Agenda
TxAVF Annual Conference 10/21-23/25
Tuesday, 10/21
3:00p-5:30p: Reception, Badge Pick-up at Decatur Conference Center
6:00p-8:00p: Painting with Alpacas and dinner.
Wednesday, 10/22
8:15a-8:45a Breakfast with Allied Members
8:45a-9:15a Opening Welcome and Vendor Presentations
9:15a-10:45a Morning Session – Legal considerations and duty of care for venues and facilities in Texas
10:45a-11:00a Break
11:00a-12:00p Roundtable Discussion (morning session speaker will be present for roundtable)
12:00p-1:15p Lunch
1:15p-1:30p Break/Downtime
1:30p-1:45p Vendor Presentations
1:45p-2:45p Afternoon Session - Battling Burnout
2:45p-3:00p Day wrap-up
3:00p -5:45p Explore downtown Decatur
5:45p Leave for Downtown Decatur and dinner
6:00p-7:30p Dinner Downtown at Trinity Street Restaurant
7:30p-8:45p Guided Historical Ghost Tour
Thursday, 10/23
8:30a-9:00a Breakfast
9:00a-9:15a Vendor Presentations
9:15a-10:15a Morning Session “War Stories: Tales from the Front” (You tell the story… Best story wins a prize)
10:15a-10:30a Break
10:30a-11:30a Business Meeting
11:30a-11:45a ’25 TxAVF Conference Closing
12:00p Drive yourself to Lunch off-site (location TBD)
Remember to book your room before September 25 (room is not included registration cost)
Book your group rate for 2025 TX AVF Conference - Decatur:
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Morning Session: To provide venue and facility managers and personnel with an overview of the duty of care in Texas and evaluate the legal considerations of such entities through real-world examples to assist in recognizing legal risks and avoiding lawsuits at their respective facilities.
Speaker Information:
Joey Sampson
Morning Session Speaker
Joey Sampson is an attorney with 18-plus years of litigation experience, including handling lawsuits involving the safety and security of venues and facilities. He enjoys helping businesses and individuals make tough decisions, resolve difficult problems, and succeed. He prioritizes building trust with others and relishes the lawyer-counselor role, seeking to provide advice to his clients to efficiently resolve issues, achieve their goals, and avoid litigation. But sometimes litigation is necessary, and since joining McCathern in 2007 and later becoming a partner with the firm, Joey has garnered extensive experience and developed a successful practice litigating matters for his clients. He handles cases in all areas of business and civil litigation and also consults companies regarding risk management and insurance, employment issues, and general business and contract matters.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Joey attended and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree, majoring in Risk Management and Insurance. Joey’s strong risk management and insurance background allows him to bring a unique perspective to both consulting businesses and his litigation practice. Joey made his way to Texas to earn his law degree from Baylor University School of Law and has remained here since.
Afternoon Session Speaker
Ashley Smalley
Afternoon Session: When burnout is active in a workplace, everyone is negatively impacted by it. In this session, participants will learn how to:
Battle burnout & possibly even avoid it altogether by creating regular rhythms of rest & reset in their personal and professional lives
Establish systems & relationships that allow them to rely on others in busy life seasons
Determine or reconnect with their purpose, which will re-fuel their work with passion, positively impacting others
Ashley Smalley is the Founder of Smalley Consulting, a learning and development consulting firm focused on building unity one team at a time. Her passion is for people to enjoy their work because they enjoy the people with whom they work, and she accomplishes this with dynamic leadership and people development strategies, including education, training, and coaching.
Ashley is a certified human resources professional, a trusted consultant and facilitator in the workplace culture space. She has served in various leadership roles in the oil and gas industry, local government, and Christian ministry. Her eclectic work experience has given her a unique perspective on people in the workplace, regardless of industry. She uses that perspective to bring practical strategies that can be utilized immediately to change the dynamic in any organization.
Ashley is a keynote speaker, lover of people, and the host of Faith at Work podcast. She has graced national platforms for businesses, service organizations, churches, and schools, equipping them with the essential skills they need to strengthen workplace relationships and morale.
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