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On today's show, Independent Living Skills Specialist Leanne Baarda is back with tips on kitchen safety for the blind and low vision home cooks out there. Canadians are experiencing rising levels of burnout, even compared to how they were feeling a year ago. We chat about Robert Half Canada's latest research on this, with Michael French. Plus, in just a few weeks, Toronto is playing host to the second Canadian Pushing the Boundaries Conference where international advocates, allies, and experts are coming together to explore forward thinking inclusion! We speak with Conference Chair, Susie Sokol to find out how they're building long term momentum for the disability community. You've still got time to register! Go to https://site.pheedloop.com/event/PTB2/home Find Kelly & Company on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca
Episode Summary: In this episode of the Health Science Podcast, brought to you by the National Health Association, Dr. Frank Sabatino sits down with Dr. Meagan L. Grega, a board-certified physician in Family and Lifestyle Medicine and the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Kellyn Foundation. Together, they discuss the power of community-driven health initiatives, the importance of making the healthy choice the easy choice, and how the Kellyn Foundation is working to transform neighborhoods with lifestyle medicine programs. Dr. Grega shares insights on the evolution of her career, from her early passion for service to her realization that true healing comes from prevention and community support. She explains how the Kellyn Foundation integrates school-based education, gardening programs, mobile markets, and hands-on cooking classes to create sustainable change in the Lehigh Valley. If you're looking to learn how lifestyle medicine can be a powerful force for improving health outcomes, this episode is a must-listen! About Our Guest: Meagan L. Grega, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, DipABFM Dr. Meagan L. Grega is a leader in Lifestyle Medicine and the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Kellyn Foundation (www.kellyn.org), a non-profit dedicated to making the healthy choice the easy choice through community-based health initiatives. The foundation's “Healthy Neighborhood Immersion Strategy” integrates school-based wellness education, hands-on cooking classes, and a mobile market providing access to fresh, nutrient-dense food. Dr. Grega graduated summa cum laude from Bucknell University with a B.S. in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and earned her MD from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. She served as a medical officer in the United States Navy and currently manages the Llantrisant Retreat and Wellness Center (www.llantrisantretreat.com). She is actively involved in medical education, serving as faculty for St. Luke's University Health Network and Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and is the current Conference Chair for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Annual Meeting. She also serves on the governing boards of both the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Key Topics Discussed in This Episode: Dr. Grega's journey from aspiring shaman to board-certified physician How lifestyle medicine addresses the root causes of disease The role of social nudges and choice architecture in shaping healthy behaviors The Kellyn Foundation's programs, including school-based education, gardening initiatives, and the Eat Real Food Mobile Market Challenges in implementing lifestyle medicine in schools and how to overcome them The importance of medically tailored meals and expanding access to nutrition-focused healthcare How future physicians are being trained in lifestyle medicine Resources & Links: Kellyn Foundation: www.kellyn.org Llantrisant Retreat and Wellness Center: www.llantrisantretreat.com Connect with Us: Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! Read more at: https://www.healthscience.org/podcast/episode-122-meagan-grega/
Recorded LIVE at the 2025 Future of Technology in Education Conference (FETC), in this episode, we're sitting down with FETC head Jennifer Womble for her insights on the latest trends in education and how they're shaping the future of learning.Listen and learn how FETC's mission inspires educators to use technology as more than a tool and create meaningful learning experiences. Together, we'll explore how #FETC empowers educators by equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and strategies they need to integrate technology into their teaching practices.---ABOUT OUR GUESTJennifer Womble believes in the value of education and leadership in today's technological world. Since 2010, she has served as the Conference Chair for the Future of Education Technology Conference (#FETC), and she specializes in developing innovative edtech events and hands-on experiences to engage education and leadership audiences, promote learning experiences, and implement modern pedagogy infused with technological tools.Host of the FETC Webinar Series monthly and named Edtech and eLearning Top Influencers and EdTech Digest Leadership Award, she serves as a judge for the District Administration Top Edtech Products and Reimagine Education Awards.Connect with Jennifer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennwomble/Follow Jennifer: https://x.com/JenWomble---SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERIES: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music | OvercastFOLLOW US: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInPOWERED BY CLASSLINK: ClassLink provides one-click single sign-on into web and Windows applications, and instant access to files at school and in the cloud. Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. Learn more at classlink.com.
Part 2 of our GU Cast Conference Highlights from Shanghai including discussions with Dr Stephen Freedland (Los Angeles), Dr Liang Liang (Shaanxi), Dr Andrea Necchi (Milano), Dr Xiaojie Bian (Shanghai), and Dr Hongkai Wang (Shanghai). Declan Murphy travelled to Shanghai for the 14th GU Oncology Academic Meeting hosted by Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Centre, and to meet up with our GU Cast China Editor, Dr Yao Zhu. This is an excellent meeting in one of our very favourite cities. In Part 1 we spoke to Conference Chair, Dr Dingwei Ye, Dr Karim Fizazi, Dr Peng Wu, and Dr Axel Merseburger, to overview the latest stories in GU Oncology. Special thanks to our Conference Highlights Partner, Bayer China, who set up an amazing GU Cast studio for us in Shanghai. Thanks to Hexun and all the local Bayer team in China. Also available as an audio podcast - just search GU Cast wherever you get your podcasts
Declan Murphy travels to Shanghai for the 14th GU Oncology Academic Meeting hosted by Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Centre, and to meet up with our GU Cast China Editor, Dr Yao Zhu. This is an excellent meeting in one of our very favourite cities, and this year Declan joins International Faculty including Dr Stephen Freedland (Los Angeles), Dr Karim Fizazi (Paris), Dr Axel Merseburger (Lubeck). and Dr Andrea Necchi (Milano) to overview the latest stories in GU Oncology. Top Chinese experts from across the country also join and the meeting includes some landmark consensus statements from multidisciplinary panels.Today we post Part 1 of our GU Cast Conference Highlights from Shanghai including discussions with Conference Chair, Dr Dingwei Ye, Dr Karim Fizazi, Dr Peng Wu, and Dr Axel Merseburger. Special thanks to our Conference Highlights Partner, Bayer China, who set up an amazing GU Cast studio for us in Shanghai. Thanks to Hexun and all the local Bayer team in China. Even better on our YouTube channel
Nessa semana o Prof. Gustavo Ferreira representou o GeoSensor no FOSS4G, Conferência de Software Livre e de Código Aberto para Geoespacial - Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial - que ocorreu em Belém, PA. Gustavo apresentou o que vivenciou no evento e a importância da integração com a comunidade que atua nessa filosofia de software livre. Parabéns a organização, em especial a Profa. Tati Pará, que foi a Conference Chair. Vale a pena conferir o episódio. Um grande abraço!
In this episode, Chris and Anne sit down with Pam Simon, EVP and Conference Chair of Manifest , to discuss the must-attend event for global supply chain and logistics professionals. Learn about the exciting lineup of startups, investors, shippers, and innovative technologies that will take center stage at the Venetian in Las Vegas, February 10-12, 2025. Pam also highlights new initiatives like the mentorship program and why planning ahead ensures maximum ROI from attending. Key Moments: 0:01 – Intro to Manifest Vegas: What sets it apart as the premier global supply chain event. 2:00 – Startups and Investors: How Manifest connects innovators with funding. 5:00 – Shippers in Focus: Case studies from Mattel, Microsoft, Alibaba, and more. 8:00 – Day 1 Highlights: Maritime Symposium, Intermodal Workshop, and Cold Chain Forum. 14:00 – Mentorship Program: A new initiative to support women and fresh talent in logistics. 16:30 – Why Plan Ahead: Tips to maximize your Manifest Vegas experience. To register for Manifest, visit: ManifestVegas.com/SaveWithOmniTalk Music by hooksounds.com #ManifestVegas #supplychaininnovation #logistics #startups #investors #mentorship #networking #coldchain #sustainability #technologytrends Sponsored Content
Josh Moon and David Person discuss comments made by Donald Trump about Sen. Katie Britt, Mark Cuban's insights on Trump's leadership, and an analysis of Kamala Harris's recent interview. They also reflect on the legacy of Lilly Ledbetter and her impact on women's rights and pay equity. Dr. Joe Reed, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Conference, discusses the upcoming meetings of the Alabama Democratic Party and the Alabama Democratic Conference, highlighting significant bylaw changes, the strained relationship with the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and his view on the influence of former Sen. Doug Jones on party dynamics. Then, Josh and David engage with Makhayla DesRosiers from the SPLC and Beverly M. Cooper from Stand-Up Mobile to discuss the importance of voter outreach and civic engagement in Alabama. They explore the challenges of voter intimidation, the need for informed voting, and the significance of targeting young voters. To close, Josh and David discuss the recent controversies surrounding voter rights and election integrity. X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alathisweek Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alathisweek About Our Sponsor Alabama Politics This Week is sponsored by Wind Creek Hospitality. Gaming is the heart of Wind Creek Hospitality, but they offer so much more. Wind Creek's 10 distinct properties in the U.S. and Caribbean — including four in Alabama — provide world-class entertainment, dining, hotel stays, amenities and activities. As the principal gaming and hospitality entity for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Wind Creek continues to grow and offer guests luxurious destinations and opportunities for escape. Send us a question We take a bit of time each week to answer questions from our audience about Alabama politics — or Alabama in general. If you have a question about a politician, a policy, or a trend — really anything — you can shoot us an email at apwproducer@gmail.com. You can also send it to us on Facebook and Twitter. Or by emailing us a voice recording to our email with your question, and we may play it on air. Either way, make sure you include your name (first name is fine) and the city or county where you live. Music credits Music courtesy of Mr. Smith via the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/discography
In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian Milner chats with Murman about the value of attending Agile conferences, the importance of networking, and the impact of volunteering in the Agile community. They share personal stories, advice on making the most of conference experiences, and insights into how volunteering can open up new opportunities for personal and professional growth. Overview Brian Milner and Chris Murman dive into the world of Agile conferences, focusing on the upcoming Agile 2025 event and the benefits of attending. They discuss the evolving purpose of conferences, why networking and volunteering are crucial, and how approaching conferences with an open mind can lead to unexpected learning and connections. Chris also shares his journey from attendee to conference chair, providing a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a memorable conference experience. Whether you're a conference regular or considering attending your first one, this episode offers valuable perspectives on getting the most out of these unique events. References and resources mentioned in the show: Agile 2025 Chris Murman Connect with Chris on LinkedIn Agile Alliance Speaker Submission Tips Webinar #105: Scrum Conferences & Neurodiversity with Brian Milner Special Episode Scrum Gathering Denver 2022 Mountain Goat Software’s Accurate Agile Planning Course Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Join the Agile Mentors Community Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Chris Murman is the Agile 2025 Conference Chair with over 15 years of experience in product management and leadership, He has directed successful launches for top brands like Verizon, NBC Universal, and Chick-fil-A. As the Executive Director of Product at JP Morgan Chase, and leads 20 cross-functional teams, driving innovative financial solutions and spearheading AI/ML initiatives that save over 6,000 man-hours per quarter. