Morning Keynote Speaker and Seminar - The Future of HVAC 8:30 am
Presented by: Matt Michel, CEO, Service Roundtable
Learn how to navigate your HVAC company for future changes in the industry. Matt will present and weave together an outlook on utility pricing, regulations, the future of refrigerant, 21st Century HVAC equipment, connected homes, manpower shortages, marketing and sales needs, contractor transparency and a fresh and real outlook on the importance of contractor alliances.
About Matt Michel, CEO, Service Roundtable
Matt Michel is an internationally recognized and highly acclaimed motivational and informational speaker. He has spoken about marketing, branding, sales, pricing, leadership, strategic planning, and goal setting from Istanbul to Australia and every place in-between.
Matt founded Service Nation Inc., which operates the Service Roundtable (the world’s largest contractor alliance), the Retail Contractor Coalition (a contractor branding and marketing program), the Service Nation Alliance (an elite contractor best practices group), and Roundtable Rewards (the service trades’ largest contractor buying group). Previously, he founded and created the Aire Serv Franchise System, which is the oldest continually operating HVAC residential franchise network.
In 2015, Matt became the 35th and youngest person inducted into the Contracting Business Hall of Fame. Contracting Business Magazine named Matt one of the 22 most influential people in the history of the residential HVAC/R industry. Contractor Magazine named him one of the 18 most influential people in the history of the plumbing/hydronics industries (Matt is the only person to appear on both the Contracting Business and Contractor lists). The Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration NEWS named Matt one of the top five business advisors in the HVAC industry.
Matt is the inaugural recipient of the HVAC Golden Toolbox Award, presented by North American Technician Excellence and Contracting Business Magazine to “recognize industry leadership and support of technician certification.” He has received the Significant Sig Award from the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Service Nation has been named to the Aggie 100 (“The 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world.”) four consecutive years, an achievement matched by just six other companies. Service Nation has also been listed in the Dallas 100 (2013) and has made the Inc 500|5000 the past four years, including a ranking of #76 or higher nationwide for Business Products & Services.
A popular writer, Matt is published more than 60 times per year and is a featured columnist for The Air Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration NEWS, Contracting Business Magazine, Contractor Magazine, Contracting Canada, Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine, Southern PHC Magazine, and CB Hotmail. He also publishes the popular Comanche Marketing blog.
Leveraging APS Programs to Grow Your Business - 9:30 am
Presented by: Ed Walsh, Senior Energy Engineer
About Ed Walsh, CEM, LEED-AP, Senior Energy Engineer
Mr. Walsh brings more than 30 years of practical experience in utility incentives, facility operation, energy engineering, sales support, and project management in the building retrofit and management industry. For the APS Solutions for Business rebate program, he assesses energy efficiency measures for technical merit and cost-effectiveness. He provides training and guidance to contractors and industry partners. Mr. Walsh develops electronic tools to streamline the application process, improve understanding of technical requirements, and ensure the quality of data and calculations.
Profitability & Savings with SunTrac Hybrid Thermal A/C & Heating Technology - 9:30 am
Presented by: Rich Cooley, CEO, SunTrac Solar Manufacturing
Learn about new technology and how you can increase your average per-job revenue by 40% to 75%, while your customers can cut their cooling and heating bills by 25% to 40%. This seminar is for residential and commercial contractors. Learn how your customers can receive 30% federal tax credits and other incentives when installing these systems. SunTrac is an OEM Partner with KMC Controls, Emerson/Copeland, Emerson Automation and Baker Distributing...join us and let us show you how the SunTrac program can work for you and your customers!
About Rich Cooley, CEO, SunTrac Solar Manufacturing
Mr. Cooley has over 25 years of executive leadership experience, and has served in Senior Executive positions in both public and privately held companies in the transportation and manufacturing sectors. He was VP of Carey International (formerly listed on NASDAQ: CARY) the world’s largest limousine company, Chief Operating Officer of Empire International, and Chairman & CEO of AAG Industries. He attended Long Beach State University and is a former US Army (USAR) officer, with over 22-years of uniformed service.
Arizona Inspectors Panel - 12:00 pm
Presented by: SRP and Arizona Building Officials (AZBO)
Meet local inspectors and building officials to learn more about code regulations, permit process and workmanship standards, new solar initiatives, better understand the contractor complaint process and ways to avoid unnecessary fines, find out which codes the each municipality is enforcing, rebates for 2016, necessary education and MUCH MORE!
