Two Great Conferences in One Location

Two Great Conferences in One Location
InterContinental Hotel, Chicago, IL
April 4-7, 2016
1
Worker Safety, Labor and
Employment Conference
April 4-5, 2016
2
Meat Industry
Management Conference
April 5-7, 2016
Make plans now to be in Chicago the first week of April to attend ONE OR BOTH
Meat Institute signature events, which are being CO-LOCATED for the first time!
North American Meat Institute | 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 | 202.587.4200
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Worker Safety, Labor and
Employment Conference
April 4-5, 2016
With nearly half a million people working in the meat and poultry industry, worker safety, labor and employment issues are vitally important to the
success of businesses. A diverse workforce, climbing healthcare and insurance costs, and employee management provide challenges, while government initiatives related to worker safety and employment require companies to stay informed on complex technical, regulatory, and legal issues.
This conference will help attendees stay abreast of ongoing and emerging
issues, as well as find new ideas to deal with unique challenges of their
positions. The conference agenda will feature a full line-up of sessions that
will focus on CRITICAL TOPICS that address the needs professionals working in the worker safety, labor and employment arena.
Who should attend?
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Business Owners and Managers
EHS Managers
Group Safety Managers
Hiring Managers
Plant Managers
Safety & Human Resources
Managers
• Warehouse Managers
• Human Resource Professionals
Featured Sessions:
Defining Safety: Roles &
Responsibilities
Bob LoMastro, President, LoMastro & Associates, Inc.
There are many reasons why unsafe conditions and work practices exist and without
effective communications, accidents continue.
It isn’t enough that people do their best, first
they must know what their best is. This
session will define specific roles in safety and
discuss how to assure accountability. This
program will also examine the true cost of
accidents - both personal and business losses;
why hazards/accidents are not reported; and
attitudes & cultural roadblocks to safe work
practices.
Addressing Prescription Drug
Abuse in the Workplace
Don Teater, Medical Advisor, Prescription Drug
Overdose Initiatives, National Safety Council
Worker Safety
Recognition Awards
The annual Worker Safety Awards
ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April
5th at a joint evening reception for both
conferences. Don’t miss this fun and
exciting evening where more than 140
plants will be recognized for their
achievements in worker safety.
Worker Safety, Labor and
Employment Conference
presented by:
F O U N D AT I O N F O R
M E AT
P O U LT R Y
RESEARCH
E D U C AT I O N
The abuse of opioid painkillers has become a
disturbing trend and a threat to workplace
safety, and the epidemic poses a unique
challenge for employers. This session will
discuss the latest information on these highly
addictive drugs that have the potential to
increase the risk of workplace incidents, errors
and injury even when taken as prescribed. Worker’s Compensation Claims
Management: A Meat Packer’s
Perspective
Randy Seay, Director of Claims Management,
Smithfield Foods
This session will provide a first-hand look at
monumental process change recently
implemented by Smithfield Foods in regards
to workers compensation claims management, and the positive impacts seen thus far.
The session will also provide information on
controlling workers compensation costs,
managing claims and TPA, and the use of data
to manage claims and impact total cost of risk.
OSHA Update
Neil Wasser, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
This session will cover the latest in legal and
regulatory issues related to the Occupation
Safety & Health Administration, including
updates on enforcement, penalties, and new
areas of focus and concern. Find out what
companies should be doing in order to comply
and prepare for the rest of 2016 and beyond.
This session available to both conferences!
Developments in Labor &
Employment Law for 2016
John Cruickshank, Associate, Alaniz Schraeder
Linker Farris Mayes LLP
This session will update attendees on critical
developments in labor and employment law,
including strategies for mitigating new
mandatory government reporting requirements for employees’ wage information; best
practices for minimizing potential donning &
doffing and reason why & wage & hour
liability; recommendations for improving
employee retention; the latest on union
organizing activity and tactics; and more.
This session available to both conferences!
