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Welcome!
Connect with industry colleagues and gain the insights you need to grow your business.
The AWPA 2026 Annual Meeting will be held March 2-4, 2026, at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
The Annual Meeting brings together leading experts to share insights on the political and economic landscape, provide the latest updates on trade issues impacting the industry, and offer a current perspective on the rod market. It also creates valuable opportunities to connect with colleagues and customers to discuss the issues that matter most.
Attracting 150+ attendees and companions, this three-day program is designed to bring together experts and professionals to discuss the business challenges facing the industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers, enabling them to choose and implement effective strategies for success in an increasingly competitive business environment. The program includes committee meetings, business meetings, and ample time for connecting with industry friends, customers, and their companions in a casual and enjoyable setting.
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Schedule of Events
Schedule subject to change
Day 1 – Monday, March 2
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Government Relations Advisory Committee Meeting & Breakfast
(Committee members only)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration Open
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Membership Committee Meeting
(Open to all attendees)
12:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Stainless Committee Meeting
(Open to all attendees)
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
(Board members only)
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Companion Program: Welcome Drop In
(Open to registered companions)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Reception – Sponsored by the Supplier Members
Evening
Dinner on your own
Day 2 – Tuesday, March 3
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Robert Lighthizer
Former United States Trade Representative
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 11:00 am
General Session
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Companion Program: Mahjong and Mimosas
(Open to registered companions - Breakfast will be served)
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Golf Tournament
(Optional, includes lunch, 12:00 pm shotgun)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Pickleball for Everyone: Clinic + Casual Play
(Optional, includes snacks and drinks)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception
Evening
Dinner on your own
Day 3 – Wednesday, March 4
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Active Member Business Meeting
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Associate Member Business Meeting
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Companion Program: Relaxing Poolside
(Open to registered companions, meet at Cabana - Breakfast will be served)
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
General Session & Concluding Remarks
Hotel Accommodations
We have reserved a special room block at the PGA National Resort for the AWPA Annual Meeting 2026.
Reservation Deadline
Please make your reservations by Tuesday, January 27, 2026 to secure our group rate. After this date, rooms are subject to availability and will be booked at the best available rate of the day.
The following list shows all reviewed and paid attendees as of 03/11/2026.
| Attendee Name | Title | Company |
| Mr. Vern Abel | President | Krueger Steel & Wire |
| Mr. Joe Allen | Sales Manager | TecCoat |
| Mr. Jonathan E. Anderson | Sales | Kodiak Chemical |
| Mr. Brad Andrews | Senior Market Manager Wire Drawing | Condat Corporation |
| Mr. Brian Archer | Trading Manager | Duferco Steel Inc. |
| Mr. Murat Askin | CEO | StaalX LLC |
| Mr. Greg Barbour | Vice President, Sales | Beta Steel Group |
| Mr. Jordi Barrenechea | CEO | WMC |
| Mr. Luis Barrenechea | CEO | Optimus Steel LLC |
| Mr. Joe Barrett | President - Davis Wire Corp & National Strand | Heico Wire Group |
