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2025 SCAA EDUCATION & ADVOCACY CONFERENCE

2025 SCAA Education and Advocacy Conference | Title Sponsor | Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC | Keynote Speakers

2025 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

PRE-CONFERENCE
Monday, May 5, 2025

10:00am – Supplier Success Course Registration
10:30am – Supplier Success Course
2:30pm – SCAA Supplier Council Trade Show Booth Setup

DAY ONE
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

7:30am – Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am – Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:50am – Keynote Speaker – Chad Hymas
10:00am – Break with Sponsors & Exhibitors (SC Supplier Council’s Trade Show)

10:45am – Breakout Session I

HR: Kara Rice – Catch ‘Em and Keep ‘Em: Hiring, Retaining, and Inspiring High Performing Teams
Mental Health: Ishea Shepherd – Powering Down for Peak Performance: How Rest and Recharge Lead to Success
Leadership: Dana Duckworth – Hope Floats: Strategies for Navigating Organizational Change and Uncertainty

Noon – Hall of Fame Lunch & Keynote Speaker – Bill Nye

1:30pm – Breakout Session II

Leasing: Bill Nye – New Rules for Leasing
HR: Kara Rice – Welcome to the Jungle: Onboarding Strategies for New Hire Success
Mental Health: Marci French – The Wicked Truth About Mental Health

2:40pm Regional/National/Regulatory Update – Maria Spencer (NAA)
3:10pm Break with Sponsor & Exhibitors (SC Supplier Council’s Trade Show)
4:00pm Breakout Session III

Operations: Stephanie Puryear Helling –
Leadership: Russ Webb – The Best Things in Life are Brewed
Mental Health: Crystal Dukes, Liz Newkirk & Ellie Norton – The Fine Print of Inclusion: Understanding the Link Between Mental Health & Inclusion in the Multifamily Industry

5:30pm Welcome Reception & Happy Hour – Senate’s End

DAY TWO

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

7:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast with Sponsors & Exhibitors
8:15am Welcome & Sponsor Recognitions
8:30am Keynote Speaker – Alex Jackiw; Transformational Leadership: Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

9:45am Breakout Session IV

Operations: Stephanie Puryear Helling
Operations: Victoria Cowart – Magic Math
Motivation: Andy Masters – Embracing Your Work: Life “Mix” with HIGHER Quality & LESS Stress
Leadership: Russ Webb – Leading With EQ – Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

10:45am Morning Break

10:50am Plenary Session – Rob Warnock – Navigating the 2025 Rental Market: 7 Key Predictions for Multifamily Professionals
11:50am South Carolina Legislative Update – SCAA Lobby Team
12:05pm Lunch & Keynote Speaker: Andy Masters – Kiss Your Customer: 77 Reasons Why Sales & Service Are Just Like Dating & Relationships
1:30pm SC Legal Handbook Relaunch – Attorneys Todd Whitlow and Sean Tropea

2:15pm Breakout Sessions V

Operations: Alex Jackiw – Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace
DEI: Monica Frazier – Breaking Barriers: Elevating Cultural Intelligence in Multifamily Communities
Maintenance: Mark Sharp – Tackling the Toughest Mental Health Challenges in Multifamily Maintenance

3:20pm Legal Panel – Attorney Will Brownlee, Thomas Howard & Chris Loebsack

4:40pm Closing Remarks & NAA PAC Raffle

STAY TUNED. WE ARE ALMOST READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT.

2025 CONFERENCE LOCATION

Dates: May 6-7, 2025
Where: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center located at 1101 Lincoln Street in Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Centrally located in South Carolina’s historic capital city, the convention center is in the middle of a vibrant urban scene with dynamite eats, world-class attractions, breweries, and a never-ending roster of festivals, events and live music. The capital city also offers affordable accommodations, exciting sporting venues, manageable traffic, and warmer weather year-round. Traveling to Columbia is a breeze with three major interstates intersecting just outside of the city and a major airport just ten miles from the city center.

Built in 2004, Columbia’s downtown convention center is a modern and complex with beautiful architecture. The center is a 142,500 square foot facility that includes a 16,700 square foot ballroom, 18,560 square feet of meeting space that can be broken into up to 19 different spaces, and a 23,700 square foot column-less exhibit hall.

The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is a GBAC Star Facility. This highly coveted credential is awarded to organizations that follow a rigorous set of cleaning guidelines, disinfection techniques, and infection prevention practices.

REGISTRATION RATES

Direct Member/Management Company:

Early Bird Rate: $209 through 2.28.2025 (Link to register can be found under Register Here)
Regular Rate: $249 starts 3.1.2025
Last Minute Rate: $299 starts 4.12.2025 through day of event
Sponsor/Exhibitor Rate: $289 (Register under Sponsor Rates)
Non-Exhibitor Rate: $399 (Register under Sponsor Rates)

MEALS INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION

Breakfast: Continental Breakfast Tuesday & Wednesday
Lunch: Tuesday and Wednesday
Welcome Reception: Tuesday evening (heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks)
Refreshment Breaks: Tuesday and Wednesday

REGISTER HERE

REGISTRATION LINK FOR DIRECT MEMBERS/MANAGEMENT COMPANY: https://bit.ly/SCAADIRECT-MGTREG

SPONSOR RATES

EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION LINK: https://bit.ly/SCAASponsor2025

CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORSHIP PACKET (BELOW)

Sponsorship Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SCAASupplier2025

Sponsor/Exhibitor Rate: $289 per person / Non-Sponsoring Supplier Rate: $399 per person

SUPPLIERS SUCCESS COURSE

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SCAASupplierSuccess2025
$109 per person

All credit card payment incurred a 3.5% processing fee.

You can avoid these feels by requesting an invoice or ACH. The fee will be excluded from the invoice received from the SCAA after your submission.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations received on or after 4/5/25 will not be entitled to any refund; however, we are able to
accommodate attendee replacements on or after 4/5/25 for a $25 administrative fee. To cancel or
submit an attendee replacement, please email SC-APT@CAPCONSC.com.

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