WORKER SAFETY
Concurrent Session Topics include:
• Machine Guarding
• Safe Equipment Design
• Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention
Strategy
• Sanitation Safety
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Concurrent Session Topics include:
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Employee Engagement
Employee Recruitment and Selection
Retention and Recognition Programs
Strategies in Training and Development
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Meat Industry
Management Conference
April 5-7, 2016
Join fellow Meat Institute members and industry colleagues at the annual Meat
Industry Management Conference, which will provide high-caliber educational
programming, excellent networking opportunities, and business meetings of the
association. Educational programming for this event is designed to cover multiple interest areas including general business topics, regulatory and food safety
issues, economics, public relations and communication, and labor and employment issues to provide practical insight on issues affecting the meat industry
today. In addition, association business will be conducted at committee meetings
as well as a meeting of the NAMI Board of Directors. Attendees will have the
opportunity to network with fellow attendees at evening receptions and during
the course of the conference events.
Featured Sessions:
Followership: The Four Secret
Skills of Multi-Generational Leadership Success
Cory Bouck, Regional Business
Director, Asia/Pacific Region,
Johnsonville Sausage, and
author, keynote speaker,
leadership expert
In today’s hyper-competitive world, few people
are working hard to be known as a great
“follower.” But the best leaders began their
journey by developing strong followership
skills. International business icons like
Malcolm Forbes, WalMart’s Sam Walton, and
Estee Lauder’s Leonard Lauder all practiced
followership relentlessly as they progressed in
their careers. Why? Because all leaders are
also followers: they are still accountable to
someone else above them. Almost everybody
has a boss! Mastering the four roles and
secret skills of followership will ensure success
in the paradoxically simultaneous roles of
follower and leader, regardless of your
generation.
Keynote speaker for both conferences!
Evolving the Supply Chain in a
Customer Obsessed Culture
Justin Ransom, Ph.D., Sr. Director, Quality
Systems, U.S. SCM, McDonald's USA, LLC
In a time when there is more market segmentation than ever before, resulting from ever
growing customer expectations, we must
evolve the way we look at our supply chains to
remain relevant in the future. Learn how as
customers want more transparency, we must
be willing to look at the food supply chains
through their eyes, and note solely through
the lens of technology, efficiency, and
profitability.
Navigating the Economics of
the Red Meat Industry Beyond
2015
John Nalivka, President, Sterling Marketing, Inc.
This session will explore the impact of
economic change on the meat & livestock
industries. In today’s world, understanding
economic trends and how they affect your
business is essential to your operation. This
analysis of supply and demand and price
forecasts will cover all aspects of the supply
chain, and help your business prepare for the
year ahead.
Beef and Pork Issues Forums
On Wednesday afternoon, attendees will
separate into groups to discuss issues specific
to the beef and pork/processed meats
industries. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn
from speakers and discuss with colleagues the
challenges in these industry sectors.
Issues, Answers, Actions
Brent Cator, President, and John Vatri, Vice
President, Cardinal Meat Specialists
Don’t miss the Meat Institute’s signature think
tank session and networking event. You and
your colleagues will be challenged to define
problems, find solutions, and share them:
members helping members at its very best.
USDA-AMS:
Administrator’s Message
Hear from the newly appointed Administrator
of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service,
Elanor Starmer, who will discuss the agency’s
current direction and focus, as well as her
priorities for 2016. Throughout her career at
USDA, Starmer's focus has been the creation
of new market opportunities for farmers,
ranchers and food business of all sizes.
Who should attend?
• Business owners and managers
• NAMI Committee and Board
Members
• Management personnel, including
QA/QC, food safety, production,
sales, marketing, and public relations
Don’t miss these networking
events!
