USA Supply Chain Winter Conference

Each year in January, the USA Supply Chain Management Team hosts a Winter Conference for its Members and Supplier-Partners. We seek a unique and beautiful venue where participants can get away from the day to day grind to focus on strategy, collaboration and plans for the coming year to maximize the mutual benefits available through Fleet participation and partnership. The Conference is unique in that in addition to outstanding informational presentations and networking opportunities, a significant part of the agenda is devoted to face-to-face meetings between utility members and suppliers. The intent of these break-out sessions is to provide focused time to discuss successes and opportunities to grow the relationships and maximize the benefits offered by USA Fleet Agreements with our world-class Supplier-Partners.

2025 Winter Conference

We’re headed west to sunny Tucson, Arizona for the 2025 USA Member & Supplier-Partner Winter Conference!  Our 22nd annual winter conference will feature an outstanding schedule including meetings of the USA Advanced Remote Monitoring, Procurement Engineering, Site Representative and Supply Chain peer teams as well as private supplier “value-concept” presentations to key site stakeholders. No Winter Conference is complete without USA style “speed-dating“, so we’ll mix in a couple of hundred meetings between suppliers and utility representatives to discuss agreement status and ideas to grow relationships while enhancing the benefit enjoyed by all participants. We’ll also have several engaging presentations during the General Session designed to inform and equip attendees on current industry issues as well as plans and goals for the new year.  Save the dates- January 28 – 30, 2025.  Our 2025 USA Member & Supplier-Partner Winter Conference is sure to be a valuable and worthwhile experience and we look forward to seeing you in Arizona!

 

 

2024 Winter Conference

The 2024 USA Supply Chain Winter Conference was a grand success! Charleston, SC was the gathering place in late January as one of our largest groups ever celebrated the opportunity to come together in person around our common passion for the nuclear industry.  The weather cooperated too, as attendees were able to thaw out in 60-70 degree temperatures all week! In addition to a General Session rich in content relevant to attendees, there were meetings of our Advanced Remote Monitoring, Site Representative and Supply Chain Management teams as well as roughly 400 individual sessions for supplier value-concept presentations and “speed-dating” meetings between USA member utilities and supplier-partners.  Attendees completed a “5-Voices” assessment and received a complimentary training session by USA Supplier-Partner Dan Deeble of Lost Ball Consulting to better understand their communication styles and receive tips for recognizing and honoring the “voices” of everyone around the table. In addition to all the work, there were numerous opportunities for networking and catching up over a meal, and even checking out a few of the local attractions!  Survey data from the Conference was excellent with 92% of respondents saying the Conference was an “excellent” or “good value” for their investment of time and resources. We’ll be working hard to drive those numbers even higher in 2025 and hope to see you there!

 

 

2023 Winter Conference

The 20th Annual USA Member & Supplier-Partner Winter Conference was one for the books! We had our largest Winter Conference attendance ever in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Attendees enjoyed an amazing and unique venue at the JW Marriott Plant Riverside District – a converted power plant- as well as historic sites and fantastic dining opportunities throughout the city!  The three day Conference included nearly 400 individual meetings and breakouts designed to facilitate relationships and encourage discussion between USA member and Supplier-Partner personnel focused on implementation of our agreements.  The General Session consisted of excellent presentations on varied and relevant topics delivered by subject matter experts from inside and outside the nuclear industry.  Survey data indicated that 94% of respondents found the Winter Conference an “excellent value for the investment of their time and money.”  We hope you’ll be able to join us at the 2024 Winter Conference in Charleston, SC!