20th Anniversary Symposium Schedule

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8:00 am	Networking Breakfast Included with registration
8:30 am	Opening Session The symposium’s opening session features keynote speaker, Brent Darnell. As a pioneering figure in the construction industry, Brent has spent over two decades helping AEC professionals master the human side of […] Ernie Maschner, DBIA VP - Division Manager Water/Wastewater/Conveyance, AECOM Brent Darnell Owner, Brent Darnell International Barbara Martin Executive Director, WCDA Guy Voss Vice President & Collaborative Project Delivery Director, HDR
10:00 am	Networking Break
10:30 am	20 Years of Lessons Learned – WCDA Past Presidents’ Panel Encompassing a broad spectrum of delivery models, collaborative delivery, including construction management at-risk (CMAR), fixed-price design-build (FBDB), progressive design-build (PDB), design-build-operate (DBO), and public-private partnerships (P3), brings project stakeholders, such […] Daniel S. Augusti, PE, DBIA, GC Executive Vice President, CPH Consulting, LLC Mark E. Alpert, PE, FDBIA President, Integrated Delivery Solutions Leofwin Clark Education Director, Water Collaborative Delivery Association Steve Gates Retired, Brown and Caldwell Marlea Tichy, PMP Director of Business Development, Haskell
12:00 pm	Networking Lunch Included with registration
1:00 pm	Risky Business: Managing Risk & Contracts in Collaborative Delivery Risk is a term we hear a lot when it comes to our industry, but what does it truly mean as it relates to our projects? Cost? Schedule impacts? Number […] Jessica Adams-Weber, PE Vice President & North Central Region Water Business Development Director, HDR Jonathan Tristao, PE, Assoc. DBIA Vice President, Tanner Pacific Jerry Cavaluzzi VP / General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, Kennedy Jenks Paul Franke Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
2:30 pm	Networking Break
3:00 pm	Planning Smarter Together: Budgeting & Cost Certainty in Planning and Project Delivery Have you ever been left scratching your head and wondering, “Why is this project over budget? What could have been done better to align project budget and cost?” If the […] Cristina J. Ahmadpour, MELP Managing Director (Americas), Isle Utilities Kyle M. Kruger, PE Implementation Leader, Garver Jeremy D. McVey, DBIA Sr. Director – Project Development, Haskell Nicole Poncelet-Johnson, PE, CWP, MBA Operations, Construction & Water Science Leader, City of Fort Collins Aditya Ramamurthy, PE, PMP, FIAM SVP & Director, Utility Business Development, Raftelis
4:30 pm	Transition to Gala Ballroom and foyer will be closed during this time as we set up for the gala.
6:00 pm	WCDA 20th Anniversary Gala Reception & DInner Included with registration. “Dress to impress” and join us for an evening of cocktails, music, dinner, and recognition of our founding members and past presidents. Let’s all raise a glass […]

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8:00 am	Networking Breakfast Included with registration
8:30 am	Day 2 Keynote Kick off the symposium’s final day with a session that sets the tone for collaboration, innovation, and impact—setting the stage for a day that looks beyond project and process to […] Eleanor Allen CEO, Flourishing Work Alliance Ernie Maschner, DBIA VP - Division Manager Water/Wastewater/Conveyance, AECOM
10:00 am	Networking Break
10:30 am	Stronger Together: High-Performing Teams for Collaborative Delivery A successful collaborative delivery project depends on more than contracts, risk registers, and budgets; it depends on effective teaming and a high-performing project team. This session explores what it takes […] Courtney Dantone, DBIA Business Development Manager, Water - Florida, The Walsh Group / Archer Western Construction Amelia Celoza Asst. Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder Dave Lewis Owner Advisor, Town of Niwot WWTF Sally Magee, PE, PCC President, Magee Leadership Solutions, Inc.
12:00 pm	Networking Lunch Included with registration
1:00 pm	Ready or Not? Building Organizational Readiness for Collaborative Delivery Is your utility ready to deliver a successful collaborative delivery project? This session explores key outcomes from WCDA’s research into utility readiness factors driving project success—people, process, and tools—and describes […] Michaela Rempkowski, PE, DBIA Sr. Director – Water \| National, McCarthy Building Companies Sherman Papke Chief Technical Officer, Metro Water Recovery Ofelia Rubio Water Distribution Resiliency and Technology Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
2:30 pm	Networking Break
3:00 pm	Closing Session: The Future of Collaborative Delivery Wrap up the symposium with an inspiring, forward-looking discussion featuring water sector leaders who are shaping the next era of collaborative delivery. This keynote session brings together visionaries from across […] Barbara Martin Executive Director, WCDA John Albert Deputy Chief Executive Officer, American Water Works Association Will Brannon Business Development Manager, U.S. Pipe Michael Deane Chief, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, US Environmental Protection Agency Michelle Green, PE, DBIA Vice President, West Design-Build Lead, Jacobs Chuck Sinclair, PE Director of National Business Development, Garney