Conference Schedule
SUNDAY, JULY 30
Member Registration Open
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
NRECA BLC Full-Day Workshop: Practical Communication Strategies for Directors (BLC 950.1)
8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
LUNCH FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
EVENING ON YOUR OWN
MONDAY, JULY 31
MORNING
Member Registration Open
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
TEC Showcase & TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
23rd Annual Legislative Advocacy Golf Tournament
7:00 a.m. check-in, breakfast, and practice
8:00 a.m. start
NRECA BLC Full-Day Workshop: Electric Vehicles: Strategy and Policy Considerations (BLC 965.1)
8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
NRECA BLC Full-Day Workshop: The Road to Resiliency: A Director's Responsibility (BLC 984.1)
8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
LUNCH FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
11:45 a.m.–12:45p.m.
AFTERNOON
TEC Business Alliance Program Members Appreciation Reception
4:30 –5:30 p.m.
EVENING ON YOUR OWN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1
MORNING
Member Registration Open
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
TEC Showcase & TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST BUFFET
7:00–8:00 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Welcome and Convene
TEC and Industry Update
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Session
Speaker to be announced
ERCOT Update
Pablo Vegas, CEO and President, ERCOT
TxDOT's Plan for EV Charging Stations
Michael Chamberlain, Director of Data Management, Transportation Planning and Programming, Texas Department of Transportation
TREWA & SPOUSE PROGRAM
From Hollywood to the Farm
Lesley Norris Townsend, Comedian
RURAL FRIENDS LUNCH
12:00–1:00 p.m.
Speaker to be announced
AFTERNOON
GENERAL SESSION
Messaging Under Pressure
Jeff Hahn, Owner & Principal, Hahn Public
Government Relations Update
Julia Harvey, Vice President, Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Texas Electric Cooperatives
NRECA Report
Jim Matheson, CEO, NRECA
Embrace the Shake: Transforming Limitations into Opportunities
Phil Hansen, Artist, Speaker
NRECA Board Election
CASINO NIGHT, DINNER & DANCING
5:30–8:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2
MORNING
Member Registration Open
7:30 –10:30 a.m.
TEC Showcase & TREWA Raffle/Craft Show Open
7:30 –10:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION
8:30–10:30 a.m.
TEC Chairman's Report
Kelly Lankford, Chair, TEC Board of Directors, Concho Valley EC
Recognition of Retiring Managers
Mike Williams, President/CEO, Texas Electric Cooperatives
Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange Report
Phil Irwin, President & CEO, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange
CFC Report
Speaker to be announced
NRTC Report
Greg Santoro, SVP, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, NRTC
CoBank Report
Landon Reneau, Senior Relationship Manager, CoBank
Touchstone Energy Update
Jana C. Adams, Executive Director, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives
Election of TEC Board of Directors
Homestead Funds Report
Mark D. Santero, CEO, President & Director, Homestead Funds
TREWA Report
Rachel Ford, President, TREWA Board
Comanche EC
Keynote Reveal Session
Speaker to be announced
Closing Comments/Grand Door Prizes/ Adjourn