ON-SITE GUIDE

Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Schedule-at-a-Glance Wednesday, April 25 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Open8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pre-Summit Workshops1:00 – 3:30 p.m. RESAP Orientation:

Understanding the Basics (FREE)

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. First Timer Welcome & Orientation: Making the Most of Your Safety Leadership Summit Experience

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Happy Hour and 1/2 & Leading Practices Showcase Opening

Thursday, April 26 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Open7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast8:00 – 10:00 a.m. General Session 110:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Breakout Session 111:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Leading Practices

Showcase and Safety Improvement Talks

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. General Session 23:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Session 25:00 – 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

- Leading Practices Showcase and Safety Improvement Talks

Friday, April 27 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast

7:30 – 9:00 a.m. CEO Breakfast and Leadership Exchange

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 3

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Break

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 4

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. General Session 3

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Networking OpportunitiesThe connections you make are an essential part of the learning experience at the SAFETY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. In addition to informal networking around the hotel and during Summit sessions, don’t miss these opportunities to meet your peers:

Wednesday, April 253:30 - 5:00 p.m. First Timer Welcome & Orientation: Making the Most of Your Safety Leadership Summit Experience

This complimentary session will provide first time attendees and seasoned attendees with insights into making the most of their Safety Leadership Summit experience. Become familiar with the facility and meeting space, hear strategies to select breakout sessions, learn how to use the mobile app, get networking tips, and more. Registered spouses and/or guests welcome.

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Happy Hour and 1/2 & Leading Practices Showcase

Join us to kickoff the 2018 Safety Leadership Summit and network with peers. Registered spouses and/or guests welcome.

Thursday, April 26 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Leading Practices Showcase and Safety Improvement Talks

Visit with vendors and network with colleagues in the Leading Practices Showcase. Safety Improvement Talks provide an outstanding opportunity for participants to learn firsthand about applications of safety practices implemented at co-ops across the country.

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception - Leading Practices Showcase and Safety Improvement Talks

Visit with vendors, network with colleagues, attend Safety Improvement Talks, or do all three.

2018 Leading Practices Showcase- Safety Improvement TalksWhat are Safety Improvement Talks (SIT)?

• 20 minute presentations

• Presented by cooperative safety leaders and representatives

• Presentations demonstrate significant or unique safety improvement initiatives since our last Safety Leadership Summit

What is the Leading Practices Showcase?

• Meet here for breakfast, breaks, and receptions

• Meet and talk with the speakers from the Safety Improvement Talks

• Chat with vendors

• Network with peers

• See how safety gear has evolved over the years

Immediately following each round of SIT, you’ll have the opportunity to talk informally with the presenters in the Leading Practices Showcase adjacent to the presentation rooms. Look for signs referencing the topics being discussed. Refreshments will be available as well as the opportunity to connect with fellow Summit attendees and sponsors/vendors.

*See pages 3-4 for a detailed schedule of Safety Improvement Talks, including participating cooperatives and presenters.

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Detailed ScheduleWednesday, April 25

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Regency Ballroom Foyer (LL1)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Full Day Pre-Summit Workshops

Reinventing Your Leadership: Practices That Turn Loners into Leaders Jim Mathis, Best-selling Author Hanover AB (LL2)Building a Culture of Active Care for Safety Dr. Krista Geller, President, Geller AC4P Grand Hall C (LL2)

Beyond Compliance: Addressing the Human Error Side of Safety Danny Smith, Senior Safety Consultant, SafeStart Teena Blount, Safety Consultant, SafeStart Grand Hall B (LL2)

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Half Day (AM) Pre-Summit Workshops

Making Your Safety Message Memorable: Presentations that Stand Out and Stand Apart Anthony Huey, President, Reputation Management, LLC Grand Hall D (LL2)

Next Generation Competencies for Managing & Leading Safety Perron Nicholas, Executive and Staff Education Manager, NRECA Grand Hall A (LL2)

Building an Effective Safety Improvement Plan Ginny Beauchemin, Management Consulting Representative, NRECA Hanover FG (LL2)

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Half Day (PM) Pre-Summit Workshops

Strengthening the Cooperative Fence: Harmonizing Security with the Evolving Character of the Cooperative Jim Willis, President, InDev Specialists, Inc. Grand Hall D (LL2)

The Power of Influence Rita Craig, President, Top Tier Leadership Grand Hall A (LL2)

