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The "EHS ceiling," or the difficulties associated with navigating up to leadership positions within the EHS&S function, is a very real challenge for EHS&S professionals who are looking to advance. With an immense pool of talent poised and ready to take on greater roles and responsibility, how can EHS&S leaders identify those future leaders and support them as they attain the hard and soft skills needed to become EHS&S leaders? Once they have reached that goal, how do you retain them? Senior and emerging leaders will come together to discuss how they made the jump into leadership, provide a look at EHS employee development programs, and offer insights from emerging leaders about what motivates them to stay with an employer and push towards higher positions within the EHS&S function.

• Lesley Clarke, Manager, Environmental Performance Department; Walker Industries Inc. - Bio
• John Kirar, System Safety Engineering & Health & Safety Manager; Ball Aerospace Bio
• Gerald Roose, Director, North American Environmental Operations; Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - Bio
• Moderator: David Newman, Senior Director, EHS; Comcast/NBCUniversal - Bio

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Diversity and inclusion are topics at the forefront of most corporate agendas today because it is the right thing to do, and it has also been proven to be a driver for growth and economic prosperity. Diversity and inclusion initiatives need to have corporate support to be successful, but many may be struggling with how to provide this support. This session will help EHS&S leaders understand the concept of unacknowledged privilege and the role that privilege can play in breaking down cultural barriers, promoting inclusive behavior, and changing corporate cultures. It will also examine the different tactics and messages management teams are using to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce.

• Monica Alston, Director, Environment, Health & Safety; Comcast Corp. - Bio
• Mark Hause, EHS Systems & Senior Risk Manager; DuPont Co. - Bio
• Corinne Mitchell, Director - Laboratory & Radiation Safety Services, Radiation Safety Officer, Environmental Health & Safety; Harvard University - Bio
• Moderator: Helen Pappas, Northeast Area Manager; Gannett Fleming Inc. - Bio

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Leadership goes beyond the authority you hold and the number of people who report directly to you. Great leaders must understand how to engage, inspire and "own the room" to foster a sense of collaboration and connectedness within their organizations. This session will demonstrate how leaders can leverage their own strengths and what behaviors can grow their executive presence.

• Michael Meliniotis, Founder & Principal; The Melini Group - Bio
• Moderator: Annette Russo, Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability; Johnson & Johnson - Bio

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EHS&S leaders are often in a position where they must influence others within their company who do not report to them. This session will provide creative strategies to help you drive results and become a leader that others will want to follow. Come learn how to create a vision people want to get behind and how to influence stakeholders internally and externally.

• James Lemoine, Assistant Professor, Organization & Human Resources Department; University at Buffalo (State University of New York), School of Management - Bio
• Moderator: Nicole Wilkinson, Director, Corporate Environmental; CVS Health Corp. - Bio

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How do you determine and measure a strong safety culture? What are the specific tools, messages, training and incentives being used to engage all employees – from the front line to the executive offices – in a safety culture. Come away with practical tools and tactics you can experiment in your own safety culture efforts.

• James Burget, Senior Staff Safety Engineer; Lockheed Martin Corp. - Bio
• Christopher Milici, Director, Environmental Health & Safety; AptarGroup Inc. - Bio
• Brigette Philpot, Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety, North America Operations; Sodexo USA Inc.
• Moderator: Lori Santoli, Executive Director, EAS, NASC; The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. - Bio