Full Schedule
CMAA Focus25 education sessions will provide attendees with valuable insights to leverage leadership skills, technological innovations, digital tools, trends, and resiliency best practices that pave the way for innovative and successful project/program execution.
The conference goal is to provide PMs/CMs with the knowledge and skills they need to assume greater responsibility on jobsites, within their project and program teams, and within the profession. You can earn up to 12 PDHs throughout Focus25.
Unless otherwise noted, all conference events occur at the M Resort.
(Schedule subject to change)
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST
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Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
2025030911:0018:00 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST
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Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
2025031007:3016:30 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST
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Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
Location: Molise Ballroom Foyer |
2025031107:0013:00 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Thursday, Mar 06, 2025 |
Thursday, Mar 06, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
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PCM Course day 1 (separate registration)
Speaker(s): Brook Corney, CCM, Construction Manager, JacobsLocation: Marche 1 |
Location: Marche 1 |
2025030608:0017:00 001 | THU, MAR 6 | |||
Friday, Mar 07, 2025 |
Friday, Mar 07, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
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PCM Course day 2 (separate registration)
Speaker(s): Chandra Namumnart, CCM, President, EKNA Services, Inc.Location: Marche 1 |
Location: Marche 1 |
2025030708:0017:00 001 | FRI, MAR 7 | |||
Saturday, Mar 08, 2025 |
Saturday, Mar 08, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
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PCM Course day 3 (separate registration)
Speaker(s): Brook Corney, CCM, Construction Manager, Jacobs David LaTour, CCM, Business Leader, JacobsLocation: Marche 1 - 2 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 |
2025030808:0017:00 001 | SAT, MAR 8 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
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SAME/SMPS Partner Session: Diverse Voices, Common Goals: A Community Conversation on DEIB
Speaker(s): Antonio Payne, CFO & Chief Diversity Officer, Society for Marketing Professional Services Ree Miskimon, FSMPS, Program Manager, Society of American Military EngineersLocation: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031014:0015:00 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
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Emerging Leaders Driving Innovation: Controls, Technology, and Safety in Construction
Speaker(s): Dan Six, CMIT, Project Manager, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Tyler Ferrara, CACM, Construction Services Supervisor, Mead & Hunt, Inc Rick Baus, CCM, Estimating Team Leader, Urban Engineers, Inc. Ryan Waldrop, CCM, Senior Engineer, MBP Nikhil Jain, CMIT, PMP, LEED AP, Sr. Project Engineer, Jacobs Engineering GroupLocation: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031010:0011:00 002 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PST
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Facing the Fire: Preparing for Your Deposition
Speaker(s): Christian Carrillo, Esq., Attorney, Monteleone & McCrory, LLP Brook Corney, CCM, Construction Manager, Jacobs Litsa Georgantopoulos, Attorney, Monteleone & McCrory LLPLocation: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031011:4512:45 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Managing Construction Disputes in the Digital Age
Speaker(s): Joseph Seibold, PE, FCMAA, Executive Vice President, ARCADIS Stephen Warhoe, PhD, PE, Director - Claims and Disputes, ARCADISLocation: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031108:3009:30 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
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Value of AI - Practical Strategies and a Real-World Example
Speaker(s): Frank Lazaro, AI Consultant and Training Darin Stinson, Manager, Strategic Partners, Kahua Vinny Testa, PE, CCM, Strategic Growth, Procon ConsultingLocation: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Marche 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031111:3012:30 002 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Thursday, Mar 06, 2025 |
Thursday, Mar 06, 2025
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PST
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Train the Trainer Course day 1 (separate registration)
Speaker(s): Barbara Reynolds, CCM, Program Manager, AECOM David LaTour, CCM, Business Leader, JacobsLocation: Marche 2 |
Location: Marche 2 |
2025030609:0018:00 001 | THU, MAR 6 | |||
Friday, Mar 07, 2025 |
Friday, Mar 07, 2025
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PST
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Train the Trainer Course day 2 (separate registration)
Speaker(s): Barbara Reynolds, CCM, Program Manager, AECOM David LaTour, CCM, Business Leader, JacobsLocation: Marche 2 |
Location: Marche 2 |
2025030708:0014:00 002 | FRI, MAR 7 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM PST
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Opening Plenary: The Workforce of the Future: Emerging Leaders' Vision for a New Era in Construction Management
