Date and Time
Thursday Feb 6, 2025
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Thursday, February 6th
11:15 a.m.: Registration Open
12:00 p.m.: Plenary Session
1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:45 p.m.: Fast Tracks
2:00 p.m.: Panel Sessions
3:15 p.m.: Fast Tracks
3:30 p.m.: Panel Sessions
4:30-6:00 p.m.: Networking Expo
Location
Bentley University Conference Center
175 Forest Street LaCava Campus Center #300 Waltham MA 02452
Parking Information:
LaCava Lots L1 & L2
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Fees/Admission
AGC MA Members Registration (1) 125.00
AGC MA Members Registration (3) 325.00
AGC MA Members Registration (5 ) 550.00
Non-Members Registration (1) 175.00
Non-Member Registration (3) 475.00
Non-Member Registration (5) 800.00
Table Display Sponsor 500.00
Contact Information
Lisa J Frisbie
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Description
Join AGC MA as we launch the 2025
What's Next Innovation Conference & Expo
Innovators and industry leaders will examine and discuss the most timely and important issues facing the industry that will affect the future of your business.
Topics will include:
- Safety/Worker Wellness
- Operations
- Sustainability
- Technology
- Finance/Risk
- Workforce Development
Coffee Bar
12:00 p.m. Plenary Session
This year's Owners Panel will discuss what you need to know about responding to RFP questions involving ESG. The panelists will share their agency commitments to ESG and what your proposal response requires to pass muster.
Panelists:
Shauna Jammal, Deputy Chief, Contract Services, MBTA
Peter Debruin, Assistant Director, Climate Mitigation & Resiliency, Massport
Mirjam Baer, Senior project Manager, JLL
Moderated by:
Caroline Murray, Regional Sustainability Manager, LEED AP, WEDG, Turner Construction
1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.
Fast Track: Document Crunch
Fast Track: Introduction to Psychological Safety in the Work Place
Presented by Bill Aaerlud, Executive Vice President, Columbia and Kari Heistad, Culture Coach International
2:00 p.m. Panel Sessions (3)
What’s Next in Workforce Development: Gaining confidence to hire more economically diverse local talent.
What’s Next in Safety: New, improved Sustainability and Fire safety innovations.
Whats Next in Insurance Compliance: An in-depth look at Consigli Constructions' strategies that scale
3:15 p.m.
Fast Track: PMA Consultants | Innovative Planning and Scheduling Solutions to aide Project Management Teams
CPM Schedules can be complex and difficult for the project team to understand. What is driving the schedule, why are certain activities critical, is a specific change an impact? These questions are often asked on projects and explaining to the project team or customer can be a challenge. PMA has developed planning and scheduling solutions that more clearly convey a summary of the schedules and identify the activities that have contributed to the impacts to the critical path. These solutions are utilized by PMA for their clients. An overview of these solutions will be presented.
Fast Track: How to Create an Environment of Psychological Safety in the Work Place
3:30 p.m. Panel Sessions (3)
What’s Next in Technology: Robotic printing: a safer, more productive, and sustainable solution poised to revolutionize construction layout.
What’s Next in Risk Management: Leveraging prequalification for mitigating risks and driving project success.
What’s Next in Safety: Head Protection – Hard Hats VS Helmets: What does the future look like?
4:30-6:00 p.m. COCKTAIL HOUR, NETWORKING & EXPO
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Coffee Bar Sponsor $500 (Sold Out)
Fuel this conference! Sponsorship includes signage at the coffee bar area, recognition on all event promotions (social media, eblasts), and your sponsorship and company logo will be featured on the event webpage.
Lunch Sponsor $750 (2 available)
Have your company featured during the conference lunch as attendees recharge and connect.
Sponsorship includes signage during lunch service, recognition across all event promotions (social media, eblasts), and your sponsorship and company logo will be featured on the event webpage.
Networking Event Sponsor $1,000 (3 available)
Be the name behind the most anticipated part of the conference! Sponsorship includes signage at the networking event, acknowledgment in all promotional materials (social media, eblasts), and your sponsorship and company logo will be featured on the event webpage.