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors. We're back for another episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. I'm with you as always, Brian Milner. And today, a very special friend is here with us, Mr. Chris Murman. Welcome in, Chris. Chris (00:11) What's up, Brian? I don't know that I'm a mentor, but I'm here anyways. Brian (00:12) You're definitely a mentor. In fact, we're going to explain to people why you are here in just a moment. Chris is an Agile coach extraordinaire. He has been in the community for quite a while. And he is a fellow Dallas native here with me. And we connect a little bit at the last year's Dallas conference here for Agile. Chris (00:19) Okay, okay, sure. Sure, sure. Brian (00:40) And one of the things that I noted in that conference was they announced the next one, which is coming up in Denver, end of July, beginning of August -ish, we'll put it that way. And he was announced as the chair of that conference. So Chris is actually going to be in charge or leading or behind the scenes for just about everything that's going to take place at that Agile 2025 conference in Denver. So I wanted to have Chris on to talk about that a little bit. Don't think of this as an ad. It's not an ad for it because what I wanted to kind of help people understand was kind of the why behind it. When I normally talk about the conference, it's maybe a month or two before. Well, now it's next summer. So you have some time to plan. And now is the right time to kind of put that kind of stuff in your calendar if it's something that you're thinking about doing. or even maybe thinking about maybe should you volunteer or something like that for it. So Chris, how did you get involved with this kind of thing? How did you get involved with helping out with the conferences? What made you decide to help out in any way, shape or form? Chris (01:54) Well, like many, when I first started the work, I I fell into Agile backwards just like everybody else did. None of us did this on purpose. It just came along and we just started doing it and then it became something to do. in the 2010s when Agile was riding high and I... I saw these conferences as really cool learning opportunities and connection opportunities. People that I knew from the, that you and I both know from the local area, from meetups, would tell me about these conferences. I was attending DFW Scrum the last time that Agile 20XX was in Dallas. I did not go, but. cause I, was too late for me to find out and it was kind of pricey. And so I was like, so like conferences are where you just go and meet people and then they're like, yeah, you should just kind of go. So as, as with many of us who are like, well, how do I pay for these conferences to go? just said, well, I'll submit to speak. And, I don't know about you, but my first few submissions were not great. I, I, I. People always laugh when I say this, but I would literally copy and paste the headline and the entire copy of blog posts that I thought would be really cool to talk about. Because I started my blog, that was kind of how Chris Murman .com is kind of how people first started meeting me because I would promote it on platforms and stuff. Agile Twitter used to be really fun back in those days too. So I would just copy and paste the entire blog post as my abstract. And of course, now knowing what I know, like that was, that's just the worst thing to do in the world. but I didn't know what else to do. So I fell flat on my face the first few years and started getting some advice and feedback and such, and started getting accepted to speak around 2016. Spoke at. Spoke at several conferences that year, spoke at several conferences in 2017. 2018 comes along and they're like, and I'm like, hey, how do I help out? Like this is really cool. I connected with the Agile Alliance community, that specific conference community very, very well. And I'm like, well, how can I help? And they're like, here's three or four people, email them until they say yes. And I'm not. Brian (04:18) Yeah. Hahaha. Chris (04:34) I just was annoying and said, no, I'm not kidding. I want to help. And I got to chair a track. You know, I chaired all kinds of tracks for the next few years. coming out of COVID, I got asked to be on the program team. which is just when people are like, what's the difference between leading a track and leading like the entire program? Think of it as like, The track is like one tiny, tiny sliver in the program team has to go really very narrow across everything to know where everything is. Not that I know every set. I still, I'm like, that was that session was the conference that year. But, so we just have to be more broad in what are the themes that we want to talk about? What are the things that we want to do? and, and, you know, when you join the program team, you know, one of these years it's going to be your year. And then when you. when you're a conference chair, that's your final year on the program team. And then you just go back to civilian life, I guess. I don't know, which is, don't, I don't ask Dana. I don't know what civilian life is on the side of the conference just yet, but I will very soon. So I don't know. It's a, that's a rambling answer, but it's for the most part, that's really how I got going was just, I just wanted to go. You know what I mean? I just wanted to be there. And the only way I could do it was to get a free ticket. Brian (05:34) Ha ha ha. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's a, well, that's a great answer. I mean, I, I think I'm kind of, I mean, I probably have a little bit, there was probably a few more years I submitted before I got accepted to speak at the Agile Conference, but I probably submitted three or four years before I got something accepted. And that's even after reviewing a few years and seeing what good and bad submissions were like, you know, and trying to understand that. Chris (06:22) Thank Brian (06:25) But we were talking a little bit beforehand about just the concept of a conference in today's world. I know that we've seen sort of a decline in people who are attending conferences a little bit. And I'm not really sure whether this is a momentary thing or an economy -based thing or what. But when people ask you why attend a conference, what What do you tell people? Chris (06:55) Well, there's many things that you can get out of a conference. That's the cool part about it is that you can attend the conference for many reasons. And I would say now in 2024, coming into next year, 25, I don't know that the reasons for attending the conference are the same as they used to be, right? Because when we first started coming, there's this like, I don't mean to sound pedantic or like over inflate myself, but there's a level of like fame in our community. We have a tiny, tiny community. So you can get agile famous a lot of different ways. Like now you can just be an influencer and write like Chris Stone is a perfect example of someone who just cranks out a ton of content that it's for the most part pretty good and get the following that way. And then people meet you that way. Brian (07:27) You Yeah, yeah. Chris (07:53) there were a lot of ways that you could meet people back then. you could really meet a ton of people there. You could make a ton of connections. So ultimately, I just really wanted to learn. I love learning and I love being connecting with other people. I did theater as a kid, was performing at church as a kid. I was just that person that was always on a stage. so speaking is just another extension of that. You being in a training room all the time, again, it's just a performance. You're just giving a performance where there's hopefully... a few nuggets of wisdom. When I realized that that's all that it was, well then I wanted to do it. You know, I don't think that, but I don't know that that's the same anymore. I don't, you know, I don't hear people say, I learned a ton at this conference every year, right? Because a lot of work, we're, Brian (08:39) Right. Yeah. Hmm. Chris (08:59) we're rehashing the ideas in a new way. We're trying to explore things in a new way, but we're really kind of taking many people feel like that we're just taking the same rock and turning it over and just getting seeing if we'll be surprised the next time we flip the rock over, right? Like there's only so many times you can flip that rock over before you don't find anything new anymore. So, I, it is interesting to think about why do we What is the purpose of a conference? You know, because do you want to be known so you can get paid, right? Or get a job? You know, there's a lot of people that want a job. So can you get a job by going to a conference? I don't know. I don't, there weren't a lot of jobs in 2023 to hand out. There were some to be had this year. If you attended the conference and were looking like there were several people that had things to talk about and interviews to be had. Brian (09:28) Yeah. Chris (09:55) some of the jobs are starting to come back. like, okay, well, do you go because you want a job or if you're learning, like, well, what do you want to learn that you can't just learn from watching YouTube or TikTok or, you know, attend like, as you know, training classes are also struggling in the community. like, what is what what is learning in 2024 2025 in the agile community? I think it's worth thinking about, you know what I mean? Brian (10:23) Yeah, no, I agree. And I think, from my perspective, I think it's changed a little bit. It's shifted a little bit over time. I think when I first started to go, there was an idea of, yes, I wanted to network and I wanted to understand and meet other people in the community. But as an introvert, I, you know, that kind of scares the crap out of me. And, you know, I can only do a little bit of that before I just feel like my battery is completely depleted. But, you know, when I think when I first went, I did have the idea that I wanted to learn. wanted to kind of be on the cutting edge. I wanted to hear the cutting edge thoughts of people who were out there. And, you know, now I think I still have that mentality when I go, I still want to hear, you know, I want someone to challenge me, you know, like that's, what I really want to hear from, from a speaker is tell me something about this. don't know, or tell me something that, you know, would challenge my, my existing way of thinking about this. so that I can go back and examine it and think, huh, I never really thought of it that way, but maybe that's true and maybe I need to re -examine that. But you know, that's kind of rare. That's not something that you get from just a lot of talks. I know one of the things I try to do when I give a talk is I wanna end with something that I would say, hey, what's the one thing you commit to changing as a result of this? Like what's the one big idea? What's the one... If you left this room and don't remember anything else, what's the one thing that you wanna just star or circle in your notebook and say, I'm gonna go find out more about that or I'm gonna do something about that. And that's where I try to kind of drive toward the whole talk. But I've been in others that, like you said, maybe a little bit more of a rehash of something I've heard before. But I've never left a conference without feeling challenged in some way, even if it's not, even if it's just from a one -on -one conversation that I've had with people, you know, I've been challenged about ideas and had to go back and re -examine and think through things. I'd say it's more, you know, now my balance has shifted. It is more networking now for me than it is that challenging thought, but I still want to find that nugget somewhere in there in the conference time. Chris (12:41) So what you said is really interesting and I want to hone in on the specific words you mentioned about challenged, right? the, I do want to, you know, before it sounds like I'm not poo -pooing the idea of conferences in any way, shape or form, but what Brian just mentioned is something that I tell the people all the time. I said it from the stage this year in Dallas, which is like, you get out of it, what you put into it. If you come in with a beginner's mind intending to be challenged, intending to have your assumptions questioned and said, maybe I didn't think about this the way that... I would say that that's probably the thing that I learned every time is that something that I thought was true or wasn't true may not, right? Brian (13:11) Yeah, yeah. Chris (13:35) You know that half of the conferences are new people every year, right? There's someone new to agile every every year there are there. Thousands of people new to it every year. That's the cool thing about it is that every year there are people that like I just got my CSM like holy cow. That's so like can you imagine showing up to a conference and everybody's like this sucks. I don't want to be here like you're not going to learn anything. I don't get anything out of it like what an awful experience for. Brian (13:35) Yeah. You Chris (14:03) someone that's new and excited and just wants to, like, there will be something you haven't heard before. But for the most part, the reason why I always get something is because I show up expecting to hear something I haven't heard before. The story won't come out exactly the way you think, right? Or, Brian (14:09) Yeah. Chris (14:22) the story that they tell, because a good conference is always a great idea plus you, right? It's your stories, your experiences, how this affected you that matters. So sharing your soul, bearing your soul requires the audience to kind of be like, want to be, I want to have someone, you know, kind of bear themselves to me. I want to hear someone be vulnerable. Brian (14:45) Yeah. Chris (14:48) And those are always the best sessions that you and I always have, is when someone is super vulnerable, super vulnerable with where they are. I thought this was the only way to do this. That's my favorite is when I hear a speaker say, I thought this was the only way to do this. There are so many roads up the mountain that we have for our work. There is not one way to do it. So find a new, come to find a new one. There's a technique that you've probably not tried before or done, or if you have, you didn't do it the way that they did before, that'll seem easier. that's the whole purpose of listening to these things, but it, it, it requires you to show up with more than just here's my tray, man. I have some agile, please. Right. Like that's, this is not a buffet, right? Like you have to like, go find it, right. Seeking positive intent means I have to go seek it. Right. I have to go seek information that I want to have. Brian (15:21) Yeah. Hahaha. Chris (15:41) and then go get it. Because if I don't, I'm just going to go, yeah, it's cool. I mean, I met some cool people, but I didn't really. OK, well, then you didn't show up with the mentality of being challenged. I challenge our friends, people that have been coming for years, I challenge them every year. You will get something if you want to. Right? If you don't get something, it's because you didn't want to get anything out of it. Brian (16:01) Right. I mean, I think we're all kind of guilty sometimes of setting our conference path, choosing the sessions and things that we go to based on things that maybe we already have some familiarity with. And that sounds interesting. yeah, I researched that a little bit. Let me see what they have to say about that. I've tried to intentionally now try to find things that I have no background in. I have no experience in because those are the things that are really going to push me. Those are the things that I don't really have. any knowledge of or forethought on and I'm gonna be taken to a different place. I remember I used to be, I used to get this like really anxious, nervous feeling when I would find out I was wrong about something. You know, I'd be in a conversation at a dinner table with someone and they'd say, well, actually, you know, that's not the way to do it. They'd start to do something else and I'd start to feel kind of anxious about that. But now, now I've like, that's swapped for me. Now when I hear that, when someone says, no, actually there's another way to think about that. Chris (16:41) you Brian (16:57) I start to get excited. Like it's actually excitement in me because I start to feel like, great, wow, I didn't, this is something new. This is something I had never heard before. And now this is the point where I can grow and break through, you know. Chris (17:11) Well, there's, I mean, and there's people that we all, if we've been in these communities before, we can all think of someone that always challenges us, right? Like I can't have a conversation with Michael Sahota without him challenging something that I thought, I just thought was true. And I'm like, no, it's not like, or it might be, but not always. So there's always someone that's just like, Brian (17:20) Yeah. Yeah. Chris (17:37) sit down so that I can break your mind real quick. And that's always fun. You know, another thing to think about is like, what we get out of the conference also dictates who's going to pay the bill, right? Because we hear in the community a lot, well, companies aren't paying for conferences anymore. Brian (17:41) Yeah Mm, yeah, yeah. Chris (17:59) That's not true for some aspects of IT. Like all the developer conferences, companies love footing the bill for that. The Microsoft