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PC2 Women's Leadership Workshop - Bulldozing Through the Disruptions of Today’s Professional Landscape (Room Chopin 1)

04 Dec 17
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s): Michael Serafino
Today’s leaders are faced with ever-increasing demands on their time and attention. Multitasking and stress can result in heightened dist... More...

PC1 Lean on Construction (Ticket Required) (Room Chopin 2)

04 Dec 17
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lean Construction allows companies to thrive in all economic conditions. By applying lean construction principles, executives can improve safety, a... More...

E01 Predicting Success: Predictive Coding Strategies for Successful Data Review in Construction Claims and Disputes - ABA (Room Chopin 3)

04 Dec 17
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Elise Greenspan ; Larry Dany ; Michele Laine ; Nathaniel Huber-Fliflet
The deployment of predictive coding technology to reduce the enormous time and cost of culling large volumes of data from review has largely been u... More...

E02 Twilight of the Gods: The New Regime of Fiduciary Duties for the Licensed Design Professionals (Room Chopin 4)

04 Dec 17
2:40 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): David Stutzman, AIA ; Greg Field, CRIS ; Katherine Jones, Esp. ; Ujjval Vyas, PHD, JD
Interpreting fiduciary duty for licensed design professionals confuse courts, design professionals, and the construction bar.  However, a full... More...

E03 Getting Off on the Right Foot: How Effective Preliminary Hearings Ensure Efficiency and Economy (Room Chopin 1)

04 Dec 17
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Albert Bates, Jr. ; Dr. Patricia D. Galloway ; John E. Bulman ; Karen P. Layng ; Michael Powell
One of the hallmarks of arbitration is the convergence of intellect and creativity in crafting workable solutions for the most complex issues. The ... More...

E04 The Language of International Arbitration Clauses: It's Real and Practical Effect on Disputes (Room Chopin 2)

04 Dec 17
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Chris Monahan ; Ericson Kimbel ; Jose Astigarraga ; Michael Kolloway ; Tarek Abdalla
International arbitration clauses are frequently referred to as ""midnight clauses"" which are negotiated at the last minute af... More...

E05 Expectations of In-House Counsel for Outside Counsel on Litigation Matters: What Do They Really Want and Why? (Room Chopin 3)

04 Dec 17
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Bryan Kelley ; Christopher Wright ; Gregory Dukellis ; R. Miles Stanislaw ; Robert Majerus
A panel of In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel will explore the changing needs of In-House Counsel when dealing with litigation and how to best me... More...

E06 High Tech Tools by Experts in Construction Litigation and Arbitration: How to Do it Right and How to Tear it Down (Room Chopin 4)

04 Dec 17
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Anthony L. Meagher, Esq. ; Benjamin Crosby ; Charles Choyce ; Douglas Patin
Expert presentations using new technology are frequently utilized in construction litigation, particularly claims for defective construction and de... More...

Welcome Reception (Room Knowledge Exchange)

04 Dec 17
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
A traditional event at the Construction SuperConference, the welcome reception is sure to be an entertaining evening with delicious food and drinks... More...

KE0 Knowledge Exchange Expo Hall ~ Pre-Keynote Coffee Service (Room Knowledge Exchange)

05 Dec 17
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Prior to our Welcome and Opening Keynote, we will host a coffee service in the Knowledge Exchange. Be sure to stop by during the designated hours t... More...

K01 Welcome and Opening Keynote: Todd Buchholz Presented by Cozen O'Connor (Room Beethoven)

05 Dec 17
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker(s): Todd Buchholz
Economist Todd Buchholz “lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit,” says the Associated Press. The former White House... More...

E07 Cybersecurity Risk Management and Best Practices, with a Specific Focus on the Unique Needs of the Construction and Legal Industries (Room Chopin 1)

05 Dec 17
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Brian Rice ; Jeffrey Weber ; Jordan McQuown, CISSP, CPEN, GCFA, GCIH ; K. Stefan Chin, Esq., R.A., NCARB ; Will Bennett
Cyberattacks are on the rise in every business sector. Any construction company with access to the internet is at risk of a cyberattack and resulti... More...

