Oct.

NEW DECADE – NEW OPPORTUNITIES – NEW BEHAVIOR

Forum for the FutureOur industry currently faces a business “succession”—a series of changes that occurs after a disturbance. There is a distinct sense of uncertainty and a confusing picture of the future that our industry members face, of not only their individual companies, but of our industry, our country, and the world. The economy is on everyone’s mind and needs to be understood with a clear perspective of what is happening locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. It demands an understanding of what the direct implications are to our businesses.

There are numerous trends that are transforming the design and construction industry. They include:

  • Virtual design and construction, including building information modeling (BIM)
  • Integrated project delivery
  • Modularization and off site fabrication
  • Sustainability issues effecting design and its implementation
  • Security integration due to the geo-political climate (i.e., terrorism)
  • Cultural and generational issues of the changing workforce and issues impacting them
  • Regulatory changes impeding efficient progress and affecting construction costs

Underlying all of these trends are our customers’ insatiable needs for better productivity—the litany of “faster, better, cheaper!” While it is virtually impossible to predict what will be the “new normal” for our industry and for our businesses, we can address the “new behavior” required to thrive in this changing environment.

FORUM KICK-OFF LUNCHEON

Wednesday Oct. 26th, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Special Events Hall, Level 1

As a courtesy reminder, due to limited seating, please bring your lunch ticket to the Kick-Off Luncheon. If you do not have one, please pick one up from the Registration Desk.

This year’s Forum for the Future Kick-Off Luncheon will provide attendees the opportunity to hear a panel of our industry stakeholders address the most pertinent issues facing our industry as we navigate this business succession. This panel of prominent leaders represents the key components of a building life cycle: owner, designer, construction manager/general contractor, specialty trade contractor, and facilities manager. These leaders will give us their perspectives on the issues influencing the “new normal”—the scaled-back economy and the “do more with less” mentality born of the recent recession.

Norbert Young

This session will be moderated by noted construction industry leader, Norbert Young, FAIA, hon FRAIC, Managing Director of Duck Cove Associates.

Young founded this consulting business to draw upon his nearly 40 years of global design and construction industry experience and understanding. From 1999 until 2009 Young was president of McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC), comprised of such prestigious brands as Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, and Engineering News. Previous to McGraw-Hill, he spent eight years with the Bovis Construction Group, a global leader in the management of high profile construction projects. During the 1980's, Young was a partner at Toombs Development Company. He started his career in Philadelphia as an architect, where he practiced for 12 years.

This session will begin with an overview of the economic and construction industry outlook for 2012. Our feature presenter will be:

Beth Ann BovinoBeth Ann Bovin, Senior Economist, Standard & Poor's

As the U.S. senior economist at Standard & Poor’s Beth Ann Bovino develops S&P’s U.S. economic forecasts and authors the monthly U.S. Economic Forecast, the quarterly U.S. Risks To The Forecast , the weekly Financial Notes and the Weekly Economics Call.  Beth Ann has also created Industry Drivers reports for analyst research.  She is quoted regularly in the press and has appeared on many major television programs.  Further, she has written many articles for popular and professional publications.

Prior to joining Standard and Poor’s in February 2004, Beth Ann spent over ten years doing economic and market research with Sungard Institutional Brokerage, UBS Warburg, and the Federal Reserve. Beth Ann holds a PhD in Economics from Columbia University, a Master's in International and Development Economics from Yale University, and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

With offices in 23 countries and a history that dates back more than 150 years, Standard & Poor’s is known to investors worldwide as a leader of financial- market intelligence. Known as an independent provider of credit ratings, they currently rate more than US$32 trillion in outstanding debt. More notably they are widely known for maintaining one of the most widely followed indices of large-cap American stocks, the S&P 500. Additionally, the S&P Global 1200 covers approximately 30 world markets constituting approximately 70% of global market capitalization. Approximately $1.1 trillion in investment assets is directly tied to S&P indexes, and more than $3.5 trillion is benchmarked to the S&P 500 – more than any other index in the world.

The panel of industry stakeholders is comprised of the following distinguished leaders in their respective fields:

Carl GaliotoCarl Galioto, FAI, Senior Principal, HOK Architects

Carl Galioto is the Managing Principal of the New York office of HOK and a member of the HOK Board of Directors. Galioto has over thirty years of experience in the design and implementation of large, complex buildings throughout the world. Much of his career has been focused on the development and improvement of building systems, materials, standards and digital design capabilities. Carl is also Chair of HOK’s Project Delivery Board, which sets firm-wide standards and processes for project documentation, specification and construction phase services.

Carl is a member of the AIA College of Fellows and has been involved with industry-defining initiatives throughout much of his career, from his participation in the modification of the New York City Building Code for the inclusion of seismic provisions to his work with the New York City Commissioner of Buildings to create a revised New York City building code, which involved his management and coordination of over four hundred professional contributors. Carl was also a member of the NIBS committee that interpreted the NIST World Trade Center report and recommended changes to model codes. Today, Carl remains actively involved in industry affairs through his service as Vice Chairman of the New York City Building Congress.

HOK, the largest Architecture/Engineering firm in the United States, was established in 1955 and has grown to 25 offices worldwide.  A leader in Sustainable Design for many years, HOK is consistently ranked among the top three “Green” firms in the United States. Primary areas of practice include Aviation/Transportation, Commercial, Education, Government, Health Care, Hospitality, Interior Design, Justice, Planning and Science & Technology.

