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egistration is open for the 2026 NPGA South- ing that no place is safe from climate change. In his
eastern & International Propane Expo™! Join update, Tucker will call upon the industry to channel
NPGA in Nashville, Tennessee at the Music the same energy that fuels heroic disaster relief efforts
RCity Center, Friday, Sunday, April 19 – Tuesday, into two areas: seizing the momentum of emerging
April 21. As the propane industry's premiere annual growth opportunities and fostering a culture of safety
event, the Expo brings together thousands of market- in every aspect of its operations.
ers and suppliers from across the United States and Following the welcome, Keynote Speaker,
beyond for education and networking. Economist, Business Strategist, Author, and CEO of
Register today and gain access to education- Productive Leaders, Dr. Mary Kelly, will share how she
al and professional development opportunities! The focuses on using data, research, laughter, and experi-
Expo has more than 30 education sessions, including ence to help professionals excel. After graduating from
concurrent and fast track sessions along with technical the Naval Academy, Mary spent 21 years on active
workshops on key topics for your business. Come see duty in the Navy, mostly in Asia, as an intelligence
the New Product Showcase and initiatives that are officer. She is currently listed as one of today’s most
changing the industry. Continue reading to learn more. influential economists and business strategists, and is
named as one of the Top 50 Motivational Speakers in
On Sunday afternoon, the festivities will kick-
off with the NPGA Welcome from Host of Ceremonies, the world. Mary is also one of only 150 people named
Stephen Kaminski, President and CEO of NPGA. Steve to the Speakers’ Hall of Fame. Mary is the author of
will welcome attendees to the Expo™, as America cele- 18 books on business growth, leadership, and today’s
brates its 250th anniversary! Steve will provide details economy. As a business advisor, she has worked with
about NPGA's latest advocacy victories in Washington, hundreds of organizations and companies across the
DC and around the country, the new NPGAid program, globe.
and a bit of propane history to commemorate our Next, head over to the Welcome Reception.
nation's semiquincentennial birthday. Attendees can check out the 2026 exhibitors and
begin networking to celebrate the opening of the expo
Next, PERC President and CEO, Tucker Perkins, hall. All attendees with a Full Conference & Expo reg-
will provide the PERC Update. Frequent destructive istration are welcome and receive two complimentary
weather events and the staggering increase in power drink tickets at registration.
demands on our electric grid are changing the ener-
gy landscape. Propane, with its versatility, reliability, On Monday morning, join Jimmy Wayne,
and low carbon emissions, is ready to assume a more former Foster Child turned Award-winning Country
prominent place in America’s energy mix. The historic Music Artist and Best-selling Author, for the Prayer
2024 hurricane season reinforced the understand- Breakfast. Jimmy Wayne's songs and story highlight his

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