Monday, March 24, 2025

  • 8 am — 1 pm Golf, TPC Champions Course (depart hotel lobby at 7 am)

  • 3 pm — 5 pm Board of Directors Meeting, Las Palmas A

  • 5 pm — 6 pm Welcome Reception and Badge Pick Up, Camelback Vista Patio

Executive Forum Schedule and Hotel Map

Our meeting space is located in the Conference Center. Presentations will take place in El Teatro.


Tuesday, March 25, 2025

  • 7:30 am — 3:00 pm Badge Pick Up, Gallery Foyer

  • 7:30 am — 8:30 am Breakfast, Las Palmas

  • 8:30 am — 3:00 pm General Session (see schedule of speakers below), El Teatro

  • 12:00 pm — 1:00 pm Lunch, Cypress Court East

  • 3:00 pm — 5:00 pm Pickleball, Pickleball Courts

  • 6:00 pm — 8:30 pm BBQ Buffet Dinner, Cypress Court East

General Session, El Teatro

  • 8:30 am — 8:45 am Welcome

  • 8:45 am — 10:00 am 2025 Economic and Labor Market Update, Alex Chausovsky (Bundy Group)

  • 10:00am — 10:45 am Networking and Coffee Break, Gallery Foyer

  • 10:45 am — 12:00 pm Defending Against Data Breach, Robert Siciliano (Security Expert & Best-Selling Author)

  • 1:00 pm — 1:45 pm Discovering an Optimal Training Culture for Your Organization, Melissa Derheim & Jeremy Williams (API)

  • 1:45 pm — 2:15 pm Rotomolding Safety Systems, Adam Covington (Ferry Industries)

  • 2:15 pm — 3:00 pm Protecting IP and Managing Modern Contract Risks, Christina Pannos (Pannos Law)

  • 3:00 pm Networking and Coffee Break, Gallery Foyer


Wednesday, March 26, 2025

  • 7:30 am — 11:30 am Badge Pick Up, Gallery Foyer

  • 7:30 am — 8:30 am Breakfast, Las Palmas

  • 8:30 am — 12:00 pm General Session (see schedule of speakers below), El Teatro

  • 12:30 pm — 3:30 pm Sonoran Desert Jeep Tour (*requires advance booking), Meet in Lobby

General Session, El Teatro

  • 8:30 am — 8:45 am Welcome

  • 8:45 am — 9:45 am Plastics and Manufacturing in 2025, Perc Pineda (PLASTICS Industry Association)

  • 9:45 am — 10:30 am OEM-Driven Sustainability: Adapting to Regulations and Circularity, Ken Carter (John Deere)

  • 10:30 am — 11:00 am Coffee Break, Gallery Foyer

  • 11:00 am — 11:45 am Strategies for Circular Design, John Skabardonis (Covestro)

  • 11:45 am — 12:00 pm Meeting Takeaways and Discussion

  • 12:00 pm Coffee Break, Gallery Foyer

Thank you for attending the Meeting!