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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 k. Motawi
– Tile Heritage Foundation
Installation & Fabrication
Workforce & Profits
Materials & 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
Panelist:
Jeff Erickson
– Cutting Edge Countertops
Panelist:
Evan Cohen
– Quality Marble & Granite
Panelist:
Joshua Levinson
– Artistic Tile
Panelist:
Sam Arcot
– Rugo Stone
Installation & Fabrication
Workforce & Profits
Monday, Mar 30th
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
PDT
The SFA Cage
Location: Booth 7597
SFA Cage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
PDT
Know the Odds: Understanding Floor Deflection Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
PDT
Ride the Wave of ARDEX V 1300™ Presented by ARDEX
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
Npact Presented by Noble Co.
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
PDT
Stacking the Deck for Tile Installations Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PDT
Forever Chemicals, Forever Gone - Clean & Protect Safer with STONETECH® Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
PDT
NEW wedi S-DRY™ Shower System: Actively Waterproofed Seams, Strong Tiling Surfaces & Integrated Drain Presented by wedi
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PDT
Hydroment® Vivid™: Rapid Curing, High Performance Grout Presented by Bostik
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PDT
Defining Uncoupling : Advancing Tile Assemblies with Structured Strand Membranes Presented by Platform Performance Flooring Systems
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PDT
Set the Standard™ with MULTIMAX™ Adhesives Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
PDT
Playing the Long Game: Traditional Mud Work Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
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 & Profits
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
A Master Class on Stone Restoration
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Mark N. Meriaux
– Natural Stone Institute
Presenter:
Alexander Zambrano
– Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
Presenter:
Cameron Demille
– MB Stone Professional
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PDT
How to Begin Using AI in Your Shop
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Rich Katzmann, MBA
– Thyrve Innovations
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PDT
Measuring What Matters: Business Analytics & Metrics for the Stone Industry
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Tony Malisani, NSI
– Malisani Inc.
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
PDT
Problem Solving for Acid Sensitive Stones
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Jeff Moen
– FILA Chemicals USA, Corp.
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Monday, Mar 30th
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Safety First: Ensuring Compliance and Protecting Your Workforce
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Mark N. Meriaux
– Natural Stone Institute
Fabricator Stage
Installation & 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, CQM CBI RRO CEI
– Kitchell Contractors
Panelist:
Yumilka Olivi Soto
– Visual Studio Plus
Workforce & Profits
Installation & 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 & Fabrication
Materials & Trends
Session Sponsor:
Tuesday, Mar 31st
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
PDT
The SFA Cage
Location: Booth 7597
SFA Cage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
PDT
Npact Presented by Noble Co.
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
PDT
Shower Systems Reinvented - See What’s New for HYDRO BAN® Shower Systems Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
TruColor® with EzClean Technology – Get the Easy Advantage Presented by Bostik
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
PDT
House Rules Apply: Glass Tile Installation Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
PDT
Anti-Slip Solutions for Porcelain & Granite Presented FILA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
PDT
Ride the Wave of ARDEX V 1300™ Presented by ARDEX
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PDT
NEW wedi S-DRY™ Shower System: Actively Waterproofed Seams, Strong Tiling Surfaces & Integrated Drain Presented by wedi
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PDT
The Global Standard for Pedestals - Meet the NXT® Pedestal System Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PDT
Specialty Trowels & Tile Coverage Presented by Marshalltown
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
PDT
The Whole Hand Matters: Coverage, Transfer and Bond Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
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:
Michelle Blemel
– Amberleaf, Inc.
Panelist:
Aaron Enfinger, CR
– The Cleary Company
Panelist:
Dirk Sullivan
– Hawthorne Tile
Workforce & Profits
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
Current Business Trends Shaping the Stone Industry
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Jim Callaghan
– GranQuartz
Presenter:
Laura Granlienard
– Rockin'teriors
Presenter:
Jessica McNaughton
– CaraGreen
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
PDT
Measuring What Matters: Business Analytics & Metrics for the Stone Industry
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Tony Malisani, NSI
– Malisani Inc.
