From RMEL Executive Director Rick Putnicki

MANY THANKS FOR MAKING RMEL’S 2023 SPRING CONFERENCE IN KANSAS CITY A SUCCESS!

As May comes to a close, RMEL has wrapped up another successful 2023 Spring Management, Engineering, and Operations Conference. A huge thank you to the speakers, moderators, attendees, tabletop sponsors, RMEL Board, RMEL Education Committee Members, and the RMEL Foundation who all worked so hard to make sure the conference was engaging, educational, and fun! 325 attendees representing our industry came to Kansas City to connect in-person to network, share experiences, attend educational sessions, and learn from the candid roundtable discussions…and enjoy a little Kansas City BBQ as well! 

If you didn’t get a chance to join us at the Spring Conference, you will have the opportunity to view most of the sessions on demand! We recorded audio and presentation slides for the majority of the Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and Management track sessions. These on demand videos will be available at www.rmel.org soon. Take a look at the 2023 Spring Conference brochure to get more details on the topics and descriptions for each session.

SAVE THE DATE FOR RMEL’S 2023 FALL CONVENTION – JOIN US SEPTEMBER 11TH – 13TH IN TEMPE, AZ!

Attend RMEL’s premier event for electric energy leadership and connect with 250 of your electric utility industry peers for lively and enjoyable discussions centered on a program focused on strategically addressing today’s top challenges facing our electric utilities. Here’s what you can expect at this year’s Fall Convention:

• Elite Convention Speakers - RMEL is building a phenomenal line-up of influential and thought-provoking industry leader speakers to make this an effective and inspiring convention that you won't want to miss.
• Meet Other Industry Leaders - C-Suite Executives along with Directors, Managers, and emerging professionals, will all be there!
• Build your Professional Network - The networking opportunities have earned an exceptional reputation due to the decision-makers and thought leaders in attendance. RMEL is committed to providing a relaxed and productive forum for our members. The focus of the Fall Convention is on value, substance, and making connections.
• Dedicated Networking Opportunities - A golf outing, receptions and meals, a RMEL Foundation silent auction, and networking breaks will provide valuable opportunities to connect with your industry peers.     

Exciting program details will be announced soon, and you can expect a solid lineup that will include keynotes, the popular CEO Panel, RMEL Foundation Auction, and more. We look forward to seeing you there!

2023 FALL CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED!

Hot off the heels of such inspiring and insightful keynote speakers from the 2023 RMEL Spring Conference, we are thrilled to share both the 2023 RMEL Fall Convention keynote speakers have been announced! Read more about the keynote speakers below.

Day 1 Keynote Speaker (Tuesday, September 12th): Peter Zeihan, Geopolitical Strategist & Global Affairs Expert

With a lively non-partisan approach backed by a decade in private intelligence, Zeihan shows the audience exactly why their world is changing fast—and how they can get ahead of it. Zeihan illustrates how geography redefines global power, how demographics doom the current trade order, and how America’s energy revolution has fundamentally shifted global realities from Russia to Iran to China.

Day 2 Keynote Speaker (Wednesday, September 13th): Vibhas Ratanjee, Subject Matter Expert and Global Practice Leader for Leadership Development – Gallup

Vibhas specializes in organizational development, culture change, M&A integration and executive-level engagement strategies including strengths-based leadership and succession management. Vibhas is also an executive coach and a leadership consultant to senior executives and CEOs. Vibhas is one of Gallup’s foremost practice leaders on leadership development and succession planning and has consulted with CEO’s and Boards globally. Prior to joining Gallup in 2000, Vibhas spent six years with various consulting and research companies working in the areas of employee engagement, leadership, customer experience and brand management.

RMEL FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 | Arrowhead Golf Club, Littleton, Colorado

Golf for a GREAT cause! Due to the generosity of organizations purchasing golf tournament sponsorships to benefit the RMEL Foundation scholarship program, the 2023 tournament is on the verge of selling out. If you are still interested in playing, please call the RMEL office at (303)-865-5544 to have your name added to our wait list. Often times the sponsors are looking for players to fill their foursomes.  

The Annual Golf Tournament benefits the RMEL Foundation scholarship program. The RMEL Foundation provides scholarships to deserving and qualified university/college students focused on engineering or curriculum related to the electric energy industry with the intent of encouraging students to pursue a career in the electric energy industry. The Foundation also provides scholarships to those pursuing an electric industry position certificate or associate degree at a college (community college, four-year college, or a four-year university). The RMEL Foundation was incorporated in 1999 and is a 501(c)3 organization. View the brochure to learn more.

RMEL'S UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

We will continue to offer additional events in the months leading up to the 2023 Fall Convention in September. Please visit the RMEL Events and Education Calendar webpage for the most up-to-date list of offerings, and reference the below Upcoming Event List in this newsletter to learn more and register. Our Education Committees, made up of RMEL Members, strives to organize timely, important, and thoughtful educational and networking events, and we are looking forward to a full year of these opportunities curated by our members, for our members. We hope to see you soon at an upcoming event!   

RMEL AS YOUR RESOURCE

As always, please consider RMEL a resource to you and your organization. Please share those development opportunities with your peers, workgroups, and your professional network! Also, do not hesitate to reach out to us with topics or workshops you would deem beneficial to our industry. 

Thank you and enjoy the start of Summer! GO NUGGETS!