Monday, April 15, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
DEI Committee Meeting (Open to All Attendees)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
LaFourche
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Parish Hall
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
 
Parish Hall
 
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 
Parish Hall
 
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
 
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Environment - Legal Updates (including EPA Enforcement Priorities)
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Christopher Dolan
Feliciana West
 
Labor & Employment - How to Start a DEI Journey; No Matter Your Size
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Mohsine Gdid Cassandra Binkley
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Worker Safety - Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Employee Training and Communication for Linguistically Diverse Employees
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Kimberly Crawford James Nolan
St. Landry
 
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
 
Parish Hall
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Labor & Employment - Spotting Marijuana Impairment in the Workplace (Joint session with Worker Safety)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Bill Judge Nick Hartman
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Worker Safety - Spotting Marijuana Impairment in the Workplace (Joint session with Labor & Employment)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Bill Judge Nick Hartman
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Environment - EPA's New Effluent Limitation Guidelines - Current Status and Technical Pathways to Compliance (Part 1)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Jack Waggener Jeffrey Longsworth
Feliciana West
 
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
 
Parish Hall
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Worker Safety - Predictive Safety Analytics for Worker Safety
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Robert Stevens Shawna Newsome
St. Landry
 
Labor & Employment - Navigating the Latest Updates for Employers in Labor and Employment Law
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
John Linker Ryan Krone
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Environment - EPA's New Effluent Limitation Guidelines - Current Status and Technical Pathways to Compliance (Part 2)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Mark Ritsema Kim Dirks
Feliciana West
 
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Parish Hall
 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Labor & Employment - Harness the Full Power of Your Most Valuable Assets – Your People
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Gary Cooper
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Environment - Using Innovation for Sustainable Packaging
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Tiffani Burt
Feliciana West
 
Worker Safety - Strategies to Manage Muscular Fatigue in Meat Processing
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Robert Lisson Charles Letchworth
St. Landry
 
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Break
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
 
Parish Hall
 
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Labor & Employment - Age Verification - Spotting Counterfeit Documents to Address Human Trafficking and Identity Theft in Your Workplace
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Hipolito Acosta A.J. Irwin
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Environment -Introduction to the SBTi and FLAG Overview
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Diana Farmer
Feliciana West
Environment -Introduction to the SBTi and FLAG Overview
Worker Safety - Beyond Standard Ergonomics: Identifying, Understanding and Addressing Injury Risks
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Jack Parry Alex Mateo Paul Dougherty
St. Landry
 
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Parish Hall
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
General - Uncovering and Mitigating Unconscious Bias
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lorne Epstein
Louisiana Ballroom II
General - Uncovering and Mitigating Unconscious Bias
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
ELS+ Welcome Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
 
Piazza d'italia
 
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
 
 
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast & Panel Discussion: Equity & Succession Planning
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Cassandra Binkley Mohsine Gdid Ron Toran Julie Yeary
Parish Hall / East Feliciana
 
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Worker Safety - Best Practices Session
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Lance Walker
St. Landry
 
Environment - Guiding Your Organization's Journey Toward Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Operations
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Stephan Loiselle Oliver Hoad
Feliciana West
Environment - Guiding Your Organization's Journey Toward Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Operations
Labor & Employment - Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace: The Partnership Between Marathon Health and Boar's Head Brand
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Jessica McCloud
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
 
Parish Hall
 
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Labor & Employment - Comprehending the Fundamental Elements of Workplace Violence to Mitigate Threats and Save Lives by Preventing Workplace Violence (Joint session with Worker Safety)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Doug Hart
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Worker Safety - Comprehending the Fundamental Elements of Workplace Violence to Mitigate Threats and Save Lives by Preventing Workplace Violence (Joint session with Labor & Employment)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Doug Hart
Louisiana Ballroom II
 
Environment - Environmental Best Practices
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Brandon Farley Jimmy Sias Kim Dirks
Feliciana West
 
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
 
Parish Hall
 
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
General Session - Meat Institute Protein PACT: Consumer and Operator Trust in the Meat Industry on Environment, Labor and Safety
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Lori Rakoczy
Louisiana Ballroom II
General Session - Meat Institute Protein PACT: Consumer and Operator Trust in the Meat Industry on Environment, Labor and Safety
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Parish Hall / East Feliciana
 
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Environment Workshop: Why Measure GHG Emissions and How to Get Started
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Lisa Becker Dylan Johnston
Feliciana West
 
Labor & Employment Workshop - Creating Collaborative Communications at Work, Learning and Applying Psychological Safety, and Removing Bias from Job Descriptions
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Lorne Epstein
LaFourche
 
Worker Safety Workshop: OSHA Mock Trial & Legal and Regulatory Update
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Eric Conn Phillip Russell
St. Landry
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Awards Ceremony & Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
 
Louisiana Ballroom I & II