabel School
Upper School Dean of Students | NOLS Instructor
avatar for Karla Hernandez

Karla Hernandez

Borderlands Restoration Network
Field Coordinator
avatar for Jon Heshka

Jon Heshka

Thompson Rivers University Adventure Studies Dept
Associate Professor
avatar for Katjarina

Katjarina "Katja" Hurt

Wilderness Chaplains
Director
KI

Kip Ioane

Teams of Men
Founder and Lead Facilitator | Head Basketball Coach at South Salem...
avatar for Jeff Jackson

Jeff Jackson

Jeff Jackson Professional Services
avatar for Kennedy Redick Jr

Kennedy Redick Jr

Student Conservation Association
National Programs Manager-Internships
avatar for Sergio Juarez

Sergio Juarez

High Mountain Institute
Director of Students
avatar for Margaret Kelso

Margaret Kelso

Cornerstone Safety Group
Risk Management Director
avatar for Nadia Kimmel

Nadia Kimmel

Desert Mountain Medicine
CEO
avatar for Rumi Kodama

Rumi Kodama

Unaffiliated
Paramedic - Instructor/Preceptor & Outdoor Professional
avatar for Kallie Kurtz

Kallie Kurtz

Grove Institute
Designer & Lead Clinician
avatar for Robin Larson

Robin Larson

NOLS
Wilderness Medicine Education Director
avatar for Jenn Layman

Jenn Layman

American Conservation Experience
Chief Partnership & Strategy Officer
EL

Em Ledingham

SOAR
Board Member
avatar for Matt Leslie

Matt Leslie

NOLS
Associate Director, Custom Education
avatar for Brian Linacre

Brian Linacre

Tacoma Mountain Rescue
Member
avatar for Deidre Loftus

Deidre Loftus

Consultant and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Educator
avatar for Xochitl Lopez

Xochitl Lopez

Borderlands Restoration Network
Environmental Field Coordinator
avatar for Brendan Madden

Brendan Madden

Enterprise Risk, Girl Guides of Canada
Director
avatar for Josie McKee

Josie McKee

Responder Alliance
Director of Education
avatar for Luc Mehl

Luc Mehl

Triple Point Training
Owner
avatar for Katie Baum Mettenbrink

Katie Baum Mettenbrink

NOLS
Risk Management Director
avatar for Frances Mock

Frances Mock

Frances Turner Mock, Attorney
BM

Blaire Modic

Global Facilitators
Director of Education
AM

Anne Morrison

The SCA
Director Risk & Safety Management
avatar for Michael Nesbitt

Michael Nesbitt

Naturalists at Large
Owner/Managing Director
avatar for Tessa Opperman

Tessa Opperman

UC San Diego Recreation - Outback Adventures
Outdoor Leadership Programs Manager
avatar for Fartun Osman

Fartun Osman

Grove Institute
Behavioral Health Catalyst
avatar for Karen Pick

Karen Pick

American Conservation Experience
National Director of Program Safety
avatar for Graham Prather

Graham Prather

NOLS
Wilderness Medicine Education Manager
DJ

Daniel J. Cassidy, SAR Professional

Mohonk Preserve
Chief Ranger
avatar for Tom Rawlings, J.D.

Tom Rawlings, J.D.

Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Wallen, LLC
Member
avatar for Gates Richards

Gates Richards

Experiential Consulting | Responder Alliance
Operations Director | Lead Instructor
avatar for Elan Rochell-Share

Elan Rochell-Share

University of Colorado Boulder
PhD Student in Sociology, Department of Sociology
avatar for Doug Sandok

Doug Sandok

Sierra Club
Outings Program Safety Manager
avatar for Paul Sanford

Paul Sanford

The Wilderness Society
Director of Equitable Access Policy
BS

Ben Scott

Butler Snow LLP
Partner
avatar for Stuart Slay

Stuart Slay

Slay Risk LLC
Independent Risk Advisor
avatar for Amy Smallwood

Amy Smallwood

Colorado Mountain College
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs; Affiliate faculty
BS

Bill Smer

The Hartford
National Sales Director
avatar for Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Experiential Consulting, LLC
Founder and Lead Consultant
avatar for Doug Stevens

Doug Stevens

Caplan & Ernest, LLC
Attorney
NS

N'Dea Stewart

City Kids Wilderness Project
Program Manager
AS

Ash Sward

Wild Rockies Field Institute
Enrollment and Operations Coordinator
avatar for Shana Tarter

Shana Tarter

NOLS
Director, Dynamics Project Implementation
avatar for Zach Taylor

Zach Taylor

NOLS
Senior Field Instructor
LW

Lucas Wade

Camp Manito-wish YMCA.
Wilderness Risk Director
avatar for Lach Zemp

Lach Zemp

Outward Bound
Risk Management Council