Expo Guide 2022 - 27

11-11:50 am
CLASSROOM EDUCATION
Must have All Access or Expo Plus registration type.
Choose one to attend. Industry market segment indicated in ( ).
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Transitioning from Fluorocarbon-Based to
Fluorine-Free Durable Water Repellents
Frank Keohan, Senior Technology Manager, Bolger & O'Hearn, Inc.
(Advanced Textiles)
ROOM W207D
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Our Defense Budget: Agile, Rigid or Predictive
Ron Houle, Founder and President, Pivot Step Consultants, LLC
(Specialty Fabrics)
ROOM W207A
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Introducing Architectural Structures to Architects
David Bowick, P.Eng., Principal, Blackwell Engineers
(Shade and Weather Protection)
ROOM W207BC
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Stop Playing the Pricing Game
Madeleine MacRae, Owner/Founder, Homepro Toolbox
(General Business)
ROOM W201CD
11:30 am-Noon
NOON
Noon-12:30 pm Panel: Overcoming Start-up Challenges
Colton Mehlhoff, Applications Engineer, Stratasys; Natasha Spackey,
VP of New Business Development & Partnerships, Advanced Functional
Fabrics of America (AFFOA); NC State Representative
ADVANCED TEXTILES CAMPFIRE | BOOTH A618
12:30-1 pm
Acquiring Capital and Buying Equipment
for Your Business in a New Economy
Barbara Griffith, President, SCL Equipment Finance
SPECIALTY FABRICS CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2127
1 PM
1-1:30 pm
Sustainable Lightweights:
Benefits of Membrane Structure
Katja Bernert, Dipl.-Ing., Architect, Mehler Texnologies GmbH
SHADE AND WEATHER PROTECTION CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2718
1-1:45 pm
1:30-2 pm
2 PM
2-2:30 pm
2:30-3 pm
3 PM
3-3:30 pm
3:30-4 pm
Textiles in Patient Transfer Devices for Hospital Use
Vasundhara Chandra, Staff Engineer, Stryker
ADVANCED TEXTILES CAMPFIRE | BOOTH A618
Increasing Export Sales - Connecting to International
Markets with the U.S. Commercial Service
Stephanie Bethel, Senior International Trade Specialist,
U.S. Commercial Service
SPECIALTY FABRICS CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2127
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Selling Beyond Textiles
Bud Weisbart, Vice President, AR Tech
SPECIALTY FABRICS CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2127
Common Freight Mistakes That Are Costing You Big
Harry Centa Jr., Senior Program Manager, PartnerShip LLC
SHADE AND WEATHER PROTECTION CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2718
Equipment Demonstration: Sewing Zipper into a Sling Pack
DEMO AREA | BOOTH 327
SmartTex Experiments: What We've Learned
Ben Mead, Managing Director, Hohenstein
ADVANCED TEXTILES CAMPFIRE | BOOTH A618
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11:30 am-Noon
Cleaning + Greening = Outdoor Fabric Market Growth
Scott Massey, Owner/CEO, Awning Cleaning Company/APCO
SHADE AND WEATHER PROTECTION CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2718
DAILY SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT. 14
8 AM
8 am-2 pm
10 AM
10 am-2 pm
Registration Open
CONCOURSE A
Show Floor Open
ATA Hub
BOOTH 1127
Awards Gallery
BOOTH 2200
11 AM
11-11:30 am
How to Get into Selling Shade Sails
Without Having to Be a Manufacturer
Brydon Roe, Owner, Shade Sails Canada
SHADE AND WEATHER PROTECTION CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2718
11-11:45 am
11 am-1 pm
Equipment Demonstration:
Finishing Touches and Sling Pack Finale
DEMO AREA | BOOTH 327
Pet a Puppy
BOOTH 2741
Flooring Provided by Twitchell
Better Design for Better Products
Chris Semonelli, Vice President of Sales & Marketing,
ESquared, and President, Coated Technical Solutions
SPECIALTY FABRICS CAMPFIRE | BOOTH 2127
NOON
Noon-12:30 pm What You Need to Know About Microplastics
Soshana Smith, Ph.D, Associate, Exponent, Inc.
ADVANCED TEXTILES CAMPFIRE | BOOTH A618
2 PM
Show floor closes, IFAI Expo concludes
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