WTS AGENDA 2025

MON

8/18/25

2:00pm:
Vendor Vehicle Load-In

TUE

8/19/25

8:00am - 9:00pm:
Vendor Load-In & Early Vendor Registration

WED

8/20/25

6:30am
5k Fun Run (Pioneer Plaza Cattle Dr. 1428 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202)

8:00am - 2:00pm:
Vendor Load-In/Early Bird Registration

9:00am - 4:00pm:
Latin Lounge - Owens Corning (Room A201-202)
Speakers: Amparo Sancen, Lee Olivares, Nathan Recalde, Moises Morales, Octavio Vazquez, Karen Hite, Mike Monterroso, Diana Barriga, Kate Apunte, Lorna Rojas, Armando Salgado, Wendy Harmeyer, Felipe Castro, Odalis Lopez, Karen Neal, Daniel Mejia, and Danaik Garay

1:00pm - 4:00pm:
Exclusive VIP/Elite VIP Workshops

4:00pm - 6:00pm:
MainStage Kickoff

7:00pm - 10:00pm:
Roofer Olympics “Battle of the Balls” Networking Event (5683 Village Glen Dr. Dallas, TX 75206
RSVP Here to Play/Attend: https://www.winthestorm.com/olympics

THU

8/21/25

6:30am:
Group Workout: Functional Fitness & Team Relays (Pioneer Plaza Cattle Dr. 1428 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202)

8:00am:
Registration Opens

9:00am - 11:00am:
MainStage Speakers

10:00am - 4:00pm:
Expo Floor Open

11:15am - 4:00pm:
Breakout Stages A-D (Speakers/Panels)

12:30pm - 1:30pm:
VIP/Elite VIP Lunch

4:00pm - 6:00pm:
MainStage Speakers

6:30pm - 7:30pm:
VIP/Elite Networking Event

7:30pm - 9:30pm:
Exclusive Elite/VIP Dinner

Breakouts

STAGE A

11:15am - 12:00pm:
Commercial Large Loss Panel (Roofing Excellence)

12:05pm - 12:25pm:
Speaker: Steve Slepevic, Strategic Response Partners

12:30pm - 1:15pm:
MRP’s & DRP’s Panel (Insurance)

1:20pm - 2:05pm:
AI In The Field Panel (Tech)

2:10pm - 2:30pm:
Speaker: Brandon James, Brandon J Roofing

2:35pm - 3:20pm:
Smart Tax Moves Panel (Finance)

3:25pm - 4:00pm:
Private Equity Good & Bad Panel (Roofing Excellence)

Breakouts

STAGE B

11:15am - 12:00pm:
Grow Your Retail Business Panel (Retail)
Speakers: Sean McGraw, Jay Haynes, David Peterson, Bobby Jones and Robin Scherer

12:05pm - 12:25pm:
Speaker: Ryan Kettering, Prolific Brand Design
Title: “How To Build The Brand Everyone Talks About”

12:30pm - 1:15pm:
Leveraging Experts Panel (Insurance)
Speakers: John Senac, Mike Goldenstein, Tim Johnson, Raymond Little and Sheldon Murphy

1:20pm - 2:05pm:
Insurance & Workers Comp Panel (Roofing Excellence)

2:10pm - 2:30pm
Speaker: Adam Tronnier, ProWest Roofing

2:35pm - 3:20pm:
Technology Advances Strategy Panel (Tech)

3:25pm - 4:00pm:
How to Leverage VA’s In Your Business Panel (Operations)

Breakouts

STAGE C

11:15am - 12:00pm:
Build a Strong Sales Culture Panel (Sales)
Speakers: Tony Taveras, Davey Cox, Adam Tronnier, Ashlyn Bartlett, Ashton Buswell, and Miguel Taveras

12:05pm - 12:25pm
Speaker: Sam Taggart, D2DEXPERTS

12:30pm - 1:15pm:
Make Your Money Matter Panel (Finance)

1:20pm - 2:05pm:
How to Differentiate Your Company Panel (Sales)

2:10pm - 2:30pm
Speaker: Brandon Holmes, North Energy

2:35pm - 3:20pm:
Marketing For Storm Claims & Retail Gains Panel (Marketing)
Speakers: Chris Yano, Mike Venidis, Zac Garside, Josey Parks, Chris Hoffman and Ashley Bissing

3:25pm - 3:45pm:
Private Equity Good & Bad Panel (Roofing Excellence)
Speakers: Kirt Linington, Gregg Schonhorn, Brian Franco, Paul Reed, Mika Hunter, Bob Schober

Breakouts

STAGE D

11:15am - 12:00pm:
Supplement With Purpose Panel (Insurance)

12:05pm - 12:25pm:
Speaker: Josh Bigger, Best Damn Roofer

12:30pm - 1:15pm:
Monetize Your Social Media Brand Panel (Marketing)

1:20pm - 2:05pm:
Serve First: Community Panel (Roofing Excellence)
Speakers: Morgan Walker, Dan Walrack, Ron Ramsey, Raymond Little, Kimberly Reed and Luke Leak

2:10pm - 2:30pm
Speaker: Mike Venidis, Ryno Strategic Solutions
Title: “Google vs AI: Are You Prepared For What’s Next?”

2:35pm - 3:20pm:
How To Get More Leads Panel (Marketing)

3:25pm - 3:45pm
Speaker: Dmitry Lipinskiy, Roofing Insights
Title: “Content Is Marketing: Dominate Social Media & Drive Leads in 2025”

FRI

8/22/25

6:30am:
Partner Workout: Strength & Mobility (Ferris Plaza Park: 450 S Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202)

8:00am:
Registration Opens

9:00am - 11:00am:
MainStage Speakers/Keynote

10:00am - 4:00pm:
Expo Floor Open

11:15am - 4:00pm:
Breakout Stages A-D (Speakers/Panels)

12:30pm - 1:30pm:
VIP/Elite VIP Lunch

4:00pm - 6:00pm:
MainStage Speakers/ Keynote Speaker: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA

4:00pm - 11:00pm:
Vendor Load-Out

Breakouts

STAGE A

11:15am - 12:00pm:
Operational Excellence Panel (Operations)
Speakers: Randy Hurtado, Nathan Recalde, Daniel Robosky, Jessica Stahl, Ben Burgess and Stefany Dant

12:05pm - 12:25pm
Speaker: Jess Reagan, Paiv
Title: “How To Scale Retail Sales”

12:30pm - 1:15pm:
Volume Is Vanity, Profit Is Sanity Panel (Retail)
Speakers: Heath Hicks, Kyle Powers, Jonathan Sherwood, David Peterson and Crystal Watterson