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APAM Annual Conference Schedule



Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (Click a session title below to view the session description)

10:00am

Registration & Exhibit Hall Opens


10:30 - 11:15am

Opening Remarks & Exhibitor Blitz


11:15am - Noon

NAPA Chairman on Leadership  (0.75 CEH)


Pat Nelson - Lehman Roberts


Noon - 1:00pm

Lunch (Exhibit Hall)


1:00 - 1:45pm

Pavement Distresses (0.75 CEH)


Derek Nener-Plante - DNP


1:45 - 2:30pm

Talking Politics with Baldly Bipartisan


John Sellek & Adrian Hemond


2:30 - 3:10pm

Break (Exhibit Hall)


3:10 - 3:55pm

Asphalt Binders: What's New (0.75 CEH)


Jason Wielinksi - Asphalt Institute


3:55 - 4:40pm

MDOT General Update (0.75 CEH)


Jason Gutting - MDOT


4:40 - 5:25pm

MATC Follow Up (0.75 CEH)


Derek Nener-Plante - MATC


5:30 - 7:30pm

Networking Reception (Exhibit Hall)



Thursday, February 26, 2026 (Click a session title below to view the session description)

7:30 - 8:30am

Breakfast (Exhibit Hall)


8:30 - 9:15am

Tacking for Performance (0.75 CEH)


Brian Hall - LeeBoy


9:15 - 10:00am

Antitrust


Melanie Wegner - USDOJ, Antitrust Division


10:00 - 10:40am

Break (Exhibit Hall)


10:40 - 11:25am

Building a Talent Pipeline: Education & Industry Partnerships (0.75 CEH)


Contractor Roundtable Discussion


11:25 - Noon

MDOT Technical Update (0.50 CEH)


Nathan Maack - MDOT

Chuck Mills - APAM


Noon

Closing Remarks & Conference Conclusion