Explore CRC’s 2026 Home Improvement Summit agenda below, featuring analyst-led insights, industry deep dives, and forward-looking discussions designed to help you navigate the forces shaping the home improvement landscape and build your blueprint for what comes next. Additional speakers and agenda details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Welcome Cocktail Reception

The Painted Pickle
279 Ottley Drive
Atlanta, GA 30324

Registration & Networking Breakfast

State of the Industry 

Mark Herbek
Executive Director, Home Improvement 
Cleveland Research Company

Networking Break

Homecenter Merchandising Initiatives
Top Action Items to Gain Share and Drive Growth in a Prolonged Soft Market

Mark Herbek
Executive Director, Home Improvement 
Cleveland Research Company

Matt Leiser
Director, Home Improvement 
Cleveland Research Company

Networking Break

Speed Dating with the Top Service Providers of 2026

Q&A with CRC 

Networking Lunch

Digital Disruption to the Store
‘Online-Only’ Isn’t a Strategy; Why eCommerce is Both Your Biggest Threat & Opportunity in Home Improvement - with live audience polling and Q&A

Connor Savage
Director, eCommerce 
Cleveland Research Company

Networking Break

Social Media Maxxing
Winning in Home Improvement With Content and Creators

Ariadne Usher
Director, Advisory 
Cleveland Research Company    

Artificial Intelligence
Being Great at Sales in the A.I. Era (10 New Prompts and Tactics)

Matt Leiser
Director, Home Improvement 
Cleveland Research Company

Conclusions and Closing Remarks 

Mark Herbek
Executive Director, Home Improvement 
Cleveland Research Company