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We look forward to hosting our member cooperative staff and trustees at Ohio Electric Cooperatives' 2026 Summer Conference on August 10 at the Ohio Stadium, and August 11 at the Fawcett Event Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210.
For more information, please contact your local electric cooperative. We look forward to seeing you there!
- 4:00 p.m. Registration opens
North Rotunda Entrance, Ohio Stadium
- 4:30 p.m. Entry into Ohio Stadium opens
North Rotunda Entrance, Ohio Stadium
- 5:30 Kick off announcement
Ross Bjork, Athletic Director, OSU
NetJets Suite
- 6:00 p.m. Buffet opens
NetJets Suite
- 7:00 p.m. Stadium experience & networking
- 9:00 p.m. Event concludes
- 7:00 a.m. Breakfast
- 8:00 a.m. Chairman's Welcome, Pledge, and Invocation
Roger Rank, Chairman, Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
- 8:10 a.m. The Power of Governance: Board Leadership in Today's Co-ops
Pat Managan, Pat Managan LLC
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- 9:00 a.m. Powering Ohio: Inside NERC and the Grid That Runs Our State
Tim Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer, ReliabilityFirst
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- 9:50 a.m. Break
- 10:10 a.m. Federal Energy Reboot & Next Steps for States
Michael Nasi, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
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- 11:00 a.m. Leadership in Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Co-op Operations
Greg Niese, Executive Director, Information Technology, Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives
Eric Fox, Cyber Risk Assessment Program Manager, Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives
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- 11:50 a.m. Lunch
- 12:50 p.m. Balancing Economic Growth with the Agricultural Resources that Make Our State Strong
Moderator: Kelly Barr, Manager, External Affairs, Ohio's Electric Cooperatives
Panelists:- Brian Baldridge, Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture
- Mike Bailey, Senior Vice President of Operations & Partnerships, OFBF
- Jim Lenner, Founding Principal, Neighborhood Strategies
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- 1:40 p.m. Small Modular Reactors: Capabilities, Deployment, and Current Reality
Alisha Pinto, Senior Energy Industry Analyst, CFC
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- 2:30 p.m. President's Address
Craig Grooms, President & CEO, Buckeye Power & Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives
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- 2:50 p.m. Adjourn