| Charles Bechmann | Steel Trading | America C & D |
| Mr. Timothy W. Becker | President: Hickory Springs Mfg. | HSM Solutions |
| Christopher Bederov | Trader | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Mr. Scott Bernstein | President | Beta Steel Group |
| Mr. Casey Bouton | President | Taubensee Steel & Wire Company |
| Ms. Amy Braune | Director of Sales - Rod Products | Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
| Mr. Troy A. Brooks | President - Nucor Engineered Bar Group | Nucor |
| Mr. Brian Burr | Chairman | Sumiden Wire Products Corporation |
| Mr. Johnnie Caldwell | Founder / Owner | International Technical Coatings, Inc. |
| Joy Caldwell | Co-Owner | International Technical Coatings, Inc. |
| Mr. Mike Carroll | Vice President Supply Chain | Accent Wire |
| Mr. Alejandro Castano | VP OF SALES | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Roberto Castillo | Area Sales Manager | Condat Corporation |
| Alex Chausovsky | ||
| Eugene Chausovsky | ||
| Mr. Jon Cornelius | President | Sumiden Wire Products Corporation |
| Corinn Cuevas | ||
| Mrs. Nancy Davies | Chief Operating Officer | Tree Island Steel |
| Mr. Kevin Davis | Product Manager | Ideal Welding Systems |
| Alex De Parres | Chief Commercial Officer | Macsteel International USA Corporation |
| Mr. Jim DeGrado | Sales, Purchasing | Worth Steel |
| Mr. Marco Dell'Oro | Sales Manager | Mario Frigerio S.p.A. |
| Mr. Jan Deruytter | Director, Manufacturing Productivity Improvement | Lincoln Electric Company |
| Mr. Jonathan DeWitt | General Market Manager | Condat Corporation |
| Mr. Tim Dillon | Sr. VP Sales and Marketing | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Clifford E. Donahue | Raw Material Purchaser | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Deron Dunbar | Director of Sales & Marketing | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Mr. David Duncan Jr. | President/CEO | Granite Falls Furnace |
| Mr. Matthew Duncan | Vice President | Granite Falls Furnace |
| Robert England | Senior Reporter | Fastmarkets |
| Travis Falstad | ||
| Mr. Sebastian Frey | VP Long Products | Tata International |
| Mr. Fumito Fujita | Deputy General Manager | Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. |
| Mr. Daniel Fuller | Director, Wire Rod Sales | ArcelorMittal Long Products |
| Phil Fusacchia | President | ACE Metal Inc. |
| Malvina Gasco | Government Affairs Principal | Lincoln Electric Company |
| Mr. Ryhaan Gill | Trader | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Mr. Shawn Gill | President and CEO | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Mr. Jacob Good | Trader | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Mr. Garry Goodson | President | WireTech, Inc. |
| Mr. Mike Hadley | Medical & Wire Rod Market Manager | Valbruna Group |
| Mr. Jeff Hadlock | President RWS | Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
| Mr. Mark Hall | General Manager Schlatter North America | Schlatter North America Inc. |
| Mr. Khalil Hammade | Operations Director | TecCoat |
| Mr. William Heileg | Purchasing | G3 Steel Group, LLC |
| Mr. David Hudson | Director - Wire Rod Sales | ArcelorMittal Long Products |
| Mr. Mark Jacinto | Director of Sales | Optimus Steel LLC |
| Mr. John T. Johnson Jr. | President | Mid-South Wire Company |
| Mr. Mark Jones | CEO | HSM Solutions |
| Mr. Simon Jones | Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) | WCJ Pilgrim Wire |
| Mr. William C. Jones | President | WCJ Pilgrim Wire |
| Mr. John King | Vice President - Sales | Liberty Steel USA |
| Graham Kligerman | Director of Sales | Boomerang Transport |
| Can Kocabalkanli | US Sales Rep | Eurodraw Wire Equipment S.r.l. |
| Mr. Jochen Koch | President | Morgan-Koch Corporation |
| Mr. Albert Kozlowski | Vice President | Morgan-Koch Corporation |
| Mr. Dan Kustin | Sales Account Manager | REELPOWER Industrial |
| Mr. Luis Eugenio Leal Rangel | Director of Trade and Government Affairs | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Jeff Libla | Legacy Fasteners LLC | |
| Robert Lighthizer | ||
| Mr. Mack Magnus | President | M&B Metal Products Company |
| Mr. Milton M. Magnus III | CEO | M&B Metal Products Company |
