“Meet the Speakers & Honorees” 7-Week Blog Series
Posted on July 18, 2025
We are deeply grateful to these experts who generously share their time and insights with our community, driving prevention and inspiring action.
As the only U.S. nonprofit to host an annual conference solely focused on preventing and eliminating asbestos-caused diseases, ADAO is committed to making this milestone event more impactful than ever. We invite you to get to know our speakers, honorees, and sponsors—and hope you’ll join us in person for our 20th Annual Asbestos Awareness & Prevention Conference, September 12–13, 2025!
Blog Schedule:
July 21, 2025 — Week 1:
Meet the Speakers: Opening and Session I: From Then to Now – Selikoff’s Vision and Our Journey Forward || Moderator: Jacqueline M. Moline, MD, MSc
Opening Ceremony and Session I speakers include: Raja Flores, MD; Arthur Frank, MD, PhD; Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP; and Linda Reinstein, BCPA.
July 28, 2025 — Week 2:
Meet the Speakers: Session II: Understanding Asbestos Disease – Diagnosis, Treatment, and Disparities || Moderators: Raja Flores, MD & Arthur Frank, MD, PhD
Prasad Adusumilli, MD, FACS; Raja Flores, MD; Jorge Gomez, MD; Karen Grant; Claudia I. Henschke, PhD, MD & David F. Yankelevitz, MD; Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH; Jacqueline M. Moline, MD, MSc; Andrea Wolf, MD, MPH.
August 4, 2025 — Week 3:
Meet the Speakers: Session III: Prevention Is the Cure – Strategies for Exposure Reduction || Moderator: Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MS,
Session III speakers include: Chris Carberg; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP; Barry Levy, MD, MPH; Carmen Lima, Portugal; Paolo Monico; David Prezant, MD; Linda Reinstein, BCPA; Tony Rich; and Greg Russell.
August 11, 2025 — Week 4:
Meet the Speakers: Session IV: Dr. Irving Selikoff, Paul Brodeur, and Beyond || Moderator: Brent Kynoch
Session IV speakers include: Barry Castleman, ScD; John Feal; Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MS; and Bob Sussman, JD
August 18, 2025 — Week 5:
Meet the Speakers: Session V: Asbestos and the Law || Moderator: Linda Reinstein
Session V speakers include: Michael Barasch; Harminder Bains; Perry Browder; Jessica Dean; David McCumber; and Jordan Zevon
August 25, 2025 — Week 6:
Meet the Keynote Speaker and Honorees: The Honorable Gale Brewer: Keynote Speech, Brad Black, MD, David Yankelevitz, MD and Claudia Henschke, MD: Dr. Irving Selikoff Award, Greg Russell: Tribute of Hope Award, United Federation of Teachers: Tribute of Inspiration Award, Uniformed Firefighters Association & Uniformed Fire Officers Association: Tribute of Unity Award, Danny Goldberg: Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Award, and John Feal and Karen Grant: Alan Reinstein Award.
September 1, 2025 — Week 7:
Meet the Sponsors: Platinum Sponsors: Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP and Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLP, Gold Sponsors: The Gori Law Firm and Motley Rice LLC, and Silver Sponsor Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen.
Official ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Sponsors:
