| Tues., Nov. 4 |
| 9-10:15 am |
Keynote address: Superhero Leadership in Uncertain Times and Instant Storytelling with Brett Culp, founder of the Rising Heroes Project |
| 10:15-10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30-11:20 am |
Navigating the Future of Water in Manufacturing, fireside chat with Joel Brammeier, president and CEO, Alliance for the Great Lakes, and Alaina Harkness, chief executive officer, Current |
| 11:20 am-Noon |
Building Water Systems: The Link to Wholistic Water Resilience
with Lisa Ragain, principal water resources manager, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments |
| Noon-1 pm |
Lunch |
| 1 pm-1:45 pm |
Tariff Trends and Trade Tactics with Brooks E. Allen, partner, national security, CFIUS; international trade, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| 1:45-2:20 pm |
PFAS – State of Practice for Management and Treatment with Joseph Quinnan, PE, PG, senior vice president and director of emerging contaminants, Arcadis |
| 2:20-3:20 pm |
PMI Market Outlook LIVE: Gearing Up for 2026 with Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist and senior consulting speaker, ITR Economics |
| 3:20-3:40 pm |
Break |
| 3:40-4:20 pm |
Measuring Pressure Loss in Modern Plumbing Fittings with Natascha Milesi Ferretti, supervisory research engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| 4:20-5 pm |
Deep Tunnels, Backwards Rivers and Electrofishing: Chicago’s Water Infrastructure with Justin Brown, senior public affairs specialist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
| 6-8:30 pm |
Ignite Glass Studios reception and dinner |
| Wed., Nov. 5 |
| 7:30-8:30 am |
PMI Women’s Breakfast: I Quit So You Don’t Have To: Flipping the Script from Success-EMPTY to Success-FULL with Shelley Paxton, chief soul officer of Soulbbatical |
| 9-10 am |
Industry Executive Panel Discussion moderated by Shelley Paxton, chief soul officer, Soulbbatical |
| 10-10:30 am |
Advocacy and Government Affairs Update with Jerry Desmond and Stephanie Salmon, PMI’s advocacy/government affairs consultants |
| 10:30-10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45-11:45 am |
Present and Future Implications of AI in Advanced Manufacturing with Thomas Kurfess, regents’ professor and chief manufacturing officer, Georgia Institute of Technology; chief technology officer, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences |
| 11:45 am-12:15 pm |
Packaging Policy Landscape with Rob Keith, membership & policy director, AMERIPEN |
| 12:15-1:15 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15-2 pm |
EPR Compliance Updates with Karl Heisler, partner, King and Spalding; Lowell Huffman, director – channel partnerships, rePurpose Global |
| 2-2:20 pm |
EPR Q&A Session moderated by Matthew Windrum, director of state government affairs, policy and advocacy, PMI, with Karl Heisler, partner, King and Spalding; Lowell Huffman, director – channel partnerships, rePurpose Global; and Rob Keith, membership & policy director, AMERIPEN |
| 2:20-3 pm |
Counterfeit and Contraband Products Update with Jones Day |
| 3-3:30 pm |
Break |
| 3:30-5 pm |
71st Annual Meeting of the Membership (Members and Invitation only) |
| 6-8 pm |
PMI25 reception and dinner at the Fairmont |
| Thurs., Nov. 6 |
| 9-9:40 am |
I am Woman, Watch me Build! with Jenn Kovacs, senior director, community impact, MiTek; executive board member and treasurer, She Built Foundation |
| 9:40-10:20 am |
Strategic Benefits of Build America Buy America (BABA) Certification with Jason Hodell, partner, industrial and consumer goods segment leader, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC |
| 10:20-11 am |
FCC Equipment Authorization: What Manufacturers Need to Know with Jennifer R. Wainwright, senior associate, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP |
| 11-11:40 am |
PMI25 Industry Roundtable Discussion |