conference, they love footing the bill for that because they send technologists there that come back smarter and can code better and more efficiently and whatever, right? Like better, faster, cheaper, all those things, right? Like they will get something out of it. So the... think the reason why we have to say what do you want at the conference is like, it's gonna kind of dictate who pays the bill. If the purpose of Brian and I who have been to this conference many times and have met so many of the cool people, that's the best part of me going every year is I get to see Matt Barkholm again. Like one of my favorite people in the world that I do not see other than over Zoom, right? Or any number of people, right? Any number of people. Brian (18:47) Hahaha. Chris (18:56) There's always someone new that I had spoken to online but never met in person. Someone that just, again, someone that just started the work and someone that's like, hey, I read something that you wrote about this years ago and it was really cool. That's cool, right? You won't get that if you don't go out and network and stuff. But here's the thing, if you're there for connections, companies aren't interested in footing the bill for connections. They're interested in footing the bill for... Brian (19:23) Right. Chris (19:26) learn something, improve something, come away with something. And if Agilent are going to the conferences and just like, I met some really cool people, what else? I met some cool people. All right, cool. I'm not paying next year for you to go to that, right? That's what a lot of companies are trying to do. So we have to sort of imagine like, if the goal is to get companies to pay for people to go again, well, then we need to... That's something that we've asked ourselves in the program team. Like what would get, like what is a program that companies will reimburse for? I think it's, and I don't know that we've got a strong answer either. Everybody's got, I think, there's a lot of I thinks and not a lot of I knows, right? I guess is a good way to think of it. Brian (20:00) Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, the other thing I wanted to kind of, because you are, you know, kind of the ultimate volunteer for this upcoming conferences as the chair, you know, I've tried to tell the audience here from time to time about the kind of the benefits of volunteering and why I do it as a speaker, why I've done it in the past as a reviewer. It seems like there's just so many different ways to get involved for something like this so that you don't have to just sit on the sidelines. You can actually be a part of this. And that's a, for me, that's an easy way to have a quick in with the community because you're interacting with people prior to it. So when you show up, it's like, hey, I know you and I know you, because we've been talking and working together on this stuff for a while. So. What kind of case do you make to people for volunteering for a conference like this, like a big conference? Chris (21:12) It's so again, going back to like, what do want to get out of it? I think the purpose of volunteering is to kind of learn how the sausage is made to a degree. if someone's like, I'm not really interested in seeing how my sausage is made, then you don't belong in the agile community. Like this is the community of people that want to see Brian (21:22) Yeah. Chris (21:32) Sausage being stuffed into its casing and just cranked out right like this is this is the community for that like I won't use any more sausage metaphors that although I The the The funny thing about how Volunteering works is that? Brian (21:41) Hahaha Chris (21:50) You can volunteer in the slightest of ways, just a few hours a week reviewing. When you're like, well, I want to review, that's fine, but I want to be a track chair. Because people always want to be a part of deciding the content. This is what I've always wanted to hear about. This is what I've always wanted to hear about. And of course, then I always ask the question of, OK, well, then someone has to submit that idea. all right, it's one thing to say, want to hear about this. It's another thing to say, how do I get that content out of a group of submissions every year, which we get thousands every year at the conference. And we got thousands, right? Like, you know, for all of the online hubbub over the conference every year over who gets accepted and who doesn't, like thousands of people submit wanting to speak every year. regardless of how they feel about whether they, when they get the rejection letter or the acceptance letter, like thousands of people want to speak at this conference. It's cool. Like it's a cool thing to do, but not everybody is a speaker, right? You can be a purple shirt and volunteer. In fact, some of my favorite people in the community are lifelong purple shirters that have done it multiple years. There are people that do it for a couple of years and meet people and then and they move on to another role. mean, there's just a bunch of different ways that you could be involved in doing something that doesn't involve speaking or deciding who speaks. And also, I will say, it's also really hard to cull thousands of submissions. into something that makes sense for everybody else. Because then you have to go find keynote speakers. There are people that are invited to speak who are luminaries in the industry. And how do you meet those people? So all of that is really like the fact that I can say I can email. any number of people, I won't use the name so I don't offend the people that I don't use, but like I can email any number of them and they're like, yeah, Chris, Agile, Agile 20XX guy. I, it would be cool if they're like, I just like Chris and I want to be friends with them, but you know, that's not the way the world works. so I, you know, networking in ways that don't always show up in a job or whatever is just, I'm, I'm just here to. Brian (24:00) Hahaha Right. Right. Chris (24:25) find good content and show the community that and the rest kind of takes care of itself, you know? Brian (24:32) Yeah. I mean, I'll say to, you know, just to give people kind of an idea of my path with the agile conference, you know, I probably submitted four or five years before I got accepted. And a couple of those years spent as just a reviewer for, you know, a track or, you know, with a certain team, not as a chair, but just as a reviewer. there's a, there's a, if you want to do that, you can do that. Right? mean, it's pretty much, it's easy to get into that kind of a mode if that's something that you're interested in. And I tell people who want to speak like that to me was one of the biggest and best educations I could have had on learning about speaking was reviewing what other people wanted to speak about. Cause you know, there's kind of two parts to speaking. There's the... the marketing side of getting your thing selected, and then there's the actual talk. But the part of trying to come up with your idea of the talk and frame it and put it in an interesting way and learning how to structure your talk in a way that would be interesting for people to listen to, that's a skill in itself. And the best way I learned about that was just reading others, reading what other people were submitting to do and... Chris is right. mean, there's so many submissions that, you know, even as just a reviewer for one track, I was sad for all the ones that I knew would not get to be heard because there's so many good ideas. it's, know, Sophie's choice about how you try to decide which one of these two things or which one of these 10 things, you know, you've got one slot and 10 of them that are 10 or 20 that are just amazing. and you can only take one, you know? So it's difficult, but reading those submissions to me was a really great education. Chris (26:33) Yeah, if you think about it this way, we always enter the room to build the schedule with, there's X amount of slots that we have plus X number of alternates and such. we always, you try to look at it like, like you look at the whole schedule and say, okay, is there an aspect of our work that we missed? Well, we didn't really get a, we haven't gotten a retro talk yet. okay, well there was one over here. So, cause you know, you're trying to balance it for like there's meat and potatoes kinds of sessions and then there's like the big idea sort of sessions. Then there's the workshops that are very engaging and meant to create something. Brian (27:16) Yeah. Chris (27:26) you know, there's a lot of, again, there's a lot of roads up that mountain. I would say that the joy of speaking now, if I could, anybody that wants to do it, the best advice I would say is like, you need to want to speak so that you can be a better presenter and organizer of your thoughts. Because, Brian (27:46) Yeah. Chris (27:49) Really, the abstract and the basic, there is essentially a formula to filling out a submission to a conference. I, with CP Richardson, who's now on the board, I did a webinar last November on what makes a good submission. It's something that I've gotten super passionate about. Again, it's recorded, it's on the Agile Alliance site if you wanna find it. There is a formula that anybody can follow and get selected, right? I had some, I had several people reach out and say, I watched your video and I follow what you said. And then I got accepted to speak, which for the record, watching what I say will not get you accepted to speak. You can follow the formula. You can, you can follow the formula exactly and still not get it because there's only so many slots and it's really hard to get in. but. Brian (28:26) Ha Chris (28:41) Once you follow the formula, then it's just down to like, does the idea resonate with the community? And I can't, I can't give you a formula for that because I'm not in anybody's brain, but, you know, I, again, it's always a great top, a great idea. Plus your stories and experiences is what really defines what a good submission is. And so you have to get that straight before you type a single word out. But then once you go through the submission process and there's edits, feedback, all that kind of stuff. Then you got to get accepted. Once you get accepted, then you got to build the session. And we find that a lot of times it's a rare breed of someone that knows how to write a good submission and can put on a good show. Not everybody can do that. And of course, a good show is a relative term, right? You don't got to be big and bombastic and loud to be good, right? Brian's not that and Brian's great in a room, right? So you can... Brian (29:16) Yeah. Chris (29:35) you have to kind of construct it in a way that makes sense. So, but again, the cool part is, that because I had people help me, mostly because I just annoyed the hell out of them and saying, please, please give me, please give me some help. I just want to keep passing it along. So I mean, I still get people at 12 months a year, I get people saying, I have an idea and I'd love to run it by you that they hit me up on LinkedIn or whatnot. So. Brian (30:04) Yeah. Chris (30:05) It's just something that I care about now. I got so much better with organizing my ideas and writing them and presenting them that it's a gift that I want to just keep passing on to people. I guess this is because I didn't intend this to be the cross that I bared, it is regardless. Brian (30:21) Yeah Well, the only other advice I'd throw out to people, there was a shift that happened with me too, where I went from, I want to be a speaker, let me find a topic. There's a very big difference from having that attitude to living your life and saying, wow, I'm really passionate about this. I'd love to talk about this. If you find the topic first that you resonate with and connect with, then it's, you you're a little more personally connected when you submit. So it can be more painful if you don't get picked, you know, when that happens. But on the other hand, when you do get picked, man, you're so excited about giving that talk. It's not just that you got picked, but it's like, I can't wait to tell people about this, this thing. And to me, that's, that's the magic. Like when that happens, you, you, yeah, you can't, you're, you're, it's not even nervous. You're, just so excited to tell people what you've learned about. Chris (31:21) Yeah, another piece of advice I tell people is as you're reading things, it doesn't have to be a book. It could just be an article or a video that you watch. As I always say, when I'm reading a book on something that has nothing to do, like I don't really buy a ton of agile books anymore. I buy a lot of social psychology, social economics, behavioral economics is a lot of my favorites. like Daniel Pink books is a tried and true. I met Daniel Pink once and he's like, what is it with you agile people that just love what I do? And I'm like, I don't know. I just, I don't know. I'm like, we just read it. So, but I read these books with looking for a lens into my world, right? I always read stuff that has nothing to do with IT. Brian (32:02) Yeah Yeah. Chris (32:16) that or leading teams or whatever it is your world, whatever you think it is. Find something that has nothing to do with your world and then say, how does that identify or how does that relate to my work? That's my favorite thing. I read a book on many years ago on, it was called The Control Heuristic. It was like where control comes from as an idea and psychology and why. We struggle with it. And I immediately turned that into a leadership talk on why we're all control freaks and here's, know, and what, what do we, what do we do about the fact that we're all control freaks? Like, again, I didn't read a book and say, I'm going to do a topic on a book. It's like, no, how does that tie into dealing with executives when I'm trying to get them to release the purse strings or release some of the control of their work, right? comes in handy, right? So you have to be looking for how does that idea sit in our world and then sort of play with that idea a little. Brian (33:22) Yeah. Yeah, this has been awesome. I really appreciate you making the time for this, Chris. And for those people listening, just a quick little shout out again. Agile 2025 is happening in Denver. It is the week of July 28 through August 1. So mark your calendars. And if you're interested in volunteering, if you're interested in being a reviewer or one of the Purple Shirt people who help out, Purple Shirt people help out at the actual conference making it kind of flow, right? They make sure it actually works. Yeah, yeah, the talks would not happen without them. Actually, nothing would happen without them. Yeah. Chris (33:54) They're the lifeblood of the conference. Yes. Nothing would happen without them. Nothing would happen without them. Yeah, if you hit me up on LinkedIn, my name is just how it appears here on LinkedIn. Toss me your idea. Yes, will, and I said, I shot my mouth off about mentoring people through their talks. That means you too. I... hit me up. Like there's no excuse for you to not because the worst thing that happens is you get to come to the conference. So, yeah. Brian (34:29) There we go. So mark your calendars, make sure that you reserve those dates, like I said, just block it off. Even if you don't know whether you can get the money to do it right now, block the dates off, and you're gonna be much more likely to actually attend if you do that, because then you'll see it coming up, and they go, yeah, that's coming up, I should do that. So Chris, thanks again for coming on, I appreciate you making the time, and thanks for joining us. Chris (34:56) Yeah, thanks for having me, Brian.
