| Tues. Oct. 24 |
| 9am-10:15am |
Keynote address: Limitless, by Dr. Moogega Cooper, leader of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Planetary Protection Group. “Dr. Moo” will inspire you to pursue your dreams and reach your true personal potential! |
| 10:15am-10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am-11:15am |
Global Plumbing Industry Roundtable Discussion led by Kerry Stackpole, CEO/executive director, Plumbing Manufacturers International, with Satinder Chera, CEO, Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating; Tom Reynolds, CEO, Bathroom Manufacturers Association; Billy Smith, CEO/executive director, American Society of Plumbing Engineers; and Ralph Suppa, senior advisor to the CEO, Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating |
| 11:15am-Noon |
How Manufacturers and Water Utilities Can be Effective Partners with Kelly O’Rourke, water conservation manager at Seattle Public Utilities |
| Noon-1:15pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15pm-2pm |
Sharing What We Know about PFAS: Who Knows What We Will Know Next Year? with Larry Gottlieb, president of ResinTech, Inc. |
| 2pm-2:45pm |
Key Water Quality Developments Coming Down the Pipe with Erika Spanton, principal, Beveridge & Diamond PC |
| 2:45pm-3pm |
Break |
| 3pm-3:45pm |
Opportunities to Achieve Environmental Commitments with Extended Producer Responsibility with McKenna Morrigan, strategic advisor, waste prevention and product stewardship, Seattle Public Utilities; and Dr. Adrian Tan, policy and market development manager, King County Solid Waste Division |
| 3:45pm-4:30pm |
Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility has arrived in the U.S. - Now What? with Dan Felton, executive director of the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment |
| 4:30pm-5pm |
What’s New at WaterSense with Stephanie Tanner, lead engineer, WaterSense Program, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| 6pm-8pm |
Lotte Halo Bar Reception and Dinner |
| Wed. Oct. 25 |
| 7:30am-8:30am |
PMI Women’s Breakfast, Essential Empowerment Curriculum for Women, featuring Andrea Quinn, certified life and business coach, empowerment specialist, speaker, and international best-selling author. Learn how to achieve respect and success while remaining true to yourself! |
| 9am-10am |
Keynote address: Tools to Reinvent Yourself in the New World of Business, by Andrea Quinn |
| 10am-10:15am |
Break |
| 10:15am-11:15am |
Pipeline of Data: Artificial Intelligence Benefits and Risks with Whitney McCollum, partner, K&L Gates LLP |
| 11:15am-Noon |
Industry & Trade Talk - The View from D.C. with Gary Stanley, director, Office of Critical Minerals and Metals, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| Noon-1:15pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15pm-2:30pm |
Closing the Skilled Labor Gap Panel moderated by Anna Liotta, founder of The Generational Institute, and featuring Ryan Davis, executive director, Seattle Jobs Initiative; Shana Peschek, executive director, Machinists Institute; Kairie Pierce, lead workforce development director at the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO; and Heather Winfrey, assistant training coordinator, Seattle Area Pipe Trades Apprenticeship |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Piercing Through the Noise with Taylor St. Germain, speaker and senior forecaster, ITR Economics |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm |
Break |
| 3:45pm-5pm |
69th Annual Meeting of the Membership (Members and Invitation Only) |
| 6pm-8pm |
PMI23 Reception and Dinner at Charlotte Restaurant |
