2008 National Conference East - Atlanta
Finishing
on Time,
Within
Budget,
and
Without
Lawsuits
An
Industry
Forum
for
Owners,
Developers,
Contractors,
Architects,
Engineers,
Academia,
General
Counsel,
Construction
Managers,
Lenders/Financiers,
Construction
Lawyers,
Insurance/Surety
Providers,
Project
Managers,
Consultants,
Suppliers,
Manufacturers
Where &
When:
Four
Seasons
Hotel
Midtown
–
Atlanta,
GA
September 22-23, 2008
Chaired by:
Ira
Genberg,
Partner
Troutman
Sanders
LLP
www.troutmansanders.com/construction
Sponsors to Date:
Barba Consulting www.barbaconsulting.com
Boyken International, Inc. www.boyken.com
Buric www.buric.com
Delta Consulting Group www.delta-cgi.com
Draper & Associates www.draperandassociates.com
Ernst & Young www.ey.com
HinckleyAllenSnyder LLP www.haslaw.com
Hogan & Hartson www.hhlaw.com
Miller & Martin PLLC www.millermartin.com
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP www.sgrlaw.com
Watt,
Tieder,
Hoffar &
Fitzgerald,
LLP
www.wthf.com
Georgia
Bar –
CLE
Hours
Pending
Approval
DAY 1
Registration
/
Continental
Breakfast
–
8:00
a.m. to
8:50 a.m
Welcome
and
Opening
Remarks
-
8:50
a.m. to
9:00
a.m.
Robin L.
Olsen,
President,
Associated
Owners &
Developers
(AOD)
Session
1
–
9:00
a.m. to
10:00
a.m.
Selecting
the
Right
Project
Team and
the
Right
Delivery
Method
Moderator:
Ed
Denton,
AIA,
Vice
Chancellor,
Facilities
Services,
University
of
California,
Berkeley
Pat Altamura, Associate General Counsel, Mitsubishi Power Systems
Anthony Cabrera, Senior Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company
Bill Garcia, Associate Principal, Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
William Nord, Vice President, WATG, Inc.
Steve White, Vice President, Director of Operations, Bovis Lend Lease
Session
2
–
10:00
a.m. to
11:00
a.m.
Negotiating
the Key
Contract
Terms
with an
Eye
Toward
Allocating
Risks
Moderator:
Bob
Rubenstein,
Principal
Counsel,
Bechtel
Power
Corporation
Larry Beasley, President/COO, BE&K Building Group
Ida Brooker, Manager, Construction & Environmental Contracts, Boeing
Veronica Young Davis, General Attorney, AT&T Mobility
John Giannini, Senior Counsel, Turner Construction Company
Clay Haden, Corporate Counsel, Skanska USA Building
Sharon Zealey, Sr. Litigation Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company
Break:
11:00
a.m. to
11:15
a.m.
Session
3
–
11:15
a.m. to
12:15
p.m.
Figuring
and
Managing
Schedule
and
Costs
Moderator:
Evans
Barba,
President,
Barba
Consulting
Mike
Dell’Isola,
Sr. Vice
President,
Faithful
+ Gould
John Heffron, Partner, Ernst & Young
Robert Kress, Facilities Manager, Princeton University
Jeffrey Nix, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
Steve White, Vice President, Director of Operations, Bovis Lend Lease
Luncheon:
12:15
p.m to
1:30
p.m.
Session
4
–
1:30
p.m. to
2:30
p.m.
Building
in the
Age of
Green:
Sustainability
in
Design
and
Construction
Moderator:
Ben
Taube,
LEED AP,
Executive
Director,
Southeast
Energy
Efficiency
Alliance
Clay Haden, Corporate Counsel, Skanska USA Building
Frank Mitzel, Sr. Project Manager, Wells Real Estate Funds
Steve O’Day, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Fred Parker, President, Tetra Tech Facilities Construction, LLC
Tommy Russo, Vice President, Akridge Company
Renee Shepherd, Sr. Counsel, City of Atlanta
Session
5
–
2:30
p.m. to
3:30
p.m.
