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12th Annual Construction Summit

January 29, 2021

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Program
Virtual Event

 

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Agenda and Speakers

Todd Phillips

POWER 30 Host

REjournals

Todd Phillips

Webinar Host

REDnews

Trent Taylor

Senior Vice President, Healthcare Asset Management

Healthcare Trust, Inc.

Anne Mavity

Executive Director

Minnesota Housing Partnership

Nate Erickson

Vice President

Transwestern

Duane Poppe

Principal

Lee & Associates

Mark Kolsrud

Senior Vice President

Colliers

Judd Welliver

Executive Vice President

CBRE

Steven Hoyt

Chief Executive Officer

Hoyt Properties, Inc.

Gina Dingman

President

Everest Real Estate Advisors

Jeff Borling

Economic Development Lead

Great River Energy

Colleen Eddy

Economic Development Director

City of Elk River

Breanne Rothstein

Economic Development and Housing Director

City of Brooklyn Park

Jacquel Hajder

Director of Development

Doran Companies

Cathy Mehelich

Economic Development Director

City of St. Cloud

Kim Lindquist

Community Development Director

City of Rosemount

Scott Thompson

Senior Project Manager

Crawford Merz

Brady Busselman

Client Service Manager

Sambatek

Brian Gjerde

PE, Vice President

ISG Inc

David Berglund

Senior Managing Director

JLL

Philip Cattanach

Vice President & General Manager

Opus Development Company, L.L.C.

Josh Budish

Principal

Endeavor Development

Peter Mork

Managing Partner

Capital Partners

Jeff Gears

Vice President of Architecture

BDH

joe fritz

king

fart

More Speakers to be Announced

Registration
8:00 am
Industry Assessment: Opportunities in Today’s Commercial Construction Marketplace
Moderator: Mike Schechter, General Counsel & Labor Relations Director, Associated General Contractors of Minnesota
Gary Prinsen, Senior VP of Operations, Central Division, Ryan Companies
Kelly McNamara, Director of Operations, Mortenson
Jeff Hansen, CEO, Adolfson & Peterson
Rich Jacobson, Executive Vice President, Kraus, Anderson
Beth Duyvejonck, Regional Vice President, The Opus Group

• 2020 commercial construction recap and how COVID-19 has impacted the industry
• How are general contractors repositioning and preparing for the future?
• Major projects you are working on?
• The changing landscape and working with subcontractors & other service providers
• Important projects impacting the industry in 2021
• Future outlook, trends and predictions of the commercial construction industry
8:00 am
9:00 am
Subcontractors Perspective: The Value of Transparency & Collaborative Partnerships
Moderator: Nick McNeely, Executive Director, Minnesota Subcontractors Association
Dave Hettinger, Principal, Entropy Build
Allie Lloyd, Treasurer, Lloyd's Construction Services
Todd Leadens, Senior Project Manager, Ace Electrical Contractors Inc.
Dan Kashmere, Director of Business Development, RTL Construction Inc.

• 2020 subcontractors recap and how COVID-19 has impacted the industry
• What are the most significant challenges impacting the construction industry today?
• How do these challenges impact your relationship with contractors, developers and owners, and what can be done on a practical level to advance working relationships?
• What are some emerging trends you see in the industry?
• What affects will recent legislative changes have on the future construction projects?
• How is technology changing the way contractors, design professionals, and owners are executing projects and how does that impact the subcontracting community?
9:00 am
10:00 am
Avoiding Disputes/Winning Disputes
Scott Lang, Senior Manager, Wipfli
Alex McBride, Senior Manager, Wipfli
Mark Carpenter, District Scheduler, PCL Construction
Julia Douglass, Shareholder, Fabyanske Westra Hart & Thompson

• Planning strategies and solutions
• Communicate and mitigate issues
• Dispute resolution options
10:00 am
10:45 am
Lost Margin in the Shadows of the Construction Industry
Jerry Ouimet, Executive Vice President, CSDZ
Scott Staffon, Director of Risk Management, CSDZ

• Alarming construction industry statistics rarely shared
• What is "Presenteeism" and what does it cost?
• How can the industry learn, adapt, change, courageously casting light on a difficult industry topic?
10:45 am
11:15 am
Opportunities in Today’s Residential Construction & Home Building Marketplace
Moderator: Art Plante, Owner/General Manager, John Arthur Homes
John Rask, Vice President of Land, M/I Homes of Minneapolis

Ian Peterson, Director of Operations, Watermark, Equity Group
Michael Ramme, Vice President - Acquisition, Pulte Group

• 2020 New Home Construction Recap – How COVID-19 impacted the industry
• Land Prices, Cost of Materials & Market Trends
• What is the profile of the new home buyer today?
• What types of projects are working in today’s marketplace?
• The changing landscape of the home building industry
• Future outlook and predictions of the home building industry for 2021
11:15 am
12:00 pm
Adjourn and Networking
12:00 pm
Registration

12th Annual Construction Summit

January 29, 2021
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Program

$39   Virtual Event

Registration

12th Annual Construction Summit

CE Credits not offered with this event

Contact Us for More Information

Jeff Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

952-885-0815

Jay Kodytek

Senior Vice President

952-405-7781

We are always looking for speakers who represent diverse populations.

Please help us out by volunteering to speak or introduce us to anyone who you think would be a good fit.

Send to [email protected] or [email protected]

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