2021 speaker nomination forms

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Moderator: Lynn Stith Bennett, Coakley & Williams Construction

Panelists:

Monique Holley, Clark Construction

Adrian D'Arcy, Shields Mott

Jen Rizzotti, GW Women's Basketball

Rosana Barkawi, US Forest Service

Whiting-Turner will discuss the principles of being lean through an interactive activity. Attendees will leave with specific tools they can implement in life and in the workplace.

Speakers: Beth Winters,  Katie Mooney

Creative Operational Solutions for Weathering Business Shocks and Stresses

Clark Construction will discuss public and semi-public utility providers and how they are solving issues for redundancy and resilience for macro and micro-communities. 

Speakers:  Melissa Deas, Donna Cooper, Maureen Holman

Are You Using All the Tools in Your Toolbox?

Aon will provide a 360 degree dive into how Surety and Performance Security can protect your Construction Firm and Construction Contract from the Risk of Loss. 

Speakers: Martha Gaines, Nancy Schnee, Marisa Thielen

Delta Consulting will share how to be successful in the construction industry as an attorney, contractor, consultant, mediator, engineer, and expert witness testifier. Panelists will discuss their experiences; sharing some of the key tips and traps they have faced over their careers.

Speakers: Judith Ittig,  Jeffrey E. Fuchs, Gabriele Abdelaziz, Alison E. Cullinane, Khaled Aziza

Deloitte will equip you to articulate your brand and the value you bring to your workplace. Be recognized for all you do and shape your future opportunities with strong messaging.

Speakers: Jessica Coxson, Margaret Lucey, Chrystina Cappello

Managing the quality of any project is dependent on understanding the processes and phases that will be encountered during the life of the venture. RIMKUS will focus on how to educate owners, design professionals, and constructors in a traditional design-bid-build (DBB) project delivery scenario and identify areas to raise the level of quality in the design and construction process.

Case studies will provide relevant, real life examples to support and extend the discussion.

Speaker: Gretchen Druck

Foley & Lardner's Kim Ashby is a nationally known construction lawyer. Kim will speak about creating a plan of action and identifying the optimum end game for construction projects.

Speaker: Kim Ashby

Hinckley Allen will focus on how to successfully manage a high stress, fast-paced workplace that threatens to become a 24/7 commitment. Hear our panelists discuss their strategies for dealing with workplace competition, stressed-out colleagues, and demanding clients. We will discuss ways to decide when you need to meet the challenge, and how to know it’s time to push back, set boundaries and take control of your time.

Speakers: Amanda Mahan, Alexandra Gordon, Lindsey Peterson

Negotiation Strategies That Work for Women (and Everyone)

Too often women are told we’re bad at negotiations. I think that’s garbage. Research shows the way women are socialized often makes us uniquely equipped to be successful negotiators by using skills like empathy, listening, collaboration.  

Rather than a cookie-cutter, one size fits all approach, participants will discover their own negotiation voice and key strategies for negotiation success.

Learn more about Lelia

Moderator: Yeny Eggener, Turner Construction

Panelists:

Sydne Garchik, MRK Partners

Toby Bozzuto, The Bozzuto Group

Kaleena Francis Lee, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

Moderator: Clare Archer, Gilbane

Panelists:
Sarah Pearlstein, Brailsford & Dunlavey

Rebecca Clark, Skanska

Amy Mercurio,  Johns Hopkins Facilities & Real Estate