2025 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Wednesday, April 9
8:00am - Registration
8:00am - Breakfast
Salon C/D
8:45am - Kickoff and Welcome
9:00am - What a Country: Navigating Political Divisions Beyond the Election
Luke Russert, Journalist & Author
10:00am - YLC Speech
10:15am - Break
Talk & Tie outside of Ballroom
10:30am - Electric Cooperatives and Data Centers – Challenges and Opportunities
John Hewa, CEO, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Andrew Hall, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, ACES
Moderated by: Zach Anderson, COO, Wolverine Power Cooperative
11:45am - Lunch
Talk and Tie Service Project outside of Ballroom
1:00pm - Welcome Back
1:00pm - Unity in Action: How Michigan and Florida Partnered
Mason Powell, Lineman, Wolverine Power Cooperative
Dustin Ockert, Lineman, Cherryland Electric Cooperative
Curtis Wynn, CEO, SECO Energy
Alisia Hounshell, Director of Communications, Florida Electric Cooperatives Association
Moderated by: Joe McElroy, Director of Safety, MECA
2:15pm - A Conversation with John Kran, MECA’s New CEO
Moderated by: Chris O’Neill, CEO, HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative
3:00pm - Break
Talk & Tie Service Project outside of Ballroom
3:30pm - Designing Lives & Businesses in Bloom: Focal, Filler & Flair
Kalin Sheick, Florist, Happiness Curator, &
Public Speaker
4:30pm - Closing Remarks
Kacy Wickenhauser, Chief Human Resources Officer, Wolverine Power Cooperative
4:30 - 6:00pm - Reception
International Ballroom Foyer
Thursday, April 10
7:00am - Breakfast
Salon C/D
Talk & Tie Service Project outside of Ballroom
8:00am - Welcome
Rachel Johnson, CEO, Cherryland Electric Cooperative
8:10am - An update from NRECA’s CEO
9:10am - Palisades Update: Countdown to Restart
Eric Baker, President & CEO, Wolverine Power Cooperative
Kelly Trice, President, Holtec International
Moderated by: Zach Anderson, COO, Wolverine Power Cooperative
10:30am - Break & Check-Out
Talk & Tie Service Project outside of Ballroom
11:00am - Wolverine Annual Meeting
Joseph Baumann, Chief Legal Officer, Wolverine Power Cooperative
11:45am - Closing Remarks
12:00pm - Adjourn
PROFESSIONAL GROUP MEETINGS
Professional Group Meetings are by invitation only
Tuesday, April 8
10:00 am-4:00 pm: HR Professionals Conference
10:30 am-4:30 pm: Safety Professionals Roundtable
12:00 pm-5:00 pm: Communicators Conference
1:00 pm-3:00 pm: IT Professionals Conference
2:00 pm-4:00 pm: Lenders Meeting