Power Hour Roundtable 3-4pm: An informal, open-discussion session held one hour before our Membership Meeting. This is not a presentation…it’s a conversation. Enjoy an open bar, open dialogue, and the opportunity to connect with industry peers, exchange perspectives, and learn from one another in a relaxed setting. Facilitated by Laurie Calzada, this session will focus on leadership and culture, including:

• Strengthening emotional intelligence to improve communication, collaboration, and team performance
• Building a culture of accountability and engagement
• Leading through change and uncertainty
• Developing leaders at every level of the organization

All members are welcome.

Membership Meeting 4:30pm | Jeff Beavers (NECA)

Wire, Maintain, Secure: The New Electrical Contractor Playbook

The buildings you’ve already wired are your next revenue stream. Most contractors aren’t collecting.

You’ll leave with a practical scorecard, a four-phase implementation roadmap, and three actions you can start this quarter.

Commercial and industrial facilities are getting more connected, more regulated, and more dependent on qualified electrical contractors — not just to build, but to maintain, monitor, and certify. The contractors who make that shift will own the best work in this market. The ones who don’t will compete on price for whoever’s left.

This session breaks down four forces that are redrawing the competitive landscape right now:

Recurring revenue is real and available. Service agreements and preventive maintenance contracts generate higher margins and longer customer relationships than project work. The capability gap between contractors who have built this and those who haven’t is closing fast.

Data changes the conversation. IoT monitoring, predictive analytics, and digital reporting let you deliver value between projects — and charge for it. Contractors who can show measurable outcomes between site visits don’t get rebid. They get renewed.

NFPA 70B 2023 is not a recommendation anymore. The revision turns electrical equipment maintenance into a documented compliance obligation. Facility managers have to do it. Only qualified contractors can deliver it. That’s a protected revenue category — if you have the credentials.

Cyber posture is the new EMR score. The same way a bad safety record locks you out of bids, an undocumented cybersecurity posture is now disqualifying you from connected facilities, enterprise campuses, and OT environments — often before you know you’re being evaluated.

Registrations as of 8/18/2026