About Keynote Speaker Nicholas Smith:

Before joining NSC, Nicholas J. Smith was co-founder and managing principal of ICS Consulting, a full-service, compliance consulting and auditing firm. In addition, he co-developed ICS's proprietary compliance software solutions, including ICSEval, EZcertOrigin and SecureID®. After multiple years of successive growth, the firm was acquired by a large, New York-based security and compliance consulting firm, where Mr. Smith continued to provide consulting and advisory services.

Previously, Mr. Smith served as Chief of Staff for the largest investigative agency within the Department of Homeland Security. He oversaw the day-to-day activities of the agency, which had more than 17,000 employees and a budget of more than $5 billion. Mr. Smith's responsibilities included coordinating the agency's activities with the White House, DHS and its associated agencies, as well as implementing new policy directives and identifying efficiency opportunities to ensure the agency met key enforcement goals.

Prior to joining DHS, Mr. Smith spent nearly 10 years working in the U.S. Senate in various leadership positions. He concluded his Hill career serving as press secretary and deputy chief of staff for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. While working with Sen. Frist, Mr. Smith acted as the key communications coordinator on all of his major legislative initiatives, including health care, education and foreign affairs. In this role, Mr. Smith also served as a communications liaison between Senate Leadership and the White House. In addition, he was the treasurer in 2000 and president in 2001 of the United States Senate Press Secretaries Association.

Before his work with Sen. Frist, Mr. Smith produced policy briefings and worked in investor relations for a public policy organization, did media relations for Sen. Arlen Specter, and worked in sales and marketing for a multi-national publishing company.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University.

About Speaker Maryann Hoff:

Senior Risk Control Manager at Safety National, Maryann Hoff is responsible for managing risk control services for a portfolio of policyholders. She also serves as the Risk Services Healthcare Industry Practice Lead for the East Coast.

Maryann joined Safety National in 2018, as a Senior Risk Control Manager. Prior to joining Safety National, Maryann held various risk control consulting positions for national and regional insurance carriers.

Maryann has served as a member of the Small Business Risk Education Initiative, and is actively involved with the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE). Maryann is a board member for the Insurance Society of Philadelphia NextGen.

Maryann holds an Associate Risk Management (ARM) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designations. She obtained her Master of Environmental Health and Safety degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.

About Speaker Camille Oakes:

Camille Oakes, CSP, SMS, CIT is a safety professional with 14 years of experience in a multitude of industries including logistics and supply chain, government and military.

As the founder of Better Safety, Camille consults with companies to employ better training, better culture and better business practices by developing their safety professionals and improving their safety performance. Camille conducts safety leadership training for operations leaders.  She also works enhance the safety profession through speaking engagements and workshops that include sales techniques, presentational skills, preparation and communicating with non-safety professionals. She holds a Master’s Degree in Advanced Safety and Engineering Management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a Past President of the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and incoming Assistant Administrator of Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) . She is passionate about communication and engagement of all levels of an organization to enhance their safety management system.

About Keynote Speaker Adele Abrams:

Adele Abrams is an attorney and Certified Mine Safety Professional, who is the president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC, a multi-attorney firm with offices in the DC area, Denver and WV. She represents employers nationwide in OSHA and MSHA litigation. Adele also provides safety training, consultation and auditing services. She is the 2017 recipient of the National Safety Council’s DSSA award, and is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals, where she has received the SPY award multiple times. Adele is also on the faculty of the University of Colorado, and Catholic University, where she instructs on employment, labor and occupational safety law.

About Speaker Stephen Moore:

Stephen Moore is the Founder of The Ovation Group, a boutique-consulting firm based in St. Paul, MN that helps teams reach sustainable profitability and growth. Stephen is also the co-founder of Culture Booster, a software platform that features familiar tools like real-time surveys, benchmarking, and goal formation.  Stephen has excelled in the retail automotive industry for nearly two decades, working directly with and for dealerships across the nation. He specializes in working with leaders to help increase revenue, build effective teams, and develop front line-management through leadership development, communication, and onboarding programs.

Stephen is a certified DISC practitioner, sought-after transformational speaker, and author. He is currently writing his first book, The Seven Core Factors of Culture, written to help managers and leaders actualize employee engagement as a competitive advantage.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies with a minor in Multicultural Education from Metropolitan State University.