PCT Top 100 Awards Ceremony & Executive Summit to be Held Next Month

On June 25-26, PCT will welcome Top 100 companies to Nashville, Tenn., for the seventh in-person PCT Top 100 Awards Ceremony and Executive Summit, hosted by Syngenta. The event will be held at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel.

The a day-and-a-half program will feature a mix of networking and educational sessions geared specifically towards Top 100 firms, culminating with a reception, dinner and plaque presentation on the second night.

The keynote presentation, “Exploring the AI Frontier — Demystifying a Rapidly Changing Landscape,” will be presented by technology consultant Matthew Bertram. His presentation uses interesting and humorous anecdotes from his work as an emerging technology leader, CTO and consultant to provide practical illustrations for integrating AI into your organization.

He’ll discuss how generative AI works, how fast AI is progressing and what the months and years ahead look like from a business and technology perspective.

Other sessions and speakers include:

• “Human-Centered Success: Developing Your Team and Growing Your Business,” presented by Brandon Bell, Diversity and Inclusion lead, Syngenta North America
• “Artificial Intelligence 201 in Pest Management,” presented by Todd Leyse, Adam’s Pest Control
• “What Sales Lessons Can Be Learned From Door-To-Door Companies?” panel discussion, featuring Preston Peterson, Alta Pest Control; Andrew Barrows, Greenix Pest Control; and Byron Gifford, Evergreen Pest Solutions.
• “Lessons From Top 100 PMP Peers” panel discussion, featuring Jed D’Arensbourg, DA Exterminating Co.; Chase Hazelwood, Go-Forth Pest Control; and Stanford C. Phillips, Northwest Exterminating

Qualifying companies have previously received invitations.

Editorial coverage of the sessions will be featured in future issues of PCT, so the entire marketplace can take advantage of the information presented in Nashville.