Construction Leadership Agenda

The Construction Leadership Conference

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AGENDA
Day One - Monday, March 23, 1998

Opening Remarks: Robin L. Olsen, Publisher/President, Construction Business Review & CEMC

Session 1: Growing Your Firm in the Global Marketplace
Panel Chair: Louis T. M. Conti, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Opening Remarks by R.L. Olsen

Gary LaGrange, Exec. Director, Port of South Louisiana
Craig Zeien, President, Int'l Operations, CH2M HILL
Richard R. Edmister, Associate General Counsel, Morrison Knudsen Corporation
Questions and Answers

Session 2: ADR—Success Outside the Courtroom
Panel Chair: Tim Bloomfield, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Larry M. Watson, Senior Partner, Upchurch, Watson, White & Fraxedas
harles P. Lickson, President, Mediate Tech, Inc.
David S. Williams, Principal, Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery Practice, Price Waterhouse LLP
Questions and Answers

Session 3: Project Delivery Systems: Design/Build & Beyond
Panel Chair: Kevin P. Kelly/Steven R. Schooley, Partners, Holland Knight LLP

John R. Cobb, President, Exec. VP/COO, The Haskell Company
Alfred K. Potter, Senior VP, Gilbane Building Company
Jim Young, VP, NBBJ
Questions and Answers

Session 4: The Paperless Project: Technology and Construction
Panel Chair: Leslie K. O'Neal, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Ed Faulkner, VP, Centech Solutions, Inc.
Mark W. Kiker, Director of Technology Services, Holmes & Narver
Questions and Answers

Session 5: Business Opportunities & Growth Areas in the Industry
Panel Chair: Tommy Boroughs, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Charles E. Williams, Maj. Gen. (Ret.), President, Driggs Environmental Services Co., Inc.
Steven R. Beattie, President/Exec. Director, Associated Owners & Developers
Joseph D. Wilbanks, Director/Strategic Sourcing, Walt Disney World Co.
Questions and Answers

Day Two - Tuesday, March 24, 1998

Session 6: Identifying & Covering Risks: Insurance Protection for the Future
Panel Chair: John J. Reilly, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Paul R. Becker, Exec. VP/Managing Director, Willis Corroon, Construction Risk Management Group
Charlotte M. Smith-Wilkes, Sr. VP, Florida Construction Practice Leader J&H Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
Questions and Answers

Session 7: Working on the Same Team: Labor & Employment Issues
Panel Chair: Leslie K. O'Neal, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

Dan Bennet, President, Nat'l Center for Construction Education & Research
Kevin G. Connell, President, Accu-Screen, Inc.
Carolyn F. Morgan, VP Human Resources, BE&K, Inc.
Questions and Answers

Session 8: How to Compete: Effective Marketing Solutions
Panel Chair: T. Wayne Gray, Partner, Holland Knight LLP

W.P. Dinsmoor White, VP, Real Estate & Construction, Gannett Company, Inc.
Don Luger, Chairman/President/CEO, Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.
Bob Vanarsdall, Senior Consultant, DPIC Management Services Corporation