Speaker(s): Dan Six, CMIT, Project Manager, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Tyler Ferrara, CACM, Construction Services Supervisor, Mead & Hunt, Inc Rick Baus, CCM, Estimating Team Leader, Urban Engineers, Inc. Ryan Waldrop, CCM, Senior Engineer, MBP Nikhil Jain, CMIT, PMP, LEED AP, Sr. Project Engineer, Jacobs Engineering Group Alyssa Pollastro, CMIT, Assistant Project Manager, STV Sharnette Tucker, Program Manager/Team Leader- Project Controls, HNTB Corporation GinaMarie Napoli, CMIT, Assistant Project Manager, STVLocation: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030916:0017:15 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025030917:1518:30 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST
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Plenary Session: Construction Market Outlook 2027: Trends and Opportunities
Speaker(s): Brandon Michalski, Principal, Construction Economist, MOCA SystemsLocation: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031015:3016:30 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031009:3010:00 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031011:0011:45 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031012:4514:00 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031015:0015:30 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Breakfast Plenary Session w/Keynote: Hacking the Rockstar Brain
Speaker(s): Mark Schulman Heather CriderLocation: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031008:0009:30 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031107:3009:00 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031109:3010:00 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PST
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Plenary Session: Great Expectations
Speaker(s): Andrea Rutledge, CAE, President & CEO, CMAA Sandy Hamby, AIA, CCM, FCMAA, President, MOCA Systems Mimi Kronisch, PE, CCM, Partner, RK&K Kathleen Ledoux, Senior Resiliency Manager, Massport Don Young, PE, CCM, Executive Vice President, MBPLocation: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031110:0011:15 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PST
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Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 |
2025031111:1511:30 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PST
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Closing Plenary Session: Tourism and Infrastructure Panel – The Streets of Las Vegas
Speaker(s): Carol Holland, PE, CCM, Vice President Christopher Sotiropulos, Vice President – Stadium Operations, Las Vegas Raiders Patrick Garvey, Managing Director, Parking and Transportation Group -Las Vegas Martin Strganac, PE, District Engineer, Nevada DOTLocation: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Milan 1 - 8 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031112:3013:45 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST
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Location: Modena 1 - 2 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 |
2025030909:3012:00 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST
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Exceptional As-Builts: Ensuring Accuracy, Clarity, and Efficiency in Project Delivery
Speaker(s): Joshua Flores, Senior Construction Inspector, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Krishnaraj Pudukottai, Supervisor of Design Technology, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Bob Richardson, Supervising Construction Inspector, Los Angeles County Sanitation DistrictsLocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030913:3014:30 002 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PST
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Be an Agile Catalyst: Activating Construction Teams in Shifting Landscapes
Speaker(s): Natasha Kehimkar, CEO, Malida AdvisorsLocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030914:4515:45 002 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
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Is the Owner the Problem?
Speaker(s): Katie Choe, CCM, Chief of Capital Delivery, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Darrin Lambrigger, PE, CCM, FCMAA, Director of Construction Management, Port of Long Beach Thomas Lyon, PE, CCM, Senior Vice President - Airport Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Christopher Payne, PE, CCM, FCMAA, President & CEO, MBP Michael Mendick, PE, CCM, District Engineer, Connecticut Department of TransportationLocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031014:0015:00 002 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PST
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CSI Partner Session: Bridging the Gap: How CSI Enhances Project Delivery for Construction Managers
Speaker(s): Mike Young, FCSI, CDT, CCCA, CCS, Project Manager | Special Projects, City and County of Denver - DEN Mark Dorsey, FASAE, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, CSILocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031011:4512:45 000 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
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Bridging Generations and Building Diversity: The Impact of Emerging Leaders
Speaker(s): Rick Baus, CCM, Estimating Team Leader, Urban Engineers, Inc. Nikhil Jain, CMIT, PMP, LEED AP, Sr. Project Engineer, Jacobs Engineering Group Alyssa Pollastro, CMIT, Assistant Project Manager, STV Sharnette Tucker, Program Manager/Team Leader- Project Controls, HNTB Corporation GinaMarie Napoli, CMIT, Assistant Project Manager, STVLocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031111:3012:30 001 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
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LCI Partner Session: Breaking Barriers: How Lean Redefines the Future of the AEC Industry
Speaker(s): Tammy McConaughy, LCI-CPD, LCI-CPD, Director, Education & Certification, Lean Construction InstituteLocation: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Modena 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031010:0011:00 004 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PST