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. This episode of RIMScast is proudly sponsored by Hillwood. Hillwood is a leading multinational real estate development company and part of the Perot family of companies. For more information, visit Hillwood.com. In the spirit of #InternationalPodcastDay on Sept. 30, RIMScast was produced live and onsite at the DFW RIMS Fall Conference in Irving, Texas on Sept. 19. You can hear the electricity on the floor of the Irving Convention Center as RIMS members, risk professionals and vendors from the greater Dallas Fort Worth area convened to learn, share knowledge, and network. Former and current DFW RIMS Presidents join RIMScast today to discuss the state of risk in DFW, Safety, and ERM trends they are noticing, and why this event marks the closing chapter in one book and prepares for an all-new one in 2025. Key Takeaways: [:01] About Hillwood, the proud sponsor of this episode of RIMScast. [:15] About this episode, coming to you live from Irving Texas at the DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event. This is the Texas risk roundup; we're juggling risks and lassoing opportunities. [:46] This episode is sponsored by Hillwood, a Perot company. Learn more at Hillwood.com. [:52] It's an exciting event. It's also the end of an era for the DFW RIMS Chapter and we'll talk about that. [1:07] Events! Visit GreaterBluegrass.RIMS.org to learn more about the Greater Bluegrass Chapter of RIMS and their upcoming annual conference and meeting event, on October 8th and 9th. They've got some great speakers lined up. Check out their website and LinkedIn. [1:35] Last call for the RIMS Western Regional Conference, September 29th through October 1st at the Sun River Resort in Oregon. Register at RIMSWesternRegional.com. [1:47] The RIMS Canada Conference 2024 is coming up, October 6th through the 9th in Vancouver. Visit RIMSCanadaConference.ca to register. [1:57] The 2024 RIMS ERM Conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts on November 18th and 19th. Visit RIMS.org/ERM2024. [2:10] Interviews! My first guest is the Ex Officio of the DFW RIMS Chapter, LaToya Lee. She is Vice President of Crew Safety at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers. LaToya Lee, welcome to RIMScast! [2:33] The DFW RIMS 2024 Fall Conference and Spa Event at the Irving Convention Center is Texas-themed with a carnival. It is electrifying! Justin and LaToya met at the Risk Manager Exclusive Forum Lunch at the conference. It was a lunch for risk managers to speak freely. [3:43] At the luncheon, LaToya raised an excellent point about an emerging risk from social media. Raising Cane's has so many employees who are young people on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat. Raising Cane's has great policies and procedures to prevent employees from posting. [5:01] Most employees don't bring their phones to the restaurant, but if they do, they must store them in their lockers. Raising Cane's has about 840 locations in the U.S. About 800 are corporate-owned with a few franchise partners. LaToya is the Vice President of Crew Safety. [5:57] As a fast-casual. Quick-service restaurant, with four menu items, Raising Cane's is a people business. The Raising Cane's culture is a fun, cool culture, with disco balls and smiling faces. The crew is in shorts. It's a family-oriented business. They cater to all. [7:29] The growth of Raising Cane's is astronomical. When LaToya started, there were 248 restaurants. LaToya will soon be celebrating her 9th anniversary with Raising Cane's and there are 800-plus restaurants now. [8:04] As DFW RIMS Ex Officio, LaToya says the conference turnout is simply amazing. The attendees, vendors, and speakers are phenomenal. The topics of ERM, Work Comp, Property Damage, and Nuclear Verdicts, are everything you want in a one-day conference. [8:37] What excites LaToya for the next year's conference is the growth. Having all of the Texas Chapters coming together for one conference in San Antonio is going to be amazing! [8:55] LaToya, it has been such a pleasure to meet you! I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio and at RISKWORLD 2025! Thank you so much! [9:10] We are joined by former DFW RIMS Chapter President and a RIMS Global Board Director, Penni Chambers. Hello, Penni! [9:46] Penni grew up in Texas and has lassoing skills! She moderated a session with the State Office of Risk Management. It was one of the favorite sessions she has moderated. It was lassoing the panelists, keeping them on track, and not going over time, with audience questions! [10:40] Justin notes that it is International Podcast Day, and this is a special live episode. There's electricity here at the Conference! [11:09] Penni thinks the growth of risk management in Texas is in part because of the economic growth in Texas, with big Fortune 500 companies coming into the region. North Texas has grown. The Dallas membership for the DFW RIMS Chapter grows with the companies coming in. [11:35] Their risk managers want to get to know other risk managers. There is a camaraderie among peers. The marketing effort of the chapter spans decades. The fall conference gives everyone a chance to reconnect and meet new people at events leading up to the conference. [12:36] It's exciting to Penni as a seasoned professional to see these young faces and new faces at the Conference. It's incredible! It's also bittersweet to Penni that this is the last DFW RIMS Fall Conference, after decades of conferences. [13:22] Next year, DFW RIMS will team up with the Huston, San Antonio, and Central Texas RIMS Chapters to host the first-ever Texas Regional RIMS Conference, August 4th through 6th, in San Antonio near the Alamo, on the river walk. San Antonio is a beautiful place to kick it off! [14:21] Penni is excited because she will get to meet members from other chapters. She says the collaboration that's going to come from this is going to be phenomenal! [14:53] Penni says they are planning this conference in collaboration with Global RIMS. It's super exciting. It's the first time Global RIMS has done something like it for a regional conference. It's going to be a “drop-dead stunner” of a conference! [15:17] It has been such a pleasure to sit with you in person to do one of these interviews for International Podcast Day! You did a wonderful job moderating this morning. I want to thank you and thank Hillwood for being our sponsor for this episode! I'll see you at RISKWORLD 2025! [15:44] I wanted to close out this RIMScast episode with some symmetry. We had two former DFW RIMS Presidents on the show today. We will close it out with the current DFW RIMS President, Emily Casso Ford, who has been fantastic to work with. [16:05] Emily has led sessions and in many ways has been the face of the conference. I wanted to hear from her directly, not just about DFW RIMS but also to discuss her experiences in the ERM space. She leads ERM at Globe Life. [16:23] We're also going to talk about her experience with the RIMS-CRMP and how it is impacting her overall organization. Let's get to it! [16:37] I'm joined by the President of the DFW RIMS Chapter, Emily Casso Ford! Welcome to RIMScast! We have had such a great time for these last 36 hours or so! We're talking at the very end of the final DFW RIMS Annual Conference. How does it feel, now that you're done? [17:06] Emily says she feels fantastic! She gives a shout-out to the Conference Chair, Chapter Vice President Marissa Holland, who did an outstanding job! This conference is our best yet! [18:12] Emily gives an overview of her work at Globe Life for the last two-and-a-half years. She started as an island of one leading an ERM function, explaining to C-Suite and board why risk management matters. The board believed in it and demanded that the ERM function expand. [18:41] Emily started hiring. She had great buy-in from the top. She spearheaded a program in a company that just needed to get around a table and talk about what the risks are and what they look like. Emily refers to ERM as getting comfortable talking about the elephant in the room. [19:18] Emily started a Risk Liaison Program to work with areas of the organization that weren't represented on the ERM Committee. She asked the members of the ERM Committee to identify the leaders on their teams who understand the emerging risks on the horizon. [19:52] These people, the Risk Liaisons, would come together to have good conversations about what those emerging risks look like. They are up to 43 Risk Liaisons, from all across the enterprise of over 3,000 full-time employees. Globe Life is a $6 billion company. [20:30] All the functions of the company are represented among the Risk Liaisons. Emily's goal was to pass the mic and give people a voice who hadn't had a voice or a seat at the table to share the insight and perspectives they have. They are closer to the work that's being done. [21:02] They sometimes see the risks coming faster than the folks in upper leadership do. Emily wants to champion that and give them a voice. [21:21] Emily says the ERM team wants to make sure they share the risks with the board in the right way, giving them the information they need and desire. That changes from quarter to quarter. They are constantly on a trajectory or increased maturity. [22:16] Some of you listening may recognize Emily Casso Ford as one of our more recent RIMS-CRMP Story interviewees. Emily has an update. Her entire ERM team at Globe Life has now earned the certification of RIMS-CRMP. She's very proud of each member of the team. [23:00] Emily's boss, the SVP of Risk at Globe Life, provided the impetus for the team members to obtain the RIMS-CRMP. The Globe Life Chief Risk Officer fully supported the ERM team members each getting the RIMS-CRMP certification. It showcases their expertise in the industry. [23:39] The Make-a-Wish Foundation received at least $5,500 in donations at the DFW RIMS Conference this year. A match is expected from a generous benefactor. [24:04] This has been a great way to close out a wonderful tradition and start a new one. I want to thank you for inviting me! It's a real privilege to be here! I want to thank Hillwood, a Perot Company, for sponsoring this episode. [24:26] Emily, you're doing a great job as President of the DFW RIMS Branch! We look forward to more great work from you! [24:36] Special thanks to all of my RIMScast guests here who attended the DFW RIMS Annual Fall Conference and Spa Event. A very special thank you to Marissa Holland, DFW RIMS Vice President. As Emily said, she was the unsung hero of this year's event. She's fantastic! [24:55] Visit DFWRIMS.org for more information and to learn more about the Texas RIMS Regional 2025 Conference, which will be held in San Antonio from August 4th through the 6th. [25:06] We are very grateful for our sponsor, Hillwood, a Perot Company. Visit Hillwood.com for more information. A link is on this page. [25:18] It's RIMS Plug Time! The RIMS App is available to RIMS members exclusively. Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App with all sorts of RIMS resources and coverage. It's different from the RIMS Events App. Everyone loves the RIMS App! 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RISK PAC | RIMS Advocacy RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information. Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org. Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. About our guests: LaToya Lee, Vice President of Crew Safety at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers and DFW RIMS Ex Officio Penni Chambers, Vice President of Risk Management at Hillwood. Penni is also a former DFW RIMS President. She is currently a RIMS Board Director. Emily Casso Ford, Esq., RIMS-CRMP, VP of Enterprise Risk at Globe Life. Emily is also the DFW RIMS President. Postables (Edited For Social Media Use): Kids like to be on their cell phones. They like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. At Raising Cane's, we have good policies and procedures to help guide our young crew to be the best fry cook cashiers they can be, put their cell phones up, and stay off social media. — LaToya Lee It's exciting to me as a seasoned professional to see these young faces and new faces at the DFW RIMS Conference. This is incredible! — Penni Chambers The people who are in that first line are closer to the work that's being done and they sometimes see the risks coming faster than the folks in upper leadership do. We want to champion that. We want to give them a voice. — Emily Casso Ford, Esq. As our function grows, we are constantly on a trajectory of increased maturity. — Emily Casso Ford, Esq.
In this episode of the International Enneagram Association podcast, Adelaida Harrison, Seth "Creek" Creekmore, Milton Stewart and Patrick Simonsen talk about the 2025 IEA Global Conference, which will take place July 25-27 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Milton, Conference Chair, previews what to expect as IEA celebrates 30 years with this year's theme, “Honoring Pioneers and Future Frontiers,” and the opportunities to connect with others around the Enneagram.Connect with us:Web: internationalenneagram.org2025 IEA Global Conference: internationalenneagram.org/2025-iea-global-conferenceJoin the email list: administration@internationalenneagram.orgIEA Conference Proposal Submission Information & Guidelines: internationalenneagram.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025-Proposal-Submission-Information-Guidelines.pdfIEA Global Podcast Proposal Submission Form: forms.gle/Q48QXSwQ3zDfDJaJAAdelaida Harrison:Web: enneagramcenter.com.mxRadio show: Eneagrama ConóceteSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @_creekmorePod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism with Dr. BMilton Stewart:IG: @kaizencareersWeb: KaizenCareers.comWeb: Kaizen Enneagram AcademyPod: Do It For The Gram: An Enneagram PodcastPatrick Simonsen:Web: nordiccoach.dkWeb: IEA DenmarkAephoria Partners:Web: aephoriapartners.comFB: Aephoria Partners Consulting
Mark Stinnett joins the show to discuss his extensive involvement with and dedication to Philmont Scout Ranch and Scouting alike. We chat about his role as the Editor of the award winning PSA High Country magazine, his experiences on Ranch Committee, several wild backcountry bear encounters, and more. We also highlight the PTC Course that Mark Stinnett and Mark Anderson have led each summer since 2022, called "Philmont History - The Land, The People, The Saga."Philmont Experience:Ranger (1975)Program Counselor (Western Lore), Beaubien (1976)Camp Director, Clarks Fork (1977)Camp Director, Harlan (1978)Trek Advisor (1979 and 2013)Kanik Trek Advisor (2011)Member, National Camp Inspection and Assessment Teams (various, 2000-2018)Member, Rayado Restoration Task Force (2010-2014)Member, Valle Vidal Task Force (2004-2006)Conference Chair and Faculty Member, PTC Fall Conference – Outdoor Programs (2010)Philmont Staff Association (Life Member):President (1994-1997)National Director (1990-1993)Editor, High Country Magazine (1998-2008; 2016-present)Chair, Awards & Recognition Committee (2017-present)Chair, Presidents Committee (2004-2016)Chair, PSA Staff Dining Hall Capital Campaign (1997-2000)Chair, Valle Vidal Task Force (2004-2006)Ex Officio Member, Board of Directors (1998-2008 and 2017-present)Philmont Ranch Committee (1998-2019)Chair, Program & Camping Task Forces (2003-2019)Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Task Force (2017-2019)Member, Risk Management Task Force (1998-2002)Member (Legal Advisor), Infirmary Task Force (2000-present)Instructor, Risk Management Training for Backcountry Camp Directors (2005-2021) andSeasonal Staff Leadership (2022-2023)Faculty for PTC Course: Philmont History: The Land, The People, The Saga (2022-present)Distinguished Service Award, Philmont Staff Association (first ever awarded, 2009)Silver Sage Award for service to Philmont (2011)National Outdoor Book Awards “Work of Significance” Recognition for Fieldbook: Scouting'sManual of Basic and Advanced Skills for Outdoor Adventure, Fifth Edition (2014)Apex Awards for Publication Excellence for High Country Magazine (2018, 2020, 2022)Apex Grand Award for Publication Excellence for High Country Magazine (2024)Notable Mentions:Dave CaffeyChope PhillipsDave BatesGlenn FowlerCarole Fowler StinnettBill SpiceDawn ChandlerMark AndersonDanny TuckerDave WerhaneJulie PuckettLela Murphy Chuck PilmooreNeil ArmstrongBuzz AldrinEugene SermonGordan CooperBill FanningWarren SmithFrank ReiglemanBob BurkbeeRod TaylorSupport the Show.
