ELEVATE.
Stop running your business on instinct alone. Walk away with sharper leadership, clearer vision, and the strategic frameworks that separate businesses that survive from ones that scale.
YOUR BUSINESS IS EITHER
GROWING
OR FALLING BEHIND.
Costs are climbing. Competition is intensifying. Trade policy is reshaping your customer base in real time. The PCI Business Growth Summit brings together the economists, strategists, and operators who can help you read what’s coming — and respond with confidence.
Open to all PCI members and industry professionals — including job shop owners, OEM operators, equipment suppliers, and finishing industry managers across the supply chain.
PCI Business Growth Summit | October 4-6, 2026 | New Orleans, LA | Elevate. Expand. Excel.
Business growth summit
Most Companies Don’t Have a Growth Strategy
They Have Habits
The industry isn’t slowing down.
Tariffs & Input Costs
Trade policy is reshaping material costs and customer bases in real time. Know what’s coming before it hits your margins.
Workforce Pressure
Hiring, retention, and building a team that can grow with you — not just hold the floor.
AI & Emerging Tools
Knowing which tools actually move the needle for a finishing operation — and how to put them to work fast.
Economic Uncertainty
Making confident decisions when the forecast keeps changing — with intelligence, not guesswork.
What You’ll take Away
three Promises
EXPAND.
The assumptions holding your business back are the ones you don’t know you’re making. Leave with a wider lens, a stronger network, and ideas you wouldn’t have found on your own.
EXCEL.
The powder coating industry is being reshaped faster than most businesses can keep up. Leave equipped with economic intelligence, emerging tools, and a sharper competitive playbook.
Who Should Attend?
If you play a key role in the business side of a powder coating or finishing operation, this event was designed with you in mind — including job shop owners, OEM operators, equipment suppliers, and finishing industry managers across the supply chain.
Job Shops and Custom Coaters
OEM Operators and Manufacturers
Sales Ops & Growth Roles
Industry Supply Chain Partners
Across the Supply Chain
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Location
The Higgins Hotel sits at the heart of New Orleans — a city known for hospitality, great food, and the kind of conversations that don’t end at 5pm.
| Venue The Higgins Hotel | City New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dates October 4–6, 2026 | Pre-Conference Reception Sunday, October 4 |
