TEC 85th Annual Meeting

TEC 85th Annual Meeting

Sunday, August 03, 2025 - Wednesday, August 06, 2025 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Central Standard Time

TEC 85th Annual Meeting


Fairmont Austin  
Sunday, August 03, 2025 - Wednesday, August 06, 2025   iCalendar Central Standard Time

Registration Fees 
Member: $795  
Spouse/Guest: $150 
Ages 18 and below: Registration Not Required. Email tecannualmeeting@texas-ec.org to let us know if they will be attending meal functions. 
Business Alliance Program Member: $795

Register by July 10 for the lowest price.

Hotel Information 
Fairmont Austin 
Room Rate: $235 
Check-in: 3:00 p.m. 
Check-out: 11:00 a.m.

 

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Tentative Agenda

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Breakfast on Your Own

7:30 a.m.

Member Registration Open 

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Increasing Influence and Building Board Consensus (952.1)

NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Artificial Intelligence and Electric Cooperatives (928.1)

Noon

Lunch for Workshop Participants 
 

Evening on Your Own 
 

Monday, August 4, 2025 

Breakfast on Your Own

7:00 a.m. 

Member Registration Open

TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open

25th Annual Legislative Advocacy Golf Tournament
Grey Rock Golf Club
Check in, breakfast, and practice at 7:00 a.m.
Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. 

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: Providing Feedback to Your CEO (947.1)

NRECA BLC Full-day Workshop: How to Evaluate and Improve Board Performance (951.1) 

Noon

Lunch for Workshop Participants

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibit Show

 

Evening on Your Own
 

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 

7:00 a.m.


Member Registration Open

 

TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open

 

Membership Breakfast

 

8:30 a.m. 


General Session 

Welcome and Convene
 

Invocation


Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance 


National Anthem

 

TEC and Industry Update
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives

 

9:50 a.m.

 

TREWA and Spouse Program

 

9:50 a.m. 

 

General Session

 

AI in the Utility Industry

Peter Muhoro, Chief Strategy, Technology and Innovation Officer, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

 

PUC Update
Chairman Thomas J. Gleeson, Public Utility Commission of Texas

 

The Importance of Grassroots and VCP
Kelly Cushman, VP, Political Affairs, NRECA

 

Noon

 

Rural Friends Lunch

Special Guest Speaker

 

1:15 p.m.

 

General Session

 

NRECA Update
Jim Matheson, CEO, NRECA

 

Government Relations Update
Julia Harvey, VP, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives

 

Start with Who: Cultivating the Gift of Grounded Influence
Bobby Hulme-Lippert, Leadership Coach, BHL Coaching


Adjourn 

 

4:20 p.m.

 

NRECA Board Election

 

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

Night at the Races - Run for the Yellow Roses
Casino Night, Dinner & Dancing

 

 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 

7:30 a.m.


Member Registration Open

 

TEC Showcase and TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open

 

Breakfast Pastries

 

8:30 a.m. 

 

General Session

 

Welcome and Reconvene

 

TEC Chairman's Report
Avan Irani, Chair, TEC Board of Directors, Nueces EC 

 

Recognition of Retiring Managers
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives

 

Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Report
Phil Erwin, President/CEO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange 

 

CFC Report
Kendall Montgomery, CFC Director, General Manager/CEO, Fort Belknap EC

 

Touchstone Energy Update
Scott Bialick, Sr. Program Manager, Member Engagement & Business Development, Touchstone Energy

 

Homestead Funds Update
Mark Santero, CEO, Homestead Funds

 

CoBank Report
Landon Reneau, VP Electric Distribution, CoBank

 

NRTC Report
Matt Timmons, Regional Business Manager, NRTC

 

9:40 a.m.

 

Election of TEC Board of Directors

 

10:00 a.m.

 

TREWA Report
Rachel Ford, TREWA Board President, Human Resources Manager, Comanche EC

 

Keynote Speaker

 

11:15 a.m.

 

Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn