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August 6-8, 2025 | The Woodsland Resort, TX
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Schedule At-A-Glance
Schedule At-A-Glance
Connect with Leaders Shaping the Future of Welding
Our expert speakers bring deep industry knowledge and forward-thinking insights that will help you navigate today’s challenges and tomorrow’s innovations. These sessions offer more than just presentations—they’re interactive opportunities to connect with leaders, ask questions, and walk away with real-world strategies you can apply immediately.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Ballroom III
Spanish/Republic
1:30 PM
Welcome
3:15 PM
AWS Face Lift
Shanen Aranmor
Shanen Aranmor
TBA
Kimberley Meszaros
Kimberley Meszaros
4:15 PM
Built to Last: How Operational Discipline and Technician Training Drive Reliability in Heat Treating
Cy Rankin
Cy Rankin
Data-Driven Analytics Paired with Automation Deliver Big Results
Dan Colvin
Dan Colvin
5:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Ballroom III
Spanish/Republic
7:00 AM
Breakfast / Exhibitor Networking
8:00 AM
Opening Remarks
8:15 AM
Keynote Address: Scott Schroeder
9:30 AM
Code-Compliant Crack Repairs: Navigating NBIC Part 3 Requirements
John Ferreira
John Ferreira
Nickel Alloys; Where We've Been, Where We are At, and What Does the Future Look Like?
Brian Gall
Brian Gall
10:15 AM
Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM
TBA
Mike Phillips
Mike Phillips
In-Line Inspection for a Safer Tomorrow using Precision Flawed Mockups
Jeremy Ring
Jeremy Ring
11:45 AM
Plasma Transfer Arc Welding vs Laser Cladding for Hard Surfacing
Jean Marc Tetevuide
Jean Marc Tetevuide
TBA
Edward Peterson
Edward Peterson
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM
Supplemental Screening Method to Identify Long Seam Anomalies and Cracks in ERW Pipe
Bernardo Cuervo
Bernardo Cuervo
Welding Happiness = Perfect Gas + Never Running Out!
Dave Phillips
Dave Phillips
2:30 PM
A Brief Review of How Steel Metallurgy Affects Welding
Jeff Henry
Jeff Henry
Heat Treatment, The Ugly Truth
Chris Brown
Chris Brown
3:15 PM
Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45 PM
Innovations in Orbital Welding Technologies
Chris Herzog
Chris Herzog
If We Build It, Who Will Work There?
Bob Smilie
Bob Smilie
4:30 PM
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Friday, August 8, 2025
Ballroom III
7:00 AM
Breakfast / Exhibitor Networking
8:00 AM
AI Uses in the Welding Fabrication Industry
Paisley Witkowski
Paisley Witkowski
9:00 AM
NDT – The Journey – What’s Next?
Mike Turnbow
Mike Turnbow
9:45 AM
Break in Foyer
10:15 AM
Welding’s Human Innovation Gap: How to Recruit, Train, and Retain the Next Generation
Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown
11:15 AM
Comprehensive Planning for the Construction of an Oil Refinery or Safari
John Stoll
John Stoll