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  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    LEED Credits Using Natural Stone
    Location: S230C
    Moderator & Presenter: Sarah B Gregg – Natural Stone Institute
    Presenter: Scott Conwell, FAIA, FCSI, LEED AP – International Masonry Institute
    Presenter: Holley Henderson, LEED Fellow, Fitwel Ambassador, WELL AP – H2 Ecodesign
    Materials & TrendsSustainability
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Porcelain Beyond the Floor: A Multifaceted Design Material
    Location: S230E
    Presenter: Nathan Parsons, CTI#1969 – The Porcelain Slab Company
    Presenter: Adam D. Christiansen – Lusso Porcelain & Design
    Materials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Color/Design Future Trends: Welcome Home
    Location: S230E
    Presenter: Leatrice Eiseman, CSA – Pantone Color Institute and the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    10:20 AM – 10:50 AM EDT
    Zero Entry Showers - Step Right In Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Matt Welner, CTI 1276 – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Alex Smith – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    10:50 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    MAPEI's Multi-Attribute Approach to Sustainability Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    11:20 AM – 11:40 AM EDT
    Broaden Your Base Presented by Noble Co.
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    11:40 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Leveling Systems & Grouting Demo Presented by Best of Everything
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Foam Board - Old Dog, New Tricks! Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Alex Smith – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Presenter: Kate Koerber – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Next-Level Performance with NXT® Level Plus Lite – 50% Lighter, 100% Stronger Presented by LATICRETE
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Benefits Associated with ARDEX Microtec & Self-Drying Technologies along with Specialty Mortars with High Flow Performance Presented by ARDEX
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Grouting in Today’s World Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Protection Prevents Correction: Waterproofing Membranes for Tile & Stone Presented by Sika
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Design with Color. Build with Brilliance with LATICRETE® Profiles, Grouts, & Sealants Presented by LATICRETE
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Mesh Backed Mosaics - Mastering the Mesh Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Alex Smith – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Presenter: Kate Koerber – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Driving Innovation with ARDEX Grouting Systems Presented by ARDEX
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    4:30 PM – 4:50 PM EDT
    Bringing Tile Outside. Fabrication Techniques with Porcelain Pavers Presented by Alpha Professional Tools
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Decoding the How: Practical Steps and Case Studies in AI for the Tile and Stone Industry
    Location: S230C
    Presenter: Ron Nash – Laticrete
    Workforce & Profits
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Global Tile Trends 2025
    Location: S230E
    Moderator: Alena Capra, CMKBD – Alena Capra Designs
    Presenter: Ryan Fasan – Tile of Spain USA | Crest Craftsmen
    Presenter: Danielle McWilliams – Novita Communications
    Presenter: Roxanne Morris – Tile Council of North America | Why Tile
    Materials & Trends
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Elevating Tile Design: The Art of Enhancing with Arto's Tiles
    Location: Coverings Lounge, Booth 4300
    Presenter: Armen A. Alajian – ARTO
    Trends & Solutions Stage
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Up Your Tile Game Podcast
    Location: South Hall Lobby
    Podcast Studio
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    ABCs of Sustainability: Decoding the Key Terms, Acronyms, Standards, and How to Coordinate Sustainability Messaging
    Location: S230C
    Presenter: Daniel Marvin – Schluter Systems North America
    Presenter: Kali Pharand – Schluter Systems
    Materials & TrendsSustainabilityWorkforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Tuesday, Apr 29th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Surface Materials and the Home of the Future - Walk & Talk
    Location: Coverings Lounge, Booth 4300
    Presenter: Jennifer Farrell – Jennifer Farrell Designs
    Health & WellnessMaterials & TrendsCoverings LoungeTours
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Mastering the Luxury Market: How to Build and Dominate Your High-End Business
    Location: S230C
    Presenter: Chris Ramey – The Home Trust International / Affluent Insights
    Workforce & ProfitsTimeless Luxury
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    9:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Facades+ Presented by The Architect's Newspaper
    Location: S320E
    Partner EducationOutdoor Spaces