Beth Panko Briczinski, Ph.D. is the Senior Science Advisor for Milk Safety in the Office of Food Safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this capacity, she advises FDA senior leadership on policies and programs involving scientific matters affecting the safety of milk. Prior to working at FDA, Dr. Briczinski was a Vice President with the National Milk Producers Federation, where she worked with state and federal agencies on regulatory issues in the areas of food safety and nutrition. Dr. Briczinski holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Food Science, as well as a Ph.D. in Food Science, all from Pennsylvania State University. Casey McCue is the Conference Chair for the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) and the Director of the Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, a position he has held since 2000. Casey has served in many positions since starting as a Dairy Products Specialist in Jefferson and Lewis counties. He grew up deeply involved in his grandparents' dairy farm near Lowville, and after graduating from SUNY Canton with a degree in Milk and Food Quality Control, he began his career in industry on both the producer and processor sides. Casey was also the 2012 recipient of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture's Administration Award for his work on behalf of New York's rapidly growing dairy industry. Megin Nichols, D.V.M. serves as the Deputy Division Director for the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases at the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Prior to this role, she lead the team at CDC responsible for investigating multistate outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli resulting from exposure to animals, pet products, and raw milk. Prior to joining CDC, Dr. Nichols worked in her home state at the New Mexico Department of Health for five years. She holds a B.S. degree in Animal Science from New Mexico State University, a D.V.M. from Colorado State University, and an M.P.H. degree in Food Safety and Biosecurity from the University of Minnesota. She is board certified in veterinary preventive medicine, and her areas of interest include zoonotic disease, food safety, and pediatric health. In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Briczinski, Mr. McCue, and Dr. Nichols [29:50] about: What the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) requires of milk and dairy producers, how it differs from Grade “A” milk standards, and the public health impact of PMO since its adoption 100 years ago The accomplishments of NCIMS since the first conference was held in 1950, and revisions to the PMO that have come out of recent NCIMS conferences The microbial risks of, and foodborne illnesses caused by, raw milk and dairy products, which have been increasing in popularity among consumers The possibility of combining audits for producers that make both Grade "A" and non-Grade "A" products Ways in which public health agencies and food safety professionals can combat misinformation about “natural” foods like raw milk and dairy being healthier than pasteurized products FDA's future plans to expand upon the PMO and milk and dairy product safety. News and Resources FDA Publishes Dairy Food Safety Research Agenda for HPAI H5N1Federal Report Gives FDA Nine Recommendations to Improve Infant Formula OversightEU to Develop New Traceability Requirements to Tackle Honey Adulteration, Revises Origin Labeling Rules Second Bill Introduced to Weaken FSMA 204; Safe Food Coalition Voices Opposition The End of Chevron Doctrine Does Not End Food Safety Regulation, But it May Make It More Difficult Upcoming Webinar—How Rapid Development of Technology has Revolutionized Food Safety We Want to Hear from You! Please send us your questions and suggestions to podcast@food-safety.com
This time on the podcast, a chat with Kate Jonuska and Connie Conolly-Bauldree, the co-chairs of the Colorado Gold conference coming right up at the end of September. To be precise, Sept. 27 through Sept. 28. As this year proves yet again, this a conference for writers that is always finding new approaches, new means of accessing the material. From the “one-day” pass to hybrid access to mentoring sessions and agent pitch appointments, this year's Colorado Gold is guaranteed to be a winner. Full of dark humor and deep characters, Kate Jonuska's short fiction was nominated for a 2015 Pushcart Prize (“Desire Designed,” BROAD Magazine), and her first novel, Transference, was a Denver Post Staff Pick. She's also the author of the Dictionary of Fiction Critique, edits and publishes anthologies, and serves as Conference Chair on the Board of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Find out more at www.katejonuska.com. Connie Connolly-Bauldree is a versatile author who delves into both fiction and non-fiction, employing a range of pen names and exploring various genres. She boasts a portfolio of self-published works and has previously been published by 5 Prince Publishing under the pseudonym Emersyn Kane. Beyond her literary pursuits, Connie is the Founder and Owner of Author by Design, known for the Builder Series and the Writer's Block Box. She also plays an integral role in the RMFW community as the Conference Co-Chair. In addition to her professional endeavors, Connie finds fulfillment as a stay-at-home mom. More: baulconnpublishing.com Host Mark Stevens www.writermarkstevens.com Watch these interviews on YouTube (and subscribe)! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBP81nfbKnDRjs-Nar9LNe20138AiPyP8&si=yl_seG5S4soyk216 Intro by Moby Gratis: https://mobygratis.com/ Outro by Dan-o-Songs: https://danosongs.com/
Jennifer Womble believes in the value of education and leadership in today's technological world. Her vision for transforming education includes creating high quality professional development for education in the technology space. Since 2010, she has served as the Conference Chair for the Future of Education Technology Conference (#FETC), the largest independent #edtech conference in North America, she specializes in developing innovative edtech events and hands-on experiences to engage education and leadership audiences and promote learning experiences, and implement modern pedagogy infused with technological tools. Host of FETC Webinar Series monthly and named Edtech and eLearning Top Influencers, and EdTech Digest Leadership Award, she serves as judge for the District Administration Top Edtech Products and Reimagine Education Awards. She demonstrates daily the value of community involvement, the pursuit of learning science and the role of innovative leadership. Whether leading, teaching or volunteering, she spreads her energetic spirit and inspires others to invest in our future—our children. In this episode, we discuss: Importance of leadership in our schools to embrace technology innovation for our students' futures Jennifer's journey from being a law school drop out as she says to finding her passion in education Her passion for building community through the work she does in her role at FETC as well as more about the annual event so you can join that community in 2025, Finally, Jennifer gives us a beautiful insight into her own resiliency as a leader in such a beautiful way after the experience of losing a spouse as well as building friendships and community. Jennifer on LinkedINJennifer on Facebook Jennifer on Twitter Jennifer on InstagramFETC Website Connect with Sarah Johnson: Sarah's Website Sarah on Twitter Sarah on IG Sarah on LinkedIn Sarah on Facebook In AWE Podcast Subscribe to Sarah's Podcast The ranking of this show is 100% tied to subscriptions and reviews. You can help amplify more women and reach more who need their messages by subscribing to the show and leaving an honest rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. Connect with Jennifer:Need a high-energy, authentic presenter for your organization? Contact Sarah Johnson for presentations on Going Beyond Balance, Leadership Foundations, Affirming Purpose, and many more.Review the Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inawepodcast/message
Crain's Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo talks with Siebert Williams Shank CEO Suzanne Shank, who is chairing the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference
Having worked for both a fraternity HQ and professionally on campuses for over a decade, Cory Bosco has worked with communities of all sizes across most of the US and Canada. While currently working as the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Bradley University, Cory has also helped create large-scale learning strategies having served as the Conference Chair and on the Conference Leadership Team for the Northeast Greek Leadership Association's Annual Conference. Cory's drive is to help fraternity and sorority members recognize the potential that they have to be transformative leaders, change thinkers, and tone setters for their own campus and beyond. He believes that fraternities and sororities serve an ever more pivotal role in our changing society and the college experience. Cory is dedicated toward providing skills development and practice for our fraternity and sorority members so that they may excel as leaders within their own chapters, councils, and communities. Whether you are looking to build up a chapter or strengthen a whole community, Cory has the experience, passion, and vision to help see your community grow and succeed. In episode 452 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, Cory tells us why he chose SIUE for his undergraduate experience, what was special about Sigma Pi that made him want to join, what it was like working for the Sigma Pi headquarters as an Educational Leadership Consultant, what his advice is for choosing a Student Affairs Program, what he is most proud of from working with NGLA, what he learned by working with the Fraternity and Sorority community at UMBC, how the community is different at Bradley University, why other campuses should work with Cory on leadership workshops, and what a membership review looks like in your chapter (perhaps we should be doing them on a regular basis - proactively). Enjoy!
Listen, Watch, & Support DTP: www.thereadinesslab.com/dtp-linksBoost the Signal with a $5 monthly donation! Become a TRL Insider Member with a ton of extra content! #emergencymanagement #disastertough #leadership #emergencyservicesDoing the right thing even when no one is looking is often believed to be the best way to determine a person's true character. In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, we learn more about how frequent guest, Chief Walt Lewis of the Orlando Fire Department lives by this mantra both professionally and personally. Chief Lewis has been with the Orlando Fire Department for nearly 30 years and currently serves as a Board Member and Conference Chair for the State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance. As such, he is heavily involved in the planning, organization, and execution of the Annual National US&R and Medical Special Operations Conference in Orlando. In this episode, Chief Lewis provides a brief look-ahead to the 2024 edition of the conference happening in November of this year. He and host, John Scardena also reflect on the people who have made a difference in their professional and personal lives and how gratitude, humility, and paying it forward are the best ways to find success and fulfillment in your career. Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comPaladin by Acela: Move into recovery with mobile MCI refrigerated morgues: www.paladinprepare.com Impulse: Bleeding Control Kits by professionals for professionals: www.dobermanemg.com/impulseDoberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com The Readiness Lab Podcast Network: Disaster Tough Podcast is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast Network For sponsorship requests: contact@thereadinesslab.com or visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.com
In this episode, Dan and Lauren chat with Dr. Kaley Klaus, Assistant Professor of Leadership at Fort Hays State University. Klaus is currently the Vice President and 2024 Conference Chair for the Association of Leadership Educators. She explains her initial involvement at the 2015 ALE conference in Washington, D.C., and her subsequent rise to leadership within the organization. She highlights the significance of hosting this year's conference in Minneapolis and details her responsibilities in leading the team that is organizing the professional event. Klaus provides insight into the logistics of organizing the conference, set to be held at The Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Sunday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 17. Listen to uncover the behind-the-scenes efforts that go into creating a successful leadership conference.
In this episode, hosts Jim McDonald and Jeff Steadman welcome back Andi Hindle, Conference Chair for Identiverse. The trio dives into an in-depth discussion about the planning and unique aspects of the Identiverse conference. The conversation explores whether Identiverse is a Digital Identity conference or an IAM conference, and how these terms intersect. Andi also shares details about an upcoming Identiverse online seminar and elaborates on a wide array of non-traditional IAM topics covered at the conference. From Identity Standards to the role of IDPro, this episode provides a comprehensive look into what's in store at Identiverse 2024. Connect with Andi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahindle Identiverse Webinar Content: https://identiverse.com/idv24/content-resources/ LinkedIn Article “Who should be in charge of IAM? And what's the role of the CISO?” by Martin Kuppinger: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-should-charge-iam-whats-role-ciso-martin-kuppinger-vpncc/?trackingId=94hCoE7ifcjDrxv93V72lw%3D%3D Identiverse 2024: As an IDAC listener, you can register with 25% off by using code IDV24-IDAC25 at https://events.identiverse.com/identiverse2024/register?code=IDV24-IDAC25 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/ Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/ Visit the show on the web at idacpodcast.com and follow @IDACPodcast on Twitter.
