Agenda-at-a-Glance: SPECS Show 2021

Sunday, August 22, 2021
Exhibitor Welcome Luncheon and Orientation Panel Discussion	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Retailer Orientation Panel Discussion	2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Retailer-Only Networking Reception	3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor-Only Networking Reception	3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open	4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
SPECS 2021 Welcome Reception	6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Monday, August 23, 2021
Networking Breakfast	7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Keynote Address	8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
THE MAIN STAGE presentation: How to Work With 'Everyone' in the New Reality	9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Face2Face: Retailer/Exhibitor Information Exchange	9:15 AM - 10:55 AM
Exhibit Hall Open	11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Remote Workforce: What Successful Collaboration Looks Like	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
HVAC: Upgrading Systems to Improve Air Quality	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
How Modular/Pre-Fab Construction Can Meet Retail Needs	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
RCA: Overcoming Construction Challenges During Unprecedented Change	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Main Stage Recap: How to Work With 'Everyone' in the New Reality	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
The Smart Job Site: Tech and Robotics in Construction	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Defining the “New” Clean: Best Practices in Store Sanitization	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Energy Update: Best Practices in a New Retail Era	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Diversity in Retail: Embracing Equity and Inclusion	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Women in Retail: Leading By Example	4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Ask the FM Experts: Energy Management & Cost Savings Measures	4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Use AI in Construction	4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Dick's Sporting Goods: Leveraging Lighting, Flooring and Signage for a Better Experience	4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Women In Retail Networking Reception	5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
SPECS 2021 Evening Reception	6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Networking Breakfast	7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Breakout Retailers Awards Presentation	8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Keynote Address	8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
THE MAIN STAGE presentation: Meet the Breakout Retailers	9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Face2Face: Retailer/Exhibitor Information Exchange	9:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Exhibit Hall Open	11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Reinventing Retail Spaces	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Landlord/Tenant Relationships: Building Partnerships	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Sustainability 2021: Next-Gen Materials	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Top Retail Center Experiences	2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Redesigning Quick Service Restaurants	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
What Retailers Need to Know: Mall Maintenance, Sanitization & Design Upgrades	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Experiential Retail: What's New	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Top Five Remodeling Trends: Get Inspired	3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Wrap-up Meeting	3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
THE MAIN STAGE presentation – Mall Security: Best Practices to Prepare for New Threats	4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Retailer Wrap-up Meeting	5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
SPECS 2021 Appreciation Party	6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

AGENDA-AT-A-GLANCE