2026 Conference Guide
The Conference Guide is available as a PDF download for both IIAR Members and non-members, or as individual article posts below. Click the button below to view the full issue, or scroll through all the individual issue articles below.
IIAR Keynote: Fearless Engagement
Audiences learn how negative thought patterns decrease productivity, and how individuals and leaders can increase and enable positive ideation to build great teams and happier workplaces. Dr. Rebecca Heiss is an evolutionary biologist and stress physiologist. She is the Founder and CEO of the leadership, continuous 360 review mobile application, icueity, as well as a best-selling author.
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Conference Chair Message
Welcome to San Antonio and the 2026 IIAR Industrial Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo! I’m honored to kick off yet another week of goal setting, moving big projects forward, meeting new and old friends, and spotting the new opportunities that several decades of work on behalf of our industry has materialized.
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2025-2026 BOD and Officers
(Pictured Left to Right) First Row: John Flynn, Stephanie Smith, Wayne Wehber, Mike Lynch, Joe Fazzari, Gary Elk, Mark Wisniewski Middle Row: Kurt Liebendorfer, Lesley Schafer, Mark Tomooka, Peter Thomas, Nicholas Nechay, Jeanna Emmons, Gary Schrift, Bob Almon, Miguel Garrido, Jeffrey Sutton, Mark Bazis, Douglas Scott, Ryan Murphy Last Row: Max Duarte, Maxime Girot, Todd Jekel, Glen Heron, David Blackhurst, Don Faust, Robert Baker, William Greulich, Michael McGinnis
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Keynote Speaker – Robert Billot
Prominent Environmental Attorney and Inspiration Behind the Critically Acclaimed Film Dark Waters, Starring Academy Award-Winning Actor Mark Ruffalo. Robert Bilott is the tenacious environmental lawyer who became “DuPont’s worst nightmare,” according to The New York Times
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Committees
IIAR members may attend any committee meeting and join to contribute their expertise . . .
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IIAR Education Program
The IIAR Conference Education Program is your gateway to unparalleled learning and professional growth in the natural refrigeration industry.
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Technical presentation award winners
Each year, the IIAR recognizes the authors and presenters of the best technical paper presentations in English and international languages.
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Exhibitor Listings
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NRF
We are the Natural Refrigeration Foundation, the world’s leading resource for evidence-based science to support the most earth-friendly refrigerants, which will drastically reduce greenhouse gases.
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