It is with great pleasure that the Commercial Painting Industry Association announces the dates and location for the second annual CPIA Leadership Conference! Taking place from Oct. 10-12 at The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada, the event is is open to all commercial coating contractors and affiliated professionals.
Just as in 2021, the conference will be hosted in conjunction with Technology Publishing Company’s hosted-buyer event, Commercial Contractor Connect, scheduled Oct. 10-13.
Western Location
The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa by Marriott Bonvoy is reported to offer dozens of recreational and relaxation opportunities. Located just minutes away from one of the most famous neon-soaked streets in the country, the Las Vegas Strip, the Westin Lake boasts an alternative atmosphere full of tranquility that makes its guests feel “a world away.”
Looking out from the resort, and from many guestrooms and suites within the complex, guests attending will be met with stunning views of Lake Las Vegas and the surrounding canyon.
Adjacent to the resort, guests will find the award-winning Reflection Bay Golf Club, which features a signature Jack Nicklaus-designed course. The resort offers several additional onsite amenities, including restaurant and bar options, numerous guest activities such as its full-service spa, fitness center, outdoor pools and beach access.
Reported to be one of Nevada’s most sought-after meeting locations, Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa boasts over 90,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, 25 state-of-the-art meeting rooms and 12 breakout rooms designed to spark creativity and inspire colleagues.
All meeting rooms are noted to feature extensive audiovisual capabilities, which are serviced by the resort’s professional event planning staff, offering a rare combination of natural beauty with modern conference facilities and luxury amenities.
Inaugural Recap
Last year, the CPIA hosted its inaugural Leadership Conference from Oct. 19-22 at The Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Palm Coast, Florida. During that time, members and sponsoring delegates were able to meet and get to know one another through a collection of recreational networking activities, educational sessions, roundtable discussions and receptions.
On the first day of the conference, attendees split up into groups where they participated in oceanfront golf, deep sea fishing or an ecological kayaking tour. That night concluded with an outdoor icebreaker reception and dinner at the resort, sponsored by Sherwin-Williams.
On Oct. 20, 2021, the Leadership Conference officially kicked off with an opening keynote address by Sean Snaith, Director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Forecasting.
This opening was followed by a presentation by Laurence Pearlman, Senior Vice President of Consulting Solutions at Marsh Advisory. In his session, Pearlman discussed the importance of risk mitigation and how to create a risk mitigation scorecard for your business. An article version of his presentation was recently published in the fall issue of Commercial Painting.
Dwain DeVille, CEO Coach, Founder of CEO Ride and author of The Biker’s Guide to Business: When Business and Life Meet at the Crossroads, followed the discussion with the first topic of his three-part series: DECIDE. During his talk, DeVille helped participants to envision where they saw themselves and their business five years from now.
After a lunch sponsored by Sherwin-Williams, participants came together for a roundtable discussion moderated by CPIA Co-founder, Aaron Moore. During the discussion, contractors and suppliers alike brought up what they believed were key issues in the commercial coatings industry and potential solutions.
DeVille followed the discussion with the second topic of his three-part series: DESIGN. In this second installation, DeVille helped attendees take the information they wrote down in their first session to develop a plan of action, or how they might be able to begin working to achieve those goals.
After a short break, select supplier representatives took to the stage for a Coatings Panel which was moderated by Jim McBrayer, CEO of McBrayer & Associates. Speakers for the session included Nate Wolff and Richard Pickering of Sherwin-Williams, Joseph Dellafave of Benjamin Moore, Paul Lavalee of Arkema, Sheldon Roth of PPG, Matt Waszkowski of Behr and Pat Noble of Uniflex.
Wednesday’s sessions concluded with a presentation on the CPIA today and in the future. This session was hosted by CPIA Co-founder Steve Hester, CPIA Managing Director Mike Stanley and Commercial Painting Editor-in-Chief Destiny Johnson.
That evening, attendees and guests enjoyed a Sherwin-Williams-sponsored dinner on the Grand Event Lawn of the Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa.
Thursday morning, the CPIA Leadership Conference portion of the event concluded with two final presentations and Commercial Contractor Connect launched with the start of its one-on-one meetings. Kicking off the morning was DeVille with the final portion of his three-part presentation. In discussing DO, he covered how contractors and suppliers would have to execute the work required by the goals and plans to best achieve their five-year plan.
In closing the leadership conference, McBrayer discussed how attendees should be working to win their next customers and what they can do to streamline achieving business opportunities and bids. Thursday evening, after the meetings wrapped up, attendees were taken to the Conservatory Clubhouse at Hammock Beach for a dinner and casino night, sponsored by PPG.
On Friday, to conclude the Commercial Contractor Connect portion of the event, Johnson announced the 2021 Elevation Awards, which were carried out in partnership between TPC and the CPIA. This year’s winners were announced in the winter issue of Commercial Painting and on PaintSquare Daily News.
Participation
If interested in attending or sponsoring the second annual CPIA Leadership Conference, please contact Executive Director Mike Stanley at mstanley@thecpia.com, or call 610-301-4248.
Several of the current sponsors include:
Arkema;
APV Engineered Coatings;
Behr Paints;
Benjamin Moore;
Estimate Rocket;
Graco;
McBrayer & Associates;
PPG Paints;
Purdy;
Titan;
The Sherwin-Williams Company;
The Wooster Brush Company; and
Uniflex.
Be on the lookout for event and schedule updates on thecpia.com!