Call for Fast Track Sponsors $2,000
(2 available) includes 15-minute info session, table and 3 entry tickets
Call for Expo Table Sponsors $500
Please email Henry Kruger for more information
ATTENDEES
| Todd | Newell | Elaine Construction | ||
| Jeff | Zapfe | Acentech | ||
| James | Lago | Sompo International | ||
| Emmet | Powell | Sompo Surety | ||
| April | Backus | Advanced Building & Construction Management | ||
| Will | Hudson | Bespoke Metrics | ||
| Micheal | Ho | Bespoke Metrics | ||
| Richard | Barone | Firestable | ||
| Jonathan | Kraiger | Firestable | ||
| Stephen | Nasiatka | Firestable | ||
| Seth | Randall | Clark Construction | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Clark Construction | ||
| George | Stallings | Sales Solutions | ||
| Jack | Padden | Sales Solutions | ||
| Danielle | Lucas | Microsol Resources | ||
| Dan | Drohan | Microsol Resources | ||
| Peter | Debruin | Massachusetts Port Authority | ||
| Shaunna | Jammal | MBTA | ||
| Caroline | Murray | Turner Construction | ||
| Abigail | Roberts | Turner Construction | ||
| Luciana | Burdi | Massachusetts Port Authority | ||
| Kristen | Fogarty | Vantage Builders | ||
| Nathalie | Assens | Commodore Builders | ||
| Alessia | Arcuri | Venture Forward Partners | ||
| Joseph | Schmidt | Microcad Training and Consulting,Inc. | ||
| Bruce | Hegstrom | Microcad Training and Consulting,Inc. | ||
| Oriana | Dietrich | Microcad Training and Consulting,Inc. | ||
| Lisa | Frisbie | AGC MA | ||
| Henry | Kruger | AGC MA | ||
| Samilys | Rodriguez | AGC MA | ||
| John | Ferrante | AGC MA | ||
| Jim | Mello | Quickbase | ||
| Colin | Murphy | Quickbase | ||
| Ben | McConchie | Erland Construction, Inc. | ||
| Paul | Foley | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Mike | Schultz | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Stephen | Wilkes | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Damien | Raffle | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Charlie | Dexter | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Michael | Mann | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Niall | Curry | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Kevin | Ponder | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Dave | Holland | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Katie | Decker | Feldman Geospatial | ||
| Sara | Whitman | Commodore Builders | ||
| Ryan | Gilbane | Propeller | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Propeller | ||
| Drew | Berghane | Risman Insurance Agencies | ||
| Kara | Cady | AGC MA | ||
| Kiara | Taylor | Massachusetts State College Building Authority | ||
| Joseph | Chaves | Bond Brothers, Inc. | ||
| Michael | Bittelari | Columbia | ||
| Greg | Steele | The Baldwin Group | ||
| Alex | Zinn | Constrafor | ||
| Anwar | Ghauche | Constrafor | ||
| Kevin | McCoy | Consigli Construction Co., Inc. | ||
| Brian | Connor | Constrafor | ||
| Edwin | Huberdeau | Constrafor | ||
| Charlotte | Warren | Constrafor | ||
| Alex | Klein | Bridgit | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Bridgit | ||
| Andy | Roy | Vantage Builders | ||
| Eddie | Silva | Vantage Builders | ||
| Brendan | Logan | Quickbase | ||
| Mike | Davidson | Columbia | ||
| Jennifer | Carney | CM&B | ||
| Sarah | Wood | CM&B | ||
| Krystin | Sartorelli | CM&B | ||
| Bill | Aalerud | Columbia | ||
| Sean | Doyle | Bond Building Construction, Inc. | ||
| Anthony | Leonard | Elaine Construction, Inc. | ||
| Michael | Goldstein | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Michael | Schmidt | Microsol Resources | ||
| Abbey | Spink | Document Crunch | ||
| Ryan | Gaiss | Document Crunch | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Document Crunch | ||
| Jason | Goucher | LG Tech MSP | ||
| Ty | Hollaway | LG Tech MSP | ||
| Robert | Cain | LG Tech MSP | ||
| Additional | Attendee | LG Tech | ||
| Darren | Wicks | Synergi Stairs | ||
| Seth | McNary | Holcim | ||
| Bruno | Cuscuna | Holcim | ||
| Tom | Dunn | Pierce Atwood LLP | ||
| Joseph | Barra | Robinson & Cole LLP | ||
| James | Lago | Sompo International | ||
| Kenneth | Rubinstein | Preti Flaherty | ||
| Jonathan | Elder | Anderson & Kreiger LLP | ||
| Joseph | Mahoney | RSM US LLP | ||
| Brian | Sullivan | PMA Consultants | ||
| Alex | Neary | PMA Consultants | ||
| Zoe | Mervine | PMA Consultants | ||
| Brenda | Laurenza | Bald Hill Builders | ||
| Jack | Moran | Consigli Construction Co., Inc. | ||
| Peter | Capone | Consigli Construction Co., Inc. | ||
| Joe | Vetrano | Consigli Construction Co., Inc. | ||
| Mirjam | Baer | JLL | ||
| Frank | Jimenez | Firestable | ||
| Michael | Dantuono | The Baldwin Group | ||
| Derrick | Morse | Rugged Robotics | ||
| John | Baldwin | Gilbane Building Company | ||
| Peter | Colburn | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Tanner | Roe | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Sabrina | Gutierrez | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Fabrice | Laurent | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Richardson | Andre | Franklin Cummings Tech | ||
| Debra | Wein | Wellness Workdays | ||
| James Daley | Sarah Liviningston | Wellness Workdays | ||
| Kari | Heistad | Culture Coach | ||
| Nicholas | Tomasetti | Thornton Tomasetti | ||
| Tim | Foley | Milwaukee Tool | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Milwaukee Tool | ||
| Brendan | Logan | Quickbase | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Columbia | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Columbia | ||
| Additional | Attendee | Columbia | ||
| Kiera | Dempsey | Wentworth Institute of Technology | ||
| Nick | Albrecht | Wentworth Institute of Technology | ||
| Michael | D'Agostino | Wentworth Institute of Technology | ||
| John | Cribbs | Wentworth Institute of Technology | ||
| Kang | Huh | CraftPath | ||
| Yogi | Nishanth | CBase AI | ||
| Eric | Lambert | Zurich Insurance | ||
| Jessica | Anthony | Callahan, Inc. | ||
| Chris | Becker | Callahan, Inc. | ||
| Adam | Wong | Columbia | ||
| Bobby | Erdmann | Columbia | ||
| Vrajesh | Patel | Columbia | ||
| Kenneth | Rubinstein | Preti Flaherty | ||
Event Sponsors
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Networking Event Sponsor
Lunch Sponsor
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