January 18-20, 2026
Nirvana Conference Rooms – Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
SUNDAY, January 18
| 6:00p – 8:00p | Cocktails and Hor D’oeuvres |
MONDAY, January 19
| 7:00a – 8:00a | Breakfast | |
| 8:00a – 8:30a | Opening Remarks | Phill Cavender |
| 8:30a – 9:00a | State of the Company | Jeff Simons |
| 9:00a – 9:45a | Sales Insights | Ed Benoit |
| 9:45a – 10:15a | Break | |
| 10:15a – 11:15a | Guest Speaker: Markus Moll | Carol McSwain |
| 11:15a – 11:45a | Voice of the Customer | TBD |
| 11:45a – 1:00p | Lunch | |
| 1:00p – 2:00p | Economic Update | John Davis |
| 2:00p – 4:30p | Breakout Groups Invex Update – Phill Cavender & Rick Williams in the Serenity Conference Room Marketing Deep Dive – Alice Stengel in the Prosperity Conference Room CRM Discussion – Ed Benoit in the Main Conference | See bottom of this page for your group (1, 2, or 3) |
| 4:30p – 5:00p | Closing Session | Jeff Simons & Phill Cavender |
| 6:00p | Dinner Buffet | located in Foyer |
| 7:00p | “Have a Ball” Game Night | located in Conference Room |
TUESDAY, January 20
| 7:00a – 8:00a | Breakfast | |
| 8:00a – 8:15a | Recap & Announcements | Phill Cavender |
| 8:15a – 9:00a | Finance Update | Tom Heneghan & Connor Wright |
| 9:00a – 10:00a | David Susler & Christina Martini | Jeff Simons (MC) |
| 10:00a – 10:30a | Morning Break | |
| 10:30a – 12:00a | Supplier Panel Chris Arendoski, Carpenter Ronald Archibeque, Outokumpu Jon Cornelius, Sumiden Didier Lacointe, Haynes | MC by Carol McSwain & Sergio Gallo |
| 12:00a – 1:15p | Lunch | |
| 1:15p – 2:15p | Achieving Big Growth Objectives Panel | Phill Cavender (MC) |
| 2:15p – 3:00p | AI Presentation | Ed Benoit & Alice Stengel |
| 3:00p – 3:30p | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:30p – 4:00p | Closing Comments | Jeff Simons & Phill Cavender |
| 6:00p | Cocktail Hour | located in the Foyer |
| 7:00p – 10:00p | COE Formal Dinner | Jeff Simons & Phill Cavender |
BREAKOUT GROUP LOCATIONS
- Invex Update – Phill Cavender & Rick Williams in the Serenity Conference Room
- Marketing Deep Dive – Alice Stengel in the Prosperity Conference Room
- CRM Discussion – Ed Benoit in the Main Conference
| BREAKOUT GROUP ONE Session order: 1.CRM Discussion 2.Marketing Deep Dive 3.Invex Update | BREAKOUT GROUP TWO Session order: 1.Marketing Deep Dive 2.Invex Update 3. CRM Discussion | BREAKOUT GROUP THREE Session order: 1.Invex Update 2.CRM Discussion 3. Marketing Deep Dive |
| Alex Gonzalez | Alyssa Straczek | Andrew Osos |
| Becky Ullmark | Bill Hann | Brad Russell |
| Brandi Huettinger | Brian Ford | Bruce Massey |
| Carol McSwain | Colleen Miller | Charlie Mills |
| Connor Wright | Connie Pleasant | Curt Berstler |
| Danielle Gissendanner | Delia Cardoso | Eduardo Jimenez |
| Eric Kellaway | Fagia Schmitt | Fernanda Alamilla |
| Geoff Palmer | George Reith | Giovanni Camilleri |
| Glen Hare | Hilary Carris | Jacy Marrs |
| Jake Kubacki | James Darrow | Janina Bracht |
| Jeanne Weaver/Mueller | Jeff Simons | Jeff Kassouf |
| John Gliha | John Marin | John Staiber |
| Jon Wells | Kesman Valdes | Kevin Connolly |
| Laura Sutkay | Logan Gibbs | Lorena Cerda |
| Lori Hosty | Mariana Ballesteros Ramirez | Matt Karas |
| Mike Endresen | Mike Phillipp | Nick Gallo |
| Richard Parsons | Ryan Haman | Seth Wiener |
| Sergio Gallo | Stephanie Ramey | Stephanie Guzman |
| Teresa Hernandez | Tom Heneghan | Tom Niemiera |
| Tonya Magee | Tracee Crowley | Trent Tassie |
| Trineka Brady | Troy Long | Vern Guetens |
| Xochitl Mirafuentes Tovar |