Bellagio Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV

For Executive Leaders of HVAC Distributor Companies

Your organization is invited to be our guest at Distributor Day 2027 and EPIC2027. You can register up to two executives or senior management staff members to attend both events for no cost, while space is available!

To secure your complimentary registrations for both Distributor Day 2027 and EPIC2027, please fill out the form below. Please note, this offer is only available to the first 100 leaders from HVAC distribution businesses on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Agenda

Wednesday, February 11th

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Kickoff Presentation
Unstoppable Leader

Alex Weber

Presenter Weber

Focused on leadership? This is the keynote for you! Unstoppable Leadership begins with your unwavering commitment to yourself, your vision, and everyone you touch. But with this immense hunger for success comes immense pressure, challenges, and internal adversity. Alex Weber deep-dives on the actionable principles of what it takes to be an Unstoppable Leader. For yourself, and all those you lead.

Alex shares lessons and empowering stories from being one of the youngest coaches ever to win U.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Year, setting achievement records, and winning championships in his very first season of coaching – as well as uncommon & incredible stories from Leaders in the world. Alex honestly and openly talks about the challenges we face as leaders not only in our careers, but in our relationships and personal lives too.

Alex shows you how to navigate the external obstacles, internal roadblocks, and interpersonal dynamics that come with peak Leadership – especially how to best handle difficult personalities. A leader is only as successful as the people you lead, and we need to create a shared vision, cultivate a true bond centered upon trust, and activate our members to take positive action with our unified goals.

There is not one archetype for a leader, and we will identify, cultivate, and channel you to be your Unstoppable Leader. A leader that sets the tone for a culture of positivity, passion, and perseverance. This keynote is perfect for leaders of all experience levels who are ready to ignite a new season of achievement for themselves, and the people they lead!

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • How to build a meaningful bond with your teams, align goals to maximize performance, and create cultivation to further progress even in the most difficult of times.
  • A nuanced approach for dealing with difficult personalities while creating an “Us” mentality.
  • How to foster and sustain strong mental health as a Leader for consistent and long-lasting success.
  • Calling upon personal lessons of being the youngest to win U.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Year to being an award-winning host & competitor on “American Ninja Warrior.”
  • Leaders leave on fire to be catalysts for peak achievement for themselves, and the people they lead!
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

Contractor Panel
Leveraging AI in Wholesale

Jason Bader

Presenter Bader

Everybody’s talking about AI. Half of them claim to have an AI solution, and the rest are busy predicting how it will transform the way we do business. But the conversation is almost always about the big picture — and almost never about the small, specific problems sitting in your branch right now.

Jason Bader, managing partner of The Distribution Team, tackles the biggest challenges in wholesale distribution and shows where AI actually makes you more efficient and more profitable. This isn’t about cutting headcount — the concern you hear most from associates. It’s about leading your team to see AI as a productivity tool, not a replacement for the people you count on.

In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Which distribution-specific AI tools are available in the market today
  • How to put large language tools like ChatGPT to work in your business
  • How to ease your associates’ fear and spark their curiosity instead
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Break

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Contractor Panel
How to Develop High-Impact Territory Managers

Russ Horrocks

Presenter Horrocks

Details Coming Soon.

5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Break

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

EPIC2027 Evening Party

Skyfall Lounge

The party EPIC is known for is back, and this year we’ve added 36 holes. We’ve bought out Swingers Crazy Golf for the night — three floors of mini golf, carnival games, and arcade right inside Mandalay Bay. Four nine-hole courses, a live band downstairs, a DJ upstairs, open bar and food buffets all night. Every bit of it included.

Play a few rounds. Hit the dance floor. Or just find a corner and talk shop with the people who make this industry run. No cab, no walk down the Strip — just steps from where your day ends. Must be 21 or older to attend.

Request Free Registration

This session on February 11th, as well as the full EPIC2027 conference on February 12th and 13th, is FREE for executive staff of distribution businesses on a limited first-come-first-served basis.