Conference Day 1

• Keynote Speaker:  GRACE CRUNICAN, General Manager of BART
• Building A Winning Team for Your Business:  Identify all of the key players you need on your team to ensure your construction business reaches its peak. Join this panel of experts in banking, accounting/finance, law/risk management, and bonding.  You are as strong as your team. Be sure your team is ready!

        Moderator: Emily Cohen, United Contractors
        Speakers:
             Carol Matthys, Travelers Insurance
             Teresa Arrighi, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
             Shelley Laurel, Sacramento Bank of Commerce
             Ingrid Merriwether, Merriwether & Williams

• Keynote Speaker:  CYNTHIA GUIDRY, Deputy Executive Director, Planning and Development Group, LAWA
• She Negotiates: The Power To Negotiating Effectively: Negotiation is at the heart of every deal that occurs in construction and business. However, women often feel they are not the strongest negotiators. This interactive workshop is designed to equip the attendees with the core negotiation skills required to manage and take control of a negotiation. We negotiate every day—this session will aim to help attendees formalize a plan and to put this plan into action in those negotiations. Topics include: how women negotiate; how they can better negotiate with other genders; how women are perceived; how women can use those perceptions in a negotiation; how to use skills that women possess to affect the best results in your negotiations.

           Brenda Radmacher, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

• Building the Future - Tap into the Latest Technology & Construction Trends  

           

            Moderator: Carrie Schmidt, BC Schmidt
            Speakers:
               Tannis Liviniuk, Bentley Systems
               Fatima Howes, Procore
               Roz Buick, TRIMBLE

• What are Large GC’s Looking For – Tips for Gaining Access for Contracts (Panel)

           Moderator: Sophia Cavalli - Balfour Beatty
           Speakers:
               Reese Fortin - PCL Construction
               Cecilia Kucharski - Balfour Beatty
               Katie Coulson - Skanska
               Sarah Carr - McCarthy Construction
               Gwynne Powell - Turner Construction Company
               Lori Dunn - Swinerton Builders

Conference Day 2

• Building Your Presence - Public Speaking Excellence.  Nowadays, your speaking skills are more important than ever.  Your ability to deliver a compelling, persuasive message is paramount to growing your business and impressing your customers.  Jenni Prisk will share tools that will significantly leverage your power at the podium, in the boardroom, in the field, and with your staff.  It’s not always what you say, but how you say it.  Learn how to command a room, engage your audiences, make them laugh, and make them partner with your company for continued success!

           Jenni Prisk, Prisk Communication

• Building Your Connections and Your Brand: Social Media - A fancy business card is no longer enough to capture the attention of prospective clients and partners. In this session, attendees will learn how to evaluate their online presence, manage their online brand, and utilize social media as a tool to stay top of mind for current connections and make new ones.

           Rina Reynolds & Mia Lopez, Uptown Studios