Management Series
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Schedule
- 02/13/2020
- 6:00am Registration & Breakfast6:00am- 7:00amRegistration & Breakfast
- 7:00am Opening Session and ABC of Wisconsin Safety Awards7:00am- 7:55amOpening Session and ABC of Wisconsin Safety Awards
- 8:00am Tight Labor Market: Market & Merit Pay8:00am- 9:20amHow do companies keep up with the market to pay their skilled labor? How can you keep talent and attract new talent in this tight labor market with pay? How do you communicate and structure communication to employees about their pay? The speakers will discuss ways that they have to attract and retain key talent, reward high performing employees, and reward and pay competitively in the market.Speakers: Gene Jacobson, Holly Kellesvig
- 9:20am Break with Exhibitors9:20am- 9:50amTake a break and visit some of the nearly 50 vendors in the trade show!
- 9:50am 20/20 Insight on the 2020 Elections9:50am- 10:50amWisconsin’s top independent pollster, Charles Franklin, will present on issues and trends that will affect campaign 2020 and the key Midwest battleground of Wisconsin.Speakers: Charles Franklin
- 10:50am Break10:50am- 11:00amBreak
- 11:00am The Current and Future Trajectory of the Wisconsin Economy11:00am- 12:00pmRon Wirtz will discuss the current state and long-term trajectory of the Wisconsin economy, reviewing trends in recent economic activity, annual output, job growth, hiring demand and other measures across the state and in the construction sector, along with the role of labor supply on future growth. Ron also uses an interactive survey to anonymously poll attendees to gauge how firms are performing in the current economy, and what their outlook is for 2020.Speakers: Ron Wirtz
- 12:00pm Lunch & Keynote Speaker Marty Wilberding12:00pm- 1:00pmBuried Alive: Lessons From a Trench Collapse Survivor Plumbing and heating contractor Marty Wilberding of Cuba City will recount his story of surviving a near-fatal trench collapse on June 20, 2017 in Lafayette County. He broke his neck, eye socket, hip and 16 ribs after being buried up to his head in the accident. Wilberding has been in the business for about 30 years and a firefighter with the Cuba City Volunteer Fire Department since 1987.Speakers: Marty Wilberding
- 1:00pm Developing a Total Rewards Program to Hire and Retain the Best Talent1:00pm- 2:00pmDuring this session, attendees will learn what benefits are relevant to employees, options in the group medical market, how to evaluate competitiveness of your plan, how to manage health within your population and how to communicate value to employees.Speakers: John Vose, CPCU, Nate Priestaf, JD, MBA
- 2:00pm Break with Exhibitors2:00pm- 2:30pmTake a break and visit some of the nearly 50 vendors in the trade show!
- 2:30pm Communication to Retain, Motivate and Engage Your Employees2:30pm- 3:30pmLife would be much simpler if we all communicated and were motivated in the same way, but that doesn’t exist. Different generations, while they may all essentially want similar things, certainly don’t communicate in the same way. In this session, we will look at communication within your organization to retain, motivate and engage your employees.Speakers: Kate Schieldt
- 3:30pm Travel to Closing Session3:30pm- 3:35pmTravel to Closing Session
- 3:35pm Closing Session3:35pm- 4:00pmClosing Session
- 5:30pm Projects of Distinction Awards5:30pm- 9:00pmSeparate Registration Required The Projects of Distinction Awards Banquet highlights the quality and professionalism of merit construction projects by ABC of Wisconsin members.
• Cocktail Hour – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Dinner – 6:30 p.m. with Program to Follow
Register online at abcwi.org/POD
Speakers for this event
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Charles Franklin
Charles Franklin
Director, Marquette Law School Poll
Nationally recognized government scholar and pollster Charles Franklin has been director of the Marquette Law School Poll since its inception in 2012 and became a full-time member of the faculty in 2013. Under Franklin’s direction as a visiting professor at Marquette, the poll became the largest independent polling project in state history. Since joining Marquette as a professor of law and public policy in August 2013, Franklin has used the poll to continue tracking political races of interest to voters and explore additional public policy issues. Prior to joining the Marquette faculty, Franklin was a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning in 1992.
Director, Marquette Law School Poll
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Gene Jacobson
Gene Jacobson
PDC – Electrical Contractors
PDC – Electrical Contractors
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Holly Kellesvig
Holly Kellesvig
Dave Jones, Inc.
Dave Jones, Inc.
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John Vose, CPCU
John Vose, CPCU
Ansay & Associates
Ansay & Associates
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Kate Schieldt
Kate Schieldt
Director of Human Resource Member Services
Kate Schieldt, SHRM-SCP, has extensive experience in human resources which includes regulatory compliance, strategic development and implementation, policies and procedures, employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational development and training, performance management, compensation and benefits, workers compensation, and self-insured insurance programs. Kate also owned and operated her own human resource consultancy firm, working with small to mid-size employers throughout southern Wisconsin.
Kate earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Edgewood College in Madison. She is a Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources (SHRM-SCP). She has held several board positions and leadership roles with these boards.Director of Human Resource Member Services
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Marty Wilberding
Marty Wilberding
Owner, Wilberding Mechanical
Plumbing and heating contractor Marty Wilberding of Cuba City will recount his story of surviving a near-fatal trench collapse on June 20, 2017 in Lafayette County. He broke his neck, eye socket, hip and 16 ribs after being buried up to his head in the accident. Wilberding has been in the business for about 30 years and a firefighter with the Cuba City Volunteer Fire Department since 1987.
Owner, Wilberding Mechanical
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Nate Priestaf, JD, MBA
Nate Priestaf, JD, MBA
Ansay & Associates
Ansay & Associates
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Ron Wirtz
Ron Wirtz
Regional Outreach Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Ron Wirtz is a Regional Outreach Director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Ron’s primary responsibilities involve tracking current business conditions across the six-state Ninth Federal Reserve District, which includes Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, northwest Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana. Ron tracks activity in employment and wages – which are central to the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of promoting stable prices and maximum employment – along with construction, real estate, tourism and consumer spending. Previous to this position, Ron was the editor of the fedgazette, a regional business and economics journal published by the Minneapolis Fed.
Regional Outreach Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Time
All Day (Thursday)
