Fostering New Technology Adoption and Change Management

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM USA

Location: Junior Ballroom B

Speaker(s)

Eric Kennedy, MBA, PMP

Technology Services Director
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
Portland, Oregon

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Coitt R. Kessler

IAFF / IAFC Robotics Workgroup, Chair
IAFF / IAFC Robotics Workgroup
Bastrop, Texas

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Stephan Lopez, MA

Deputy Chief
Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, Texas

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Paul Siebert

Public Safety Program Director
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
College Station, Texas

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Sponsor Moderator(s)

Kingman Schuldt

Fire Chief (Ret.) / Senior Leadership Consultant
Tenzinga
Plantation, Florida

The fire service is a traditionally conservative organization, and change can be slow to come. However, new technologies are emerging that have the potential to revolutionize the way firefighters do their jobs. This session will discuss the challenges and opportunities of adopting new technologies in the fire service, and how change management can be used to facilitate this process. This session is for fire and emergency services leaders, decision-makers, and practitioners who are interested in learning more about how to adopt new technologies in their organizations. (Easy to buy, hard to implement, a lot of the tech we buy goes unused)