"2026 SYFA Fall Conference Agenda"

Thursday, October 1, 2026

12pm    Registration Opens and Lunch Buffet is served

1:00      Welcome by SYFA President, Chris Schultz – Shakespeare Company

1:10        Kaia Rhodes, CEO & Founder – Anatar

2:00       Dung Trieu, Director of Sales -Toray Fluorocarbon Fibers (America), Inc.

2:50        Break

3:10         Keir High, Sales Manager for Safety & Life Protection – Teijin Aramid Chemical Mfg.

4:00        Jada Viars, Plant Director – FilSpec USA

4:50        Remarks – SYFA President, Chris Schultz – Shakespeare Company

5:30-7:30   Networking Cocktail – Beer/Wine Reception and heavy Hors d'oeuvres

Friday, October 2, 2026

7:30      Breakfast Buffet is served

8:30      Opening Remarks by SYFA President, Chris Schultz – Shakespeare Company

8:45       Patrick Buchmüller, CTO – Heberlein Technology AG

                Sarah Steinbeck, Area Sales Manager – Heberlein Technology AG

9:35       Ross Coley, CPC, President – Coley Company

                 Sarah Kathryn Sullivan, Executive Recruiter – Coley Company

10:25      Break

10:40     Dr. Roger Tutterow, Economist – Kennesaw State University

11:50      Adjourn & Closing Remarks – Announcement of Spring Conference Dates – SYFA President, Chris Schultz

12 pm     SYFA Board of Directors Luncheon

Please Note This Agenda is Subject to Change Without Notice