Choosing
the Best
and Most
Innovative
Building
Technologies
Moderator:
Nancy
Goshow,
Managing
Partner,
Goshow
Architects
Ed Boyle, President, CSG, Southeast
Michael Chaplinsky, CEO, Turf Feeding Systems
Glen Finkel, Executive Vice President, PURETi Inc.
Betty Hum, TMG Director, Intel Corporation
Jim Jacobi, Chief Information Officer, Walter P. Moore Structural Engineers
Curt
White,
CEO,
AEGIS
Environments
Break -
3:30
p.m. to
3:45
p.m.
Session
6
–
3:45
p.m. to
4:45 p.m.
Building
Hotel
and
University
Projects
Moderator:
Frank
Riggs,
Partner,
Troutman
Sanders
LLP
Gregg
Bundschuh,
Partner,
Ames
&Gough
Ed
Denton,
AIA,
Vice
Chancellor,
Facilities
Services,
University
of
California,
Berkeley
Robert
Kress,
Facilities
Manager,
Princeton
University
William
Nord,
Vice
President,
WATG
Architects
Steven Thweatt, Associate Vice President, Emory University
Session
7
-
4:45
p.m. to
5:45
p.m.
Examining
and
Comparing
the AOD,
AIA, and
Consensus
Documents
Moderator:
Lee
Evey,
President,
Design
Build
Institute
of
America
Doug Booher, Corporate Counsel, Votorantim Cimentos North America
Scott Cahalan, Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Rhiann
Cull,
Partner,
HinckleyAllenSnyder
LLP
Robert
Rodriguez,
Associate
General
Counsel,
Emory
University
R. Craig
Williams,
AIA,
Chief
Legal
Officer
/
Principal
/ Sr.
Vice
President,
HKS
Architects,
Inc.
Cocktail
Reception:
6:00
p.m. to
7:30
p.m.
Hosted by Troutman Sanders LLP
DAY 2
Continental
Breakfast:
8:00
a.m. to
8:30
a.m.
Session
8
– 8:30
a.m. to
10:00
a.m.
Proving
and
Defending
Complex
Claims:
Cumulative
Impacts,
Acceleration,
Inefficiencies,
and the
Like
Moderator:
Jeff
Fuchs,
President,
Delta
Consulting
Group
Joelle Hertel, Vice President, Clark Construction
Bill Hoy, Director, Construction Support & Analysis, Luminant Construction
Richard Lorenzo, Partner, Hogan & Hartson
Tamara McNulty, Partner, Duane Morris LLP
Todd Metz, Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP
John Orrison, Vice President, Draper & Associates
Phil Ray, Legal Services, Siemens Aktiensgesellschaft
Session
9
- 10:00
a.m. to
11:00
a.m.
Effectively
Resolving
Local
and
Global
Disputes
Through
Mediation,
Arbitration
or
Litigation
Moderator: Judah
Lifschitz,
Partner,
Shapiro,
Lifschitz
& Schram,
P.C.
David Sutton, P.E., Executive Vice President, R.V. Buric Construction Consultants, P.C.
Bryan Cavan, Partner, Miller & Martin PLLC
Jenny
Fletcher,
Partner,
Sutherland,
Asbill &
Brennan
LLP
Frederick
Garrick,
General
Counsel
/ Sr.
Vice
President,
BE&K
Building
Group
John Hinchey, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Break:
11:00
a.m. to
11:15
a.m.
Session
10
- 11:15
a.m. to
12:15
p.m.
Analyzing
the
Unique
Aspects
of
Domestic
and
International
Healthcare
Projects
Moderator:
Don
Boyken,
Chairman
/ CEO,
Boyken
International,
Inc.
James Easter, Principal, Hart Freeland Roberts
Maxine Hicks, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green
Simon Mortimer, Vice President of Operations, Boyken International, Inc.
William Persefield, CEO, Advanta Medical Development
Adjourn
-
12:15
p.m.
*Topics subject to change
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
Cost:
$595.00
/ AOD
Members;
$695.00
/
Non-Members
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GA:
Four
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Hotel
Atlanta,
75
Fourteenth
Street,
Atlanta,
GA
30309
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at
404.881.9898
and
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Block
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Cost:
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FL
33131
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