Networking Break

Networking

Join networking breaks in the Sponsor Showcase between sessions to reset and recharge. This is an opportunity to visit with sponsors who are developing cutting-edge tools and technologies to help tackle challenges the communities in public power face.

CEOs Leading Public Power Forward: Service, Safety, and Strategy

General Session
.1
CEU
1.25
PDH
1.5
CPE

Welcome

Honoring Our Colleagues: RP3 Designations 

How Huntsville Utilities is Adapting to Meet the Needs of Their Community

Building a Culture of Safety

Speakers

APPA President & CEO Scott Corwin
Scott Corwin
President & CEO | American Public Power Association
Jeremy Ash
Jeremy Ash
General Manager | Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, Kansas
Wes Kelley
Wes Kelley
President & CEO | Huntsville Utilities, Alabama
John Haarlow
John Haarlow
CEO & General Manger | Snohomish County PUD

Photo Opportunity

RP3 designees and Safety Award honorees can get their photos taken.

Women in Public Power Breakfast

Networking

Ignite empowering connections as you join a vibrant gathering of women in public power, fostering engaging conversations that unravel shared challenges, embrace exciting opportunities, and propel our industry forward.

Networking Breakfast

Networking

Power up with coffee and connections at this informal breakfast. Visit with your peers and chat with sponsors.

Registration open

Rocket City Reception

Networking

Ready for liftoff? Celebrate Huntsville’s rich legacy of space exploration and innovation while networking with peers, enjoying cosmic-inspired food and drinks, and winding down in an atmosphere that’s truly out of this world.

Tools for Advancing Safety Programs

Breakout
.1
CEU
1.25
PDH
1.5
CPE

Review a variety of resources that can help utilities improve their safety programs, including the PowerTRX Safety platform (formerly eSafety Tracker). Share your suggestions for how to use these tools effectively and offer feedback on what could improve existing and future resources to continue to support safer public power operations.

Speakers

Brackett Solomon
Solomon Brackett
Assistant General Manager | Troy Utilities, Alabama
Greg Labbe
Greg Labbe
Senior Operations Safety Specialist | American Public Power Association
Taylor, Christopher
Chris Taylor
Manager, Electric Distribution Construction | Orlando Utilities Commission

Networking Break with Sponsors

Public Power NextTech Expo

Learning from Safety Incidents

Breakout
.1
CEU
1.25
PDH
1.5
CPE

Walk through safety incidents that your peer utilities experienced, including findings from their root cause analyses. Look at how data and trends can show you where your safety culture stands and where there’s room for improvement. While you reflect on what you can do to prevent the same kind of incidents from occurring at your utility, get ideas for what works to boost accountability and improve safety performance.

Speakers

Travis Hoops
Travis Hoops
Manager, Training and Performance Improvement | Omaha Public Power District
Brooke Sinclair
Brooke Sinclair
CHMM, CSP, Senior EHS Regulatory Specialist, Utilities national Market Sector Lead | EnSafe
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