2025 Safety & Loss Control Conference – Thursday September 25th @ MNDOT Facility, Shoreview MN

Time Description
7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Conference Check-in
9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Partner Booths
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks
8:10 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Opening Keynote - Steve Fredlund - The Un-right Thing
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Partnering with MinnState: A Guide to Workforce Training and Development
9:10 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. State of the Risk Management Program
9:20 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Networking Break - Partner Booths
Concurrent Sessions
9:50 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Part 1: From Claim to Closure: Navigating Workers' Compensation Through Legal and Operational Lenses Psychological Safety: What it is, what it isn’t, and how might it apply to your safety program Carolyn Sampson AI in Safety and Risk Management: Smarter Systems, Safer Futures Adam Taha
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Conference Lunch (buffet lunch provided) and Partner Booths
11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Part 2: From Claim to Closure: Navigating Workers' Compensation Through Legal and Operational Lenses Minnesota OSHA Update Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach & James Kruger Unlocking the Invisible: Infrared Thermography in Action Dennis DeGerald
12:50 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Networking Break - Partner Booths
1:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Driving for Success – Optimizing Fleet Management with Telematics, Risk Partnerships and Safety Controls – Kevin Schlangen Safety Beyond Compliance: OSHA Standards are just the beginning Cory Weston “Drones, Planes, and Helicopters: Minnesota’s Flight Plan for Aviation Insurance” Erik Egeland, Diane Jelinek, & Mark Udolph
2:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m. Closing Session and Awards Presentations
John Krisel - Still Standing, Still Smiling