Kutak Rock attorney Jason Kotlyarov will speak at the 50th Annual Midwestern Apprenticeship & Training Coordinators Conference, taking place October 14-16, 2026 at Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake Ozark, Missouri.

The conference, themed “MACC 50 Years of Apprenticeship Education and Training,” brings together apprenticeship and training coordinators, fund professionals, and industry leaders to discuss issues affecting apprenticeship education and training programs.

Jason will present “Fiduciary Spending” on Thursday, October 15 from 10:35 to 11:05 a.m. His presentation will address expenditures by apprenticeship funds and related fiduciary considerations. The program also includes sessions on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cyber insurance, marketing for training centers, mentorship and mental health, and apprenticeship career pathways.

Jason focuses his practice on providing full-service representation to employee benefit plans, plan sponsors and fiduciaries, which includes issues pertaining to governance, compliance, amendment/policy review and drafting and litigation. He is one of the few attorneys in the nation who specializes in representing registered apprenticeship plans, including standards and policy review, program compliance with applicable Department of Labor and state apprenticeship laws, advising on complex prohibited transactions issues unique to apprenticeship plans, scholarship loans, employment law issues and more.