AGENDA

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

8 am 

Registration Opens

8 am – 6 pm

Exhibit Hall Open

9 am

Welcome and Meeting Remarks

Jerod Gilley, AGC East Tennessee Chair

The Making of McLemore

Duane Horton, President & CEO of McLemore and Scenic Land Company

9:30 am

Opening Session:

Forecasting Market Trends on Federal, State and Local Levels

Stuart McWhorter, Commissioner of Economic Development for State of Tennessee
Ken Simonson, Chief Economist with AGC of America
Charles Wood, President & CEO of the Chattanooga Chamber

10:45 am

Break in Exhibit Hall

 

11 am

Breakout Session:

Construction Law for Subcontractors: Contracts, Lien Law, Retainage, and Liquidated Damages

Randy Wilson and Richard Rose, Miller & Martin

Sponsored by Miller & Martin

Breakout Session:

Building High Performing Teams*

Mike Harrell, Founder of Latitude Advisors
*Advanced registration is required.  Attendees will be required to complete an assessment in advance of the conference for an additional fee of $50.

12:15 pm

Lunch with the ConTech Crew:  The Future of Construction

Josh Bone, CEO of ELECTRI
Rob McKinney, SALUS
Jeff Samples, ConTech Crew Podcast

1:30 pm

Breakout Session:

Risky Business: Keeping Your Company Out of the Danger Zone

Trae Vaughn, Partner with Brock Insurance

Theresa Critchfield, Owner of TLC Law Firm

Breakout Session:

Communication for the Generations

Kelvin Alstom, Epic Global Group

2:45 pm

Breakout Session:

Navigating Substance Abuse in the Workplace

Michael Gifford, AGC Colorado

Scott Simmons, Miller & Martin

 
Breakout Session:

Why Can’t We All Get Along? Improving the Construction Flow

Panel with an Owner, Architect, General Contractor, and Subcontractor

4 pm

A Legislative Update from The Hills

Alex Etchen, Senior Director of Government Affairs, AGC of America

5 pm

Attendee Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall

6:30 pm

Dinner with Spouses and Significant Others

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

9 am – 11:30 am

DInteractive Workshop:

Working Together to Move Our Industry Forward

Identifying Industry Challenges

Next Steps in Workforce Development

Building Better Teams

Advocating for Better Policies

Creating Relevant Impact in the Community
The Next Generation
Defining Our Priorities