7:15 AM At Large Chapter Meeting
Josh Harper, President
Hotel Restaurant
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Hospitality Suite Open – Room 3004
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM Registration – McGavock Foyer
Morning General Session
McGavock Ballroom
9:00 AM Call to Order
James Brown, President, NFB of Tennessee
Antioch, TN
9:05 AM Start Your Engines: Voices That Drive Us Forward
Tracey Fields, President, Nashville Chapter
Brian Gilliam, Historian
JP Williams, Songwriter and Performer
Nashville, TN
9:35 AM Federation Love, Cruising Across the Country
Tom Page
Wichita, Kansas
9:55 AM Fueling the Journey: Investing in Our Future
Cassie McKinney
Jackson, TN
10:10 AM Putting the Pedal Down: Hold on for the Ride
James Brown
Antioch, TN
10:30 AM Navigating New Roads: Accessible Transportation Sign Ahead
Emily Duchac and Marilyn Yokley
Nashville, TN
11:00 AM Driven by Purpose: Why I'm a Federationist
Yvonne Neubert
Knoxville, TN
11:15 AM In the Driver's Seat: Leading Our Movement
Amanda Juetten
Cookeville, TN
11:40 AM Choosing the Drivers: Elections for Our Future
Cassie McKinney, Nominating Committee Chair
Jackson, TN
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open – Atrium
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Hospitality Suite Open – Room 3004
Afternoon General Session
McGavock Ballroom
2:00 PM GoodMaps Across Tennessee
Kevin Kline, Nashville, TN
2:15 PM Back to the Future: Riding into the Age of AI
Jonathan Mosen, Baltimore, MD
2:35 PM Empowering the Journey: Skills to Drive Independence
Bonnie Mosen, Baltimore, MD
2:55 PM An Accessible Tractor: A Blind Farmer's Journey
Jason Barber, Unionville, TN
3:25 PM Full Throttle Employment: Accelerating Opportunities for the Blind
Jason Esterhuizen, Nashville, TN
3:45 PM Shifting Gears with Randolph Shepherd: From the Rearview Mirror to the Road Ahead
Joe Shaw, Nashville, TN
4:05 PM Going Off Road: Accessible State Parks
Jeffrey Hill and JP Williams, Nashville, TN
4:15 PM An Anniversary: You Cane Give takes the Checkered Flag
James Boehm, Nashville, TN
4:30 PM Adjourn
7:00 PM Convention Banquet
McGavock Ballroom
Master of Ceremonies: Cassie McKinney, Jackson, TN
Scholarship and Awards Presentation: Tracey Fields
Live Performance: AGT’s Sarah Hardwig
Keynote Address: Tom Page, Wichita, Kansas