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Shifting Landscapes: The Impact of Business Consolidation in the Tile and Stone Industry
    Location: S230E
    Moderator: Kemp Harr, BS - Journalism – Floor Focus Magazine
    Moderator: Bart A. Bettiga, Coverings Board of Governors – National Tile Contractors Association
    Panelist: Sunil Palakodati – Artivo Surfaces
    Panelist: Dub Newell, MBA, CPA – Louisville Tile Distributors
    Panelist: Kory J. Bowling – Paramount Global Surfaces
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    The Future of Luxury: Insights and Strategies from Industry Leaders
    Location: S230C
    Moderator: Chris Ramey – The Home Trust International / Affluent Insights
    Panelist: David McGowan Benson, CCTS – Architessa
    Panelist: Tanya Shively, LEED AP, ASID – Sesshu Design Associates
    Panelist: Allison Eden – Allison Eden Studios
    Panelist: Marco Leopoldo Minghetti – Ceramica Senio srl
    Materials & TrendsWorkforce & ProfitsTimeless Luxury
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    10:10 AM – 10:40 AM EDT
    Benefits Associated with ARDEX Microtec & Self-Drying Technologies along with Specialty Mortars with High Flow Performance Presented by ARDEX
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    10:40 AM – 11:10 AM EDT
    Streamlined Waterproofing – a Sneak Peek at the Newest HYDRO BAN® Product 
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    11:10 AM – 11:40 AM EDT
    MAPEI’s Showers from Start to Finish Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    11:40 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Broaden Your Base Presented by Noble Co.
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    1/2" x 1/2" - Is It Still the One? Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Matt Welner, CTI 1276 – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Kate Koerber – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    1:00 PM – 1:20 PM EDT
    Grip it & Rip it Presented by Grabo
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    1:20 PM – 1:40 PM EDT
    Hardscape Materials: Issues, Challenges & Treatment Systems Presented by FILA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Handmade Tile - Perfectly Imperfect Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Kate Koerber – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Presenter: Alex Smith – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Driving Innovation with ARDEX Grouting Systems Presented by ARDEX
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    MAPEI's Multi-Attribute Approach to Sustainability Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    4:30 PM – 4:50 PM EDT
    Trowel & Vibrating Suction Cup Demo Presented by Best of Everything
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Picture-Perfect Projects: Crafting Magazine-Worthy Exterior Living Spaces
    Location: S230C
    Moderator: Jennifer Reut – Landscape Architect Magazine
    Panelist: Woody Sanders, CTI #1295 ACT#22 – DW Sanders Tile & Stone Contracting, Inc.
    Panelist: George Rex Barnett IV, CPO, CBP, ACBP – GB IV Designs
    Installation & FabricationMaterials & TrendsOutdoor Spaces
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    The Basics of Marketing for Small Businesses
    Location: S230E
    Presenter: Elena Grant – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Sheila Wyatt – Evolv
    Installation & FabricationWorkforce & Profits
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    The Tile Happy Hour Podcast
    Location: South Hall Lobby
    Host: Craig Cahoon – TileBar
    Host: John Tudisco – TILEBAR
    Podcast Studio
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Making Waves: Case Studies in Pool Installations with Large-Format Gauged Porcelain Tile
    Location: S230C
    Moderator: Curt V. Rapp, CTC – The Tile Doctor
    Presenter: George Rex Barnett IV, CPO, CBP, ACBP – GB IV Designs
    Installation & FabricationMaterials & TrendsOutdoor Spaces
  • Wednesday, Apr 30th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Surface Materials and the Home of the Future - Walk & Talk
    Location: Coverings Lounge, Booth 4300
    Presenter: Jennifer Farrell – Jennifer Farrell Designs
    Health & WellnessMaterials & TrendsCoverings LoungeTours
  • Thursday, May 1st
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Be Well, Lead Well: Integrating Well-Being into Leadership
    Location: S230C
    Presenter: Megan Mazzocco, WELL AP+Faculty – Wellbeing X Design
    Workforce & ProfitsHealth & Wellness
  • Thursday, May 1st
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Natural Stone Trends: Utilizing Natural Stone in Interior Applications
    Location: S230C
    Moderator: Karen E. Roe, Speaker & CEU Instr – Countertop & Cabinet Concierge LLC
    Panelist: Yumilka Olivi Soto – Visual Studio Plus
    Panelist: John Beck
    Installation & FabricationMaterials & Trends
  • Thursday, May 1st
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Women Talking: The Shero's Journey 2025
    Location: S230E
    Moderator: Lesley Goddin – TileLetter, TileLetter ARTISAN and TileLetter.com
    Panelist: Jane Callewaert – Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works
    Panelist: Leslie Del Pozo – QEP Co., Inc.