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Climbing the Ladder: Tools to Help People and Companies Grow Together
Speaker(s): Kat Wentworth, Director, Strategy and Transformation, Turner & Townsend Heery Rob Gilliam, CCM, Chief of Project Management, San Bernardino County Tanya Deegoju, Program Analyst- Major Program, Project, Portfolio Advisory, Turner & Townsend HeeryLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030914:4515:45 003 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
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Blending Tradition with Innovation: A Hybrid Approach to Project Planning and Scheduling
Speaker(s): Peter Ayoola, CCM, Senior Consultant, Major Project Controls, Turner & Townsend Heery Mohammed Emara, Associate Director, Turner & Townsend Heery Arun Chandra Babu, CCM, Construction Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology Tanya Deegoju, Program Analyst- Major Program, Project, Portfolio Advisory, Turner & Townsend HeeryLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031010:0011:00 004 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PST
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Digital Twins: How AI Insights and Real-Time Data Improve Project Predictability
Speaker(s): Zak MacRunnels, CEO, Reconstruct, Inc. Stephen DeVito, Director of Technology, Procon Consulting Jarvis Alridge, CCM, Project Controls Department Manager, HNTB CorporationLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031011:4512:45 002 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
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Course Correcting a Mega Program: Evaluation & Transition Planning of a $1.66B Urban Infrastructure Job
Speaker(s): JD Harrison, PE, CCM, FCMAA, Regional Director & Program Manager, CDM Smith Jonathan Perret, AIA, Deputy Program Manager, CDM Smith Ananda Gaze, Client Service Leader, CDM SmithLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031014:0015:00 001 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Strengthening Team Synergy: Leveraging a Training Program to Align Stakeholder Objectives
Speaker(s): Coretta Sweet, CCM, Projects Procurement & Initiation Lead, Jacobs Tariq Masud, PE, Senior Project Manager, ParsonsLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031108:3009:30 003 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
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Bridging the Gap: Addressing Emerging Challenges in CM Education and Practice
Speaker(s): Audrey Schultz, Ph.D., Chairperson/Professor, Pratt Institute Kiwesa King, PE, CCM, DBIA, PMP, Principal, Expanded Resources LLCLocation: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031111:3012:30 003 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST
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Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 1 - 2 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030913:3014:30 003 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PST
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Authentic Vitality: How to Generate Organizational Culture through Your Own Thought Leadership
Speaker(s): Marcia Alvarado, The Alvarado ExperienceLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031108:3009:30 004 | TUE, MAR 11 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST
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Building the Workforce of the Future: Empowering Young Women in Construction
Speaker(s): Kierstyn Barnes, PE, CMIT, Project Manager, Cube Root Corporation Alejandra Chinea, CMIT, STV Karina Massey, PE, CMIT, Project Manager, Jacobs Nicole Lipe, CMIT, Construction Manager I, ParametrixLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030913:3014:30 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025 |
Sunday, Mar 09, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PST
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When Collaboration Bites Back: How to Avoid Common Design-Build Pitfalls
Speaker(s): Thanh Do, Ph.D., PE, Forensic Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti Inc Stuart Eisler, Esq., Partner; E-Discovery Counsel, Hanson Bridgett, LLPLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025030914:4515:45 001 | SUN, MAR 9 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PST
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Developing Construction’s Next Generation of Sustainability Professionals
Speaker(s): Randy Britt, Senior Sustainability Project Manager, Terravanta Natalie Salinas, Founder & CEO, Nth Consulting GroupLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031011:4512:45 003 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
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Mastering Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Speaker(s): Dylan Swallow, Managing Principal - Americas, SLS Consultants George Watts, CCM, Director of Project Management Services, SLS ConsultantsLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031014:0015:00 003 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Monday, Mar 10, 2025 |
Monday, Mar 10, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST
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Developing a Construction Standard of Care for Cyber Safety
Speaker(s): Lucian Niemeyer, CCM, CEO, Building Cyber Security Fred Gordy, National Practice Lead - Building Cybersecurity, Michael Baker InternationalLocation: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
Location: Molise 3 - 4 PDH: 1.00 |
2025031010:0011:00 004 | MON, MAR 10 | |||
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025 |
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
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Location: Molise 5 |
Location: Molise 5 |
2025031107:0008:00 000 | TUE, MAR 11 |