In this episode of Awkward Silences, Carol and Erin dive into the world of conference networking and planning with Bryan Dosono, a staff UX research lead at eBay known for his extensive experience curating and organizing conference programs.Bryan share insights on how to prepare for conferences such as using apps to schedule meetings and emphasizing networking over solely focusing on content. He also discusses strategic scheduling to align conference participation with career goals and offers advice on making spontaneous, serendipitous connections.The conversation also covers practical tips for adding value during small talk, how to approach and connect with other researchers, and the importance of being open, vulnerable, and willing to face rejection in the pursuit of meaningful interactions. Bryan provides guidance for both newcomers to the UXR field and seasoned professionals: overcoming imposter syndrome and leveraging transferable skills from related fields.Episode Highlights03:58 - Navigating the Unpredictable: Strategies for Introverts at Networking Events.08:24 - Strategic Networking: Maximizing Opportunities Before and During Conferences.12:33 - Networking strategies for academic and professional growth.22:36 - Balancing Attendance: Prioritizing Conferences with Active Roles.28:03 - Maximizing Remote Networking: Strategies for Engagement in Virtual Conferences.33:07 - Conference Insights: Making the Most of Your Experience through Pre-Planning.About Our GuestBryan Dosono, PhD, is a user experience research leader in the consumer technology space. He applies human-computer interaction research methods with visual storytelling to modernize the design of global marketplaces and online communities. He currently volunteers as a Conference Chair at UXPA International and serves on the User Interviews Research Council.
In this episode of the Freight Caviar Podcast, we sat down with Pam Simon, Conference Chair & EVP of Programming at Connectiv. Join us as Pam takes us through her road from producing the first Demo Day to ever take place in Latin America to working at Lab Ventures in Miami and planning events at Manifest. She also sheds light on the travel, real estate, and logistics ecosystem in Florida.Thank you to our podcast sponsors: Manifest Vegas, February 5 - 7, 2024, is the world's largest global supply chain & logistics tech event, bringing together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, cutting-edge startups, venture investors, and technology leaders. Join 4,500+ supply chain innovators to foster new strategies and relationships. Receive $200 off your ticket with our exclusive link: manife.st/freightcaviarOTR SOLUTIONS This episode is brought to you by OTR Solutions, your one-stop solution for freight brokerages & carriers. They offer comprehensive factoring solutions, expert accounting, efficient funding, and tech assistance, along with quick pay options and a dedicated team to streamline your invoicing, billing, and cash flow. Check them out at otrsolutions.com/freight-caviar/ or text “OTRFC” to 80483 to see what they can do for your business. ASCEND TMS (TheFreeTMS.com) This episode is also brought to you by AscendTMS, the world's most popular & best-rated TMS. Use our referral code RA-FreightCaviar! to receive 3 months of AscendTMS Premium for free. It only takes 20 seconds to sign up and no credit card is required. Click here to learn more: https://inmotionglobal.com/features/freightcaviarInterested in sponsoring our podcast? Send us an email at pbj@freightcaviar.com. Support the show
Join us on the ThinkFreight Podcast as we sit down with Pam Simon, Conference Chair at Connectiv, who has mastered the art of connecting people from the vibrant New York City tech scene to hosting groundbreaking events in Brazil.Our conversation takes an exciting turn into the world of logistics as Pam shares the genesis of what would later evolve into the Manifest: Future of Supply Chain and Logistics. We explore the event's roots, its evolution, and the incredible journey that has brought it to where it is today.Want a sneak peek into this year's Manifest event? Pam spills the beans on who will be there, what to expect, and why it's an absolute must-attend for anyone in the supply chain and logistics arena. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just dipping your toes into the industry, this episode promises insights and excitement you won't want to miss!=================================================================Massive thanks to our sponsors and partners:⚫️ Manifest Vegas 2024 will address your top supply chain and logistics tech priorities. Join award-winning shippers as well as forward-leaning innovators February 5th - 7th in Las Vegas for the premiere gathering that unites the entire end-to-end supply chain ecosystem. Join now and save $200 off your ticket!=================================================================Join our vibrant community of freight enthusiasts, and let's embark on this journey together
Pam Simon and Joe Lynch discuss Manifest 2024. Pam is the EVP and Conference Chair at Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics which will be held February 5th - 7th, 2024, at Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. About Pam Simon Pam Simon is a successful entrepreneur and business connector with more than 15 years of experience in event production, content creation, experiential marketing and angel investing. In 2019 Connectiv acquired her Future of Event series from Lab Ventures. She is the EVP & Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. While a Partner at Lab Ventures Pam produced three major vertical technology summits ~ Future of Travel Tech, Future of Real Estate Tech and Future of Logistics Tech that bring new and emerging business to Miami. With her vast executive network and her ability to span many different worlds, she specializes in linking finance professionals with entrepreneurs to create lucrative new business opportunities. While living in Brazil she founded LATAM Founders Network (LFN), the largest private network of CEO's, Founders and Investors focused on the technology sector in Latin America. In 2014, Pam launched the LATAM Founders Awards, now known as the ‘Oscars for Technology in Latin America' an event that recognizes the most disruptive and innovative companies in the region. Pam is a George Washington University Graduate and an angel investor. She and her husband, Daniel Simon, have an 4 year old son, Hayden Storm Simon. About Manifest: The Future of Logistics The world of logistics is changing faster than ever. Technology advances plus rapidly changing consumer behavior has already dramatically changed how business gets done. Manifest will provide a focused look at what's to come across the spectrum of LogisticsTech and which companies and technologies are transforming the way goods circumnavigate the globe. Manifest will help you forge new relationships, new alliances, and foster new strategies that help move your business forward and avoid falling into the traditional mindset. Key Takeaways: Manifest 2024 Manifest, The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics will be held February 5th - 7th, 2024, at Caesars Forum, Las Vegas Showcase of leading innovations in supply chain and logistics technologies. Covers the entire supply chain spectrum, from transportation to data analytics. Features cutting-edge technologies like AI, blockchain, and robotics. Fosters collaboration and networking between industry professionals. Addresses global challenges like sustainability and workforce development. Inspires innovation and drives progress in the supply chain industry. A must-attend event for anyone involved in the supply chain and logistics ecosystem. Manifest is the premiere gathering that unites the entire eco-system of Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and end-to-end supply chain. Learn More About Manifest 2024 Pam Simon | LinkedIn Manifest: The future of Supply Chain & Logistics | LinkedIn Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics Key Takeaways from Manifest with Pam Simon End to End Supply Chain Disruption with Pam Simon Check out the full agenda details & SAVE $200 on the current registration rate ($600 off the on-site rate!) The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube
Pam Simon is a seasoned Entrepreneur, Business Connector, and Angel Investor boasting over two decades of expertise in event production, content creation, experiential marketing, and investment. Her tenure at Lab Ventures saw the acquisition of her Future of Event series by Connectiv in 2019, leading to the inception of Manifest, the inaugural global end-to-end supply chain event uniting prominent international corporations, investors, leaders, and innovators worldwide. As Manifest's Conference Chair and Executive Vice President of Programming, she orchestrates groundbreaking events. Pam's impact extends to Miami, where she helmed three pivotal vertical technology summits, cultivating emerging businesses and connecting finance professionals with enterprising opportunities. Her influence expands to Latin America through founding the Latam Founders Network (LFN), organizing the renowned Latam Founders Awards, and launching platforms like the Brainfood Monthly Speaker Series, facilitating investor-entrepreneur connections. A George Washington University graduate, Pam, beyond her ventures, treasures family time and indulges in silks performance when not immersed in her multifaceted endeavors.SHOW SUMMARYIn this episode of eCom Logistics Podcast, Pam Simon joins to discuss the trends and innovations in the logistics industry. She shares insights on the impact of AI and machine learning, the rise of drone delivery, and the importance of nearshoring and reshoring in supply chain strategies. Pam also highlights the key areas attracting significant investment in logistics technology and provides advice on how to make the most of conferences like Manifest.HIGHLIGHTS[00:03:11] Pam's background and the inspiration behind launching Manifest[00:05:13] Technological innovations in logistics, including robotics, AI, sustainability, and visibility[00:09:27] Focus on circular economy and re-commerce[00:14:56] Exploration of use cases for generative AI[00:17:54] Trend towards reshoring and nearshoring in the supply chain[00:20:27] Adoption of automation and the 3-2-1 cross-border strategy[00:22:01] Automation and robotics to assist with labor shortage[00:25:30] Challenges and opportunities in drone delivery[00:27:31] Intelligent infrastructure and sustainability in logistics[00:33:06] Conferences as a strategic place to meet investorsQUOTES[00:23:49] "I think we are going to see, we already starting to see some, but we'll see more drones that can lift heavier loads.[00:31:38] "If you're going to something that you're interested in, guess what everyone else that's in that room is interested in solving the same problem that you are."[00:34:46] "All money is not made equal. You want to take money from strategics, of course."Find out more about Pam Simon in the link below:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgranoff4/
ISPN Dubai 2023 David Rosenblum, MD interviews Reda Tolba, MD on the PainExam Podcast In this episode, we delve into the realm of Pain Management in the US and the Middle East. Our international pain experts discuss the upcoming ISPN (International Society for Pain and Neuroscience) meeting in Dubai this december. Subscribe to the PainExam Newsletter to Receive Free Content, Discounts and Course Updates! Email Address * Dr. Reda Tolba, MD, chairs the Pain Management Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He's internationally recognized for his contributions to Pain Medicine, boasting a wealth of experience from institutions like Wake Forest University Medical Center and Ochsner Health System. Dr. David Rosenblum, MD, is the Director of Pain Management at Maimonides Medical Center and a driving force behind pain education platforms like PainExam.com and NRAP Academy. He's a pioneer in ultrasound-guided pain procedures, having trained thousands of physicians online and in person. Tune in to hear Dr. Tolba's journey to being named Chair of Pain at Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, and his impressive academic and clinical achievements.Dr. Rosenblum, on the other hand, is known through his contributions to safe pain management protocols, and his mission to spread knowledge through podcasts and educational events. Patients, interested he's scheduling an appointment with Dr. Rosenblum at his Long Island or Brooklyn Locations can go to AABPpain.com or call 718 436 7246 or 516 482 7246 To learn more about their work and educational initiatives, explore NRAPpain.org and PainExam.com/events. Join us in this episode to uncover insights from these leading figures in Pain Management. Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine NYC- August 19th, 2023 Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine- Sept 15, 2023, San Juan, PR For up to date Calendar, Click Here!
