7:00am –5:00pm        

Registration

8:00am–10:00am

Workforce Planning Council Meeting (Council Members Only)

10:00am–12:30pm

Executive Council Meeting (Council Members Only)

1:00pm–5:30pm

National Forum for State Energy Workforce Consortia

5:30pm–7:00pm

Networking Reception

7:00am –5:00pm        

Registration

7:00am–8:00am

Breakfast

8:00am–8:10am

Welcome to the CEWD Summit

8:10am–9:10am

Board Panel: CEWD 2018 Energy Industry Game Changers

Earlier this year, the CEWD Board of Directors and Executive Council mapped out the most significant industry changes that will impact the energy workforce.  These game changers provide the foundation for a national strategic workforce plan to create and maintain a talent pipeline of qualified and diverse workers. Our panel of directors will talk about how the industry is changing and their take on the future workforce.  After you hear from the Board members, you’ll have the opportunity to ask your most pressing questions about the Game Changers.

9:10am–9:40am

CEWD Update

9:40am–10:00am

Break

10:00am–12:15pm

General Session – Changing Workforce

The energy workforce is transforming to a younger, more diverse and technically savvy future.  Diversity and inclusion expert, Dr. Tony Byers, will share his thoughts on challenging the status quo of diversity and inclusion practices and transforming D & I from “the right thing to do” to the business imperative of our time.  CEWD member companies will then report on how they are achieving results through the Strategic Linkages approach to diversity introduced at last year’s Summit. Finally, hear about the next evolution of diversity and inclusion, Human Equity, from Lori Sutton, Vectren who has been on the ground utilizing this approach.

12:15pm–1:30pm

Networking Lunch

1:30pm–2:45pm

Breakout Sessions

In July 2018, CEWD surveyed the membership to determine the most pressing issues today and in five years. The breakout sessions at this year’s Summit will focus on those issues identified as the most critical and how what we do today can help us better prepare for the future.

• Diversity

• Building Partnerships

• Measuring Progress / Workforce Planning

• Employability Skills

• Knowledge Transfer

2:45pm–3:15pm

Break

3:15pm–5:00pm

General Session – Changing Relationships

The nature of relationships between utilities, contractors, educators and other stakeholders has matured and grown in importance since CEWD was first formed. Vivek Arora, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Mears Group, Inc., a Quanta Services Company, will address the importance of developing sustainable partnerships that can withstand ongoing change in our industry. In our company spotlight, John Lee, President and CEO, Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative will provide an excellent example of partnership in practice with the Power Line Workforce Program partnership with Southside community College. Additionally, a panel of CEWD members will describe their partnerships that are producing impressive results.

7:00am–8:00am    

Breakfast

8:00am–10:00am

General Session – Changing Skills

A skilled workforce—we all want and need it, but today’s changing environment means we have to find innovative ways to teach both aspiring employees and the incumbent workforce.  A strong foundation of academic, employability and technical skills form the core of the workforce for today and tomorrow.  The more solid the employability skills of the workforce pipeline in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, and persistence, the more likely they will adjust to the ever-changing technologies. Find out how educators and employers are addressing the challenge of a skilled workforce and producing students and workers who have the skills the industry needs to succeed today and in the future.

10:00am–10:15am

Break

10:15am–12:15pm

General Session – Preparing for the Future

During our review of the 2018 game changers, significant advances in technology was seen as a sizable internal and external workforce impact. From drones to artificial intelligence to chatbots and RPA, technology advances are challenging our existing workforce capability as well as our workforce pipeline efforts. Brad Denny, Principal and Power & Utilities Human Capital Leader of Deloitte Consulting, will a fascinating look at changing technologies and the impact they will have on the talent pipeline.  And find out what the future workforce looks like and expects as we close with a panel of new energy employees. 

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Wrap Up/Adjourn