Schedule At a Glance
All activities, unless otherwise noted, will take place at the Mayflower Hotel. The full Summit program and session details will be announced early 2026! Sign up to be notified.
2025 Summit Program
Take a look at the content featured at the 2025 Flooring Sustainability Summit for an idea of what you can expect.
- 3:00pm – 5:00pm: Sustainability 101: Navigating Key Initiatives and Terminology in the Flooring Industry
- 5:00pm – 6:30pm: Opening Reception
- 8:00am – 9:00am: Welcome Remarks & Keynote
- Bill Griese, TCNA
- Peter Templeton, USGBC
- Corey Clayborne, AIA
- 9:10am – 10:10am: Morning Panel - Sustainability Landscape 2025 & Beyond
- William Paddock, WAP – Moderator
- Jenna Hamilton, GBI
- Andy Kireta, ASTM International
- Melanie De Cola, AIA
- Corey Enck, USGBC
- 10:10am – 10:40am: Coffee break & Tabletops
- 10:40am – 12:00pm: Workshop 1: Sustainability Landscape 2025 & Beyond
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch & Tabletops
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Afternoon Panel: Flooring Circularity
- Mike Johnson, ILFI - Moderator
- Nelson Russom, Turner Construction
- Jonathan North, Mohawk Industries
- Alan Solomon, Sawkill Lumber
- Jim Whitfield, MAPEI
- 2:00pm – 3:30pm: Workshop 2: Flooring Circularity
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Snack Break & Tabletops
- 4:30pm – 5:30pm: Afternoon Panel: Sustainability Education & Awareness Across the Flooring Value Chain
- Bill Griese, TCNA - Moderator
- Brenda Cashion, NAFCD Member Representative
- Scott Humphrey, WFCI
- Elsa Mullin, Skanska US Building Inc
- Jack Cove, Pathway Ai
- William Paddock, WAP
- 5:30pm – 7:00pm: Evening Reception Sponsored by Coverings
- 7:00am – 7:30am: Breakfast
- 7:45am – 8:00am: Shuttles to Capitol
- 8:30am: Capitol doors open/security check
- 9:00am – 9:15am: Top Takeaways from Day 1 & Ray Anderson Award
- 9:15am – 9:30am: EU Sustainability Briefing
- Alessandro Filipponi, Confindustria Ceramica
- Alessandro Filipponi, Confindustria Ceramica
- 9:30am – 10:30am: Architectural Panel
- Scott Conwell, IMI - Moderator
- Anica Landreneau, HOK
- Ashley Savage, SmithGroup
- Paul McKeever, TVS Architecture & Design
- Joshua Rubin, Perkins&Will
- Katie Mesia, Gensler
- 10:30am – 10:40am: Sustainability Award
- 10:40am – 11:00am: Coffee Break
- 11:00am – 12:30pm: Keynote Briefings
- Elizabeth Von Lehe, ASID
- Eric Corey Freed, Cannon Design
- 12:30pm – 1:30pm: Lunch, Congressional Atrium
- 1:45pm – 2:00pm: Buses depart Capitol from Peace Circle
- 1:30pm – 4:00pm: Capitol tour