2026 Administrators Conference - Flipbook - Page 4
32ND ANNUAL
ADMINISTRATORS
CONFERENCE
Schedule of Events
Sunday, October 18
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Registration / Magnolia Foyer
Welcome Reception & Dinner / Camellia Ballroom
Monday, October 19
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Breakfast / Camellia Ballroom
Registration / Magnolia Foyer
Advisory Committee Meetings
• Communications (COMM) / Magnolia E
• Distribution Center Logistics (DCL) / Azalea A
• Education (EDU) / Magnolia F
• Information Technology (IT) / Magnolia H
• Products & Procedures (P&P) / Magnolia G
• Regulatory (REG) / Azalea B
• Retail (RET) / Azalea C
Lunch / Camellia Ballroom
Committee Meetings continued
Opening General Session
Motivational Speaker Ryan Leaf: Grateful Human Being / Magnolia A-D
Concurrent Sessions
• Listed, Priced, and Delisted: Navigating the Product Lifecycle
in a Control State (Operations) / Magnolia EF
• Closing the Loophole: THC Products in My Control State? (Policy) / Magnolia GH
Off-site Reception & Dinner @ Ground Zero Blues Club, 814 Howard Ave., Biloxi
(0.4 miles / 8 min. walk from hotel)
Tuesday, October 20
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Breakfast / Camellia Ballroom
Registration / Magnolia Foyer
Morning General Session
FIFA Fever and Large Celebrations – What Exceptions Are American Regulators Making to Host
Large Domestic and International Crowds (Policy) / Magnolia A-D
Concurrent Sessions
• Turning Adversaries into Partners: Working with Alcohol Abuse Prevention and
Recovery Organizations (Operations) / Magnolia A-D
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
• Beyond the Bottle: How Experiential Retail Drives Traffic, Engagement, and Growth
(Operations) / Magnolia EF
• AI Use in Distribution Center Warehouses and How AI is Changing Supply Chain Management
(Operations) / Magnolia GH
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions
• From Chaos to Confidence: Taking the Guesswork Out of Innovation (Operations) / Magnolia EF
• Health and Consumption Trends (Policy) / Magnolia GH
Closing General Session
Offline: Managing Operations When Systems Fail / Magnolia A-D
Stateways Control State Best Practice Awards / Magnolia A-D
Closing Reception & Dinner / Event Deck
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday, October 21
Departures