1:00 – 3:30 p.m. RESAP Orientation: Understanding the Basics Courtland (LL3)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. First Timer Welcome & Orientation: Making the Most of Your Safety Leadership Summit Experience Regency V (LL1)

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Happy Hour and 1/2 & Leading Practices Showcase Grand Hall West (LL2)

Thursday, April 26

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Regency Ballroom Foyer (LL1)

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Grand Hall West (LL2)

8:00 - 10:00 a.m. General Session 1 Regency Ballroom VI-VII (LL1)

Message from NRECA Leadership Martin Lowery, Executive Vice President, Member and Association Relations, NRECA

Message from Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Phil Irwin, President and CEO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange

The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning Reporter, Author, and Speaker

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Breakout Session 1

Deeper Dive: The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning Reporter, Author, and Speaker Grand Hall D (LL2)

The Power of Influence Rita Craig, Founder and President, Top Tier Leadership Regency Ballroom V (LL1)

Seeing is Suspect: Optimizing Situational Awareness and Hazard Recognition Phil Belcher, Principal Consultant, DEKRA Insight Grand Hall C (LL2)

Perspectives on Safety and Cybersecurity Jeff Nelson, Vice President of Information Security and Risk Management, NISC Greg Gray, Vice President of Technical Services, SEDC Grand Hall B (LL2)

Transforming Organizational Safety Performance Kevin Watson, Vice President - Safety, Pike Electric Grand Hall A (LL2)

When Your World Stops: A Story of Hope Robert Thornton, Safety Specialist, Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives Katie Thornton, Safety Specialist, Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives Hanover AB (LL2)

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

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1:00 - 2:20 p.m. Safety Improvement Talks

Safety Improvement Talks (SIT)Times Conference Room

Grand Hall A Grand Hall B Grand Hall C Grand Hall D

1:00 - 1:20 p.m.

Aligning Organizational Roles & Responsibilities for SafetyKarl Back, Joe Henson, Hoosier Energy

Instilling the Soldier/Fireman Mentality for the use of PPE-Effecting the Right Behaviors Scott Meinecke, Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

Safety – A Family AffairLeilani Todd, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Creating Effective Safety Meetings by Maximizing Employee InvolvementKevin Wheeler, Access Energy

1:30 - 1:50 p.m.

Safety Soldiers- A Safety Recognition ProgramKimberly Burton, East Kentucky Power

Cultivating a Culture Where Employees Actively Submit Safety Improvement Ideas and Following up is a NormRandy Golladay, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative

Managing Safety Performance During Major Storm EventsMike Bergeaux, Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives

Mitigating the Risk of Tree Trimming for Line WorkersJim Miles, Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives

2:00 - 2:20 p.m.

The Fundamentals of Line Work - How do we Really Engage the Troops to Actively Participate?Joe McElroy, Michigan Electric Cooperative Association

A Systematic Way to Involve Employees in the Process of Encouraging Speak Up Listen Up BehaviorsMark Mosley, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative

Creating a Culture of ParticipationChet McWhorter, Scott Haber, Willy Anderson, Sheena Kampschneider, Cuming County PPD

Team Building Exercises to Improve Relationships and CommunicationsMark Patterson, South Dakota Rural Electric Association

2:30 - 3:45 p.m. General Session 2 Regency Ballroom VI-VII (LL1)

The Realities of Bias in the Workplace: Implications, Strategies and Solutions Dr. Atira Charles, Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business & Industry, Florida A&M University and CEO, Think Actuality, LLC

Actively Caring for People’s Safety: How to Cultivate a Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper Work Culture Dr. Krista Geller, President, Geller AC4P

Sponsored by:

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Breakout Session 2

Deeper Dive: The Realities of Bias in the Workplace Dr. Atira Charles, Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business & Industry, Florida A&M University and CEO, Think Actuality, LLC Regency Ballroom V (LL1)

Deeper Dive: Actively Caring for People: How to Cultivate a Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper Work Culture Dr. Krista Geller, President, Geller AC4P Grand Hall A (LL2)

A Case Study for Developing Safety Accountability Brandon Betterton, Instructor, Better Safety & Training, LLC Hanover AB (LL2)

The CEO’s Perspective: Establishing and Maintaining a Safety Culture Cameron Smallwood, CEO, United Cooperative Services Phil Caskey, President/CEO, Consolidated Electric Cooperative Grand Hall D (LL2)

REPEAT: Seeing is Suspect: Optimizing Situational Awareness and Hazard Recognition Phil Belcher, Principal Consultant, DEKRA Insight Grand Hall C (LL2)

