2026 State of Minnesota Risk Management Conference
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7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Conference Check-in |
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9:15 a.m. –2:00 p.m. |
Partner Booths |
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8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. |
Welcome and opening remarks |
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8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Keynote - Ted Schick – I am the Boss of me. |
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9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. |
Partnering with Minnesota State: A Guide to Workforce Training and Development |
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9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. |
State of the Risk Management Program |
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9:20 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. |
Networking Break - Partner Booths |
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Concurrent Sessions 9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. |
Worker’s Compensation: Data, Trends, and Claims Classifications Ashley Cardinal & Dave Larrabee |
Medtronic Safety Journey: From Great to World Class Michael Finnamore
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Emotional Fitness at Work: Building Stronger People, Teams, and Cultures Elisha Engelen |
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10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. |
Conference Lunch (buffet lunch provided) and Partner Booths |
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11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. |
Worker’s Compensation 101 Katherine Austin & Ray Peters |
The Cross Section of Safety Management and Exposure Management Rene Hilgeman
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Emotional Fitness at Work: Building Stronger People, Teams, and Cultures Elisha Engelen
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12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. |
Networking Break - Partner Booths |
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1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
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Workability, Accommodations, and Return to Work Gabe Johnson (ADM), Sandy Gram (DOT), Sarah Schumacher (DNR), and Amy Kockelman (Minnesota State) |
From Prevention to Response: A Day in the Life of a State Safety Professional (Keith Juliar (DOT), Joni Hokenson (DNR), Jolene Ziegler (DOT), & Wayne Nile (DOC) |
Doing Safety Differently: How Wearable Tech Brings HOP to Life and Reduces Injuries in Real Time Tom West
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2:20 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. |
Closing Session - Garrison Wynn and Awards Presentations |
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