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The Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association invites you to join us for the association’s 82nd annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 19 – Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the Sonesta Nashville Airport, formerly the Nashville Airport Marriott.
Agenda
Sunday, Nov. 19
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception Presented by The Tennessee Magazine Capitol Room |
Monday, Nov. 20
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration | Breakfast Sponsored by CoBank Lobby and Cumberland Ballroom |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| 9:00 a.m. | Spouse’s Brunch Capitol Ballroom |
| 9:15 a.m. | Last Man Down: A Firefighter’s Story Richard Picciotto was the highest ranking member of the NYFD to enter the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was also one of the last to make it out. Sponsored by CFC |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break Sponsored by Federated |
| 10:45 a.m. | Connecting Today’s Energy Supply with the Demands of Tomorrow TVA leaders John Bradley, Aaron Melda and Dan Pratt discuss how the utility is working today to meet the energy demands of the future. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch for Directors, Managers and Staff Join co-op leaders from across the state for food and fellowship. Cumberland Ballroom |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch for Attorneys Sponsored by Bass, Berry and Sims Stones River Room |
| 1:00 p.m. | Connecting Young Leaders with Amazing Opportunities Recognition of the 2023 Washington Youth Tour delegates. |
| 1:30 p.m. | Update from NRECA Mike Partin, our own representative on the NRECA Executive Committee, gives an update from NRECA |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break Sponsored by Federated |
| 2:15 p.m. | Presentation of the 2023 TopTenn Communication Awards The TopTenn Awards recognize excellence in co-op communications. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Director Competencies of Tomorrow Bryan Singletary helps co-op directors recognize how loyalty, duty and care remain unchanged in a changing world. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Meet and Greet with Sponsors |
| 6:30 p.m. | 2023 Banquet and Awards Ceremony Join TECA and our sponsors for dinner followed by a performance by Antsy McClain and the Trailerpark Troubadors – featuring TECA’s own Ron Bell. |
Tuesday, Nov. 21
| 7:30 a.m. | 2023 ACRE Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome to Capitol Hill: Fifty Years ofScandal in Tennessee Politics Long-time reporters Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig give us a peak behind the curtain with a discussion of their recent book Welcome to Capitol Hill: Fifty Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Presentation of RESAP Certifications Few things are more important to our industry than safety. Mike Simmons with Tennessee Job Training and Safety recognizes co-ops who have achieved RESAP Certification for 2023. |
| 9:10 a.m. | Cybersecurity/AI White hat hacker and technology expert Steven Dyer discusses trends in artificial intelligence and how they intersect with cybersecurity. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break Sponsored by Federated |
| 10:15 a.m. | Four Macro Trends that will Impact your Co-op in 2024 Thought leaders discuss topics that are likely to impact electric co-ops in the coming year, including electric vehicles, fiber connectivity, co-op owned generation and providing consumer-centric service.Brandon Wagoner, MTE; Nick Jones, Calix; and Krista Williams, Cobb EMC |
| 11:15 a.m. | Co-ops Connect Keith Carnahan, chairman of TECA’s board of trustees, discusses the opportunities facing co-ops in 2024 and passes the gavel to incoming Chairman Dan Rodamaker. |
Co-op Registration
Sponsor Registration
Lodging Information
