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The Sessions and Events schedule is now available.
H = Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor; M = Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor; and C = Baltimore Convention Center
Concrete Repair Day Session, Part 1 of 2
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM, H - Holiday 1
This will be a panel discussion of experts in our industry including professors, field technicians, specifiers, manufacturers sales and technical representatives. The panel will answer questions on how we are doing as an industry, training the next generation of employees. What we are doing well as an industry and what we need to improve. The panel will discuss what makes technical training effective from their perspective and experience. What specific gaps are we seeing in industry? Are there new tools available we should be using? How do we measure the success of technical training?Learning Objectives: (1) Evaluate what training is working in the industry;(2) Develop effective technical training;(3) Establish qualified workers in the concrete and concrete repair industry;(4) Examine new training programs and tools available in the industry.
The State of Technical Training in the Concrete Restoration Industry - A Panel Discussion Presented By: Dan Wald Affiliation: QXO National Restoration Description: This will be a panel discussion of experts in our industry including professors, field technicians, specifiers, manufacturers sales and technical representatives. The panel will answer questions on how we are doing as an industry, training the next generation of employees. What we are doing well as an industry and what we need to improve. The panel will discuss what makes technical training effective from their perspective and experience. What specific gaps are we seeing in industry? Are there new tools available we should be using? How do we measure the success of technical training? Speakers: • Dan Wald, QXO National Restoration Account Manager & Leader of Learning and Development from a Product Manufacturer • Joni Jones, Director Concrete Science at Braun Intertec Corporation • Dave Tepke, Principle Engineer at SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. • Seth O’Brien, Professor at Pittsburg State University in the School of Construction