SCHEDULE

AT-A-GLANCE

Monday
September 28
All Day
Supplier Meeting Rooms Open
8:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting with Breakfast
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting
Evening
Networking at the Latana Lobby Bar
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Board of Directors and Committee, Task Force and CIG Chairs Dinner
Tuesday
September 29
All Day
Supplier Meeting Rooms Open
7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
New Member Breakfast with IAPD Board Members + Committee, Task Force and CIG Chairs, by invitation only.
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Government Relations Committee Meeting
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Education Committee Meeting
11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Membership Committee Meeting
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Manufacturers’ Representatives CIG Meeting with Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session: The Hidden Costs in Your Supply Chain: Unlocking Margin Opportunities Most Companies Never Pursue presented by Bradley Caplan, Managing Partner, Werkatlas LLC
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
connecX Exhibitor Set up
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Independent Distributor + Fabricator Suite Open
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Government Relations Policy Briefing — Performance Plastics Legislative and Regulatory Agenda in Action, presented by Gordon Taylor and Con Lass, OGR
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Canadian CIG Meeting
5:00 –6:00 p.m.
IAPD Plastics PAC Fundraiser Reception
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception + Howard J. Natal, IAPD Charitable Foundation Fundraiser
Wednesday
September 30
6:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Open
6:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Independent Distributor and Fabricator Suite Open
6:00 – 11:00 a.m.
connecX Exhibitor Set Up
6:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Supplier Meetings
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday General Session, Setting Expectations for 2027 and Beyond, by Connor Lokar, ITR Economics
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
IAPD Past Presidents’ Lunch, by Invitation Only
11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
IAPD connecX Luncheon
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Independent Distributor and Fabricator Suite Open
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Rep CIG Happy Hour
ALL DAY
Supplier Meeting Rooms Open
Thursday
October 1
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
9:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday General Session, The Human Compass: Connection Guides What Technology Can’t, by Lisa Fey, Global Guide for Work and Play
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
11:45 – 12:45 p.m.
Convention Committee Meeting with Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session: Using Artificial Intelligence in Your Distribution and Manufacturing Sales Organizations (IAPD GPT), presented by Sam Richter, Founder & CEO, SBR Worldwide, LLC
12:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Marketing Committee Meeting
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Optional activity
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
President’s Reception, by Invitation Only
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
IAPD Convention Closing Party
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