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Dirty Jobs’s Mike Rowe Is ACI’s 2026 Convention Keynote Speaker

Former TV host will lecture at ticketed luncheon.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

“Dirty Jobs” television host Mike Rowe will be the special guest speaker at the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) keynote luncheon during the 2026 Industry Convention in Orlando, FL in February.

A former professional opera singer, TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor, spokesman and advocate for the skilled trades, Rowe will speak during this event to be held Wednesday, Feb. 4 from 11:30 am-1:15 pm.

“ACI is thrilled to welcome Mike Rowe to our Annual Convention,” said Jennifer Abril, ACI President & CEO. “Mike has spent his career championing the people who keep America running. As ACI marks 100 years of advancing clean innovation, his message about the value of hard work and American manufacturing couldn’t be more fitting — and I suspect he’s used his fair share of cleaning products along the way.”

Rowe runs the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which awards scholarships to students pursuing a career in the skilled trades, and has given approximately $16 million in work ethic scholarships since its inception. Rowe has also given TED Talks and testified before the US Senate Commerce Committee and the US House Committee on Natural Resources.

All proceeds will go toward ACI’s charity donation goal of $100,000 to benefit The WASH Foundation.

Registration is open for the ACI’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, Feb. 2-6, 2026, at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Convention Week features high-level executive programs, innovation showcases, general education sessions touching on everything from advocacy to chemistry to navigating international trade, policy briefings, meetings of ACI’s expert standing committees and networking events. Go to cleaninginstitute.org to register.

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