E08 Loss of Productivity: The Advantages, Pitfalls, and Challenges of Developing and Implementing Recommended Standards (Room Chopin 2)

05 Dec 17
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): David W. Halligan ; James G. Zack, Jr. ; Kenneth C. Gibbs ; Lee Ellen Bell ; William Ibbs
Loss of Productivity claims are often difficult to assess and quantify using objective rules and metrics. To address this challenge, the American S... More...

E09 The Ultimate Toolkit for Winning the International Construction Arbitration (Room Chopin 3)

05 Dec 17
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Alvin Lindsay ; Charles Harris ; Daniel Gonzalez ; Mark Cheskin ; Peter Pollock
This panel will highlight the differences in international construction arbitration versus traditional court litigation, and present critical tools... More...

E10 Streamlining Your Arbitration: How to Avoid Reliving That Construction Project "Brick by Brick" (Room Chopin 4)

05 Dec 17
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker(s): Adrian Bastianelli ; Karen P. Layng ; Michael Marra ; Neal Eiseman ; Wendy Venoit
Cases involving tens, if not hundreds, of individual change orders that need to be decided can certainly cause you to relive a project. What is the... More...

Knowledge Exchange Expo Hall ~ Refreshment Break (Room Knowledge Exchange)

05 Dec 17
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CSC Knowledge Exchange will host several giveaways this year during the show that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to stop by during the desig... More...

E11 We've been hacked! What do we do now? (Room Chopin 1)

05 Dec 17
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Amit Garg ; Evan Foster ; Garry Boehlert ; Michael Kolloway
As the construction industry becomes more and more digitally connected, the risks of a data breach and its potential costs also goes up. A construc... More...

E12 The View from the Seat at the End of the Table: What Being an Arbitrator or Mediator Has Taught Us About Being Better Advocates (Room Chopin 2)

05 Dec 17
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Charlie Lewis ; Kenneth C. Gibbs ; Pat McGeehin ; Rick Lowe
Three attorneys who have decades of experience as neutrals will team with a nationally renowned expert to explain what they've learned from bei... More...

E13 Leverage the New ConsensusDocs and AIA Standard Contracts to Stay Ahead of the Curve (Room Chopin 3)

05 Dec 17
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Brian Perlberg ; Robert Majerus ; Ronald Ciotti
Design and construction contracts set the foundation for project success or failure. Case law, technology and insurance have all changed. Are you k... More...

E14 From Outside Counsel to CEO: Insights from Lawyers Who Rose Through the Ranks to Run Major International Construction Companies (Room Chopin 4)

05 Dec 17
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Speaker(s): Bruce Ficken ; Eric Stenman ; George Pierson ; Tad Decker
It is a rare breed of lawyer who can start as an associate in a law firm and eventually become the CEO of his one-time client. We may watch this ra... More...

K02 Luncheon & Plenary: Building a Dream: From Desert Path to the Las Vegas Strip Presented by Peckar & Abramson Sponsored by DP&A (Room Beethoven)

05 Dec 17
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Speaker(s): Stefan Al
Las Vegas was a ghost town a century ago, but forty-two million people visited the desert city in 2015—ten million more than Paris. The engin... More...

E15 Strategic Use of Discovery in International Construction Arbitration (Room Chopin 1)

05 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Jason Hambury ; Logan Hollobaugh
As more and more companies are expanding their scope of work beyond the borders of the United States and more overseas companies operate in the Uni... More...

E16 Mega Projects: Winning Programs, Including a Close Look at the Success of Effectively Resolving Disputes (Room Chopin 2)

05 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Daniel McGuckin ; Doreen Zankowski ; Frank Baltz ; Peter Tunnicliffe ; Roger Johnson
What is the best method of resolving disputes and developing other winning strategies on mega-projects, including design-build and P3 programs?&nbs... More...

E17 Go with the Flow: Assessing Delay on Production-Based Scopes of Work (Room Chopin 3)

05 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Joe Guarino ; Laura B. Arrigo, CCP, PSP ; Michael Birmingham, CCP, PSP ; Mo Perry
Production-based scopes of work in construction involve the repetitive creation of a product or completion of an activity.  Examples of produc... More...

E18 Getting Your Construction Expert’s Opinions Admitted into Evidence - ABA (Room Chopin 4)

05 Dec 17
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s): Georlen Spangler ; James Landgraf ; Richard Scotti ; Scott Fitzsimmons ; Toshi Dezaki
The program will focus on dealing with adequacy of expert reports, in limine motions, establishing and debunking expert qualifications under Dauber... More...

Knowledge Exchange Expo Hall ~ Refreshment Break (Room Knowledge Exchange)

05 Dec 17
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
CSC Knowledge Exchange will host several giveaways this year during the show that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to stop by during the desig... More...

E19 Complex or Bet The Company Case? Win the War Through Strategic Decisions on Forum Selection, Innovative ADR, ESI Management, Budgeting and More.. (Room Chopin 1)

05 Dec 17
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Carter Reid ; James Donahue ; Kathleen Olden Barnes ; Larry Kalban
Disputes are inevitable, and resolving disputes is expensive, inevitably. The national median time from filing to trial of civil cases in federal d... More...

E20 Transportation Design-Build and P3 Projects -- Pushing the Limits of Reasonable Risk Shifting? (Room Chopin 2)

05 Dec 17
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Christopher White ; Henry Bangert ; James Waller ; Neal Sweeney ; Shawn Rodda ; Spencer ("Skip") Weiss
One of the most heavily touted advantages of design-build and greenfield P3 projects is the extent to which the design builder/developer assumes ma... More...

E21 Examining the 2017 Decennial Updates to the AIA Form Contracts (Room Chopin 3)

05 Dec 17
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Bryan DiLucente ; Danny Hicks ; Jim Doerfler ; Michael Dingman ; Rhonda Caviedes
Earlier this year, the AIA released its decennial updates to its 2007 standard form construction contracts. Included in those updates are many expe... More...

E22 Ethical and Compliance Challenges Facing Counsel on the Industrial Mega Project (Room Chopin 4)

05 Dec 17
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Ben Subin ; George Papaioanou ; Jennifer Shafer ; Joseph Portela ; Michael Di Paolo ; Stephen Gray ; Stephen Shapiro
This will be a round table discussion of ethical issues facing in-house counsel for large construction contractors and engineering companies. The p... More...

Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Peckar & Abramson (Room XS Nightclub)

05 Dec 17
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Construction SuperConference invites exhibitors and attendees to an exclusive networking and entertaining experience on Tuesday evening at XS Night... More...

Knowledge Exchange Expo Hall ~ Coffee Service (Room Knowledge Exchange)

06 Dec 17
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
CSC Knowledge Exchange will host several giveaways this year during the show that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to stop by during the desig... More...

E23 Navigating Insurance and Surety Law for Mixed Construction Claims and Defect Cases (Room Chopin 1)

06 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Craig Ramsayer ; Matthew Argue ; Nathan Owens
Finding insurance coverage for your mixed construction claims and defect litigation can be challenging and fraught with many hurdles. In today'... More...

E24 Not Every Problem is a Nail: How Psychology and Bias Impact the Negotiation Process (Room Chopin 2)

06 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Dara Hendrix ; Jean Sternlight ; Marylin Klinger ; Melinda Gentile ; Roy Fazio ; Tamara Lindsay
This panel discussion will address the beneficial use of psychological principles to enhance the likelihood of success in diverse negotiation setti... More...

E25 New Administration -- New Regulatory Environment? (Room Chopin 3)

06 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Daniel Alonso ; Kelly Donovan ; Thomas Curran
A detailed discussion of the civil and criminal regulatory posture of the Trump Administration, how its policies and initiatives may differ from it... More...

