Event Calendar

Start Date: 9/9/2025 8:30 AM EDT
End Date: 9/9/2025 5:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Sonesta Atlanta NW Galleria Hotel

Location:

Organization Name: GAPIA, Inc

Contact:

Register Now for GAPIA's Fall Educational Conference, 
September 9, 2025, 8:30AM to 5:00PM, $25 late registration fee after September 2, 2025.
 
Register at www.gapia.org

Up to Six Continuing Education Credits Will Be Earned for this Event. One per Session. All attendees must register in advance to attend.  
 
Members may attend the conference in-person for $200. The charge for non-members is $400.00 for in-person attendance. There will be no online broadcast of this event. Join GAPIA Today and Save $$ on GAPIA Conferences.

Sonesta Atlanta NW Galleria Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Road, Berkshire Room
Atlanta, GA 30339
770-955-1700

Introduction 8:30AM – 8:50:00AM
Tim Varga, President, GAPIA, Inc
 
Sponsor 1 8:50 to 9:00AM
 
Session 1  9:00AM – 9:50AM
Chip Merlin, Esq., Merlin Law Group
Proof. Trust. Results: A Public Adjuster Guide to Making Proofs of Loss and EUOs Irresistibly Compelling
 
Sponsor 2  9:50AM - 10:00AM 

Session 2  10:00AM– 10:50AM
Bridget Como and Sean Fee, Forensic Building Science, Inc.
Window Damage and Identifying the Cause
 
Break    10:50AM – 11:05AM  
 
Sponsor 3, 11:05 AM -11:15AM  
 
Session 3  11:15AM – 12:05AM
Remington Huggins, Esq., Huggins Law Firm
The Crucial Role of Weather Data in the Claims Process
 
Lunch Break 12:05 to 1:00 PM

Session 4  1:00PM to 1:50PM
Bruce Smith, CPA/CFF, CFE, CPIA, Smith Forensics
All About Business Interruption
 
Sponsor 4 - 1:50PM – 2:00PM, 

Sponsor 5   2:00PM to 2:10 PM, 

Session 5 2:10PM – 3:00PM
John Baird, PA, Ally Public Adjusting
How to Use AI Without Violating Privacy, Ethics, or Your License
 
Sponsor 6 -   3:00PM to 3:10PM, 

Break– 3:10 PM to 3:25PM
 
Sponsor 7 3:25 to 3:35 
 
Session 6  3:35 PM – 4:25 PM
Mathew Mulholland, PA, Building Experts Institute
Compatibility vs. Matching

Public Adjuster Discussion and Conference Wrap Up 4:25 PM – 5:00 PM
Tim Varga, President, GAPIA, Inc.
 
Together We Are Stronger!