| 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 moderated by Caitlin Looby, reporter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 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 planner, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments |
| Noon-1 pm |
Lunch |
| 1 pm-1:45 pm |
Tariff Trends and Trade Tactics with Brooks 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 |
Preparing for California’s New Climate Disclosure Requirements: SB 253 & SB 261 with Nick McCreary, senior vice president, sustainability, KERAMIDA |
| 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 pm |
Ignite Glass Studios reception and dinner |
| Wed., Nov. 5 |
| 7:30-8:30 am |
Women of PMI 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 Leaders Panel Discussion led by Shelley Paxton, chief soul officer, Soulbbatical; with Erin Beyer, senior vice president, product, Delta Faucet Company; Bob Downie, president and CEO, Duravit America; Carmen Fiordirosa, president, GERBER; and Shawn Oldenhoff, senior vice president, category management, kitchen and bath North America, Kohler. |
| 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, Ph.D., 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 Larry Rosenberg, partner, 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 Wainwright, senior associate, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP |
| 11-11:40 am |
PMI25 Industry Roundtable Discussion |
| 11:40-Noon |
Closing Ceremony |
