Sample agenda — 2026 sessions to be announced
Two days, built around the caseload
The program below is illustrative. It follows the two-day shape of the 2025 conference so you can plan travel and coverage. Session titles, presenters and times for 2026 will replace it once the committee has met.
See the full 2025 programDay one
Date to be announced8:00 – 9:00Registration, breakfast & exhibitor tablesCoalition volunteers
Badge pickup, continental breakfast and time with the partner agencies exhibiting this year. Continuing education sign-in sheets open at 8:00.
9:00 – 10:15Opening keynote: the national elder justice pictureKeynoteKeynote speaker to be announced
Where federal elder justice policy stands this year, what is moving in Congress and at the agencies, and what it means for a county caseload in Tennessee.
10:30 – 11:45Financial exploitation & the scams targeting older TennesseansFinancePresenter to be announced
Romance schemes, grandparent calls, gift-card demands and the tech-support script. How the money leaves, how fast it moves, and the three points where it can still be stopped.
11:45 – 1:00Lunch & coalition table talkSeated by region, not by agency
Lunch is included with registration. Tables are seated by region so you leave with the phone numbers of the people who cover the counties next to yours.
1:00 – 2:15Law enforcement response to elder abuseInvestigationPresenter to be announced
First response at the door: securing a scene that is someone's living room, interviewing a victim who may be protecting the suspect, and building a report a prosecutor can actually use.
2:30 – 3:45Adult Protective Services: statewide updateAPSPresenter to be announced
Referral trends, changes to intake and investigation practice, and what the field should expect from the coming year. Time is reserved for questions from county staff.
4:00 – 5:00Banking partnerships: stopping the transfer at the counterFinancePanel · participants to be announced
Tellers and branch managers are often the last person to see the money. What a good referral from a bank looks like, what reporting obligations apply, and how to build a working relationship with your local branches.
Day two
Date to be announced8:30 – 9:00Coffee & coalition roundtableOpen to all attendees
An informal start to the day. Bring a case that stalled and hear how another county worked something similar.
9:00 – 10:15Prosecuting elder abuse: case studies from Tennessee courtsLegalPresenter to be announced
Two anonymised prosecutions walked end to end: capacity and undue influence on the record, what the financial exhibits had to show, and where each case nearly fell apart.
10:30 – 11:30Online safety for older adultsCommunityPresenter to be announced
A session you can take home and deliver at a senior centre: account security, spotting a fake message, and what to do in the first hour after clicking. Handout materials provided.
11:30 – 1:00Professional ethics for elder justice workEthics creditPresenter to be announced · lunch served in room
Confidentiality across agencies, conflicts of interest, autonomy versus protection, and documenting a decision you may have to defend later. Offered for continuing education ethics credit; credit types for 2026 to be confirmed.
1:15 – 2:30Building a county coalition that lastsCommunityPresenter to be announced
Drawn from thirty years of coalition work in East Tennessee: who to invite first, how often to meet, and how to keep a group going when the funding and the staff change.
2:45 – 3:30Closing plenary & continuing education sign-outCoalition leadership
What we heard over two days, the commitments made, and where the coalition goes next. Certificates are issued at sign-out.
Every session title, presenter and time on this page is a placeholder for the 2026 program. The committee sets the final agenda once dates and venue are confirmed.