• Welcome Reception and Worker Safety
Awards Presentation
• Showcase Reception and Sausagefest
• John Duyn Golf Tournament
• PAC Social
Plus concurrent sessions on:
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Family Business Issues
Food Safety & Regulatory Issues
PR / Communications
Sales & Marketing
Spouse/Partner Program:
Private Charter Cruise
& Luncheon with
Architectural Tour
Wednesday, April 6th
Step aboard the charter boat “Celebration”
for a docent guided architectural tour and
historical perspective of the Chicago skyline
with amazing views and commentary on
Chicago’s dramatic history and architectural
landmarks. The boat will cruise both the
waters of Lake Michigan and along part of
the Chicago River and a luncheon will be
served on board the boat.
Spouse/Partner registration also includes
evening networking events
Sponsorship and tabletop exhibit
opportunities for both conferences!
Contact Jim Goldberg at
jgoldberg@meatinstitute.org
or 202-587-4206
www.meatinstitute.org
Combined Conference Agendas
Register for one or both conferences
WSLE = Worker Safety, Labor and Employment Conference Event
Go to www.meatinstitute.org for more details on topics and speakers
WSLE/MC = Joint Conference Events
Monday, April 4
MC = Management Conference Event
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
John Duyn Golf Tournament @ Inverness
** Separate Registration, Open to all attendees
Welcome Reception and Presentation of
Worker Safety Awards WSLE/MC
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Ambassador’s Reception (invitation only) MC
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Opening General Session: Defining Safety:
Roles & Responsibilities WSLE
Wednesday, April 6
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse in the
Workplace WSLE
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast and Issues, Actions, Answers
MC
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Break
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Break
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions: focus on worker safety
and labor and employment WSLE
8:45 am – 9:45 am
Evolving the Supply Chain in a Customer
Obsessed Culture MC
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Worker Safety, Labor and Employment
Reception WSLE
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Break
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions: focus on communications, business issues, and food safety MC
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Spouse/Partner Program: Charter Cruise
and Lunch with Architectural Tour MC
11:00 am – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Navigating the Economics of the Red Meat
Industry Beyond 2015 MC
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch MC
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Beef Issues Forum and
Pork/Processed Meats Issues Forum MC
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Committee Meetings: International Affairs
Committee, Foodservice Committee, Intellectual Properties Committee, National Hot Dog
and Sausage Council WSLE/MC
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
PAC Reception MC
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Supplier Showcase and Sausagefest
Reception MC
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 5
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast WSLE
8:00 am – 8:45 am
Worker’s Compensation Claims Management: A Meat Packer’s Perspective WSLE
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Break
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions: focus on worker safety
and labor and employment WSLE
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Committee meetings: Food Safety and
Inspection Affairs Committee and Communications and Marketing Committee WSLE/MC
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Member Services Committee meeting
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Golf Awards WSLE/MC
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Followership: The Four Secret Skills of
Multi-Generational Leadership Success
WSLE/MC
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions: focus on worker safety,
family business, sales and marketing, and food
safety WSLE/MC
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Thursday, April 7
7:15 am – 8:15 am
Breakfast and USDA-AMS Administrator’s
Message MC
Break
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Break
Concurrent Sessions: focus on labor and
employment, family business, sales and
marketing, and food safety WSLE/MC
8:30 am – 11:30 am
NAMI Board of Directors Meeting
LOCATION AND HOTEL DETAILS
Hotel Details:
Intercontinental:
Chicago
Magnificent Mile
505 North Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
312-944-4100
Intercontinental Chicago Magnificent Mile: Experience modern comfort with a touch of 1920’s
splendor. This lovingly restored Chicago luxury hotel was once the 1929 Medinah Athletics Club.
Discover the best of Chicago within walking distance of museums, shopping, and theatres. Navy Pier,
Shedd Aquarium and Oak Street Beach are minutes away.
To Make Reservations: Call the Intercontinental reservations directly at 800-628-2112 and reference
the 2016 NAMI Management & Worker Safety Labor & Employment room block or use block code
EZ3. The cutoff date to make reservations is March 11, 2016. Reservations requested after this date
will be based upon availability. The negotiated rate is $225 per night for single or double occupancy.
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