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  • Monday, Mar 30th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Get Inspired and Turbocharge Your Business
    Location: Room N250
    Presenter: Karim Motawi – Tile Heritage Foundation
    Installation & FabricationWorkforce & ProfitsMaterials & Trends
  • Monday, Mar 30th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    State of the Stone Industry
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Jim Hieb, CAE – The Natural Stone Institute
    Installation & FabricationWorkforce & Profits
  • Monday, Mar 30th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Killer Contract Clauses (And How to Escape Them!)
    Location: Room N246
    Presenter: Philip J. Siegel, Esq – Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Siegel, PC
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Monday, Mar 30th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Building Strong Partnerships: General Contractors & Tile Contractors Working Together for Success
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Jeremy Sax – National Tile Contractors Association
    Panelist: Mike Gillett – Commercial Ceramic, Inc.
    Panelist: Ed Antonucci – J.P. Phillips Inc.
    Panelist: Kenneth W. Ottinger – Kitchell Contractors
    Panelist: Yumilka Olivi Soto – Visual Studio Plus
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Monday, Mar 30th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Leveraging Durability, Longevity, and Adaptive Reuse to Position Tile & Stone at the Heart of Circular Design
    Location: Room N250
    Moderator: Bill Griese – Tile Council of North America
    Panelist: Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, LEED AP – International Masonry Institute
    Panelist: Sarah B Gregg – Natural Stone Institute
    Panelist: Mauro Rullo – Confindustria Ceramica
    Installation & FabricationMaterials & Trends
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  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Collaborating for Success: Tile in Residential Projects
    Location: Room N250
    Moderator: Jeremy Sax – National Tile Contractors Association
    Panelist: Martin Brookes – Fireclay Tile
    Panelist: Kelly Knipper – Floorology
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    8:30 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    Keynote Session: Building Hope: A Conversation with Gary Sinise, NTCA, and NSI on Serving Veterans Through Skilled Craftmanship
    Location: Room N246
    Panelist: Gary Sinise – Gary Sinise Foundation
    Panelist: Bart A. Bettiga, Coverings Board of Governors – National Tile Contractors Association
    Panelist: Jim Hieb, CAE – The Natural Stone Institute
    Installation & FabricationWorkforce & Profits
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  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    The Art & Business of Luxury in Tile & Stone
    Location: Room N250
    Moderator: Chris Ramey – The Home Trust International / Affluent Insights
    Panelist: Brooke Horan, IIDA, ASID, WELL AP, LEED AP, EDAC – HDR
    Panelist: Georgia Ezra – Tiles of Ezra
    Workforce & ProfitsMaterials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Tile & Stone in Outdoor Spaces
    Location: Room N250
    Panelist: George Rex Barnett IV, CPO, CBP, ACBP – GB IV Designs
    Workforce & ProfitsMaterials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Beyond Aesthetics: Best Practices for Specifying and Installing Tile & Stone in Hospitality
    Location: Room N250
    Panelist: Heejae Moon, NCIDQ, LEED GA, IIDA – Avenue Interior Design
    Panelist: Gracie Zhang – Rockwell Group
    Panelist: Martin Howard – David Allen Company
    Materials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Managing a Family Business
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Tony Malisani, NSI – Malisani Inc.
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication