Event Schedule
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Sunday, September 10, 2023
- Arrive at Hotel - Hotel Zachary
- 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Registration Open - Hotel Zachary
- 1:20 pm-4:00 pm: Chicago Cubs Game (Optional)
For Tickets:
Wrigley Rooftops
Wrigley Field
Monday, September 11, 2023
- 7:00 am-11:00 am: Peer Group 2 - Hotel Zachary: Hush Money
Jim McBrayer
- 8:00 am-Noon: Peer Group 1 - Hotel Zachary: Room 301
Aaron Moore
- 8:00 am-5:00 pm: Registration Open - Hotel Zachary
- 8:00 am-Noon: Leadership Development Peer Group 1 - Hotel Zachary: Room 501
Dwain DeVille
- 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Peer Group 3 - Hotel Zachary: Room 301
David Chism
- 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Peer Group 4 - Hotel Zachary: Room 401
Mike Stanley
- 1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Leadership Development Peer Group 2 - Hotel Zachary: Room 501
Dwain DeVille
- 4:00 pm-5:30 pm: Women in Painting - Hotel Zachary: Alma Room
- 6:00 pm-11:00 pm: Opening Reception - Old Crow Smokehouse - Wrigleyville
Sponsored by PPG
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- 7:30 am-8:30 am: Breakfast - Wrigley Field
- 8:30 am-8:45 am: Group Photo - Wrigley Field, Outside Marquee
- 8:45 am-9:00 am: Opening Remarks - Wrigley Bowl
- 9:00 am-10:00 am: Keynote Address 1 - Wrigley Bowl
Jack Becker, Founder, Flight Level Solutions
- 10:00 am-10:10 am: Break
- 10:10 am-11:15 am: Keynote Address 2 - Wrigley Bowl
Tom Walter, Chief Culture Officer, Tasty Catering
- 11:15 am-11:50 am: Special Appearance - Wrigley Bowl
Tom Ricketts, Executive Chairman, Chicago Cubs
- Noon-1:30 pm: Lunch - Catalina Club
Sponsored by IUPAT
- 1:30 pm-2:20 pm: Executive Track - Cubs Conference Room A
Tom Droste, CEO of Estimate Rocket
Fast Formulas for Profit Forecasting, Capacity Planning and Production
- 1:30 pm-2:20 pm: Operations Track - Cubs Conference Room B
Ken Trimber, Chairman of the Board, KTA
Why Does My Paint Look Bad??
- 2:30 pm-3:20 pm: Executive Track - Cubs Conference Room A
Aaron Hockel, President, AltaVista Strategic Partners
Strategies to Diversify Your Commercial Customer Base
- 2:30 pm-3:20 pm: Operations Track - Cubs Conference Room B
Jim McBrayer, CEO McBrayer & Associates
Increase Your Hit Rate 50% by Asking Better Questions
- 3:30 pm-4:20 pm: Coatings Manufacturers Panel Discussion - Cubs Conference Room A & B
- 4:20 pm-4:30 pm: Closing Comments - Cubs Conference Room A & B
Aaron Moore and Steve Hester, CPIA Founders
- 5:30 pm: Departure to Adler Planetarium - Hotel Zachary Entrance
- 6:00 pm-10:00 pm: Evening with the Stars: Reception, Dinner, "Dark Side of the Moon" Show,
Sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location: Adler Planeterium
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- 7:30 am-8:30 am: Breakfast - Hotel Zachary
- 8:45 am-9:45 am: Keynote Address 3 - Cubs Conference Room A & B
Tom Reber, The Contractor Fight
- 10:00 am-10:50 am: Executive Track - Cubs Conference Room A
Peer Panel: Virtual Staffing Options
Moderator: Annie Newton
- 10:00 am-10:50 am: Operations Track - Cubs Conference Room B
Panel: Lessons in Leadership
Moderator: Dwain DeVille
- 11:00 am-11:50 am: Executive Track - Cubs Conference Room A
Innovation Panel : Robotics and Drone Technology
Moderator: Jason Moorhouse
- 11:00 am-11:50 am: Operations Track - Cubs Conference Room B
Nick Spynda, Sales Consultant, Lancaster Safety Consulting, Inc.
When OSHA Comes Knocking
- Noon-1:30 pm: Lunch - Catalina Club
- 1:30 pm-3:30 pm: Contractor Roundtables - Cubs Conference Room A & B
Companies should divide their members between Rooms A & B
- 3:45 pm-4:15 pm: Closing Remarks - Cubs Conference Room A & B
CPIA Update
- 6:00 pm-9:00 pm: Wrigley Field Experience, Reception, Dinner and Fun on the Field
Sponsored by Benjamin Moore & Co.
Location: Wrigley Field, 1914 Club
Thursday, September 14, 2023
(Note: All Private Meetings Held at Wrigley Field Suites)
- 7:00 am-8:00 am: Breakfast - Wrigley Field Suites
- 8:00 am-8:25 am: Private Meeting 1, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 8:30 am-8:55 am: Private Meeting 2 , TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 9:00 am-9:25 am: Private Meeting 3, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 9:30 am-9:55 am: Private Meeting 4, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 10:00 am-10:25 am: Private Meeting 5, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 10:30 am-10:55 am: Private Meeting 6, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 11:00 am-11:25 am: Private Meeting 7, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 11:30 am-11:55 am: Private Meeting 8, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch - Wrigley Field Suites
- 1:00 pm-1:25 pm: Private Meeting 9, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 1:30 pm-1:55 pm: Private Meeting 10, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 2:00 pm-2:25 pm: Private Meeting 11, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 2:30 pm-2:55 pm: Private Meeting 12, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 3:00 pm-3:25 pm: Private Meeting 13, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 3:30 pm-3:55 pm: Private Meeting 14, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 4:00 pm-4:25 pm: Private Meeting 15, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 4:30 pm-4:55 pm: Private Meeting 16, TPC Connect: Commercial Painting
- 5:00 pm: Event Closes
2023 EVENT SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor
TPC CONNECT: COMMERCIAL PAINTING
TPC CONNECT: COMMERCIAL PAINTING
In addition to attending the conference’s recreational and educational events, a selection of senior decision-makers from commercial contracting companies and C-suite
executives from industry suppliers will be invited to attend TPC Connect: Commercial Painting (formerly Commercial Contractor Connect), an exclusive hosted buyer event.
Co-located with the CPIA conference at Hotel Zachary & Wrigley Field, the Connect event’s pre-scheduled, private one-on-one meetings and related activities will take place September 14.