KERAMIDA Hosts 2026 “Day at the Park” EHS & Sustainability Conference

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On August 26, 2026, KERAMIDA welcomed clients, friends, and colleagues to our Indianapolis headquarters for our annual "Day at the Park" Environmental, Health & Safety, and Sustainability Conference.

The day featured a full agenda of technical presentations, updates, and practical strategies led by KERAMIDA's experts on the latest in EHS, compliance, and sustainability.

This year introduced several new topics, including a session on practical AI applications across compliance, and sustainability, how climate obligations are landing on EHS teams, and how the operational data you already collect becomes an audit-ready GHG inventory, and a look at faster, data-driven approaches to resolving remediation cases.

Mack Overton and Carson Brown presenting “Beyond the Checklist” — sharing how EHS audits can do more than check boxes and actually move the needle on safety and environmental risk.

Topics included:

  • PFAS: Research and Policy Updates

    PFAS Network update (Purdue, Indiana & Notre Dame); regulatory trends, liability exposure & risk management; PFAS vapor exposure; PFAS in biosolids

    Lauren Nielsen, PE — Senior Engineer, Land Services
    Wesley Fleming, PE, MBA — CFO & Senior Engineer

  • Carbon Is an EHS Problem Now

    How climate obligations are landing on EHS teams, and how the operational data you already collect becomes an audit-ready GHG inventory.

    Nick McCreary, MS, LEED AP BD+C — SVP, Sustainability

  • Decarbonizing the Plant Floor

    How an energy cost reduction audit doubles as the on-ramp to Scope 1 and 2 reduction, cutting emissions and operating costs in one move.

    Nick McCreary, MS, LEED AP BD+C — SVP, Sustainability

  • Putting AI to Work: From Hype to Application

    Practical use cases across compliance, sustainability, and investigation & remediation.

    Wesley Fleming, PE, MBA — CFO & Senior Engineer
    Jackson Gray — AI Solutions Engineer

  • Process Improvement Strategies & Methods for Enhancing EHS Compliance

    Kayla Gibbons, PE, MS — VP, Compliance & Manufacturing Engineering
    Trent Blake — VP, Safety & Industrial Health Services

  • Reinstatement of the Title V Emergency Defense

    What it means and what it doesn't.

    Kathy Moore — VP, Air Services
    John Wellspring — VP, Air & Environmental Compliance

  • OSHA's 2026 HAZCOM Update

    The 2026 deadline is here: what OSHA's HAZCOM update means for your Safety Data Sheets.

    Carson Brown, CSP — SVP, Safety & Industrial Health Services

  • Inside the ISO 14001:2026 Revision

    Climate integration, the Harmonized Structure, and a practical look at what's actually different.

    Kristen Belcredi, PE, CHMM, ISO Auditor — SVP, Compliance Engineering & ISO Services

  • A New Approach to Faster Resolution of Remediation Cases

    Paradigm shifts in data presentation, analysis, and interpretation; automated data management and geospatial analysis strategies.

    Lauren Nielsen, PE — Senior Engineer, Land Services

  • Beyond the Checklist: Lessons in EHS Auditing

    Ensuring EHS audits actually improve safety and reduce environmental risk.

    Mack Overton — SVP, EHS Compliance
    Carson Brown, CSP — SVP, Safety & Industrial Health Services

Following the morning sessions, attendees headed to Victory Field for an afternoon of networking and baseball, where the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Columbus Clippers 4-3! Guests shared a buffet lunch and continued conversations from the conference in a relaxed, outdoor setting.

Thank You

We are grateful to all who attended and made this year's "Day at the Park" a success. KERAMIDA looks forward to continuing to share smart solutions and actionable insights that help our clients meet today's EHS and sustainability challenges with confidence.