Worker Safety, Labor and Employment and Meat Industry Management Conferences

April 4-7, 2016 | InterContinental Hotel, Chicago, IL

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires: How Behaviors Can Address Safety Before There’s a Problem WSLE
Tracy Timm, Human Capital Advisor, R.H. Sweeney Associates
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm: Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace WSLE
Don Teater, Medical Advisor, Prescription Drug Overdose Initiatives, National Safety Council
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Concurrent Sessions WSLE
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Worker Safety, Labor and Employment Reception WSLE

Worker Safety Track	Labor and Employment Track
3:00 - 4:00 pm- Machine Guarding Chris Uebele, Engineering Manager, Multivac, Inc. and Tom Young, Corporate Safety Director, Smithfield	3:00 – 4:00 pm Employee Recruitment Roundtable
4:00 – 5:00 pm Safe Equipment Design Teddy Townsend, EHS Manager, Land O Frost	4:00- 5:00 pm Employee Retention Roundtable

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Breakfast WSLE
8:00 – 8:45 am: Worker’s Compensation Claims Management: A Meat Packer’s Perspective WSLE
Randy Seay, Director of Claims Management, Smithfield Foods
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Break
9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Concurrent Sessions- WSLE
8:00 am – 12:00 pm: Committee meetings: WSLE/MC
Food Safety and Inspection Affairs Committee
Communications and Marketing Committee
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Member Services Committee meeting
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch WSLE/MC
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm: Followership: The Four Secret Skills of Multi-Generational Leadership Success WSLE/MC
Cory Bouck, Regional Business Director, Asia/Pacific Region, Johnsonville Sausage, and author, keynote speaker, and leadership expert
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions WSLE/MC
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Welcome Reception and Presentation of Worker Safety Awards WSLE/MC
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Ambassador’s Reception (invitation only) MC

Worker Safety Track	Labor and Employment Track
9:00-9:45 am – Distracted Driving Deborah Trombley, National Safety Council ( live webinar)	9:00 – 9:45 am Recruiting and Selection: Targeted Recruiting and Social Media Considerations Scott Habermehl, Director of HR, Boar’s Head Provisions, Jeff Pasek, Partner, Cozen O'Connor
9:45 – 10:00 am Break	9:45 – 10:00 am Break
10:00 – 11:00 am- Elements of an Effective SIF Holly Mockus, Alchemy and Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw	10:00 – 11:00 am Retention and Recognition: Alternative Work Schedules and Use of Data and Metrics Jim Harding, HR Manager, Indiana Packers Corp., Mark Pittman, Executive Vice President- HR, American Foods Group, and Shanan Fennema Executive Consultant, Culture Index, Inc.
11:00 am– 12:00 pm- Sanitation Safety Jim Howry, Principal Research Associate, Georgia Tech Research Institute	11:00 am- 12:00 pm Training and Development Focus: Employee Assistance Programs and Professional Development Angelo Fili, Executive Vice President, Greater Omaha Packing and Lona Smart, Management Consultant, Revela

	WSLE Track	Family Business Track	Food Safety Track	Marketing Track
2:30 – 3:30 pm	OSHA Update Pat Tyson, Partner, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP	Managing Your Hat Collection On the Way to Becoming a Successful, Multi-Generational Family Business Ken Ude, Director, Marshall Family Business Program, University of Southern California	USDA Food Safety, Trade, and Policy Update Al Almanza, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Acting FSIS Administrator, USDA	New Cost Savings and Tax Benefits For Food Donations Karen Hanner, Managing Director of Manufacturing Partnerships and Randy Starck, Senior National Account Manager, Feeding America
3:30 – 3:45	Break
3:45 – 4:45 pm	Developments in Labor & Employment Law for 2016 John Cruickshank, Associate, Alaniz Schraeder Linker Farris Mayes LLP	Creating Long-Term Sustainable Value in your Business and Leveraging the Power of an Advisory Board to Stay on Track Ken Ude, Managing Director, The Board Group	Understanding Whole Genome Sequencing Haley Oliver, Associate Professor, Purdue University	Brand Building: Finding the Sweet Spot Danette Amstein, Principal, Midan Marketing

7:00 am – 8:30 am: Breakfast and Issues, Answers, Actions MC
Brent Cator, President, and John Vatri, Vice President, Cardinal Meat Specialists
8:30 am – 8:45 am: Break
8:45 am – 9:45 am: Evolving the Supply Chain in a Customer Obsessed Culture MC
Justin Ransom, Sr. Director, Quality Systems, U.S. SCM, McDonalds USA, LLC
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Break
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Concurrent Sessions- MC
10:30 am - 2:00 pm: Spouse/Partner Program: Charter Cruise and Lunch with Architectural Tour MC
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11:00 am – 11:15 am: Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Navigating the Economics of the Red Meat Industry Beyond 2015 MC
John Nalivka, President, Sterling Marketing, Inc.
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Lunch MC
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Concurrent Sessions MC
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Committee Meetings: WSLE/MC
International Affairs Committee
Foodservice Committee
Intellectual Properties Committee
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: PAC Reception MC
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Supplier Showcase and SausageFest Reception MC

Beef Issues Forum	Pork/Processed Meats Issues Forum	Supplier Issues Forum
Beef Issues Update Scott Goltry, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NAMI Benchmarking Ground Beef Production Jerry Grove, Director of Business Development, Agri Stats, Inc. Agricultural Marketing Service Issues Update Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed, USDA-AMS	Agricultural Marketing Service Issues Update Craig Morris, Deputy Administrator, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed, USDA-AMS Pork Production Issues Update Dallas Hockman, Vice President of Industry Relations, National Pork Producers Council Pork Issues Update Scott Goltry, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NAMI	Allergen recalls and available mitigation measures Norm Robertson, NAMI Food Industry Technician Development Program Update David Seckman, FPSA Processor Insights Dave Miniat, CEO, Ed Miniat LLC IPPE Update Anne Halal, NAMI

7:15 am – 8:15 am: Breakfast and USDA-AMS Administrator’s Message MC
Elanor Starmer, Administrator, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
8:15 am – 8:30 am: Break
8:30 am – 11:30 am: NAMI Board of Directors Meeting

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