07:00 am - 08:00 am
   CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
 
08:00 am - 09:30 am
   COMMUNICATING IN A CRISIS: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPANY'S REPUTATION IN THE AGE OF YOUTUBE.
 
  • Merrie Spaeth
    Communications Expert, President, Spaeth Communications, Inc.
09:30 am - 10:30 am
 LEADERSHIP & NEW BUSINESS MODELS: JOINT VENTURES, COLLABORATIONS AND P3s
It's not business as usual. New business models – joint ventures, collaborations and P3s (Public/Private Partnerships) will rule in economics of how projects are bid and completed. This session will explore what you need to know to participate and manage your team successfully within these new models.

  • Robert Peckar
    Founding Partner, Peckar & Abramson

  • Carra Wallace
    Managing Director, Office of Executive Initiatives, DASNY
  • Pamela Bailey Campbell
    Jacobs Engineering
  • Rebekah Gladson
    Associate Vice Chancellor and Campus Architect, University of California, Irvine
  • Madelyn Wils
    Executive Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation
10:30 am - 11:30 am
   THE ART OF MANAGING RISK
 
  Risk management has become a tool for increasing project success. It’s critically important to manage risk on a project so you can minimize the impact of certain events on your project. Learn about complex insurance issues as well as strategic contract and negotiation techniques to avert and minimize damages.

  • Alejandra Evans
    Executive Vice President of Business Development, Allied North America

  • Lisa Enloe
    Owner, Held Enloe & Associates LLC
  • Erin Murphy
    Plunkett Cooney
  • Gayle Katzman, P.E.
    Director of Executive Projects, Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
   LOOKING AHEAD: THE NEW LEADER, HAMMER, HEELS AND HEART
    What will the new leader look like in the coming years? What skill sets, experiences and credentials will be required to prepare new leadership in a changing construction industry. Whether you own, operate or manage your firm, this session will explore what you will need to prepare yourself. Leading women share their experiences and their advice.
   
  • Renee Sacks, Ph.D.
    President, Sacks Communications
 
  • Nieca Goldberg, MD
    Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Dana Birkes
    V.P. Business Development & Marketing, The Flintco Companies
  • Loryn P. Riggiola
    Member, Sills Cummins & Gross, P.C.
  • Sandra Wilkin
    President, Bradford Construction Corp.
    President, Womens Builders Council
  • Laura Bush
    Senior Project Manager, Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc.