CMTA's Industry Day & Annual Meeting

CMTA's Industry Day & Annual Meeting is an opportunity to connect, learn, and engage on the issues shaping our marine industry. Check out the schedule below to start planning your afternoon!

Schedule of Events:

12:45 Registration

1:00 Welcome

1:10-1:40 Concurrent Session 1

• Fire Safety Kelly Crete, Risk Strategies
• Managing Insurance Claims Jen Salpietro, Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage

1:40-1:50 Break

1:50-2:20 Concurrent Session 2

• Enhancing Subcontractor Requirements Dan Kelley, Holbrook & Murphy
• Stormwater Update Pannel

2:20-2:30 Break

2:30-3:00 Concurrent Session 3

• Leveraging AI Linda Albright, Albright AI Agency
• New Legislation Impacts on Business Linda Kowalski, Rome Smith Kowalski

3:00-3:10 Break 

3:00-4:00 Keynote Speaker: Matt Gruhn, President, Marine Retailers Association of the Americas: Marine Industry of the Future. In this session, explore the forces of change impacting marine businesses in all sectors and of all shapes and sizes and begin to craft your approach for how you and your business can rise up to meet the challenges ahead.

4:00-4:15 Annual Meeting CMTA HQ Update, Board of Directors Election, Presentation of the Jeanne Czel Person of the Year Award

4:15-6:00 Reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres and light dinner, cash bar, and invaluable networking.

Saybrook Point Resort & Marina is offering a special room rate of just $199/night for the night of March 26th. Book by March 17th and mention the event when making your reservation.

*Please note we are using Zeffy for our registration. Once you choose your total number of tickets, the Order Summary will automatically enter an additional fee to support the free site. If you wish to deduct that, you can select "Other" in the drop-down menu and enter zero.*

Interested in Sponsorship or a Vendor Table?

Vendor Tables $50 per member and $75 for non-member

A rectangular table provided for vendor display in the designated vendor area within the event venue (vendor option to have a person or not)

SPONSOR OPTIONS:

Crew Sponsor $250 Includes logo on Industry Day emails, social media, inclusion in the program and signage at the event (tabletop at bar reception area),1 complimentary attendee

Captain Sponsor $500 Includes logo on Industry Day emails, social media, inclusion in the program and signage at the event (tabletop at bar reception area),3 complimentary attendee

For Vendor Tables, Sponsorship, or questions, please contact Rebekah@ctmarinetrades.org or 860-767-2645.