| Ms. Miyuki Mangrum | General Manager | Metal One America, Inc. |
| Mr. Kirk F. Manning | President | Suzuki Garphyttan Corporation |
| Nicholas Marinucci | Regional Sales Manager, Rod & Bar | Rocky Mountain Steel Mills |
| Mr. Jarrett Martin | President | MAR-MAC Industries, Inc. |
| Mr. John W. Martin III | CEO | MAR-MAC Industries, Inc. |
| Monet Martin | Leggett & Platt, Inc. | |
| Mr. Ronnie L Meiers | Area Sales Manager | Schlatter North America Inc. |
| Mr. Chris Motley | National Sales Manager-Trading | Intermetals LLC |
| Jenny Mulder | Series Machine Sales-Engineer | Ideal Welding Systems |
| Olivier Munger | Director of Sales & Marketing | Sivaco Wire Group |
| Jeremy Newkirk | Supply Chain Manager | Krueger Steel & Wire |
| Mr. Joao Norona | Director of Technology and Product Development | Paramount Die |
| Mr. Chad Novak | Territory Manager | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Jon Novak | CEO | Boomerang Transport |
| Mr. Michael O'Malley | District Sales Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. Tony Ortenzi | Sales Director / Market Development | Sivaco Wire Group |
| Teryn Outen | MAR-MAC Industries, Inc. | |
| Mr. George D. Paterakis | Regional Account Manager | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Martin J. Payton III | President | Precision Metal Services, Inc. |
| Mr. James Philipkosky | Owner | Fayette Custom Wire Products |
| Mr. Nickolus R. Pigott | Executive Vice President | Tri Star Metals LLC |
| Mr. Patricio Pimentel | Global Steel Sourcing Director | Heico Wire Group |
| Doug Porter | Senior Director Rod & Bar Sales | Rocky Mountain Steel Mills |
| Chris Pratt | CFO | Legacy Fasteners LLC |
| Mr. Kenneth J. Rampolla | Eastern Regional Sales Manager | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Brian Rich | REELPOWER Industrial | |
| Mr. Lou Richards | Vice President | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, Inc. |
| JR Royall | Regional Sales Manager | HSM Solutions |
| Chase Rutti | Business Unit Manager | Lincoln Electric Company |
| Bill Schmerheim | REELPOWER Industrial | |
| Mr. Danny Schmulson | Sales | Seametal US LLC |
| Mr. Nick Schultz | Commercial Director - Engineered Bar | Nucor |
| Mr. David Scribner | Purchasing | King Steel Corporation |
| Mr. Michael Skowronek | Vice President, Marketing & Sales | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Jeff Slater | Chief Business Development Officer | Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation |
| Mr. John J. Socrates | Product Manager/Engineer | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Jan Sorige | President | Enkotec Company Inc. |
| Mr. Matthew St. John | Sales Manager - Wire rod | ArcelorMittal Long Products |
| Mr. Andre Stephan | Materials Manager | WireTech, Inc. |
| Mr. Bryan Sullivan | VP of Steel Wire Solutions | Bekaert Corporation |
| Mr. Andy Talbot | Vice President / General Manager | Mid-South Wire Company |
| Thomas Tan | Marketing Director | America C & D |
| Ms. Nancy Taubensee | Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Taubensee Steel & Wire Company |
| Mr. Joshua Terwelp | Trading Manager | Tata International |
| Mr. Tim Troxtell | Sr. Technical Services Engineer, Rod & Bar Sales | Rocky Mountain Steel Mills |
| Robert Tulloch | Territory Manager | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Mr. Mike Vant | Category Director Wire Rod NAM | Bekaert Corporation |
| Tara Vera | Director of Supply Chain, ITC Manufacturing | International Technical Coatings, Inc. |
| Mr. Fernando Villanueva | President & CEO | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Ian Walsh | CEO | Wire-Bond |
| Mr. Kevin Walsh | Vice President Trading | Macsteel International USA Corporation |
| Mr. William Weber | Rod Sales Field Technical Manager | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Scott Weinberg | Purchasing Manager | Taubensee Steel & Wire Company |
| Allen Wells | Director of Operations | Samuel Associated Tube Group |
| Mr. H. O. Woltz III | President and CEO | Insteel Industries Inc. |
| Mr. James R. York | Senior VP | Insteel Industries Inc. |
| Levent Zeytinci | Sales Development Manager | Seametal US LLC |