The Society of Fire Protection Engineers – the world’s leading professional society for fire protection and fire safety engineering – is pleased to host its Annual Conference & Expo on Fire Safety Engineering in Atlanta on October 6-8, 2026. The conference features two days of presentations, live discussions, and networking with experts on current and future trends in fire protection engineering.

The program committee represents SFPE, and SFPE chapters and members to ensure that highly relevant and engaging technical fire safety topics are presented at the conference.

Conference Co-Chairs:

• Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE, Natioinal Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
• Thomas Gardner, PE, FSFPE, Harrington Group

Committee Members:

• Warren Bonisch, PE, FSFPE, WJE
• Dal Brazzel, Premier Fire & Security
• Christina Francis, PE, Tesla
• John Frank, PE, CFPS, FSFPE, AXA XL Property Risk Consulting
• Craig Hofmeister, PE, FSFPE, Leed AP, The Fire Consultants, Inc
• Chris Jelenewicz, PE, FSFPE, SFPE CEO
• Raeshawn Kennedy, PE, Goodhead Consulting Engineers
• William Koffel, PE, FSFPE, SASHE, Koffel Associates
• Maria Marks, CFPS, SET, Siemens
• Melisa Rodriguez, PE, SET, MBA, PMSFPE, Johnson Controls
• Usha Tyson, PE, Jensen Hughes
  
• Andrew Valente, PE, FSFPE, Larson Design Group