8:00 am - 5:00 pm
NCT II Training and Exam - Sponsored by AAF Flanders
Off-Site: AAF Flanders
Transportation Provided

8:30 am - 11:30 am
Board of Directors Meeting and Breakfast
Cherokee Triangle

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
CAFS Exam - Virtual
NCT Exam - Virtual
Old Louisville

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
NAFA Foundation Event - Sponsored by MANN+HUMMEL
The Kentucky Experience: Bourbon & Bluegrass at the Frazier
Off-Site: Frazier History Museum
829 W. Main Street, Downtown Louisville 

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Registration/Exhibit Set-Up
Commonwealth Foyer

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Filter Forward: Connections and Conversations Reception - Sponsored by Blue Heaven Technologies
Off-Site: Tavern on 4^th at Sports and Social Club on 4^th Street
427 S. 4^th Steet, Louisville

Who should attend the Filter Forward event:
New to the air filtration industry since 2024
First time attending an in-person NAFA event
Joined NAFA in the last year

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Blue Heaven After Dark - Sponsored by Blue Heaven Technologies
Off-Site: Tavern on 4^th at Sports and Social Club on 4^th Street
427 S. 4^th Steet, Louisville

7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Registration
Commonwealth Foyer

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth

9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Commonwealth 4, 5
Steve Griffiths, CAFS
NAFA President
General Manager
Independent Filter Service P/L

Randy Brannen CAFS, NCT II
NAFA Conference Chair
NAFA President-Elect
VP of Sales
Kleen-Air Filters

Johnny Guidry
Keynote Speaker & Conference Emcee
Executive Coach
Something Major

9:15 am - 10:25 am
Keynote Speaker
A Cost-Accessible and DIY Air Cleaner - How a Simple Filtration Concept is Protecting, Teaching, and Empowering
Commonwealth 4, 5
Richard Corsi, PhD, PE (TX)
Dean, College of Engineering
University of California, Davis

10:25 am - 10:55 am
Networking Break & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth 6, 7, 8 & Foyer

10:55 am - 11:15 am
NAFA's NCT II Certification: Advancing Industry Standards and Professional Growth
Commonwealth 4, 5
Andrew Duncan, CAFS, NCT II
NAFA NCT II Instructor
NAFA Technical & Certification Committee Vice Chair
Product Manager, High Purity Equipment
AAF Flanders

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Real-world Performance of HVAC Filters/Air Cleaners in Commercial and Institutional Buildings
Commonwealth 4, 5
Jeffrey Siegel, PhD.
Professor, Bahen/Tanenbaum Chair in Civil Engineering
Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto

Methods
Michelle Wu
MASc Student
Results
Rafsan Nahian
PhD Student
Biological Sampling
David Kormos
PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Networking Lunch & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth 6, 7, 8 & Foyer

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Marketing & Membership Committee Meeting with breakfast
Cherokee Triangle
Technical & Certification Committee Meeting with breakfast
Old Louisville

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
ASHRAE 62.1 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Commonwealth 4, 5
Marwa Zaatari, PhD.
Associate Member
ASHRAE

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
ASHRAE Committee 234 Update: Advancing Filtration Performance Standards
Commonwealth 4, 5
Chris Ahne, CAFS
Vice President of Sales
Genesis Air

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Networking Break & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth 6, 7, 8 & Foyer

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Keynote
Empowered by Change
Commonwealth 4, 5
Johnny Guidry
Keynote Speaker & Conference Emcee
Director of Career Coaching
Something Major

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Networking Reception & Sponsor Exhibits - Sponsored by Mikropor
Commonwealth 6, 7, 8 & Foyer

7:30 am - 8:45 am
Education & Training Committee Meeting with breakfast
Cherokee Triangle
Guidelines Committee Meeting with breakfast
Old Louisville

8:00 am - 11:30 am
Registration
Commonwealth Foyer

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth Foyer

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Activate Your Prey Drive: How to Win in a Competitive, Technical Industry
Commonwealth 4, 5
Michael Burt
Coach Michael Burt

10:00 am - 10:20 am
Networking Break & Sponsor Exhibits
Commonwealth 6, 7, 8 & Foyer

10:20 am - 10:50 am
Filtration for Healthier Indoor Air and Surfaces: Developing New Approaches For Evaluating Molecular and Particle Filtration in Realistic Chamber Testing
Commonwealth 4, 5
Dr. Elliott Gall, PhD.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Portland State University, Healthy Buildings Research Lab

10:50 am - 11:35 am
Gas Phase Filtration: Indoor Air Quality Beyond the Particulates
Commonwealth 4, 5
Paula Levasseur, CAFS
NAFA Past President
NAFA Foundation Board of Directors
Owner/Consultant
LMF Services LLC

David Schaaf
NAFA Technical & Certification Committee Chair
Owner/Consultant
David Schaaf Co.

11:35 am - 11:45 am
Wrap Up!
Commonwealth 4, 5