FORUM24 Agenda
New This Year—Check Out the Problem-Solving 'Power Hour' Sessions!
Each expert will address a specific challenge and share tools, strategies, and solutions that will help you advance your EHS&S program. Attendees will rotate around the room every 10 minutes to hear a different expert’s presentation.
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TRACK DETAILS
Track 1 - Climate Action & Decarbonization
Discover comprehensive strategies for reducing GHG emissions, creating climate action transition plans, and increasing green energy usage. You’ll also brush up on the latest regulatory requirements for climate risk assessment and hear how your peers are taking action to mitigate that risk. Sessions include:
- Tackling GHG Data Challenges
- Creating a Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP)
- Assessing Decarbonization Options to Achieve Climate Goals
- Preparing for Climate Impact & Risk Regulations
- Lessons Learned from Real-Life Climate Successes
Track 2 - Strategic EHS Management
Learn how to develop and implement multi-year strategic plans, understand and prepare for emerging regulatory trends, and use innovative tools to enhance training and drive engagement. You’ll also take part in discussions around the impacts of PFAS and psychosocial wellbeing, the use of AI tools in training, and how to foster a strong safety culture. Sessions include:
- Developing an Effective Multi-Year EHS Strategy
- Innovative Tools for EHS Communication & Training
- Choosing the Right Safety Strategy: Risk vs. Frequency
- Transforming Safety with Total Health & Well-being
- Emerging Environmental Risks & Regulations
Track 3 - Leadership that Delivers
Advance your career by learning how to transition from a manager to a leader, create cross-functional partnerships that deliver results, and effectively recruit, onboard, and retain talent. You’ll also deepen your understanding of how EHS&S can contribute real value to your company’s bottom line. Sessions include:
- Essential Skills for Leaders
- Communicating the Value Proposition of EHS&S
- Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Top Talent
- Leading the Transition from Reactive to Proactive
- Creating Partnerships that Drive Results
Track 4 - Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Explore ways your peers are developing and implementing programs to address key issues like waste and circularity, biodiversity protection, plastic waste, and water stewardship. You’ll also gain valuable insights about how to prepare for ESG disclosure regulations and better engage with the investment community on your ESG efforts. Sessions include:
- Tools to Advance Product Sustainability
- CSRD Readiness
- Operationalizing & Funding Sustainability Projects
- Engaging Investors & Stakeholders on ESG
- Harnessing the Power of Software and Data to Operationalize ESG
FORUM24 SCHEDULE
*All times in CTSunday, October 27, 2024
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Board of Directors Q4 Meeting
Stockyards 3
5:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Board of Directors Dinner
Osteria
Monday, October 28, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Board of Regents Breakfast
Sundance 5
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Board of Regents Q4 Meeting
Sundance 6
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Board of Regents Lunch
Sundance 5
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Registration Hours
Texas Ballroom Prefunction
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Workshop 1 - Realizing Opportunities for EHS Value Creation in ESG Reporting
Sundance 6
Sponsored by EY:
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Break
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop 2 - Building Pathways to Decarbonize Your Supply Chain
Sundance 6
Sponsored by Schneider Electric:
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Affiliates Council Q4 Meeting
Sundance 5
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Board of Regents and Affiliates Council Networking Reception
Sundance Terrace
6:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Board of Regents Hosted Dinner
Grace Fort Worth
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Texas Ballroom F-J
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration open
Texas Ballroom Prefunction
8:40 AM - 9:45 AM
Opening Remarks and Keynote: How AI is Shaping the Future
Texas Ballroom A-E
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Problem-Solving 'Power Hour'
Texas Ballroom F-J
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Climate Action & Decarbonization
Tackling GHG Data Challenges
Sundance 2
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Strategic EHS Management
Developing an Effective Multi-Year EHS Strategy
Sundance 3
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Leadership that Delivers
Essential Skills for Leaders: Influence, Empowerment & Strategic Decision-Making
Sundance 5
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Tools to Advance Product Sustainability
Sundance 6
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
NAEM Networking Luncheon
Texas Ballroom A-E
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Climate Action & Decarbonization
Creating a Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP)
Sundance 2
Sponsored by GHD:
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Strategic EHS Management
Innovative Tools for EHS Communication & Training
Sundance 3
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Leadership that Delivers
Communicating the Value Proposition of EHS&S
Sundance 5
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
CSRD Readiness
Sundance 6
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking break in the Exhibit Hall
Texas Ballroom F-J
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Climate Action & Decarbonization
Assessing Decarbonization Options to Achieve Climate Goals
Sundance 2
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Strategic EHS Management
Choosing the Right Safety Strategy: Risk vs. Frequency
Sundance 3
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Leadership that Delivers
Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Top Talent
Sundance 5
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Operationalizing & Funding Sustainability Projects
Sundance 6
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Opening reception in the Exhibit Hall
Texas Ballroom F-J
Sponsored by Jacobs:
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Texas Ballroom F-J
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration open
Texas Ballroom Prefunction
8:40 AM - 9:45 AM
Welcome & Keynote: Leading EHS and Sustainability — A Discussion with Senior Leaders
Texas Ballroom A-E
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Problem-Solving ‘Power Hour’
Texas Ballroom F-J
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Climate Action & Decarbonization
Preparing for Climate-Related Disclosures
Sundance 2
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Strategic EHS Management
Transforming Safety with Total Health & Well-being
Sundance 3
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Leadership that Delivers
Leading the Transition from Reactive to Proactive
Sundance 5
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Engaging Investors & Stakeholders on ESG
Sundance 6
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Texas Ballroom F-J
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Climate Action & Decarbonization
Lessons Learned from Real-Life Climate Successes
Sundance 2
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Strategic EHS Management
Emerging Environmental Risks & Regulations
Sundance 5
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Leadership that Delivers
Creating Partnerships that Drive Results
Sundance 3
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Operationalizing Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Harnessing the Power of Software and Data to Operationalize ESG
Sundance 6
Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer:
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Break in Foyer
Texas Ballroom Prefunction
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Closing Keynote - Empowering Communities through Urban Sustainability
Texas Ballroom A-E
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing remarks
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Offsite networking & dinner event at River Ranch Stockyards
River Ranch Stockyards