Monday, September 14, 2026
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Early Access Exhibitor Booth Set-Up (Exhibitors only)
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
2026 Community Outreach Event
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Conference Registration
Location: Between the hotel lobby & Grand Doral Ballroom

Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Morning Coffee
Location: Near CPMA Conference Registration / Grand Doral Ballroom
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
Location: Between the hotel lobby & Grand Doral Ballroom
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: Right Space, Right Time: Optimizing Parking in Downtown Clemson
Jim Corbett (Walker Consultants) & Rebekah Wilbanks (City of Clemson)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: Experience and Insights from the APO Accreditation Process
Connor Jones (NC State), Kofi Thomas (NC State), & Matt Sumpter (Kimley-Horn and Associates)
Location: Columbia 4
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: Amplify Company Culture & Employee Engagement with “Organizational Rounding”
Ryan Givens (Parker Technology)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: The Municipal Parking Tightrope: Prioritizing fairness in the management of limited municipal parking assets, including both curb and off-street spaces, to ensure equitable public access
Daryl Myers (Metropolis Technologies, Inc.), Kevin Warntz (Metropolis Technologies, Inc.), & Alexander Ruth (Metropolis Technologies, Inc.)
Location: Columbia 4
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Recharge & Connect
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch and Welcome Remarks
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: The Curb in 2030 — future-readiness as a leadership test
Caitlyn Parker (City of Raleigh) & Zach Earles (Passport)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: From Cameras to Crystal Balls: How AI and Data Standards Are Rewriting the Rules of Parking and Mobility
Rick Neubauer (Umojo)
Location: Columbia 4
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Reception
Great prize giveaways start at 4:30 PM.
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CPMA Event on the Terrace
Thursday, September 17, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
Location: Between Hotel Lobby & Grand Doral Ballroom
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Coffee & Chat with Our Exhibitors - Expo Hall Open!
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: Get Curious, Not Furious: Reduce Frustration by Changing Your Perspective
Cindy Campbell (International Parking & Mobility Institute)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: From Reaction to Reason: What Ancient Stoic Philosophy Can Do for Modern Parking and Mobility Leaders
Christy Hirsch (Umojo)
Location: Columbia 4
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Expo Hall Open
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker: Judson Laipply
Location: Grand Doral Ballroom
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: From Ticket Writing to Public Trust: Building Defensible Enforcement Systems
Kenneth Simon (City of Greensboro / Police Department), Walter Jordan (Guilford County)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: Right-Sizing Parking – Planning, designing, and operating in a world with no parking minimums
Benjamin Sands (WGI)
Location: Columbia 4
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Educational Sessions

Session 1: Launching a Mentoring Program that Engages and Develops Employees
Wendy Williams (UNC-Chapel Hill)
Location: Columbia 3

Session 2: Beyond the Stripe - Parking Functional Design
Leslie Jo Hurwitz (Walker Consultants)
Location: Columbia 4
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception
Great prize giveaways start at 5:30 PM.
Grand Doral Ballroom
6:00 PM
Vendor Hosted Dinners
Friday, September 18, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Morning Coffee
Location: Near CPMA Conference Registration / Grand Doral Ballroom
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Government & Municipal Roundtable
Location: Columbia 3

College & University Roundtable
Location: Columbia 4
10:30 AM
End of Conference - See you next year in Wilmington, North Carolina!
10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Exhibitor Breakdown