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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 |
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| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
MONDAY, JANUARY 26 |
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| 8:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Golf Tournament & Awards Lunch at the Whirlwind Golf Club on Devil’s Claw Sponsored by: |
| 9:45 am - 12:15 pm | |
| 10:00 am - 6:30 pm |
Registration |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
First-Timers Icebreakers Reception (Invitation only) The Leadership Summit is all about fostering collaboration, so adding new experiences and perspectives to the mix only increases its value. We invite first-time organizations and attendees to join us before the Welcome Dinner and meet our hosts — the board members from APPA, PAN, PIDA and WPA — so we can get to know each other better in a more casual setting. |
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6:00 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
WELCOME to the Leadership Summit Reception WELCOME to the Leadership Summit Dinner Welcome to Phoenix, Arizona! Reunite with your colleagues and forge new connections over drinks, a buffet dinner and lots of laughs. Comedian David Wilk will officially kick us off as the Leadership Summit’s entertainer and emcee. Sponsored by: |
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 |
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| 8:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Registration |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast Buffet |
| 9:00 am - 10:15 am |
Inspirational Keynote Presentation: My Story: Unstoppable Anthony Robles, 2011 NCAA Wrestling Champion, Recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, ESPN ESPY Award Winner and Author of Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. Keynote Sponsored by: |
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break Sponsored by: |
| 10:45 am - 11:45 am |
Technology Keynote Presentation: Shaping the Future of the Pet Industry Dr. Shawn DuBravac, Author of the New York Times Best Seller: Digital Density: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate. |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
Lunch Buffet |
| 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm |
Industry Update: People, Pets, and Priorities: Inside the Shifting U.S. Market Michael Johnson, the pet industry’s go-to authority on consumer insights and market dynamics. |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Refreshment Station Sponsored by: |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Pitchfest & Networking Reception Back by popular demand, this premier opportunity for emerging pet product brands will be bigger, better and OPEN TO ALL ATTENDEES in 2026. |
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Open Evening |
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WEDNESDAY, January 28 |
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| 8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Breakfast Buffet |
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8:00 am - 9:00 am |
PIDA Distributor Breakfast and Annual Meeting |
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9:00 am - 10:15 am |
Strategy Keynote Presentation: Leadership to Leadering Nancy Giordano, Bestselling Author of Leadering: The Ways Visionary Leaders Play Bigger Keynote Sponsored by: |
| 10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |
Economic Keynote Presentation: Economic Outlook Connor Lokar, ITR Economics™ Senior Forecaster |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch Buffet |
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
PIDA Executive Conferences were temporarily renamed “Conversations Corner” for the 2025 Leadership Summit to reflect a change to a more relaxed and informal format. While the original name has since been reinstated, the new informal structure will remain. |
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1:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Refreshment Station |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Closing Celebration Reception Celebrate with drinks and heavy hors d’ourves one last time with your colleagues. Our closing celebration provides one more opportunity to cement relationships and new connections. Sponsored by: |
