Gain Insights into Regulatory Changes, Economic Shifts, and the Role of Technology in Safety and PPE
Join industry leaders for critical discussions on how the new administration will impact safety standards and policy, how you can stay ahead of regulatory and economic challenges, and the tech innovations driving change in worker protection.
At the ISEA Executive Summit, you’ll:
Get Relevant Insights on Where the Economy Is Headed
Hear End-User Voice of the Customer
“The end-user VoC panels are always the best part of the event. Having the opportunity to ask questions about the product features and customer experience they want is invaluable.”
Connect with Industry Peers
“Another home run Executive Summit. I went with a list of members to see and items to discuss, and I checked every box. The format is great for allowing extensive mixing with different people, constantly moving, and having meaningful conversations.”
Need to Know
- When
Start: April 30 (6:30pm)
End: May 2 (12pm)
We recommend arriving no later than 5pm on Wednesday, April 30, flying into DCA.
- Where
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City
Arlington, VA
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- Policies
All registrants and participants agree to adhere to our event policies.
- Safety
Please familiarize yourself with our latest health & safety guidelines.
Featured Speakers
Dec 5
Jim Frederick
Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA
Dec 5
Connor Lokar
Senior Forecaster at ITR Economics
Dec 5
Jennifer Langton
SVP, Health & Innovation at NFL
Dec 5
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Political Pollster, Author, & CNN Contributor
Agenda
WIFI: RitzCarlton_Conference
PW: ISEA2023
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Networking Reception
6:30 pm | Host Hotel
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Registration
7:00 am | Room TBD
Breakfast
7:30 am | Room TBD
General Sessions
8:30 am – 4:00pm | Room TBD
8:30 – 10:00am
Speaker: Connor Lokar, Senior Forecaster, ITR Economics
The US and global economies are going through turbulent times, with inflation, interest rates, consumer activity, labor shortage, market gyrations, COVID-echoes, war, and simplistic and often contradictory headlines potentially making it difficult to discern what the future will look like. It may seem impossible to effectively plan for a prosperous future given all the noise and misdirection, but our speaker Connor Lokar will provide a data-driven analysis of these trends and more. No emotions or histrionics or political agenda. The trends will combine to show what to expect for key industries and areas of interest to ISEA members.
Attendees will walk away with a clear perspective on:
- Big Picture: ITR’s forecast of the general economy (and specific markets of interest to ISEA members) through 2026, with analysis of risks to the forecast
- What to expect for commodity prices and inflation in general
- How interest rate trends may change and what that means for businesses
- The consumer’s financial health and why it matters
- What is going on with shortening supply chain trends
- Why industrial demand is likely to outperform in key areas
- What is happening in labor
10:00 – 10:30am: Break
10:30 – 11:30am
Speaker: Incoming OSHA Assistant Secretary
11:30 – 1:00pm
1:00 – 2:00pm
Speaker: Peter Navarro, Senior Counselor for Trade & Manufacturing
2:30 – 4:00pm
Panelists
- Travis Kruse (Vice President at Aatmunn, formerly Guardhat)
- Lorenza Ordonez (Global Director of Safety Sales & Strategy at Wesco)
- Christian Connolly (CEO at Twiceme Technology)
This panel session will give ISEA members perspective into the latest PPE & safety use cases of AI and other technologies, insights into how end-user needs will evolve, and end-user voice of the customer on how what they expect from their PPE and safety equipment partners will change.
Learn about all ISEA has done to advocate for the industry in the last year, and what member can expect for 2024.
ISEA Chair and Ergodyne CEO Tom Votel will interview OSHA’s Jim Frederick about the agency’s current and future enforcement priorities.
Take the time to mingle with colleagues and meet new members.Â
Connor Lokar with ITR Economics is back with an update on the US and global economy, where we are and where we’re going.
Take some time to check in at work and refuel for the day.
The ISEA Standards Planning & Development Committee will update membership on the latest effort to modernize our standards development process.Â
In our closing keynote, we’ll talk with Jennifer Langton, who leads Player Health & Safety Innovation at the National Football League about how the NFL is advancing player safety using the Digital Athlete and other initiatives.Â
Offsite Networking Event
6:00 pm |Â National Air and Space Museum
Friday, May 2, 2025
Breakfast
7:30 am | Room TBD
General Sessions
8:30 am – 12:00pm | Room TBD
8:30am – 10:00pm
Sri Seshadri, Senior Advisor at Challenger Inc.
Today’s buying journey has greatly evolved, requiring sellers to adapt their approach. In this session, understand the research backed skills and ways of communicating to get buyers to think differently about their problems and advance more opportunities. Challenger expert, Srikanth Seshadri, will provide an outlook on how the world of sales has changed and what organizations can do to mitigate customer complacency and deliver a more impactful selling experience.
10:00am – 10:30pm
10:30am – 12:00pm
Abstract forthcoming
