The 2025 MAAA Conference opened Wednesday at noon with a presentation from Cameron Kinley and continued with speakers throughout the afternoon. The event will continue Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
| Session | Day | Time | Topic/Session Title | Speaker(s) |
| Session 1 | Wed | 12:00 PM | Welcome & Introductions | MHSAA/MAAA staff |
| Session 1 | Wed | 12:15 PM | Mental Health & Wellness | Cameron Kinley (Varsity) |
| Session 1 | Wed | 1:05 PM | Varsity Brands/Andrew Bush | Andrew Bush |
| Session 1 | Wed | 1:35 PM | Branding Your School on Social Media | BoxOut Sports TBA |
| Session 1 | Wed | 1:55 PM | Sponsor Spotlight – TBA | Adam Jonson/Sponsor |
| Session 2 | Wed | 2:00 PM | NCAA Eligiblity Information Center for High Schools | Bracky Brett |
| Session 3 | Wed | 2:30 PM | Sponsor Spotlight – TBA | Adam Jonson/Sponsor |
| Session 3 | Wed | 2:40 PM | Tomorrow’s 25 – Athletic Administrators Program | Hunter Taylor |
| Session 3 | Wed | 3:05 PM | Character Ed – Building a Championship Culture | Hunter Taylor |
| Session 3 | Wed | 3:30 PM | NIAAA/Section 3 | Josh Matthews |
| Session 4 | Wed | 4:00 PM | PERS/Deferred COMP | Centron Lenoir |
| Session 5 | Wed | 4:30 PM | Industry & Product Trends for High Schools | Adam Jonson/Vendors |
| SOCIAL | Wed | 5:30 PM | Networking Social (sign up required) | Sponsors |
| SOCIAL | Wed | 7:00 PM | Musco Lighting/Mississippi Power Dinner (sign up required) | Sponsors |
| BREAKFAST | Thu | 7:00 AM | Breakfast, sponsored by Brock | Brock |
| Session 6 | Thu | 8:30 AM | Welcome / Colors & Anthem by Biloxi HS | MAAA President |
| Session 6 | Thu | 8:45 AM | Student Leadership Groups | John Perry |
| Session 7 | Thu | 9:30 AM | Sponsor Spotlight – TBA | Adam Jonson/Sponsor |
| Session 7 | Thu | 9:40 AM | It’s a New Day in 21st Century Athletics | Tony Hughes |
| Session 8 | Thu | 10:30 AM | AI in High School Athletics | Chris Chism |
| Session 9 | Thu | 11:30 AM | BSN/Musco Lighting Awards & Recognition Luncheon | Mitchell Williams |
| Session 10 | Thu | 1:30 PM | Companies: Products & Services for High Schools | Vendors |
| Session 11 | Thu | 2:30 PM | Sponsor Spotlight – College & Career Savings Mississippi | State Treasurer David McRae |
| Session 11 | Thu | 2:40 PM | Emergency Action Plans | Tim Carter |
| Session 12 | Thu | 3:30 PM | Play NAIA – Finding the Right Fit for the Next Level | William Carey Athletics |
| Session 13 | Thu | 4:00 PM | Product Innovations & Advancement for High Schools | Adam Jonson/Vendors |
| SOCIAL | Thu | 6:00 PM | Brock Bowling 6:00-8:00 | Brock |
| BREAKFAST | Fri | 7:00 AM | Breakfast, sponsored by Musco | Musco |
| Session 14 | Fri | 8:30 AM | Event Security Management / Drone-FAA | Chad Calendar & Albert McCray |
| Session 15 | Fri | 9:15 AM | Legal Issues & Administrative Certifications | Jim Keith |
| Session 16 | Fri | 10:00 AM | Panel Discussion (Multiple Topics – TBA) | Panel + Moderator |
| Session 17 | Fri | 10:45 AM | Topic TBA | Dr. Tracey Cook (Alcorn St.) |
| CLOSING | Fri | 11:15 AM | Closing Business | Lesley McLendon |
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