Susan HayesSusan L. Hayes, President and CEO of Cauldwell Wingate Company, LLC

With more than 25 years of leadership experience in the real estate and construction industry, Susan Hayes’ track record for building business is based on her philosophy of teamwork and bottom line accountability. Her belief in long term strategic planning has enabled Cauldwell Wingate to not only weather the economic downturn, but thrive in a weakened economy. A strong advocate for the recruitment and advancement of women in the construction industry, Ms. Hayes serves as a Board member for Non-Traditional  Employment for Women (NEW), an organization that trains, places and advocates blue collar women seeking economic self-sufficiency through the building and construction trades. 

In 2005, Ms. Hayes was appointed to Mayor Bloomberg’s Commission on Construction Opportunity, a group of construction and real estate leaders designated to work with the Mayor and other City officials to explore strategies and set goals for ensuring that all New Yorkers, particularly minorities, women, returning veterans and new high school graduates, are well prepared and can gain access to good, permanent jobs in construction. In 2007, the Mayor appointed her to the CTE (Career and Technical Education) Task Force, to work with the Mayor and City officials to realize the vision for high quality career and technical education opportunities for students at all schools.

Since Ms. Hayes assumed management of Cauldwell Wingate in 1996, the firm has grown to its current market position, with over 100 employees and annual sales exceeding $300 million.  Under her leadership, this New York City based Construction Management/General Contracting firm has grown from a small boutique contractor to a major force in real estate, healthcare and institutional construction markets.  In the last several years the company has expanded into Core and Shell building services.

Fritz ReuterFritz Reuter, Senior Vice President, New York Presbyterian Hospital

A registered architect, Fritz has spent 40 years leading major institutions through the full capital project process.  He teaches and has published widely on principles of “Mega-Project” Management. His extensive career includes leadership in facilities development projects at Montefiore Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, the American University in Beirut, the National University of Iran and as assistant secretary-general and executive director of the Capital Master Plan at the United Nations and responsible for the $1.6 billion rebuilding of the U.N. Headquarters.

Fritz holds a BA in Architecture and Art History as well as a Masters Degree of Architecture, both from Washington University in St. Louis.  He has received numerous industry honors and awards for his work on the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell major modernization project, including the F.W. Dodge New York Construction News Project of the Year Award, the Diamond Award for Excellence in Structural Engineering and the Grand Award for Engineering Excellence, among others.

New York Presbyterian Hospital, the academic hospital of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Weil Cornell College of Medicine.  New York Presbyterian operates almost 10 million square feet and 2,300 beds on four main campuses. It has an operating budget of nearly $3.3 billion with an annual capital budget in the range of $400 million.

Charles BaconCharles Bacon, President/CEO, Limbach Facility Services

Joining Limbach in early 2004, Charlie is responsible for the overall performance of the business and its strategic direction. Mr. Bacon is a member of the Limbach Board of Managers and an owner of the business. Mr. Bacon’s passion for the Limbach business is focused on three key areas: First, the care and well being of the Limbach people; Second, delivering successful projects and services to customers so that all the stakeholders win; and Third, delivering the financial results for investors, allowing us to continue to invest in the future of Limbach.

Prior to joining Limbach, Charlie was the President & CEO of the North and South American operations of Bovis Lend Lease, one of the largest general contractors and construction managers both within the USA and globally. Starting as a superintendent in 1982, he worked his way through various management and leadership positions within the Bovis organization and was named President in 1996 and CEO in 1999.
Mr. Bacon is an active member of the Construction Industry Round Table, an Executive Committee member of the ACE Mentorship Program and an active member of the Incident & Injury Free CEO Council.

Limbach Facility Services LLC, is a top 10 mechanical contractor and maintenance firm with 12 offices serving 24 markets.

Richard T. Anderson, President, New York Building Congress

Richard Anderson is a nationally recognized association executive and urban planner.  An advocate of strategic infrastructure investment and economic development, he has dedicated his career to promoting the long-term growth of America’s foremost urban centers, primarily New York City.

Over the past decade and a half, Mr. Anderson has ushered in a period of unprecedented influence and growth for the New York Building Congress, a public policy organization in its 90th year of promoting the design, construction and real estate community.  The Building Congress is regarded as the place where leaders in all sectors of the industry—architects, engineers, labor,  contractors, real estate managers and other professionals—meet to forge alliances and act cooperatively to advance economic growth and  strategic capital investment. 

In his role as an expert in public policy and construction, Mr. Anderson’s views on a range of issues are sought by public officials, agency leaders, business executives, the news media, good government groups and other organizations inside and outside of the building community. Mr. Anderson was the first elected President of the 40,000 member American Planning Association, a national group based in Washington, D.C., and served as Chairman of its College of Fellows.  He is a founding member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a Director of the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York and the Salvadori Center and a Trustee of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City.

FORUM BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

Thursday Oct. 27th, 9:00 am–12:30 pm

9:00 am–10:00 am, repeats 10:15 am–11:15 am and 11:30 am–12:30 pm

Attendees can select from a portfolio of Break-out Sessions that expand upon the topics discussed during the Kick-off Luncheon, as well as others. Six hour-long sessions will be presented at three different times, allowing the opportunity to attend three of sessions on the topics of most interest. Sessions include:

For details on these sessions, click here.

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