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Schedule of Events
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All times are Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone.
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Networking Breakfast
Courtyard
8:30 am - 8:35 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Patrick Rosenthal, CAFS, NCT
NAFA President
Central Texas Manager
Tex-Air filters
Randy Brannen, CAFS, NCT II
NAFA Secretary and Conference Chair
Vice President - Sales & Marketing
Kleen-Air Filters
8:35 am - 9:35 am
Keynote
Economic and Labor Market Update
Alex Chausovsky
Director of Analytics and Consulting
Bundy Group
9:35 am - 9:55 am
Break
9:55 am - 10:40 am
Roundtable Discussion
Alex Chausovsky
Director of Analytics and Consulting
Bundy Group
10:40 am - 11:00 am
Understanding NCT Certification: Enhancing Your Air Filtration Expertise
Will Denton, CAFS, NCT II
NAFA Board of Directors
Vice President
Joe W. Fly Co., Inc.
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Foundation Golf Outing: sponsored by MANN+HUMMEL (Optional, registration required)
Kannapali Golf Course
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Catamaran Dolphin Cruise - Sold Out
The Ka’anapali Wild Dolphin Sail is sold out,
contact NAFA staff to be put on a waiting list
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Aloha Sunset Reception: sponsored by Mikropor
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast and Committee Meetings
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Marketing & Membership Committee Meeting with breakfast
Technical & Certification Committee Meeting with breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Keynote
Building an Effective Talent Strategy
Alex Chausovsky
Director of Analytics and Consulting
Bundy Group
10:00 am – 10:50 am
Impacting the Bottom Line through Outsourcing and Group Purchasing Strategies
Bill Southerland
CEO
IronRoad
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 am – 12:00 pm
Balancing Your Inventory, Customer Service and Profitability
Jon Schreibfeder
President
Effective Inventory Management, Inc.,
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free Time
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Women's Networking Group Meet-up
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Seaside Hawaiian Luau
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Networking Breakfast and Committee Meetings
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Education and Training Committee Meeting with breakfast
Guidelines Committee Meeting with breakfast
9:30 am - 10:20 am
Business Meeting and Awards
Patrick Rosenthal, CAFS, NCT
NAFA President
Central Texas Manager
Tex-Air filters
10:20 am – 11:00 am
Designing Built HVAC Filtration Systems for Optimum Performance
Kevin Delahunt, CAFS
NAFA Guidelines Chair
Senior Technical Advisor
BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Break
11:20 am – 12:00 pm
What You Do Speaks So Loudly I Can’t Hear What You’re Saying
Randy Brannen, CAFS, NCT II
NAFA Secretary and Conference Chair
Vice President - Sales & Marketing
Kleen-Air Filters
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Conclusion and Adjourn