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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007

4:30 - 5:30 PM SPECIAL PRE-OUTLOOK WORKSHOP ADDED!
Brought to you by Aon

Title: Blackberrys, iPODS and Payments- Best Practices in Construction Payment Processing

Speaker: Herb Brownett, CCIFP, Executive Vice President – Textura, Past National Chairman of CFMA, Past Chairman of ICCIFP | Bio>>

Content: It’s the new millennium! We check e-mail on Blackberrys, listen to our favorite music on IPODS and utilize the internet for everything from travel to banking. Yet the critical construction payment process still consists of paper documents that are physically exchanged and payments by checks. The process is prone to errors and can create mistrust.

This interactive presentation will show how the converging technologies of e-mail, electronic document preparation and storage, electronic signatures and notarizations combined with the ACH system are enabling leading construction companies to improve cash flow, reduce contractual risk and improve staff efficiency.

Why internet based business processes are the future
Why electronic signatures and notarizations are legally binding
How electronic signatures and notarizations are created
How the ACH system operates
How to significantly improve the construction payment process
How to quickly improve your company’s profitability.

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007

7:30 - 8:00 AM

Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 AM

Program Welcome & Introduction
Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA
Conference Moderator
President, McGraw-Hill Construction | Bio>>

8:15 – 9:00AM

The Economic Outlook
David A. Wyss
Chief Economist, Standard & Poor’s | Bio>>

9:00 - 9:45 AM

Latest Trends Shaping the Global Construction Industry
Dr. Chris Luebkeman
Director for Global Foresight & Innovation
Arup Group | Bio>>

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM

BPM Panel: Industry Executives Outlook for 2008

Moderator: Howard Mager, Senior Vice President, McGraw-Hill Construction
Brad Haeberle, Vice President, Marketing, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. | Bio>>
Mark R. Johnson, FAIA, Manager, Architecture & Design, Whirlpool Corp | Bio>>
Susan Kennedy, Director, Marketing, Sloan Valve Co. | Bio>>

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Building Materials Outlook for 2008
John Mothersole
Principal, Industry Practices, Global Insight | Bio>>

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Green Construction Outlook for 2008
S. Richard (Rick) Fedrizzi
President, CEO & Founding Chairman
U.S. Green Building Council | Bio>>

12:00 - 1:15 PM

Luncheon Keynote Presentation – 2008 Political Landscape
Tucker Carlson,
Host, MSNBC’s Tucker | Bio>>

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Trends in the Home Building and Remodeling Industries
Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Hon. AIA
Chief Economist, The American Institute of Architects | Bio>>

2:00 - 3:00 PM

2008 Construction Outlook
Robert Murray
Vice President of Economic Affairs
McGraw-Hill Construction | Bio>>

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Program Close
Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA | Bio>>