In this week's captivating episode of our highly anticipated Geo Week 2023 series, we had the privilege of interviewing two industry experts who are at the forefront of innovation. Joining Mark Oden, Carla Lauter, Content Manager and Conference Chair at Geo Week, and Shawana Johnson, the President at Global Marketing Insights, engaged in enlightening discussions on a wide range of topics, including the challenges in finding presenters/topics for conference sessions, what attendees learned from the conference's keynote, how technologies covered at Global Marketing Insights tie into BIM, and research reports. This is a conversation you definitely don't want to miss!About Carla LauterCarla Lauter is co-Conference Chair for Geo Week and the editor of Geo Week News. As editor, she creates and curates content and newsletters in support of Geo Week. Before joining Diversified Communications, Carla spent 10 years on NASA and National Science Foundation funded projects focusing on Earth science and communication. She has worked on web-based outreach and online interactives for NASA Earth Science, including products for satellite missions measuring sea level, salinity and hyperspectral ocean color.About Shawana JohnsonDr. Shawana P. Johnson, GISP, is a global commercial remote sensing subject matter expert providing Geospatial Business Intelligence Expertise™ assisting government clients with the vast range of data available from open source intelligence and commercial spaceborne, airborne and terrestrial based sensors and their interoperability with the government and global business community focused on AI/ML usage of sensors for 5G and communications, national security, climate, energy resources, global food security and water sustainability; and logistics and supply chain.In these interviews, our guest host, Mark Oden, delved into a diverse range of topics with Carla and Shawana. Some of the captivating topics they discussed include:The many challenges in finding presenters and developing topics for conference sessionsDetails on what attendees specifically learned from the conference's keynoteDifferent types of technologies covered at Global Marketing Insights and some examples of how can we tie those into the BIM worldShawana highlighting two specialized research reports that are highly related to Geo WeekSHOW NOTES0:12 - Mark Oden introduces Carla Lauter, Content Manager and Conference Chair at Geo Week.2:00 - Mark: "I'm very impressed with the speakers and topics. What are some of the challenges in finding presenters and developing topics?"3:59 - Mark: "So you spoke a little bit about the core topics at the keynotes. I'd love to hear a little bit more about what we learned from the specific keynote?"8:57 - Mark Oden introduces Shawana Johnson, President at Global Marketing Insights.12:32 - Mark: "In terms of your per view on technologies, it looks like you personal and your company covers many different types of technologies. What are some examples of those and how can we tie those into the BIM world?"18:50 - Mark: "To bring Global Marketing Insights and Geo Week together, you work on very specialized and commissioned research reports. Is there one or two reports that you'd like to highlight that are highly related to Geo Week?"Contact the Future Construct Podcast Produced by BIM Designs, Inc! BIM Designs, Inc.: minority-owned, US-based, union-signatory preconstruction technology firm, offering turnkey BIM modeling, laser scanning, coordination management, and other VDC solutions to the AEC industry. Schedule a free consultation: sales@bimdesigns.net. Subscribe to our weekly blog and our Future Construct Podcast Suggest a podcast guest
From very near Wrexham, Will Evans laid the foundations for people like myself who have found themselves in the agricultural podcasting game. Having the struggles of having to record a Skype call to a landline it's fair to say he had it much harder than we have these days. Will keeps himself busy running the home farm alongside his wife and father, being chair of the OFC, writes for Farmer's Weekly and much more...oh and did I mention that he has 4 girls to look after as well!...4 future employees? Will's wife Sarah has started a very successful diversification in the form of home grown veg boxes being sold direct and indirect in the local area. Will was also one of the people on the pitch at that famous pitch invasion vs Notts County a few months back with Wrexham! Some story! This is a discussion with a man I could learn a lot from as could you! I know I'll be doing what I can to be at the OFC next year. Enjoy
In this episode of Lung Cancer Considered, host Dr. Stephen Liu discuss some of the highlights from iMig 2023 – the meeting of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group, an IASLC-endorsed meeting held in late June 2023 in Lille, France. Guests: Dr. Arnaud Scherpereel, the iMig President and 2023 Conference Chair, currently Professor of Pulmonary and Thoracic Oncology at the University Hospital of Lille. Dr. Jan van Meerbeeck, Professor of Thoracic Oncology at both Ghent and Antwerp University and Chair of Pulmonology at Antwerp University Hospital. He was also co-Chair of the 2023 iMig meeting
Join us in Indianapolis August 21-25! In this episode, we talk to Scott and Sarah about our upcoming conference. ScottJolman, D.SC., PA-C, Lt Colonel US Army (retired), is the Conference Chair of the PAOS annual meetings. Sarah Bolander D.M.Sc., PA-C, associate professor at Midwestern U andLynchburg U, is the Workshop Coordinator. Be sure to register for the conference and any workshops soon! Reserve your room (and book your flight!) at the same time. More info on the PAOS website - https://paos.org/events/event_list.asp
This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Monday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) features Amy Piper who gives an overview of the 2023 Annual IFWTWA Conference. This annual writers development conference will be held October 1-7, 2023, aboard Princess Cruise Lines' The Discovery. It is open to all food wine and travel writers.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/nAmmmSUBtQ8 The ship departs October 1, 2023 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and arrives in Los Angeles, CA, on October 7 for a total of six cruise nights. The conference will be held on the newest ship in the Princess fleet, the stunning Discovery Princess. Reservations must be made on or before August 31, 2023. For full itinerary details including the networking opportunities, expert speakers and professional development sessions, FAM trips, and cruise rates for members and non-members, visit: https://www.ifwtwa.org/2023-ifwtwa-conference/ An IFWTWA Director, Conference Chair, and Publications Editor, Amy Piper is a Lansing, Michigan-based freelance travel writer, blogger, and photographer. She is also the author of "100 Things to Do in Lansing Before You Die." Follow her adventures at https://followthepiper.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Monday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) features Amy Piper who gives an overview of the 2023 Annual IFWTWA Conference. This annual writers development conference will be held October 1-7, 2023, aboard Princess Cruise Lines' The Discovery. It is open to all food wine and travel writers.WATCH THIS PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/nAmmmSUBtQ8 The ship departs October 1, 2023 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and arrives in Los Angeles, CA, on October 7 for a total of six cruise nights. The conference will be held on the newest ship in the Princess fleet, the stunning Discovery Princess. Reservations must be made on or before August 31, 2023. For full itinerary details including the networking opportunities, expert speakers and professional development sessions, FAM trips, and cruise rates for members and non-members, visit: https://www.ifwtwa.org/2023-ifwtwa-conference/ An IFWTWA Director, Conference Chair, and Publications Editor, Amy Piper is a Lansing, Michigan-based freelance travel writer, blogger, and photographer. She is also the author of "100 Things to Do in Lansing Before You Die." Follow her adventures at https://followthepiper.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Crain's Executive Editor Mickey Ciokajlo interviews 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference Chair Matt Elliott, Michigan Market Leader, Bank of America.
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is the largest such organization in the world. Their 2023 IAEM Conference will be held in Long Beach California. Leading the conference preparations is Duane Hagelgans, Conference Chair. In this podcast we find out about the conference in general and more specifics on how the event is organized, how speakers are chosen and then other opportunities like the Exhibit Hall, where vendors of all types display their wares and services. You can still register for the November event and get the early registration discount. For potential exhibitors, they will accommodate whoever is interested in participating. This episode is sponsored by AshBritt, a national rapid-response emergency management and logistics company. Celebrating its 30th year, AshBritt has led response efforts following 60 federally declared disasters across 30 states and has conducted more than 400 missions, successfully serving over 600 clients. AshBritt is the trusted emergency management contractor for cities, counties, states and for federal agencies, including the Department of Defense where AshBritt holds a pre-position debris management contract which covers 25 U.S. states. Eric Holdeman is a professional emergency manager who is passionate about providing information that can help families, businesses & governments become better prepared for disasters of all types. Hear first hand expert insights from Eric on his Podcast, Blog & EricHoldeman.com.
In this inspiring episode of "When the Moment Chooses You," host Coach Charlene sits down with Kim Scott, a Bay Area native, nurse, and producer of the Black History Month conference series. Kim shares her personal and professional journey, and how she combined her passion with her work to create a dream partnership. She discusses her involvement with Kaiser Permanente and professional nursing organizations, emphasizing the importance of combining personal passions with professional work. This conversation is sure to leave you feeling motivated and empowered. Don't miss out on this insightful and uplifting episode! Kim scott's bio: Kimberly (Kim) Scott is a Nurse Leader from the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a master's degree in nursing administration and business administration. With over two decades of healthcare experience, Kim has established herself as a nursing advocate, speaker, coach, motivator, connector, and author. She has a passion for coaching and loves to serve and speak about building community. Kim refers to the community as, Common Unity. Kim is a past president of the Bay Area Black Nurses Association, Inc., past Board of Directors member for The National Black Nurses Association, Inc., (NBNA), and immediate past national chair of the NBNA Collaborative Mentorship Program. In addition, host and producer of her yet released show Health Diary Conversations with Nurse Kim J on the Hip Hop TV streaming platform. She is a proud member of the Lambda ChI Chi chapter in Oakland, CA. Kim serves as board member of the Marcus Foster Education Institute. Kim has made developing the next generation of Black Nurses her business. She served as Conference Chair of the Florence Stroud Black History Month Nursing Conference Series for almost a decade. This conference addresses increasing diversity of the Nursing workforce and combating health disparity. Kim has worked for Kaiser Permanente for over twenty six years, and her current role is Service Unit Manager in the department of Chronic Conditions in Oakland, California. She started her journey at Kaiser as a volunteer. Kim's proudest role is mother of her daughter, Sydney Beals, an inspiring young lady. Kim J. Scott, MSN, MBA, RN Contact: www.kim@kimjscott.com LinkedIn: Kim_J_Scott Facebook: Kimberly Scott Instagram: @kim_j_scott ABOUT WHEN THE MOMENT CHOOSES YOU PODCAST Coach Charlene's purpose is to bring transformation by creating and inspiring destiny moments because every heartbeat matters... When the Moment chooses you will engage in compassionate courageous conversations with some of the most daring trailblazers and change agents in organizations, corporations and the world who dared to respond to those destiny moments. Listen to new episodes bi-weekly on Sundays anywhere you get your podcasts. You will move from thinking and talking about your dreams….to manifesting the desires of your heart….Be inspired to become the highest expression of yourself. What will you do when the moment chooses you? follow me on social media: whenthemomentchoosesyou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whenthemomentchoosesyou Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whenthemomentchoosesyou/ Website: https://www.coachcharlene.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charlene-johnson68/message
Tiffany Trader interviews SC22 Conference Chair Candace Culhane about the evolution of SC and this year's event.
Pam Simon and Joe Lynch discuss end to end of supply chain disruption, which is what the Manifest Conference is all about. Pam is the Conference Chair & EVP Programming at Connectiv where they organize and host Manifest: The Future of Logistics is Here. About Pam Simon Pam Simon is a successful entrepreneur and business connector with more than 15 years of experience in event production, content creation, experiential marketing and angel investing. In 2019 Connectiv acquired her Future of Event series from Lab Ventures. She is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. While a Partner at Lab Ventures Pam produced three major vertical technology summits ~ Future of Travel Tech, Future of Real Estate Tech and Future of Logistics Tech that bring new and emerging business to Miami. With her vast executive network and her ability to span many different worlds, she specializes in linking finance professionals with entrepreneurs to create lucrative new business opportunities. While living in Brazil she founded LATAM Founders Network (LFN), the largest private network of CEO's, Founders and Investors focused on the technology sector in Latin America. In 2014, Pam launched the LATAM Founders Awards, now known as the ‘Oscars for Technology in Latin America' an event that recognizes the most disruptive and innovative companies in the region. Pam is a George Washington University Graduate and an angel investor. She and her husband, Daniel Simon, have an 4 year old son, Hayden Storm Simon. About Manifest: The Future of Logistics The world of logistics is changing faster than ever. Technology advances plus rapidly changing consumer behavior has already dramatically changed how business gets done. Manifest will provide a focused look at what's to come across the spectrum of LogisticsTech and which companies and technologies are transforming the way goods circumnavigate the globe. Manifest will help you forge new relationships, new alliances, and foster new strategies that help move your business forward and avoid falling into the traditional mindset. About Connectiv Connectiv is a live events studio that for the past decade has dedicated itself to creating industry leading gatherings. Our passion and our expertise is owning and operating at scale, vertical-specific conferences. The events we have created attract more than 15,000 people each year and touch on global industries impacting people's daily lives. Key Takeaways: End to End Supply Chain Disruption Pam Simon is the Conference Chair & EVP Programming at Connectiv, the company that organizes and hosts Manifest: The Future of Logistics which is scheduled for January 31st - February 2nd, 2023. Manifest is held at Caesars Forum, Las Vegas. Manifest, a conference designed for those at the forefront of the changing logistics landscape including industry executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. Manifest Vegas brings together the most comprehensive ecosystem of innovation and transformation in supply chain and logistics. There are more than 250 thought leaders and pioneers: Confirmed Speakers It's not too late to be there: Manifest Registration Learn More About End to End Supply Chain Disruption Pam on LinkedIn Connectiv on LinkedIn Connectiv Manifest Key Takeaways from Manifest with Pam Simon The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube
This week's podcast features a conversation with John Hohol, FIG Co-Conference Chair and Tim Burch, NSPS Executive Director discussing an exciting new conference experience for all surveyors early next summer. They recently chatted about the planning procedure, on- and off-site events, and exhibitor opportunities for all geospatial vendors. The FIG Working Week 2023, being held in Orlando, Florida, USA, will foster an environment that looks at the world we currently live in and help to create ideas and visions that use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for detailing new strategies to align with our Working Week theme. Thank for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to your audio selections.
