October 1-2, 2025
Huntington Convention Center
300 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Wednesday October 1st
9:00 AM 18 holes at Stonewater Golf Club
10:00 AM Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Tour
4:30 Show Opening/Meet with Vendors
6:30 Rooftop Social
Thursday October 2nd
7:00-7:45 Breakfast
7:45-8:00 Introduction & Welcome
8:00-9:15 The Champion’s Code: Building Relationships Through Life Lessons of Integrity and Accountability from the Sports World to the Business World:
Keynote Speaker Ross Berstein
9:15-10:30 Importance of Effective Communication: Alison Marandola, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.
10:30-11:00 Vendor Break - Convention Center Open
11:00-12:15 New Technologies in Drilling/Rig Safety & Maintenance: Convention Center
12:15-1:15 Lunch with Sponsors - Convention Center
1:15-2:00 Drilling into Sustainability - What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get Started: Sue Bruning, Cascade
2:00-2:45 Geotechnical Drilling on Water - The Platte-Winner Bridge Project: Gabriel Bevre – Braun Intertec
2:45-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 The Art of Core Bit Selection: Dave Thomas - CME
4:00- 4:45 The Slight Edge: Small Choices, Big Results: Jake Rockafellow, Rig Source Inc.
4:45-6:15 Convention Center Open
6:15-7:45 Presidents Dinner
7:45-8:30 National Drilling Association Presentations (Special Recognition, Scholarship, Golf, Safety)