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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
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    The Most Directional Color and Design Trends
    Location: Room N250
    Presenter: Leatrice Eiseman, CSA – Pantone Color Institute and the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training
    Materials & Trends
  • Monday, Mar 30th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Global Tile Trends
    Location: Room N250
    Moderator: Alena Capra, CMKBD – Alena Capra Designs
    Presenter: Roxanne Morris – Tile Council of North America | Why Tile
    Presenter: Danielle McWilliams – Novita Communications
    Materials & Trends
  • 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
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    The Art of Specifying Natural Stone Presented by Natural Stone Institute (NSI)
    Location: Room N250
    Presenter: Vincent Moiso, MBA – Principal, Oceanside Glasstile
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Why Tile Presented by Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA)
    Location: Room N246
    Presenter: Kimberly Hubert-Mejia, Associate ASID – Architessa
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Facades+ Las Vegas Presented by The Architect's Newspaper
    Location: Room N255
    Presenter: Alena Capra, CMKBD – Alena Capra Designs
    Presenter: Craig Copeland – Pelli Clark & Partners
    Presenter: Jeffrey Dreesman – Perkins & Will
    Presenter: Leah M. Rutter – WJE
    Presenter: Matthew C. Farmer – WJE
    Materials & TrendsPartner Education
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Introduction to Tile Industry Standards, Methods and Best Practices Presented by National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Location: Room N246
    Presenter: Becky Serbin, CSI – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: James Woelfel – J.G. Woelfel & Associates, LLC, Tile and Stone Consultants
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Natural Stone & Green Design Presented by Natural Stone Institute (NSI)
    Location: Room N250
    Presenter: Buddy Ontra – Bostone
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Health & Environmental Benefits of Ceramic Tile Presented by Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA)
    Location: Room N246
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Specifying & Installing Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs Presented by National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Location: Room N246
    Presenter: Noah Chitty, BS Ceramic Engineering – AHF Products
    Presenter: Matt Welner, CTI 1276 – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Brad Denny, CTI – Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
    Materials & Trends
  • 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, CCTS – Architessa
    Workforce & ProfitsMaterials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Artisan Women Talking: Connecting History, Artistry & Industry
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Lesley Goddin – TileLetter, TileLetter ARTISAN and TileLetter.com
    Panelist: Katia McGuirk – The TileWorks of Buck County
    Panelist: Jan L. Hohn, NTCA 5 Star, CTI – Hohn & Hohn Inc.
    Panelist: Angie Re – Unique Mosaics LLC
    Panelist: Sheila Menzies
    Workforce & ProfitsMaterials & Trends
  • 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
    Moderator & Presenter: Martin Brookes – Fireclay Tile
    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