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
PDT
Prevention Is Protection: A Proactive Approach to Enhancing Natural Stone Performance
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Elisa Goldin, Master’s Degree
– FILA
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PDT
What Stone Is This? Natural Stone Identification
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Buddy Ontra
– Bostone LLC
Presenter:
Cameron Demille
– MB Stone Professional
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Tuesday, Mar 31st
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
PDT
Elevating your Fabrication Shop with Digital Tools/Elevando tu Taller de Fabricación con Herramientas Digitales
Location: Booth 7675
Moderator:
Washington Rosales
– Go Pro Interiors
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
En Espanol
Tuesday, Mar 31st
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Fabricator Forum
Location: Booth 7675
Moderator:
Mark N. Meriaux
– Natural Stone Institute
Panelist:
Corri Melling
– Melling Granite
Panelist:
Jeff Erickson
– Cutting Edge Countertops
Panelist:
Tim Zeng
– Stone Fabricators Alliance
Fabricator Stage
Installation & 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 Craftsmanship
Location: Room N246
Panelist:
Gary Sinise
– Gary Sinise Foundation
Panelist:
Bart A. Bettiga
– National Tile Contractors Association
Panelist:
Jim Hieb, CAE
– The Natural Stone Institute
Installation & Fabrication
Workforce & Profits
Headline Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
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
Panelist:
Suzi Portugal
– Luxe Studio Designs
Panelist:
David McGowan Benson
– Architessa
Workforce & Profits
Materials & Trends
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
PDT
The SFA Cage
Location: Booth 7597
SFA Cage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
PDT
Playing a Tough Hand: Managing Non-Standard Tile Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
New Lightweight Mortar Presented by Bostik
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
Waterproof in an Instant - Hands-on with HYDRO BAN® 1 & Instant Cure Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
PDT
BOE Trowel & Vibrating Suction Cup Demo Presented by Best of Everything
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PDT
Under the Spotlight: How Lighting Affects Tile Installations Presented by NTCA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
PDT
Cracks, Movement, & Reality - How to Design Tile Installations that Last Presented by Sika
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PDT
RUBI's Innovation Demonstration Presented by Rubi Tools USA
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PDT
NEW wedi S-DRY™ Shower System: Actively Waterproofed Seams, Strong Tiling Surfaces & Integrated Drain Presented by wedi
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
PDT
Color Your World with SPECTRALOCK® 1 & Color-Matched Profiles & Trims Presented by LATICRETE
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
PDT
Colorfast EZ Grout Presented by Colorfast
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
PDT
Ride the Wave of ARDEX V 1300™ Presented by ARDEX
Location: Booth 4676
Installation Innovation Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PDT
From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Tile & Stone in Outdoor Spaces
Location: Room N250
Moderator / Panelist:
Martin Brookes
– Fireclay Tile
Panelist:
George Rex Barnett IV, CPO, CBP, ACBP
– GB IV Designs
Panelist:
Ryan Hughes
– Ryan Hughes Design
Panelist:
Jimmy Reed
– Rock Solid Tile, Inc.
Workforce & Profits
Materials & Trends
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
PDT
How Leading Stone Shops Are Using AI Today
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Rich Katzmann, MBA
– Thyrve Innovations
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
PDT
What Stone Is This? Natural Stone Identification
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Buddy Ontra
– Bostone LLC
Presenter:
Cameron Demille
– MB Stone Professional
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
PDT
From Vision to Installation — How Designers and Fabricators Build Better Projects Together/De la Visión a la Instalación: Cómo Diseñadores y Fabricantes Construyen Mejores Proyectos Juntos
Location: Booth 7675
Moderator:
Juliette Calvo, CKBD ND
– Dell Anno
Presenter:
Javier Calvo
– Dellanno California / Hermosa Group Inc
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
En Espanol
Wednesday, Apr 1st
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PDT
Current Business Trends Shaping the Stone Industry
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Jim Callaghan
– GranQuartz
Presenter:
Laura Granlienard
– Rockin'teriors
Presenter:
Jessica McNaughton
– CaraGreen
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
PDT
A Master Class on Stone Restoration
Location: Booth 7675
Presenter:
Mark N. Meriaux
– Natural Stone Institute
Presenter:
Alexander Zambrano
– Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
Presenter:
Cameron Demille
– MB Stone Professional
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Next Gen Professionals: Real Conversations About Growing in the Industry
Location: Booth 7675
Moderator / Panelist:
Alexander Zambrano
– Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
Panelist:
Justine Poli, MA Marketing UCI
– Inga Granitos do Nordeste
Panelist:
Emely Roque
– Yellowstone Marble and Granite
Fabricator Stage
Installation & Fabrication
Emerging Leaders
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
Moderator:
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen
– Stay & Gather
Panelist:
Heejae Moon, NCIDQ, LEED GA, IIDA
– Avenue Interior Design
Panelist:
Gracie Zhang
– Rockwell Group
Panelist:
Martin Howard
– David Allen Company
Materials & Trends
Installation & Fabrication
Wednesday, Apr 1st
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
PDT
Managing a Family Business
Location: Room N246
Moderator:
Tony Malisani, NSI
– Malisani Inc.
Panelist:
Justine Poli, MA Marketing UCI
– Inga Granitos do Nordeste
Panelist:
Bernie Van Etten, III
– Murphy Marble
Panelist:
Jeff Lippert
– Lippert Flooring and Tile
Panelist:
Crosby Hall, MS HROD
– Louisville Tile
Workforce & Profits
Installation & Fabrication
Thursday, Apr 2nd
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
PDT
The SFA Cage
Location: Booth 7597
SFA Cage
Installation & Fabrication
