Opening Keynote - Systems and Leadership Design: Lessons From Nature - Kentucky Ballroom

• Janine Benyus, Co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8 and the Biomimicry Institute - Bio

Join us for an inspiring and intriguing discussion that will reveal some of the latest innovations and opportunities that Biomimicry is unlocking in industrial and product design. Janine will also bring Biomimicry to life as she takes the audience through an insightful look at leadership and organizational design principles in nature and applies these lessons to the design of successful EHS&S organizations and principles of strong EHS&S leaders. You’ll come away from her talk with a new sense of wonder for the natural world and an appreciation for the genius design behind complex natural systems, as well as a direct sense of how these design principles can be applied to your workplace.

Emerging Issues for Corporate EHS & Sustainability Management: What's Next, What's Hype, What's Keeping You Awake at Night Kentucky Ballroom

• Carol Cala, Vice President Energy, Environment, Safety & Health; Lockheed Martin Corp. - Bio
• Rich Goode, Executive Director; Climate Change and Sustainability Services; EY - Bio
• Tiffin Shewmake, Executive Director; Center for Retail Compliance - Bio
• Wayne S. Balta, Vice President, Corporate Environmental Affairs and Product Safety; IBM Corp. - Bio

Moderator: Carol Singer Neuvelt, Executive Director; NAEM - Bio

In just a decade, corporate EHS & sustainability has transformed decision-making, business culture and even how companies think about their very reason for being. So what’s next on this ever-shifting horizon? This dynamic panel of experts and influencers will discuss emerging sustainable business practices and share what they see as the issues that will have the biggest impact on how EHS&S leaders work, collaborate and engage with the full ecosystem of stakeholders. You’ll walk away with a glimpse of what’s possible that will help you steer your programs toward a future you can rally your business around.

Closing Keynote - Unlocking the Opportunities of Skillful Communication Kentucky Ballroom

• Dr. Steve Mortenson, Associate Professor; University of Delaware - Bio

More than ever, EHS and sustainability leaders rely on their interpersonal skills to achieve their work objectives, so it is important we are prepared to handle situations and people that can set us off and undermine our effectiveness. Identifying and defusing our emotional triggers is the foundation for skillful communication in crucial moments of confrontation, persuasion, influence, and accountability. Through this engaging and interactive keynote, attendees will gain strategies for how to hold boundaries, engage in confrontation in a productive way and give useful advice. They will leave the session better able to manage difficult people with skill and composure.

Women's Leadership Networking Breakfast, Keynote & Workshop - How to Move up the Corporate Ladder & Gain Leadership Skills Bluegrass 1-2

Keynote by: Jennifer Marvin, Project Engineer, Environment, Health and Safety; Boeing Co. - Bio

• Sharon Stecker, Senior Vice President for the Private Sector Enterprise; Brown and Caldwell Inc. - Bio
• Meghan Krishnayya, Compliance & Permitting Service Line Director; Brown and Caldwell Inc. - Bio

Hear from two women in EHS about the different pathways they have taken to approaching leadership positions, including the challenges they have faced and the opportunities they have seized. Learn about skillsets that will help you move from doer to leader, including what it takes to move up to executive management and be on a Board of Directors. Be prepared to discuss techniques that have worked and ones to potentially shy away from, with a focus on how to align yourself with other leaders who will help you most.

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Cost: $55.00

Open to everyone!

Workshop: Emotional Defenses and Critical Conversations Skybox

• Dr. Steve Mortenson, Associate Professor; University of Delaware - Bio 

With closing keynote speaker, Dr. Steve Mortenson, take a deeper look into your own personal strengths and shadows with this in-depth and interactive 2-hour workshop. Explore the personal shadow and shadow projection through games and activities to help participants identify their own specific communication challenges. In addition, the session will explore strategies for effective confrontation, holding others accountable, setting and maintaining boundaries, advanced methods of persuasion and influence, and the difference between effective and ineffective teams.

Cost: Free

Open to Everyone

Old Forester Bourbon Distillery Tour

Join us for a fun and informative tour of the recently renovated but original 1870 site of Old Forester – America’s First Bottled Bourbon. The tour goes from grain to glass and includes the distilling of spirits, a mini cooperage that makes barrels, and the barrel aging room. The tour concludes with bourbon tastings and light food. We will be joined by an EHS professional from Old Forester who can explain some of the unique complexities in their operations.

There will be a tour of 20 people at 10:00 a.m. and another tour of 20 people at 10:15 a.m. The distillery is located just a few blocks from the hotel, so we will walk there 15 minutes in advance of the tour time. Bring an ID to prove you are at least 21 years old and wear comfortable shoes.

Take a sneak peek at https://www.oldforester.com/

Cost: $16.00

Open to Everyone – 40 spaces available