The first full day of RIMS 2017 kicked off on April 24 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia with the General Session and Awards Luncheon, which featured inspiring keynotes and opening remarks from RIMS leadership.
Monday also saw the opening of the exhibit hall, which saw a rush of attendees ready to meet with exhibitors, view the impressive booths and collect some swag.
Click through to see highlights from the first full day at RIMS, and make sure to follow us on Twitter @PC360_Risk for real-time updates live from RIMS in Philadelphia.
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Mary Roth, CEO and executive director of RIMS, welcomed attendees to this year's conference and shared opening remarks at the General Session Monday morning.
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Derreck Kayongo, founder and CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights, had attendees at the General Session in stitches and tears with stories from his life as a child in Uganda, refugee in Libya and immigrant in Pennsylvania. Kayongo told the inspirational story of how he founded the Global Soap Project after he came to the U.S. and stayed in a hotel for the first time. Kayongo learned how barely used soap was simply thrown out by hotels and came up with a system to disinfect and donated the used soap to 92 countries where soap is not easily available.
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During the Awards Luncheon, speaker Allison Massari told the inspirational story of how she overcame hardship after a nearly fatal car wreck, thanks in part to the kindness of others.
Inside the exhibit hall, artists worked on a mural at Atlanta-based Broadspire's booth. Check PC360 tomorrow to see how the mural progresses.
Old Republic's water bottles and fruit-flavored water coolers were a hit once again for attendees on-the-move.
Property restoration company Belfor featured a sand sculpture of one of Philadelphia's most iconic pieces of history: The Liberty Bell.
Attendees were treated to free Rita's Italian Ice at the Willis Towers Watson booth.
The Phillie Phanatic, the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies MLB team, was at NovaCare's booth, dancing and taking pictures with attendees.
Visitors to Liberty Mutual's booth got to play a timed game of life-sized Jenga.
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