Nobody has a political career like JC Watts. Starting quarterback at the University of Oklahoma, NFL draft pick, several years in the Canadian Football League, the first Black statewide elected official in Oklahoma, 8 years in Congress rising to Conference Chair in the GOP leadership, and voluntarily leaving office with even greater political stardom likely in front of him. In this conversation, he talks his one-of-kind-story of a blue-collar kid from small town Eufala, OK to a high level pro athlete to a groundbreaking political figure - with one of the most unique perspectives in American politics. IN THIS EPISODEJC Watts' upbringing in rural Eufala, OK..The formative experience of playing football at the University of Oklahoma…The political roots of the Watts family…What leads him to run for office shortly after his football career ends…Lessons learned from his iconic coach Barry Switzer…Memories from early days in the House after his 1994 election…Congressman Watts talks what he learned about Native culture over the years…Inside the story of delivering the 1997 GOP Response to the State of the Union…Congressman Watts ousts John Boehner from the House GOP leadership after the '98 elections…Inside the strategic and messaging disagreements among the GOP leadership…Congressman Watts talks the intoxicating “cheer of the crowd” present in politics…The two times he most seriously considered running for office after he left the House…The letter Rosa Parks wrote to Congressman Watts…Why he left the House after 8 years…The longtime political relationship between Congressman Watts and his successor Tom Cole…Congressman Watts talks being both a Black man and a strong Republican…His thoughts on the state of the Trump-led Republican Party of 2022…The current projects that he's most excited about…AND Arkansas things, bellyachers, Sonny Bono, bootleggers, David Boren, the CFL, Julia Carson, cesspools and jacuzzis, Chattanooga, Dick Cheney, Donna Christensen, Bill Clinton, Tom Coburn, the Contract with America, the Creek Nation, Danny Davis, Tom Delay, disgruntled Democrats, dysfunctional conferences, economics 101, enterprise zones, FCA, Floyd Flake, George Floyd, Harold Ford Jr., Newt Gingrich, HBCUs, Denny Hastert, huge assignments, Jim Inhofe, Jesse Jackson, January 6th, Jack Kemp, knuckleheads, Langston University, lapel pins, Steve Largent, live bodies, Bob Livingston, Longhorn friends, Dave McCurdy, the NAACP, Don Nickles, opportunity zones, Ottawa, Pee Wee leagues, pow wows, private equity funds, pulpit experience, reading the blitz, redshirts, special sauce, The Selmon Brothers, the Sixth Sense, snowball effects, speechwriters, Mike Synar, Toronto, the United Nations, the Urban League, the USA Today, youth ministers, Zach Wamp & more!
This past week, Lean Solutions was a proud sponsor for the AME international Conference in Dallas. Craig Johnson and I were there to attend, exhibit, network, and record some great interviews for the podcast. During this episode, I was able to catch up with the Conference Chair, Dan McDonnell, as well as many other attendees and speakers of the conference. We discussed learnings, takeaway's, and tour/workshop ahha moments. About AME: The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit of excellence. Whether looking to learn about lean manufacturing or one of the continuous improvement tools like value stream mapping, kaizen, lean supply chain, lean new product development, lean accounting, or leadership of lean transformation you've come to the right place. AME is practitioner based which means our events and workshops are hands-on and taught by others who have “been there” and want to share their experiences. Visit our site to obtain more information on all of our educational opportunities or join AME and start receiving the many benefits of membership. Make sure to mark your calendars for AME 2023!
Pam Simon and Joe Lynch discuss key takeaways from Manifest. Pam is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. About Pam Simon Pam Simon is a successful entrepreneur and business connector with more than 15 years of experience in event production, content creation, experiential marketing and angel investing. In 2019 Connectiv acquired her Future of Event series from Lab Ventures. She is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. While a Partner at Lab Ventures Pam produced three major vertical technology summits ~ Future of Travel Tech, Future of Real Estate Tech and Future of Logistics Tech that bring new and emerging business to Miami. With her vast executive network and her ability to span many different worlds, she specializes in linking finance professionals with entrepreneurs to create lucrative new business opportunities. While living in Brazil she founded LATAM Founders Network (LFN), the largest private network of CEO's, Founders and Investors focused on the technology sector in Latin America. In 2014, Pam launched the LATAM Founders Awards, now known as the ‘Oscars for Technology in Latin America' an event that recognizes the most disruptive and innovative companies in the region. Pam is a George Washington University Graduate and an angel investor. She and her husband, Daniel Simon, have an 4 year old son, Hayden Storm Simon. About Manifest: The Future of Logistics The world of logistics is changing faster than ever. Technology advances plus rapidly changing consumer behavior has already dramatically changed how business gets done. Manifest will provide a focused look at what's to come across the spectrum of LogisticsTech and which companies and technologies are transforming the way goods circumnavigate the globe. Manifest will help you forge new relationships, new alliances, and foster new strategies that help move your business forward and avoid falling into the traditional mindset. About Connectiv Connectiv is a live events studio that for the past decade has dedicated itself to creating industry leading gatherings. Our passion and our expertise is owning and operating at scale, vertical-specific conferences. The events we have created attract more than 15,000 people each year and touch on global industries impacting people's daily lives. Key Takeaways: Key Takeaways from Manifest Pam Simon is the EVP Programming & Content at Manifest, a conference designed for those at the forefront of the changing logistics landscape including industry executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. Manifest: The Future of Logistics was held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 25 to January 27, 2022. The following are Pam's key takeaways from the event: Convergence of logistics, technology and investment professionals coming together to discuss the industry's biggest challenges and opportunities. Sustainability is gaining momentum in the logistics space. Senior executives from the logistics industry presented their sustainability goals and investments, while innovative players from the industry showcased their product offerings that will enable a carbon neutral future. Really cool trucks were in attendance at Manifest including autonomous and electric vehicles. Attendees didn't just get brochures and video demos about the future of trucking, they got to climb in the trucks and participate in ride-alongs. The Women's Luncheon was a big hit at Manifest and not just with the ladies. Over 40% of the attendees were men which reflects the industry's growing demand for female talent. Top logistics companies want to better recruit, develop, and retain women executives – and Manifest is a great place to connect with those talented ladies. Warehousing is increasingly a high tech business with the top companies investing in WMS, scanning technologies, robotics and automation. At the Manifest, top technology companies showed off their latest and great innovations. Logistics is global and so was the Manifest conference, which attracted people from over 27 countries. Many innovative companies from outside the USA were delighted to connect directly with American logistics professionals. Conversely, logistics professionals were thrilled to be exposed to technologies and service offerings that have not yet reached the US market. Ludacris was at Manifest Learn More About Key Takeaways from Manifest Pam Simon's LinkedIn Connectiv's LinkedIn Connectiv Manifest POD trucks that are EV and AV Forbes article The List of Sponsors and the Size of Expo Continue To Expand at Manifest Vegas 2023 The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube
In this episode, Alexandra Philbin talks to Stiofán Ó Briain (Teaching Fellow and PhD Student, University College Dublin) and Erin McNulty (PhD Student, University of Glasgow) about the Association of Celtic Students' annual conference. Stiofán, who was Conference Chair for the Celtic Students Conference in 2020 and 2021, reflects on his experiences of the conference as an attendee and then as Chair. Erin, Conference Chair for the 2023 Celtic Students Conference, tells us about what we can expect at the upcoming conference, which will take place at the University of Glasgow and online between March 30 and April 1, 2023. Both encourage students and recent graduates to apply to present a paper at the Conference. This can be done by clicking on the following link and submitting an abstract by November 1, 2022: https://linktr.ee/celticstudentsconference. For those who would like to submit a poster for the 2023 Conference, please email the Conference team at celticstudents.conference@gmail.com. This episode was recorded in September 2022. Host: Alexandra Philbin Guests: Stiofán Ó Briain and Erin McNulty Language: English Music: “Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy” by Sláinte, CC BY-SA 3.0 US (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/), available from freemusicarchive.org Links to initiatives, organisations and people mentioned in the episode: Call for Papers and Abstract Submission UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore University of Glasgow Proceedings of the Association of Celtic Students of Ireland and Britain: Vol. VII (Edinburgh, 2019) An Comunn Oiseanach Committee Roles of the Association of Celtic Students Celtic Students Conference Schedule 2020 Celtic Students Conference Schedule 2021 Wonder If you would like to submit a poster for the 2023 Conference or have any questions about the Conference, please contact the Association at celticstudents.conference@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/celticstudents/message
Episode 2163: Elise Stefanik Announces Run For GOP Conference Chair; We Have An Historic Drop In Net Assets And What Is To Come Next
(Sep 14, 2022) For years, volunteer fire departments in the North Country haven't been allowed to bill for ambulance service. That's left them holding the bill, and has caused many to discontinue their ambulances. A new state law changes that. Also: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says she plans to seek another term as the GOP's Conference Chair in the House if she wins re-election.
The HR Indiana Conference is one of the largest regional human resources conferences in the United States. For the 1st time in 3 years, everything will be in-person and under one roof! There are over 50 speakers scheduled, including keynotes from Marc Effron, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Val Grubb, plus 50 concurrent sessions. No matter if you are just starting out as an HR Generalist, or you are a Senior VP of HR, HR Indiana has just the right education for you. Joining Geeks Geezers and Googlization co-hosts Ira S Wolfe and Jason Cochran for this special live stream episode will be the 2022 Conference Chair, JoDee Curtis. Ira and Jason will also be speaking at the event. Ira: Monday, August 29, No App to Adapt Jason: Monday August 29, Creating Ideal Employee Experiences - 4 Principles Connection You can learn more about Indiana SHRM's HR Conference at https://hrindianashrm.org/conference. Past Geeks Geezers and Googlization guests who will also be speaking include Marc Effron, Kevin Grossman, Vivian Blade, and Jodi Brandstetter.
Steve welcomes on Mitch, the Conference Chair for this year's Gay and Sober Men's conference, to discuss the upcoming event.Register for the conference today: https://www.gayandsober.org/registrationDownload the app and use code GSApp before June 1st for discounted tickets!Or join us for Pride celebration on Sunday here: https://www.gayandsober.org/celebration.Book your stay at the Westin here: https://www.gayandsober.org/housingThank you for listening. Please rate and review if you have found this information helpful.If you are interested in sharing your story, getting involved with the show, or just saying hi, please e-mail me at gayapodcast@gmail.comOr Follow Us wherever you are listening so you can get new episodes when they come out every Monday and Thursday. Until that time, stay sober, friends!Support the show
Conference Chair, Olumide Ajayi, interviews Fred L. Hamel | Edited by Saurabh Anand, Communications Editor.
In this episode we chat with Dr. Louise McCullough, professor and Chair of Neurology at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center and Co-Director of UTHealth Neurosciences. She is also the Conference Chair for this year's International Stroke Conference and offers an inside look into this year's event and UTHealth Houston's involvement. We discuss COVID and stroke, Dr. James Grotta's presentation on MSU cost effectiveness, TNK vs TPA use, up and comers from UTHealth Houston to look out for and so much more. Ideas and opinions are our own and this podcast is not a substitute for expert medical advice. The Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease (UTHealth Stroke Institute) http://www.utstrokeinstitute.com/ UTHealth Stroke Institute Vascular Neurology Fellowship https://www.uth.edu/stroke-institute/training/vascular-neurology-fellowship Dr. Louise McCullough https://med.uth.edu/neurology/faculty/louise-d-mccullough-md-phd/ Host: Amy Quinn Communications Director, The Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at UTHealth Houston Twitter: @UTHealthStroke Instagram: @UTHealthStroke Facebook: facebook.com/uthealthstroke
Moving from one form of change to another needs some form of management principles and framework in place in adapting to the new change or evolve from the old to the new in a guided framework. This management can be viewed from the Human Resources Management lens. For the future of work, evolving or changing is inevitable in keeping up or coping with the changes that will be encountered. In managing this change, human capital management is key. For this episode, I will discussing this issue with Perry Timms Founder and Chief Energy Officer: People & Transformational HR Ltd with 30+ yrs experience in people, learning, technology, organisation change & transformation.He is a Global and TEDx Speaker, Adviser and Conference Chair on the Future of Work and HR, and member of the Be The Ripple movement to promote kindess and eradicate bullying in workplaces.Perry is a visiting Fellow at Cranfield Management School and Sheffield Hallam University, a Fellow of the RSA, was a Guest Professor at GEA College in Slovenia, and am part of the Adjunct Faculty at Ashridge Executive Education and Guest Professor at Hult International Business School - as well as an Associate at the Work Foundation - helping create the principles of Good Work in an uncertain world.Support the show
Diversity is the key to what makes blockchain successful and innovative. We have to keep encouraging and growing this movement in order to not only have success but to have new projects created. * I sit down with Jillian Godsil located in Ireland and we discuss all about diversity, the future, NFTs and more regarding the blockchain space. Jillian Godsil describes herself as Blockchain Advocate, Founder, Conference Chair, Women in Blockchain Advocate, Keynote Speaker, Crypto Journalist, Broadcaster, CEO, Writer, Homelessness Advocate, Former European Parliament Candidate, Law Changer, Mother, Choir Member, Hill Walker, Dreamer Contact Jillian at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jilliangodsil/ https://twitter.com/jilliangodsil --------------- Increase Your Net Worth by grabbing our FREE tax savings download, and Subscribing to our weekly newsletter. https://bit.ly/JRobert ***Connect across your favorite social platform: https://linktr.ee/Joerobert ***Subscribe to podcast: http://bit.ly/JRPodcasts
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