2021 Networking Conference

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
October 7th – 9th, 2021
Enjoy the Music City of Nashville, Tennessee and attend the PDCA Commercial Forum Fall Networking Conference.

About Conference

Members of the PDCA Commercial Forum will be meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn and share best practices while building relationships with other commercial painting contractor members of the PDCA Commercial Forum.

Event Details

Media Gallery

Schedule of Events

Thursday, October 7th, 2021

TIME

DETAILS

HOST

ROOM

 

6:30am

 Golf Outing Transportation Departs

Departing from Cascades Lobby/Portico

Cascades Lobby

7:30am – 11:30am

Tee Off, Golf Outing at Hermitage Golf Course

Course:  Generals Retreat

Golf Outing Ticket Holders

Hermitage

Golf Course

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Registration

Commercial Forum

Crystal Gazebo

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Welcome Reception

Kick-off the conference with great networking, food and beverages!

All Ticketholders Invited

Crystal Gazebo

Friday, October 8th, 2021

TIME

DETAILS

HOST

ROOM

7:00am – 8:00am

Continental Breakfast

All Ticketholders Welcome


Cheekwood F

8:15am-9:15am

Keynote Speaker: Nick Nanton

“Masters of Success”

All Ticketholders Invited

Nick Nanton

Cheekwood C

9:30am-9:40am

Opening Remarks

Contractor Ticketholders

Paul Dunkman
President

Cheekwood G

9:40am-10:30am

 Commercial Forum Contractor Peer Exchange

Project Management Small to Large Jobs

Contractor Ticketholders

Rod Nash

WW Nash Painting

Cheekwood GH

10:30am–10:45am

Networking Break

All Ticketholders Invited


Cheekwood G

Foyer

10:45am–12:00pm

 Commercial Forum Contractor Peer Exchange

Key roles to accelerate profitable growth

Contractor Ticketholders

 

Matt Orme

PR Commercial Painting, LLC

Cheekwood GH

12:00pm–12:45pm

 Lunch Break

All Ticketholders Welcome

Cheekwood F

TIME

DETAILS

HOST

ROOM

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm

 Strategic Business Planning

Creating the strategy, understanding capabilities, goal setting, implementation, and execution to win.

Contractor Ticketholders

 Katie Ragle &

Nate Wolf

Sherwin Williams

Cheekwood GH

2:00pm–2:45pm

 Commercial Forum Peer Exchange

Commercial Repaint Work:  Challenges – Solutions

Contractor Ticketholders

 Frank Miles

Blair Commercial Painting, LLC

Cheekwood GH

2:45pm – 3:15pm

Afternoon Break

All Ticket Holders Invited

Cheekwood G

Foyer

3:15pm – 4:15pm

Commercial Forum Peer Exchange

Aligning Incentives and Empowering Others

Contractor Ticketholders

Jason Paris

Paris Painting

Cheekwood GH

4:15pm – 4:30pm

Commercial Forum Members
Planning Q&A

 Paul Dunkman

President

Cheekwood GH

5:00pm-6:15pm

Dinner

Food Service begins promptly at 5:00 PM
All Ticketholders Invited

Cheekwood F

6:00pm-7:00pm

Shuttle Transportation

 Departs from Cascade Lobby

Cascade Lobby

7:00pm-9:00pm

Grand Ole Opry Show

Featuring Lee Greenwood, Old Crow Medicine Show, Marty Stuart, Kat & Alex, more to be announced…

Grand Ole Opry Ticketholders

Opry House, Nashville, TN