    Panelist: Natalie Hall – Artistry in Tile
    Panelist: Heidi Martin – United Tile
    Panelist: Betty Sullivan – Architessa
    Workforce & ProfitsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    10:10 AM – 10:40 AM EDT
    Grouting in Today’s World Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    10:40 AM – 11:10 AM EDT
    Grout - Find the Right Match Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Alex Smith – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Presenter: Matt Welner, CTI 1276 – National Tile Contractors Association
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    11:10 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Leveling Systems & Grouting Demo Presented by Best of Everything
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    RUBI: Faster & Smarter Tile Cutting in Action Presented by Rubi
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    MAPEI’s Showers from Start to Finish Presented by MAPEI
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Help in a Bottle - Tile's Secret Superheroes Presented by NTCA
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Presenter: Matt Welner, CTI 1276 – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Kate Koerber – National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    The NXT® Pedestal System – for Raised Decking, Paver, & Tile Installations Presented by LATICRETE
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    3:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Benefits Associated with ARDEX Microtec & Self-Drying Technologies along with Specialty Mortars with High Flow Performance Presented by ARDEX
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    4:00 PM – 4:20 PM EDT
    Trowel & Vibrating Suction Cup Demo Presented by Best of Everything
    Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 4038
    Installation Innovation StageInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Building Safe and Stylish Homes: The Role of Tile and Stone in Aging in Place
    Location: S230C
    Presenter: Sydney Hughes, CAP – Senior Proof
    Materials & TrendsInstallation & FabricationHealth & Wellness
  • Thursday, May 1st
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Global Inspirations: Case Studies in Gauged Porcelain Slab Design and Installation
    Location: S230E
    Moderator: Bart A. Bettiga, Coverings Board of Governors – National Tile Contractors Association
    Presenter: Sean Gordy – Gordy Tile Company
    Presenter: Steven W. Clem, FAIA, ASID, IIDA – TVS
    Materials & TrendsInstallation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Single Story's Podcast
    Location: South Hall Lobby
    Podcast Studio
  • Thursday, May 1st
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Designing for Well-Being: How Tile and Stone Align with Well-Being Standards
    Location: S230C
    Moderator: Megan Mazzocco, WELL AP+Faculty – Wellbeing X Design
    Panelist: Jana Donohoe – Jana Donohoe Designs
    Panelist: Holley Henderson, LEED Fellow, Fitwel Ambassador, WELL AP – H2 Ecodesign
    Panelist: Gianna Vallefuoco, MMTCP – Vallefuoco Contractors
    Materials & TrendsInstallation & FabricationHealth & Wellness
  • Thursday, May 1st
    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Tile Sleuths: Investigating Three Tile Failure Crimes With A Tile Inspector
    Location: S230E
    Presenter: James Woelfel – J.G. Woelfel & Associates, LLC, Tile and Stone Consultants
    Installation & Fabrication
  • Thursday, May 1st
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Surface Materials and the Home of the Future - Walk & Talk
    Location: Coverings Lounge, Booth 4300
    Presenter: Jennifer Farrell – Jennifer Farrell Designs
    Health & WellnessMaterials & TrendsCoverings LoungeTours