Serious Incidents & Fatalities - Research Findings Joy Inouye, Research & Technical Writer, The Campbell Institute Grand Hall B (LL2)

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception - Leading Practices Showcase and Safety Improvement Talks Grand Hall West (LL2)

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Friday, April 27

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration Regency Ballroom Foyer (LL1)

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Grand Hall West (LL2)

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. CEO Breakfast and Leadership Exchange Jim Matheson, CEO, NRECA Phil Irwin, President and CEO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Hanover AB (LL2)

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakout Session 3

REPEAT: Deeper Dive: The Realities of Bias in the WorkplaceDr. Atira Charles, Assistant Professor of Management, School of Business & Industry, Florida A&M University and CEO, Think Actuality, LLC Regency Ballroom V (LL1)

REPEAT: Deeper Dive: Actively Caring for People: How to Cultivate a Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper Work Culture Dr. Krista Geller, President, Geller AC4P Grand Hall A (LL2)

Self-Assessment of Safety Attributes: The 8 Pillars of Safety Excellence Tom Harvey, President, Allied Safety Grand Hall D (LL2)

Lessons Learned from the Tenerife Airline Disaster Dwight Miller, Director, Safety and Loss Control, Ohio Association of Electric Cooperatives Grand Hall C (LL2)

Leading Indicators of Safety Performance Joy Inouye, Research & Technical Writer, The Campbell Institute Grand Hall B (LL2)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Breakout Session 4

REPEAT: Self-Assessment of Safety Attributes: The 8 Pillars of Safety Excellence Tom Harvey, President, Allied Safety Grand Hall D (LL2)

Distracted and Defensive Driving: The Roads We Take and the Choices We Make Donna Bayless, Co-owner, RightLane Sharon Winter, Co-owner, RightLane Grand Hall C (LL2)

Leading for Safety: 4 Skills to Build a Culture of Excellence Brett Haskins, Global Consulting Manager, Caterpillar Safety Services Grand Hall B (LL2)

Commitment to Zero Contacts Initiative Corey Parr, Vice President of Loss Control, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Bud Branham, Director, Safety and Loss Prevention, NRECA Regency Ballroom V (LL1)

The Big Rivers Story: One Co-op’s Journey to Building a Culture of Safety Excellence Bob Berry, President/CEO, Big Rivers Electric Corporation Donna Haynes, Vice Chair, IBEW Local 1701 Hanover AB (LL2)

Turning Intentions Into Action - Implementing Your Safety Leadership Summit Ideas Perron Nicholas, Executive & Staff Education Manager, NRECA Grand Hall A (LL2)

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session 3 Regency Ballroom VI-VII (LL1)

Closing Remarks from Jim Matheson Jim Matheson, CEO, NRECA

I’m Strong If You’re Strong: Leadership By Developing the Gifts of Your People and Shaping a Winning Culture Dr. Kevin Elko, Author and Speaker

Sponsored by:

Safety Improvement Talks (SIT)Times Conference Room

Grand Hall A Grand Hall B Grand Hall C Grand Hall D

5:00 - 5:20 p.m.

Creating a Healthy Safety EpidemicJD Cox, Northcentral Electric Power Association

Learning on the Job - Crew Chief Safety CoachingLidia Jacobson, Chad Briese, Curt Freudenberg, Andrew Sjolie, Minnesota Rural Electric Association

The Eight Promises of “I WILL”… Making Safety PersonalFarris Leonard, Chris Walker, Don Gatton, North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives - Job Training & Safety

Incenting Proactive Reporting of Safety IncidentsRandy Hall, CoServ

5:30 - 5:50 p.m.

Creating an Effective Incident Management SystemPatsy Horan, Cooperative Energy

Effective Safety Improvement Planning - A Strategic ApproachChet Blackstock, Sawnee EMC

Creating Employee Buy-In and Awareness with a Safety Communication CampaignBrad Kimbro, Wiregrass Electric Cooperative

Illustrated JSAsMatt Pociask, QuadStates

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CONTINUING EDUCATION FORM Add all of your sessions to find out your total minutes and then divide.

Participant Name:

Employer:

Address:

City/State/Zip

Do not write below this line

Total Minutes Attended / 60 − Total Conference Credits

NRECA Signature: Date:

This participant has attended NRECA’s 2018 Safety Leadership Summit.

(Each 60-mintutes earns .1 CEU)

*Please note- accrediting organization has the final authority on the acceptance of individual course of credit.

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