| Tue 10/28 |
| 8:00am-10:00am |
CEO/Executive Panel featuring: Michael Sipek, CEO, Bradley; Jai Shah, President, Delta Faucet Co.; Chris Baldwin, President, Global Faucets, Kohler; David Lingafelter, President, Moen; Tim O’Keeffe, CEO, Symmons; Claude Theisen, President and CEO, T&S Brass; Bill Strang, President, TOTO; moderated by media personality Bill Kurtis |
| 10:00am-10:20am |
Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 10:20am-11:00am |
Commentary and Summary of the CEO/Executive Panel featuring: Bill Kurtis |
| 11:00am-11:30am |
Grass Roots: Energizing the Base! by Bob Weidner, CEO Metals Service Center Institute |
| 11:30am-12:30pm |
Government Affairs Committee with reports from PMI Government Relations Consultants Stephanie Salmon, Washington D.C. Office and Jerry Desmond, California Office and the 2015 Advocacy Strategy |
| 12:30pm-2:00pm |
Lunch, Exhibits and Free Time for Office Catch-Up |
| 2:00pm-3:30pm |
Combined Technical and Advocacy/Outreach Tracks to evaluate research priorities |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm |
Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 3:45pm-5:00pm |
General Membership Meeting: elections, passing of the gavel, approval of the budget and dues, plaques and awards presentations |
| 6:30pm-8:30pm |
“Chicago Style Dinner” and Networking Challenge/Event |
| Wed 10/29 |
| 8:30 am-10:30 am |
Dual Tracks (Choose One)
Technical Track featuring a panel discussion on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); Panelists include: Tad Radzinski, Sustainable Solutions Group; Dave Hartter, EarthShift; Sarah Mandlebaum, Quantis; William Paddock, WAP Consulting; and Steve Baer, PE International
OR
Advocacy/Outreach Track with Victor Post, Vice President, GMP Research, on Market Sizing and Competitive Influx; Veronica Blette, Chief, WaterSense Branch, EPA; and Tim Duggan, Director of Customer Solutions, and Wendy McBay, Senior Director, Marketing, both of CMD will address the adoption rates of high efficiency products state-by-state |
| 10:30 am-11:00 am |
Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm |
Jörg Rudolph, Vice President, Head of Product Management, NEOPERL, Comparison of “Green” Programs from Around the World |
| 12:00 pm-1:30 pm |
Lunch, Exhibits and Free Time for Office Catch-up |
| 1:30 pm-2:15 pm |
Dual Tracks Session Reports and Website Update |
| 2:15 pm-3:00 pm |
Fair Trade Committee: Yvonne Orgill, CEO, Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) with Internet Sales vs. British-Born Products and Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, talks Internet Sales of Non-Compliance Products/Environmental Labeling |
| 3:00 pm-3:30 pm |
Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 3:30 pm-5:00 pm |
Water Efficiency and Sustainability Committee with Christian Taylor-Hamlin, Technical Director, BMA, on Health Certifications in Plumbing and Jennifer Atlee, Technical Liaison for Health Product Declaration Collaborative on Health Product Declarations |
| 5:30 pm-6:45 pm |
Cocktail Reception and Exhibits |
| 6:45 pm-8:45 pm |
Dinner with “Wit and Wisdom” from Conor Cunneen, author and Business Humorist |
| Thur 10/30 |
| 9:00 am-9:30 am |
Jacob Tompkins, Managing Director, Waterwise, on Water Energy Rebate Programs |
| 9:30 am-11:30 am |
Panel Discussion: “Future of Water Revisited” with “The Green Plumber” John Baethke, President, John Baethke and Son Plumbing; Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE); Danielle Gallet, Infrastructure Strategist and Water Supply Program Manager, Center for Neighborhood Technology; Mike Ramsey, Water Superintendent, Village of Westmont, IL; Neal Shapiro, Watershed Section Supervisor and Watershed Management Coordinaor (Urban Runoff), City of Santa Monica Office of Sustainability & Environment; and Ed Lichner, President, Hydrodyne. |
