PHOENIX, AZ
OCTOBER 17-20
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge
Suneel Gupta (Keynote Speaker) | Expert, Connecting Well-Being and Performance; Healthcare Entrepreneur; Bestselling Author; Host, American Express Business Class Docuseries; Visiting Scholar, Harvard Medical School
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Suneel Gupta is a bestselling author, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and a leading voice on the connection between well-being and high performance. Named "The New Face of Innovation" by the New York Stock Exchange, he is the founding CEO of RISE, the breakthrough wellness company acquired by Amazon, and the author of the international bestseller Backable and his latest book, Everyday Dharma.​
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Suneel currently hosts Business Class, an American Express docuseries featuring guests like Tom Colicchio, Jay Shetty, and Martha Stewart. He has personally backed companies including Impossible Foods, Airbnb, 23andMe, SpaceX, and Calm, and serves as the United States emissary for Gross National Happiness with the Kingdom of Bhutan.
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Through his research, writing, and speaking, Suneel helps leaders and teams build the resilience, momentum, and habits needed to thrive amid constant change, without burning out.
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Monday, October 19 | Opening General Session | 9:15 am – 10:45 am
The Game of Now: Leading, Deciding, and Taking Action in an Uncertain World​
Simon Reese | America Sales Director, Exxonmobil Basestocks
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Simon Reese joined ExxonMobil in 1998 as a lubricant field sales engineer in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, lubricants blending plant. He progressed through field engineering, distribution and commercial roles during his first five years before moving to the ExxonMobil downstream headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, where he spent the next decade in a variety of leadership roles spanning pricing, marketing, supply, manufacturing and global revenue management.
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In 2014, Reese relocated to Seoul, South Korea, serving as president of Mobil Korea Lubricants, ExxonMobil’s Korean joint venture, and leading North Asia Pacific lubricants sales. He returned to the U.S. in 2017, continuing in multiple leadership roles across sales and strategy in the lubricants value chain.
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In 2026, he assumed the position of Americas Sales Director for ExxonMobil Basestocks.
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Monday, October 19​ | Plated Lunch Session: Market Trends | 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Holly Alfano | CEO, ILMA
Holly Alfano joined ILMA as CEO in 2015, bringing over 25 years of experience working with associations representing the petroleum industry. Before coming to ILMA, she served as vice president of government affairs for NATSO, an association representing truck stops and travel plazas. Prior to that, she was vice president of the PMAA, which represents fuel retailers and wholesale distributors of petroleum. Alfano has extensive experience dealing with regulatory agencies and Congress on a wide range of environmental, transportation and workplace issues.
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Monday, October 19
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General Session | 9:15 am – 10:45 am
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CEO Meet & Greet | 2:00 - 3:00 pm​
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Tuesday, October 20
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Manufacturing Member Business Meeting & Breakfast | 8:00 - 9:00 am
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LubeTrends Live! | 9:15– 10:30 am
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ILMA President's Dinner | 7:30 pm​
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Jim Carroll | ILMA President & Executive Vice President, Operations, Schaeffer Manufacturing
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Jim Carroll has been with Schaeffer Manufacturing since 1998 and currently serves as Executive Vice President of Operations, overseeing internal and external lab services, field support for over 500 sales associates, quality control, R&D, customer incidents, logistics, engineering, and plant operations. He holds a Certified Lubrication Specialist certificate from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. Carroll is a retired colonel with 30 years of service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He also serves as ILMA's current president and is chair of ILMA's Engine & Transmission Committee.
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Monday, October 19 | General Session | 9:15 – 10:45 am
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​Tuesday, October 20 | ILMA President's Dinner | 7:30 pm
Caitlin Jacobs | Director of Communications, ILMA
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Monday, October 19, 9:15 – 10:45 am
General Session
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Tuesday, October 20, 10:40 - 11:40 am
Education Session Panel
Dave Richards | ILMA Vice President & COO, RichardsApex
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​Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 pm
ILMA President's Dinner