08:00 am - 08:30 am
   EARLY REGISTRATION
08:00 am - 12:00 pm
   PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (You must pre-register to attend)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
   GENERAL REGISTRATION
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm
   WELCOME NETWORKING LUNCH

01:00 pm - 01:30 pm

  

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

  • Joan Bradley Wages
    Founding Board Member, President & CEO
    National Women's Histrory Museum
     
01:30 pm - 02:45 pm
   INDUSTRY REPORT: NEW MARKETS, NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
  Hear from industry leaders about infrastructure, transportation, energy and sustainability markets and their implications for new business opportunities.

  • Janice Tuchman
    Editor-In-Chief, ENR

  • Hank Harris
    President, FMI Corporation
  • Allison Premo Black
    Vice President of Policy, ARTBA
  • Rosemary Scanlon
    Associate Professor of Economics, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
  • Kenneth D. Simonson
    Chief Economist, The Associated General Contractors of America
  • Gloria Berthold Larkin
    President, TargetGov at Marketing Outsource Associates
02:45 pm - 03:45 pm
   CUTTING EDGE LEADERS: SUSTAINABILITY APPLIED
  It’s a new day. Armed with state-of-the-art tools, today’s construction leaders will carry a new toolkit for sustainable development.

  • Carol Patterson
    Senior Partner, Zetlin & De Chiara

  • Margaret McBrien
    Manager, Ecological Engineering, Louis Berger Group
  • Michelle O'Connor
    Senior Associate, Langan
  • Arah Schuur
    Program Director, Clinton Climate Initiative
03:45 pm - 04:15 pm
   BREAK
04:15 pm - 06:00 pm
  

  LEAD THE TEAM
  If you are currently a senior manager and either are leading your team or aspire to do so, learn more about what you need to do to grow and hone your leadership skills.

  • Barbara Wagner
    Senior Vice President, Clark Construction

  • Jane Chmielinski
    Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Officer, AECOM
  • Barbara Jackson, Ph.D.
    Professor of Construction Management, California Polytechnic University
  • Sara Kaye Mirski
    Boymelgreen Developers, Investor and Developer
  • Patricia J. Lancaster
    Senior Consultant, Campus Transformation Team, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Nicola M. Heryet
    Principal / Senior Managing Director, Cassidy Turley
  OWN THE TEAM
  If you are business owner or seek to own and operate your own firm, this session will help you examine the leadership skills and strategies you will need to make your firm successful and sustainable.
  • Cheryl McKissack
    President, McKissack & McKissack

  • Wendi Goldsmith
    CEO and Founder, Bioengineering     Group
  • Nancy Goshow
    Managing Partner, Goshow Architects
  • Tricia Atallah
    Owner, Vantage Point Strategy Group
  • Deborah Bradley
    President and Founder, Deborah Bradley Construction
  JOIN THE TEAM
 

Successful participation in project teams requires the ability to navigate different personalities and often conflicting agendas. This session explores team building techniques that will support your ability to be a winning team player.
  • Jennifer Murphy
    Vice President, Plaza Construction
  • Karen Sweeney
    Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction
  • Porie Saikia Eapen
    Vice President and Area Manager, CH2M Hill
  • Christine Flaherty
    Senior Associate Director of Business Development, STV
 
06:00 pm