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2026 Industry Executive Conference

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
12:00pm – 4:00pm Executive Committee Meeting Palomino Island
  6:00pm – 9:00pm Pre-Conference Optional Activity:  Dinner Off-Site ($)  OKEAH Modern Kitchen & Bar
Thursday, February 19, 2026
  8:00am – 11:00am Registration Desk Open Registration A
  9:00am – 11:30am Board of Directors' Meeting Palmas
  1:00pm –   4:00pm Talent Pipeline (TPP) Meeting Palmas
  5:00pm –   8:30pm Optional Activity:  Bioluminescent Bay Kayaking Adventure ($)
Friday, February 20, 2026
  8:00am –  5:00pm Registration Desk Open Registration A
  9:00am –  5:00pm Exhibit Set-Up Pablo Casals Ballroom
11:00am –  3:30pm Optional Activity:  Rainforest Zipline Adventure ($)
11:00am –  4:00pm Optional Activity:  Founders' Classic Golf Tournament ($) El Conquistador Resort
  5:00pm –  6:00pm Past Presidents' and Next-Gen Reception (invitation only) Mirador Terrace
  6:00pm –  9:00pm Welcome Reception Trellises
Saturday, February 21, 2026
  8:00am –   9:00am Breakfast with Exhibitors' / Artisan Market Pablo Casals Ballroom
  9:00am – 10:30am General Session: Economic Update: Insights and Strategies for a Changing Industrial Landscape- Michael Feuz, ITR Economics Magnolia Ballroom
10:30am – 11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am – 12:00pm General Session: From Conflict to Commerce: Geopolitical Risks and Business Strategies for an Uncertain World - Eugene Chausovsky, New Lines Institute Magnolia Ballroom
12:00pm –   5:00pm NFFS Day at Palomino Island Palomino Island
  6:30pm –   9:30pm Dinner and Erick Känd Comedy Hypnosis Show Trellises
Sunday, February 22, 2026
  8:00am –   9:00am Breakfast with Exhibitors' / Artisan Market Pablo Casals Ballroom
  9:00am – 10:15am General Session: Navigating OSHA and EPA Compliance: 2026 Updates and Strategies for Foundries  - Skip and Martha Guimond
Joseph A. Guimond & Associates		 Magnolia Ballroom
10:15am – 10:45am General Session: Inside ICON: Powering the Future of Defense Manufacturing
Mike Chiero, Valor Group and Sheila Rayburn, Non-Ferrous Founders' Society (NFFS) 		 Magnolia Ballroom
10:45am – 11:15am Coffee Break
11:15am – 12:00pm General Session:  Casting the Future: Empowering Your Foundry to Inspire Tomorrow’s Talent - Toni Neary, SME - Josh Cramer, BlueForge Alliance - Michelle Kerna, Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) and Bill Padnos, NFFS Magnolia Ballroom
12:00pm –   1:00pm General Session:  Politics, Policy & Manufacturing: What Foundries Should Expect
in 2026 - Omar Nashashibi, Inside Beltway		 Magnolia Ballroom
  2:00pm –   3:30pm Optional Activity:  Casa Bacardí Mixology Experience ($) Flamboyan
  6:30pm –   9:30pm NFFS Annual Meeting and Closing Dinner - DJ Atlantic Terrace
NFFS 2026 Industry Executive Conference Adjourns - Safe Travels Home! 
Monday, February 23, 2026
12:30pm  –  4:30pm Post Conference Optional Activity:  Fajardo Mini Boat Island Hopping Adventure ($)


($) - Denotes an activity requiring an additional fee.
Schedule subject to change.