Agenda
A separate registration is required for the Preconference Workshops on April 26. The registration for the Summit includes the Architectural Tour and Reception on April 26 and the all-day program on April 27.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
1:00 - 3:00pm
3:30 - 5:00pm
5:00 - 7:00pm
Pre-conference workshops (separate registration required for preconference workshops)
Design, Build, and Operate your Network
Brigitte Perera, Exponent
Tips for Mitigating Disputes and Disruptions through Contracts
Robyn Blumberg, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Stephanie Garraway, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
John W. Olver Design Building: An Architectural Walking Tour
You must sign up separately in order to secure your place on the architectural tour.
Welcome Reception
Welcome Remarks
Nancy Greenwald, Executive Director, Construction Institute
Carolina Cudemus-Jones, AVP Capital Projects, Smith College
Amherst Room (10th Floor Campus Center)
Thursday, April 27, 2023
7:45 - 8:30am
8:30- 8:45am
8:45- 9:55am
10:00 - 11:15am
11:20am - 12:30pm
12:30 - 1:45pm
1:45 - 2:30pm
2:30 - 4:00pm
4:00 - 4:15pm
Registration
Lobby (1st Floor Campus Center)
Welcome Remarks
Nancy Greenwald, Executive Director, Construction Institute
Carolina Cudemus-Jones, AVP Capital Projects, Smith College
Opening Panel Discussion
Resilient and Sustainable - Women of Green
Sandy Beauregard, Competitive Energy Services
Abbe Bjorklund, Dartmouth College
Janine Helwig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monica Kachru, Eversource
Martha Larson, RMF Engineering, Moderator
Breakout sessions
What Doesn’t Beat Us Makes Us Stronger
Marianne Monte, Shawmut Design and Construction
Christina Oneglia Rossi, O&G Industries, Inc.
Wendy Venoit, Cozen O’Connor
Heeding the Warning Signs – Strategies for Identifying and Managing a Troubled Project
Sara Bryant, Murtha Cullina LLP
Emily Federico, Ankura
Colleen Lenz, Ankura
Raising the Standard for Sustainable Building: Living Building Challenge
Jan Koch, Shawmut Design and Construction
Elizabeth Murphy, Shawmut Design and Construction
Kelly O’Brien, Shawmut Design and Construction
Procuring for Success: How E-Procurement Can Drive Project Cost Reduction and ESG Best Practices
Lynne Cooper, el sea llc
Martha Delaney, Neu-Ion Inc
April Moss, DigiBuild
Thomas Smith, AIT Group
Late Morning Panel Discussion
Robots, AI and Blockchain: Where is Technology Taking Us?
Megan Berry, Hilti
Lindsey Peterson Black, Hinckley Allen
Lynne Cooper, el sea llc
Nirva Fereshetian, CBT Architects
Kayleigh Houde, Buro Happold
Lunch
Remarks by Laura Cruickshank, University of Connecticut
Keynote Address
How to Become an Agent of Change While Rockin’ and Rollin’ It
June Millington, Female Guitarist & Trailblazer
Group Workshop
Powerful Questions: For Collaborating, Connecting, and Building Confidence
Deb Elbaum, Deb Elbaum Coaching LLC
Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing