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. |
WC Overview, Settlements, Improvements, and Questions- Mike Kocer & Kristina Hays | 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. | From Claim to Closure: Navigating Workers' Compensation Through Legal and Operational Lenses- Judge Thomas Christenson, Gabe Johnson, & Whitney Teal | 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 Kriesel - Still Standing, Still Smiling |
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