METALfab 2026 Tentative AGENDA*

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Wednesday 2/11

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM                  Board of Directors Meeting

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM                  NOMMA & NEF Boards combined meeting

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM                    Exhibitor Move In

12:00 PM – 6:30 PM                    Registration Desk Open

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM                      Welcome Reception & Quick Connect: Vendor Networking Session


Thursday 2/12

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM                       Registration Desk Open

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM                       Welcome and Breakfast (full buffet)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM                        Ignite: Forging the Future—Expert Insights on the Next Era of Metalwork

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM                       Break with Exhibitors

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM                   Breakout Session #1

                                                          Track 1: Industry Trends
     Session title TBA
     Cole Porter, Porter Steel president

                                                          Track 2: Business Development
     Set Up for Growth: Obtaining and Retaining Quality Employees
     Cris Merry, Bend Tech president

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM                 Break with Exhibitors

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM                 Breakout Session #2 

                                                           Track 1: Industry Trends
      
Strategies for Getting Paid
Jason Copley, Cohen Seglia partner

                                                          Track 2: Business Development
     Scaling a Steel Business: The Holistic Blueprint for Growth
     David Lopez, DL Metal Design president

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM                    Lunch on your own

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM                      Breakout Session #3

                                                         Track 1: Industry Trends
    The Fun Part of Building Codes & Standards and Why You Need to Know Them! 
                                                          Tom Zuzik, NOMMA code consultant

                                                          Track 2: Business Development
     How to Attract Your Next Client and Employee from LinkedIn
    Jonathan Cor, Founder at Customer Growth

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM                       Break with Exhibitors

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM                       Metal Meetup (casual networking time|forge new connections at our roundtables)

5:30 PM – 10:00 PM                    Awards Dinner & NEF Auction fundraiser (dinner at 6 PM), Roger Carlsen auctioneer

 

Friday 2/13

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM                    Top Job Jamboree

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM                    Shop Tours: Stodtmeister and TBD

 

Saturday 2/14 {OPTIONAL ADD-ON DAY}

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM                    Shop Tours: Peppermill geothermal facility and TBD

 

*This agenda is preliminary and is subject to change. Education sessions will be announced as they are confirmed. Please check back here for regular updates.