PMI24 Manufacturing Success Conference
Scheduled Activities

Mon., Nov. 4
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
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 Municipal Water Sector and Its Implication for 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. Sarah Parker, senior managing scientist, 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
7:30am-8:30am PMI Women’s Breakfast with Dr. DeRetta Cole 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
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, Inc.
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
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 Sustainable Packaging 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, managing director, Integrated Resource Management
11:20am-11:30am Closing remarks

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