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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
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Economic Update: What's Ahead for Tile & Stone
    Location: Room N246
    Presenter: Sean Boyle, MBA – Laticrete
    Workforce & 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
  • 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
    Panelist: Michelle Blemel – Amberleaf, Inc.
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Mar 31st
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Inspire, Lead, Grow: Opportunities for Emerging Professionals in Tile & Stone
    Location: Room N250
    Moderator: Alexander Zambrano – Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
    Workforce & ProfitsEmerging Leaders
  • 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 & FabricationWorkforce & Profits
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  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Inside the Industry: Leaders on Tile Today
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Bart A. Bettiga – National Tile Contractors Association
    Panelist: Raymond Mancini – UCX - Formerly The Belknap White Group
    Panelist: Scott Maslowski – Dal-Tile Corporation
    Panelist: Bruce Zwicker – Zwicker Advisory
    Workforce & Profits
  • 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
    Managing a Family Business
    Location: Room N246
    Moderator: Tony Malisani, NSI – Malisani Inc.
    Panelist: Alexander Zambrano – Fabrizio & Sons Marble & Granite Restoration
    Panelist: Justine Poli – Inga Granitos do Nordeste
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 1st
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    UofCTS Presents: How to Be a Professional Architectural Sales Rep to Develop "Bullet Proof" Specifications and Get the Order
    Location: Room N255
    Presenter: Vincent Moiso, MBA – Principal, Oceanside Glasstile
    Presenter: Donato V. Pompo, CTC CMR CSI CDT MBA – University of Ceramic Tile and Stone
    Workforce & Profits