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2026 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 32nd Annual Conference

IMPACT! CHOLearning 2026
The Community of Human and Organizational Learning’s 32nd Annual Learning Conference!

From June 22nd to 26th, our gathering at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, promises four immersive days packed with insights, innovation, and collaboration. Start the week with an array of workshops on Monday, kickstarting an enriching week, and explore the Co-Located workshops on Friday for a deeper dive into specialized topics.

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Jason Strickland

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

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I am an application Product Owner for 20+ tools for day-to-day operations for the nuclear facilities at Savannah River Site; a Department of Energy facility in Aiken, SC. Talk to me about human performance, conduct of operations, and how technology can implement them better!

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Humans at Work: Tools, Practices, and System Design for Real Performance GoldJoe Estey

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

1:00pm MDT

Humans at Work: Tools, Practices, and System Design for Real Performance GoldJoe Estey

5:30pm MDT

Monday Mixer South Convention Lobby

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Welcome to the 32nd Annual CHOL Conference Grand BallroomCharles Major

8:15am MDT

A Journey in Pursuit of Safe Operations: From Compliance to Capability Grand BallroomCaptain Chris Collier • Dave Hunt

9:35am MDT

Break- 15 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:50am MDT

Real Safety: Building EHS systems and AI strategy on the foundation of HOP & SIF prevention Grand BallroomAlexandra Matei • Gudmundur Þorsteinsson

10:40am MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:50am MDT

From Hype to High Reliability: Human Capability as the Foundation of AI Success Grand BallroomBob Latino • Chris Buziak • Rob Stevens

11:40am MDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

12:30pm MDT

Understanding and Applying HOP Principles Grand BallroomKenneth (Ken) Madson • Michael (Mike) Petrowski

12:45pm MDT

Work, And The Wisdom Of Rivers Grand BallroomBen Goodheart

1:00pm MDT

Oh the Woe of the Wrongly Accused Grand BallroomChristina Soto Millsaps

1:20pm MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:30pm MDT

CHOL - Survive or Thrive? Grand BallroomRob Fisher

2:50pm MDT

Break- 15 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:05pm MDT

Part I From HOP to How: Thinking Like a Designer to Improve Everyday Work Tower Court BBen Goodheart • Grant Simmons

3:55pm MDT

Break- 15 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

4:10pm MDT

Part II From HOP to How: Thinking Like a Designer to Improve Everyday Work Tower Court BBen Goodheart • Grant Simmons

6:00pm MDT

Tuesday Evening Reception & CHOLearning Award Show Parlur

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Conference Day 3 Welcome and Logistics Grand BallroomCharles Major

8:15am MDT

Human Error in Complex Systems: A Nurse’s Perspective Grand BallroomRaDonda Vaught

9:35am MDT

Break- 15 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:50am MDT

Bedtime Stories for Better Systems: Turning the Page on Traditional Safety Grand BallroomAnne Lyren

10:40am MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:50am MDT

When the Unthinkable Happens: A Personal Journey Through Paradigms, Misdiagnosis, and the Power of Organ Donation Grand BallroomKen Latino

11:40am MDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

12:30pm MDT

Serious Injury & Fatality Principles - SIF Roundtable Grand BallroomChuck Watts • Todd Hohn • Dawn Wurst • Charles Major • Gudmundur Þorsteinsson

1:20pm MDT

Break- 15 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:35pm MDT

Next HOP Frontier: The Digital Fork in the Road-Tools That Police vs. Tools That Enablerontier SilverJoe Estey

2:25pm MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

2:35pm MDT

Part I Afraid to Say We Are Afraid SpruceJennifer Fox • Windy Stevenson

3:25pm MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

3:35pm MDT

Part II Afraid to Say We Are Afraid SpruceJennifer Fox • Windy Stevenson

6:00pm MDT

Dine Around Hotel LobbyLaRhonda Julien

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Conference Day 4 Welcome & Logistics Grand BallroomCharles Major

8:15am MDT

Engineering Collective Agility in High-Consequence Environments Grand BallroomJon Metzler

9:35am MDT

Break - 15 Minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

9:50am MDT

I’m a Safety Guy… But Not Like That”: Trust, Status and Influence in Organisational Learning Grand BallroomAndy Barker

10:40am MDT

Break - 10 Minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:50am MDT

Leadership Response Matters Grand BallroomLynn Huckabey • Stephanie Swindle

11:40am MDT

12:30pm MDT

The Big Picture: Integrating Safety and Strategy Grand BallroomMartha Acosta

1:20pm MDT

Break- 10 minutes Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:30pm MDT

Cake and Ice Cream Grand BallroomTodd Conklin

3:05pm MDT

Summit Debrief - Cheer & Complain with Champagne ParlurCharles Major

3:30pm MDT

Mingle with Merlot Parlur

4:30pm MDT

Fireside Chat ParlurKenneth (Ken) Madson • Beth Lay

6:45am MDT

Workshop Registration/Check-In 6:30am -12:15pm South Convention LobbyUte Ingersoll • Katrina Major • Jada Major • Sahara Major • John Walters • Mary Webb

7:00am MDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

8:00am MDT

Whole Brain Thinking Tower Court BMike Blevins