PMI24 Manufacturing Success Conference
Scheduled Activities
| Mon., Nov. 4 | |
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| 8:30am-4:30pm | PMI Inspiring Leaders Program: Strategic Doing: Ten Skills for Agile Leadership at the Carter Center, led by Dr. Scott Hutcheson, senior lecturer at Purdue University. Arrive early and cultivate your creative, leadership and team-building skills! (Separate registration) |
| noon-4pm | PMI Board of Directors meeting (Invitation only) |
| 3pm-4pm | PMI committee chairs and board meeting (Invitation only) |
| 3pm-5pm | Meeting registration |
| 5:30pm-7pm | Welcome reception for all attendees |
| Tues., Nov. 5 | |
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| 9am-10:15am | Keynote address: Purpose. Performance. Impact. with Justin Wren, founder of Fight for the Forgotten |
| 10:15am-10:40am | Break |
| 10:40am-11:20am | Exploring Major Trends in Smart Water Management: The Role of AI and Opportunities in the Municipal Water Sector and Its Implication for the Plumbing Industry with Mahesh Lunani, founder and CEO, Aquasight |
| 11:20am-noon | What’s New with WaterSense with Jonah Schein, national program manager for homes and buildings, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Program |
| noon-1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | New PFAS Regulatory Update for Manufacturers with Cally Edgren, vice president, regulatory and sustainability, Assent |
| 1:45pm-2:45pm | PFAS Destruction Technologies Panel led by Cally Edgren, vice president, regulatory and sustainability, Assent; with David Dunlap, vice president of government relations, CleanEarth/Enviri; Dr. Sarahann Rackl, principal, Exponent; and Lingke Zeng, project director, Civil and Environmental Consultants |
| 2:45pm-3:25pm | The Latest on FCC’s Consumer IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Program with Brian E. Finch, partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
| 3:25pm-3:40pm | Break |
| 3:40pm-4:20pm | Reinventing the Toilet: A Global Collaboration Turning an Infrastructure into an Appliance with Kyle Azevedo, branch head, mechanical applications, Georgia Tech Research Institute |
| 4:20pm-5pm | Urine Diversion: The Next Flush Challenge with Mathew Lippincott, regulatory consultant, University of Michigan |
| 6pm-8pm | Dinner at South City Kitchen |
| Wed., Nov. 6 | |
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| 7:30am-8:30am | PMI Women’s Breakfast with Dr. DeRetta Rhodes, executive vice president and chief culture officer of the Atlanta Braves |
| 9am-9:45am | Advocacy and Government Affairs Update with Jerry Desmond and Stephanie Salmon, PMI’s advocacy/government affairs consultants, moderated by PMI Advocacy/Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair Troy Benavidez, leader, international government relations, LIXIL |
| 9:45am-10:30am | Why It’s a Great Time to be Working in Water: Embracing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities with Katherine Zitsch, water policy expert, Georgia Water Planning & Policy Center |
| 10:30am-10:45am | Break |
| 10:45am-11:20am | National Residential Water Use Research and Trends with Peter Mayer, principal engineer, Water DM and Flume Data Labs |
| 11:20am-noon | The 'New' World of Environmental Law: Chemical Exposures to Greenwashing with Dr. Douglas Henderson, partner, King & Spalding |
| noon-1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | The Future is Net-Zero Water with Shan Arora, director, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design; Joshua Gassman, principal, sustainable design director, Lord Aeck Sargent; and Mike Snider, field foreman, Batchelor & Kimball |
| 2:15pm-3:15pm | PMI Market Outlook LIVE: Staying Ahead of the Curve in 2025-2026 with Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist and senior consulting speaker, ITR Economics |
| 3:15pm-3:35pm | Break |
| 3:35pm-5pm | 70th Annual Meeting of the Membership (Members and Invitation only) |
| 6pm-8pm | PMI 70th Celebration Reception and Dinner |
| Thurs., Nov. 7 | |
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| 9am-9:40am | Manufacturing Good: Redefining ‘Quality’ within the Living Product Challenge with Mike Johnson, senior director of materials, International Living Future Institute |
| 9:40am-10:40am | Recycling and Circularity: Excelling as a Leader in Sustainability with Matt Flechter, market development recycling specialist, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy |
| 10:40am-11:20am | Emerging Water Contaminants Impact on Premise Plumbing Systems with Robert Bowcock, water resources manager, Integrated Resource Management |
| 11:20am-11:30am | Closing remarks |
