The 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, presented by the Workers' Compensation Institute, opened on Aug. 22 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

During the opening general session, National Underwriter Property & Casualty Editor-in-Chief Shawn Moynihan presented its Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management awards. Watch the video above for the full awards presentation.

After the presentation, Moynihan spoke to the crowd about getting involved in WCI's volunteer day at Give Kids the World village in Kissimmee, Florida. Watch his moving speech below, and see our exclusive interview with a family whose lives were forever changed by the volunteers at Give Kids the World HERE.