E26 Establishing and Maintaining Positive Working Relationships with Outside Counsel and Consultants - A Lesson in Business Partner Dynamics (Room Chopin 4)

06 Dec 17
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Speaker(s): Arjun Agarwal ; Bennett Lee ; Ed Diggs ; Joshua Ritti ; Paul Varela
Like any human relationship, good business relationships require work. This session will address how to establish and, more importantly, maintain p... More...

Knowledge Exchange Expo Hall ~ Refreshment Break (Room Knowledge Exchange)

06 Dec 17
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
CSC Knowledge Exchange will host several giveaways this year during the show that you don’t want to miss. Be sure to stop by during the desig... More...

E27 Construction Fraud: Hot Topics and Prevention Strategies - ABA (Room Chopin 1)

06 Dec 17
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Anthony H. Anikeeff ; Emily Crandall Harlan ; Jeanne Barnum ; Thomas Curran
The multiple parties, diffuse responsibilities, and numerous cost inputs associated with construction projects can create a ripe environment for fr... More...

E28 The Knowns and Unknowns of Concurrent Delay (Room Chopin 2)

06 Dec 17
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Andrew Ness ; John Livengood ; Max Williams ; Melissa Holland
Concurrent Delay is an essential concept in forensic schedule analysis, and an issue encountered in ongoing projects quite frequently. Although dif... More...

E29 Taking on Subsurface Risks: How to Allocate Subsurface Risk and Lessons Learned from an Owner, Contractor, and Geotechnical Expert (Room Chopin 3)

06 Dec 17
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Dan Brown ; David Owen ; Jim Archibald ; Tim Fisk ; Wilson Nash
This program evaluates various risk allocation models for subsurface conditions and identifies effective methods for owners and contractors to mana... More...

E30 Schedule Delay Insanity and a Path to be Sane (Room Chopin 4)

06 Dec 17
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Alex Wehner ; David Hecker ; Robert D'Onofrio ; Tom Giordano
The cost to determine schedule delays in claims can shock the conscious, even more so when paid experts on each side come up with vastly different ... More...

K03 Luncheon & Plenary: Capitalizing on the Millennial Generation in Your Firm (Room Beethoven)

06 Dec 17
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker(s): Ryan Abbott
The millennial generation consists of 80 million people, larger than any other generation. By 2025 millennials will make up 75% of the global workf... More...

E31 You Can Try a Case Against a Design Professional Successfully with a Jury - ABA (Room Chopin 1)

06 Dec 17
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): James T. O'Brien, CPA CFF ; Michael Cooperberg ; Ronald Williams ; Stephanie Nolan Deviney ; William T. Payne
From voir dire through closing, attendees will learn what works and what does not work to establish liability and damages against design profession... More...

E32 Strategies for Prompt and Effective Resolution of Government Claims Utilizing the Court of Federal Claims and Boards of Contract Appeals (Room Chopin 2)

06 Dec 17
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Christopher Brasco ; David Hecker ; Hon. Carol Park-Conroy (Ret.) ; James G. Zack, Jr. ; Vivian Katsantonis
The formative ideal in constituting the courts hearing government contract claims was to provide the informal, expeditions, and inexpensive resolut... More...

E33 Oh, no! My Crane Has Fallen. Now What? Risk Management in a 24-Hour Society (Room Chopin 3)

06 Dec 17
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Brenda Radmacher ; Danette Beck ; Eden Gillott Bowe ; Joe Poliafico
Today's 24-hour news cycle, complicated by social media and "fake news," have increased scrutiny and added pressure on the constructi... More...

E34 Guarding the Gate (Room Chopin 4)

06 Dec 17
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Barry Jensen ; Courtney McKendrick Green ; Eric Nelson ; Zack Rippeon
A project contractor often faces claims from subcontractors and sub-consultants for which the owner may be ultimately liable. If the contractor doe... More...