2026 Meet the Keynote Speaker and Performer: ADAO Conference – “Asbestos: Awareness, Prevention, and the Law”

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Posted on August 24, 2026

ADAO is proud to launch our 2026 “Meet the Speakers & Honorees” seven-week blog series in celebration of ADAO’s 21st Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference, taking place on September 25–26, 2026. Each week, we’ll spotlight the distinguished speakers, honorees, sponsors, and ADAO leaders whose expertise, leadership, and dedication are advancing asbestos awareness, prevention, and the law.

We are deeply grateful to these individuals and organizations for generously sharing their time, knowledge, and experience with our community. Their commitment to science, public health, advocacy, and justice continues to inspire action and strengthen our shared mission to prevent asbestos exposure and eliminate asbestos-caused diseases.

Join us this September for two days of education, collaboration, and action. Register today and be part of the conversation shaping the future of asbestos prevention and public health.

Keynote Speaker and Performer Information

September 25, 2026 — Under the Stars Friday Event 

Jordan Summers

 

 

 

 

Jordan Zevon, ADAO’s tremendous National Spokesperson and Celebrity Board Co-Chair, is a singer/songwriter and film composer.

Jordan was the executive producer for his father, Warren Zevon’s, final album The Wind. He also co-produced Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon, which features an all-star cast of singers and musicians. Jordan’s own work includes his self-titled EP and the New West release, “Insides Out”. He’s performed multiple times on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Grammys, and his music has been featured on numerous television shows. Jordan’s immeasurable commitment to asbestos victims and concerned citizens has provided a united voice that will continue to help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, while raising public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and often deadly asbestos-related diseases.

September 26 — Recognition & Awards Dinner Event 

Jill Cagle — Candle Lighting Song Performer 

Jill Krog is a performer and Mesothelioma Widow. She is the surviving spouse of Mesothelioma Warrior Robbie Cagle, who lost his 6-year battle with Peritoneal Mesothelioma on 9-11-11 at the age of 46. She is a mother and now grandmother of 11. She is a Christian and her faith in God truly sustains her.  She is on her Church’s  Praisr and Worship team and  is the lead singer in the Band Backstreet and plays the Fiddle. She makes primitive crafts and candles and she loves to ride her Harley and feel the wind in her hair. She has been associated with ADAO since 2007 .  She initiated A  Motorcycle Ride, “Ridin the Wind with Rob”; which included a 110-mile ride, dinner, silent auction, raffles and t-shirt sales to raise funds for ADAO for awareness and ultimately a CURE of Mesothelioma. Jill and Rob marched on Capitol Hill in 2010 to help get Illinois to sign the National Asbestos Awareness Day Bill and also met with the DOD. She is committed to doing whatever it takes to get this killer 100 % banned. She is truly honored and proud to be a part of this organization. 

Kim Cecchini — Candle Lighting 

Kim Cecchini, ADAO Board Member, has been involved with the organization since its founding in 2004.

She is a senior communications strategist, with more than 25 years of experience managing diverse PR and corporate communications programs for a wide variety of high-growth companies, specializing in technology and the federal sector. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC.

 

 

Julie Gundlach — Keynote Speaker 

Julie Gundlach is an asbestos victim turned advocate. After her diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in August of 2006, Julie fought to find treatment options, traveling cross-country for treatment. After multiple radical surgeries and numerous chemotherapy protocols, Julie has remained stable since 2014. As a victim of secondary asbestos exposure, Julie’s anger and frustration at the prolific amount of asbestos use and exposure led her to become an advocate in the fight for a ban on asbestos. She has traveled to lobby at Capitol Hill with ADAO, has served on mesothelioma research panels for the DOD, and remains committed to the fight for a complete ban on asbestos.

 

 

Register today and join the movement towards an asbestos-free future. 

 

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