37th annual product liability conference

Course Overview

The 37th Annual Product Liability Conference will run October 7-9, 2025

Learn current and emerging product liability prevention practices from experienced product safety management professionals including consulting engineers, product safety standards experts, and a defense attorney.


Who Should Attend?

Product safety and risk management professionals from industrial and commercial equipment manufacturers along with insurance providers will benefit the most. Past attendees stating they received valuable information include:

  • Product safety management managers
  • Risk management managers
  • Product development managers
  • Design engineers
  • Technical writers
  • Product liability underwriters
  • In-house attorneys and outside council

Fee

In-person conference attendance is $1,495.00 and includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, digital access to conference materials, and conference attendance.

Online conference attendance is $1,395.00 and includes digital access to conference materials and online access to conference presentations.

Discounts

Receive a 20% discount per registrant when 3 or more people register from the same organization.

ID

RA00500-D578

Credits

CEU: 1.6

PDH: 16


Schedule

Registration Date/Time:
10/7/2025 7:30 am CT
 
Event Dates/Times:
  • 10/7/2025  08:00am - 04:30pm
  • 10/8/2025  08:00am - 04:30pm
  • 10/9/2025  08:00am - 12:00pm

All times listed are Central Time Zone (GMT-6)

Course Notes

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) conference. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions before registering. 

This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.

All materials for the conference are digital and will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the conference materials and the webinar platform will be provided 1-2 days before the first day. Please watch the email address you provided during registration for conference updates. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses. 

Program Director


Location

Fluno Center

601 University Avenue

Auditorium 

Madison, WI 53706

Map

Cancellation Policy 

If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Conference agenda

More information to be added closer to the start date!

Accommodations


525 West Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53703

Room: rates start at $188

Group Code: Use the Online Reservation link

Reserve by: Sep. 15, 2025



601 University Ave
Madison, WI 53706

Room: rates start at $170

Group Code: Use the Online Reservation link

Reserve by: Sep. 6, 2025


One West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703

 

Group Code: Use reservation link below.

 

Presenter Biographies

Cal Burnton, Esq.

Program Manager 

University of Wisconsin 


Angela Lambert

Director of Inside Sales and Standards Compliance 

Chairperson, ANSI Z535.1 Subcommittee 

Delegate Liaison to several ISO Committees 

Clarion Safety Systems 

Milford, PA