Thank you for joining us in Nashville for the 26th annual BEC Conference! View recaps of the event as they've been post on NGA's LinkedIn and Glass Magazine's X (formerly Twitter) accounts.
- Download the BEC Conference 2024 Program
- View the final Registrant List
- Take the NGA Installing Committee survey on the topic of value engineering.
Schedule of Events
7:45 am - 9:15 am
NGA Installing Committee Meeting
View the meeting agenda and take the survey.
9:45 am - 10:25 am
State of the Flat Glass Industry: How We Got Here & How We're Evolving
Ricardo Maiz, Vitro Architectural Glass
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Take 5 Presentation | Preview of the No. 1 trade fair for the glass sector in Dusseldorf, Germany this October
Lars Wismer, glasstec Director
10:45 am - 11:20 am
Disruption is Coming. Are You Ready?
Troy Johnson, Harmon, Inc.
11:25 am - 11:30 am
Take 5 Presentation | FHC Educational Update and What's New at FHC
Paul Daniels, FHC-The Glazing Supply Co.
11:35 am - 12:05 pm
How to Manage Delays to Maximize Profits and Avoid Exposure
Vic McConnell, Smith, Cashion & Orr, PLC
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Take 5 Presentation | Emerging Improvements in High-Performance Glass Products
Andre Kenstowicz, Vitro Architectural Glass
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Building on a Landmark: the Omni Nashville Hotel
Annissa Flickinger and Emily Losego
sponsored by Vitro Architectural Glass
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Recruiting the Next Generation
Jodi Martinez, AllStar Glass and Jenni Chase, NGA
1:15 pm - 1:20 pm
Take 5 Presentation | Next Generation Virtual Design Services
Terry Skyba, TSC, Inc.
1:25 pm - 2:10 pm
What I've Learned About Employee Engagement in the Last Six Years
Tom Jackson, Steel Encounters
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm
Take 5 Presentation | Does bird-friendly glass really work? Looking at a decade of AviProtek installations.
Danik Dancause, Walker Glass Co., Ltd.
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Straight Talk on Addiction Treatment and Recovery
Cal Beyer, SAFE Project and David Argus, Karas & Karas Glass
3:35 pm - 3:40 pm
Take 5 Presentation | Advanced Engineering: Smart. Strong. Science
Jeff Quast, Dow
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Specification Missteps, Codes Challenges and more
Tom Culp, Birch Point Consulting and NGA energy codes consultant; and, Urmilla Sowell, NGA
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm
Take 5 Presentation | Friends in Low-e Places
Alan Kinder, Guardian Glass LLC
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Architect and Glazier One-on-One: Aspirations Between Collaborators
Keith Fine, SLAM Collaborative and Matt Aragon, Aragon Construction
9:30 am - 10:15 am
AI Unleashed: Embracing the Power of Artificial Intelligence
Stefanie Couch, Build Women
> Join Stefanie's free webinar to continue learning about A.I. tactics, taking place March 14 at 1:00 pm ET.
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Take 5 Presentation | LuxWall R-18 VIG - Made in the USA
Tim Clancy, LuxWall
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Future-tech Today: an Exploration of Groundbreaking Technologies Entering the Glazing Industry
Conley Oster, Raise Robotics
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Take 5 Presentation | ALL IN ONE Solutions
Hans Hoenig, LiSEC
11:15 am - 11:50 am
Project Perspectives Panel: from Estimating to Project Management to Field
Daniel Cothern, Alexander Metals; Matt Kamper, Woodbridge Glass; Alyssa Wolf, Assured Glass Services; Henry Taylor, Kawneer Co.
Tabletop Displays
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