California JPIAThe California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) is pleased to announce that Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton is the keynote speaker for the 28th Annual Risk Management Educational Forum. Scott is one of the world’s most recognized figure skating stars, winning an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and 70 additional titles, awards, and honors.

Scott will share his knowledge of figure skating as a commentator, competitor, performer, and producer. After losing his mother to cancer and surviving cancer himself, Scott launched the Scott Hamilton CARES (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education, and Survivorship) Foundation. He became an activist, fighting for cancer research funding and supporting education and survivorship programs. Scott will share his story’s extreme highs and lows and how to keep going even when the obstacles’ shadows loom large.

This year’s Forum, titled It’s Like, Totally Risk Management, will be held at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad from August 30 to September 1, 2023. Registration for theForum opened in April.

For questions regarding the Forum, visit the Risk Management Educational Forum page on the Authority’s website or contact the Authority via email.

Providing innovative risk management solutions for its public agency partners for more than 40 years, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (California JPIA) is one of the largest municipal self-insurance pools in the state, with more than 120 member cities and other governmental agencies. Members actively participate in shaping the organization to provide important coverage for their operations. The California JPIA provides innovative risk management solutions through a comprehensive portfolio of programs and services, including liability, workers’ compensation, pollution, property, and earthquake coverage, as well as extensive training and loss control services. For more information, please visit the California JPIA’s website at cjpia.org