The AtlantaChapter of RIMS will hold its 36th annual educationalconference on Feb. 25 and 26.

The theme of the conference is “Envisioning the Future ofRisk.”

Collin Hite, an attorney at Hirschler Fleischer in Richmond,Va., will give the opening keynote on the “Top 10 Coverage Issuesthat Keep Risk Managers Up at Night.”

Chris Maleno, senior vice president of Chubb Group and divisionpresident of Chubb's North America Major Accounts, and Todd Jones,co-leader for North America at Willis Towers Watson, will discussthe “Future of Commercial Insurance Markets” at the luncheonkeynote.

Breakout sessions will cover unmanned aircraft systems (drones),workplace violence/active shooter training, strategic enterpriserisk management, cyber risks, travel crisis management, workplaceevolution, fire protection engineering, global supply chain riskmanagement, emerging risks, and claim and litigationstrategies.

The Atlanta Chapter of RIMS also plans to honor an outstandingrisk managment and insurance professional with its Walter H. BuceJr. Memorial Award. Nominations for this year's award close onFriday, Jan. 29.

The conference is to be held at the WestinAtlanta Perimeter North. Registration cost is $225 for bothdays. The deadline to register is Feb. 19.

The Atlanta RIMS chapter uses proceeds from the conference tosupport risk management scholarships. Last year, the chapter raised$55,000 for the Spencer Educational Foundation, the University ofGeorgia and Georgia State University.