Wisconsin Energy Workforce Consortium upcoming events

2026 WEWC Q4 Consortium Meeting (October 20, 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

HIGHLIGHTS:

PSB Guided Tour (9am-9:45am)

Check in: Public Service Building Lobby
231 W Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI

Tour guide will be waiting in the Auditorium (2^nd Floor)

*Pre- registration required to ensure we have the appropriate amount of tour guides*

Consortium (10am – 3pm)

Check in: Public Service Building Lobby

Consortium: Auditorium- 2^nd Floor

*Lunch will be provided*

TOPICS:

Senior Leadership Panel
Wisconsin's utilities are in the middle of a real leadership transition right now — not five years out, happening now. This quarter's meeting brings together senior utility leaders for a candid conversation on what that means for workforce strategy, while the people who've built these organizations are still in the room to talk about it. It's a rare chance to hear directly from decision-makers, not just implementers, and to bring your own questions to the table.

Why this is timely:

Executive succession has moved from a back-of-mind HR item to a top-tier business risk across the industry this year — organizations are actively working to support departing senior leaders through the transition, not just backfill the seat
NRECA is running active programming on this exact issue for utility co-ops, including a dedicated podcast series this summer on executive succession planning
Nationally, companies now rank the failure to attract talent as one of their top four business risks, and a third report already losing ground because of it
The industry needs to replace and grow the workforce by roughly 32 million workers over the next decade — a scale that starts at the top, not just in the field

GUEST SPEAKERs:

Emily Pritzkow

Executive Director at Wisconsin Building Trades Council

Kent Miller

President/Business Manger, WI Laborers District Council