Today’s episode was produced and recorded live in Boston at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference — and it’s going to be a fun one! It’s centered around one of the conference’s cool new features: the Start-Up Stadium and RIMS’ first-ever Insuretech Competition called, “Killer Appeal with an Added Byte.” This was a Shark Tank-style pitch contest where small business CEOs showcased their technology-enabled solutions and were judged by a panel of expert risk managers.

Today’s topic is all about GDPR! And to discuss this topic with Justin Smulison is Katelynn Yonce! Katelynn is Corporate Counsel for MRI Software LLC. Their audience is retail and commercial real estate occupiers, real estate investors, and residential and commercial property managers.

In this episode, Justin and Joseph discuss the upcoming RIMS NeXtGen Forum, Joseph’s keynote speech, ESG events and how they impact the risk management community, the current actuarial approach embedded in risk management, and Joseph’s experience with earning his RIMS-CRMP.

This week, Justin is coming to you live from Boston Convention & Exhibition Center during RIMS 2019 Annual Conference! This special episode was recorded on the first day of the conference with Luke Figora — who was just named RIMS 2019 Risk Manager of the Year! Luke is the Senior Associate Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Northwestern University.

This week, Stephen S. Wu of the Silicon Valley Law Group joins the podcast! He is a shareholder at the firm, as well as the 2010-11 Chair of the American Bar Association’s section of Science, Technology, and Law. Also, in 2007, he co-founded ABA’s section committee on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

Today’s episode is featuring two award-winning guests — Keese Garcia and Gary Raymond! Keesa is the Risk Manager at NALS Apartment Homes, RIMS Oregon Chapter Secretary, and this year’s RIMS 2019 Rising Star award recipient. Gary is the Lead, Risk and Insurance at FedEx Ground; as well as the recipient of the 2019 Richard W. Bland Award. Many RIMS members also know him as the Vice Chair of the RIMS Risk PAC.

GAN Integrity’s CEO, Neil Lustig, joins Justin Smulison on today’s podcast! Neil is an operational and strategic CEO with 25+ years of experience in software, hardware, and Cloud technology industries. As the CEO of GAN Integrity, he helps organizations take their compliance program to the next level. GAN’s Cloud-based software helps users better manage compliance through transforming the way their program operates by bringing all their data together into a single, integrated platform.

This week, Justin Smulison’s friend and colleague, Stuart Ruff-Lyon, joins the podcast! Stuart is the Vice President for Event and Education at RIMS. He has worked in the events and hospitality industry since 1998 and joined RIMS in 2012 as Director of Meetings and Events, and was promoted in 2016 to his current position. He is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and a certified Digital Events Strategist (DES).

Today, Justin and Nik are discussing cannabis legislation and legal issues at the state and federal level. They discuss Nik’s views on how influencers within the industry are trying to shape it, unexpected risks for cannabis business owners, how he advises business owners who are trying to get their business off the ground, and much more.

On today’s podcast, Justin welcomes Emily Whitcomb onto the show to discuss fatigue risk management! Emily is the Sr. Program Manager of the National Safety Council for fatigue initiatives. She also led the production of the new National Safety Council Report titled, “Managing Fatigue: Developing an Effective Fatigue Risk Management System,” that encourages companies to create systems that combat the risk of fatigue.