Preliminary Agenda

Winter Meeting 2023

Monday, January 30

10:00am-12noon

Registration | Sea Turtle Foyer
8:00am-12noon

Optional Golf Outing | Sailfish Sands Golf Course
2:00pm-4:00pm

Board of Directors Meeting (Board & Committee Chairs Only | Cobia & Tarpon
5:30pm-7:00pm

Optional Activity: Welcome Reception | Sea Turtle Foyer

Tuesday, January 31

7:30am-8:30am

Registration | Sea Turtle Foyer
7:30am-8:30am

Continental Breakfast | Sea Turtle Foyer
8:30am-12noon

Committee Meetings
8:30am-9:30am

Workforce Development Committee Meets | Kingfish Room
8:30am-9:30am

Safety Committee Meets | Loggerhead A
9:30am-10:30am

Marketing & Fundraising for Scholarships/Events Committee Meets | Loggerhead B
10:30am-11:30am

Owners’ Forum | Loggerhead C
11:30am-1:00pm

Lunch – On your own
1:00pm-4:30pm

General Session (Day 1) | Leatherback & Hawksbill
1:00pm-1:10pm

Welcome, Pledge of Allegiance | Scott Straight | Vice President, Project Engineering, Facilities Projects, and Real Estate & Right of Way | LG&E and KU Energy | SCOAR President
1:10pm-1:20pm

Opening Remarks | Scott Straight
1:20pm-1:30pm

Safety Topic: Fit for Duty | Herb Strong, Client Services Manager | Haztek, Inc. | SCOAR Safety Committee Chair
1:30pm-1:40pm

Introduction of 2023 Board of Directors and Officers | Scott Straight
1:40pm-2:00pm

Member and Guest Introductions | Tim Johnson | SCOAR Executive Director
2:00pm-3:00pm

Project Summit-Project Success through Trust and Collaboration | Moderator: Kevin Sell-CVO, United Group Services | Ed Luckenbach, Air Products (Retired) | Dan Freese-CEO, United Group Services | Ryan Odendahl-President, KWEST Group | Todd Stevens-Vice President, Metropower | Dr. Ken Sullivan-Professor, Arizona State University/Simplar
3:00pm-3:30pm

Networking Break | Kingfish Foyer
3:30pm-4:00pm

Sponsor Solutions: It’s Never Been Worse: The Construction Labor Market in 2023 | Herb Dew, Owner | RoadDog Jobs
4:00pm-4:30pm

Owner Update | Greg Polk, VP of Global Government Relations & Citizenship | Stanley Black & Decker
4:30pm

Adjourn
6:00pm-10:000pm

Optional Networking Activity: Dinner & Casino Night | Leatherback & Hawksbill

Wednesday, February 1

7:30am-8:15am

Breakfast Buffet | Sea Turtle Foyer
8:15am-12:15pm

General Session (Day 2) | Leatherback & Hawksbill
8:15am-8:25am

Opening Remarks/Day 1 Recap | Scott Straight
8:30am-9:00am

TOPS Award Winner Presentation | Lance Simons, VP – Safety & Quality, Haskell | BayCare Mease Countryside Hospital Master Plan
9:00am-9:30am

TOPS Award Winner Presentation | Kevin Sell, CVO, United Group Services | Suicide Prevention Program
9:30am-10:00am

Sponsor Solutions | Mark Brown and Jimmie Jordan, Southern States Millwright Regional Council | “UBC Millwright Apprenticeship. What Sets Us Apart”
10:00am-10:30am

Networking Break
10:30am-11:15am

Session – TBD
11:15am-11:45am

Owner Update | Jeff Heun, Director | LG&E-KU
11:45am-12noon

Closing Remarks | Scott Straight
12noon

Adjourn

*Casino gaming tables are provided for entertainment purposes only. All donations and proceeds support SCOAR’s scholarship program. Players must be 18 years or older.

Preliminary Agenda

Monday, January 30

Tuesday, January 31

Wednesday, February 1

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