Monday, April 20, 2026
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Workforce Experience Committee Meeting (Open to Members) (Closed to Media)
 

Additional registration is required for this event. Please register here.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Meat & Greet: First-Timer Edition
 

Welcome to the ELS+ community! Connect with fellow first-timers and Meat Institute's Megan McCullough to discover all the resources and opportunities available to you. This is your chance to forge valuable connections and make the most of your conference experience.

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Happy Hour
 
 
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
 
 
 
 
 
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome and Keynote- Safety from the Silent Depths
 
 
 
 
 
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Connection Interlude
 
 
 
 
 
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Worker Safety: Best Practices
 
 
 
 
 
Environment: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Labor & Employment: Understanding Unionization: Employer Responsibilities & Negotiation Strategies
Cary Farris - Akerman LLP
Ryan Krone - Akerman LLP
Cary Farris Ryan Krone
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Environment: Environmental Legal and Regulatory Updates: What’s important in the new administration?
 
 
 
 
 
Worker Safety (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Labor & Employment: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Learn
 
 
 
 
 
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM
Labor and Employment: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Worker Safety: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Environment: Best Practices
 
 
 
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Networking Break
 
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
 
 
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Environment: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Labor & Employment: Best Practices
 
 
 
 
 
Worker Safety: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Connection Interlude
 
 
 
 
 
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
General Session (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Awards Reception
 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
 
 
 
 
 
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session- Workshop
 
 
 
 
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
Grand Ballroom Foyer
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Labor & Employment and Worker Safety: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
Environment: (Details coming soon)
 
 
 
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Connection Interlude
 
 
 
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing General Session: Bringing it Back to the Plant