| June
5 |
|
2:30
p.m. |
Registration and Exhibits
Open |
4:00
p.m. |
Tour
of New Orleans Damage Zones
The tour will be led by Duane Gapinski,
who was an ENR newsmaker when he was in charge of the dewatering of New Orleans
for the Corps of Engineers. He is now eastern region deputy director for federal
programs at HDR. He will lead you on a tour through New Orleans, which will also
explain how the city's problems have led to a work force shortage and how the
crisis is being mitigated. |
6:00
p.m. |
Welcome Reception New Orleans
Style |
7:00
p.m. |
 Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, Welcome to the City BIO |
| |
|
| June
6 |
|
7:00
a.m. |
Continental Breakfast/Registration/Exhibits
Open |
7:30
a.m. |
Welcome TBD |
7:45
a.m. |
Keynote
speaker on construction's work force crisis
 Jim B. Porter Jr.,
Vice President And Chief Engineer, DuPont Company BIO
|
8:15
a.m. |
"How
Bad Is It? How Bad Can It Get?"
Moderator:
 Jan Tuchman, ENR Editor-in-Chief BIO
This session will review the results
of CURT's workforce white paper and the white paper, "Ideas for Action", that
came out of the Mcgraw-Hill Construction and ENR work force think tank held last
fall.
A panel of professionals from different sectors of the industry
will discuss experiences they have had with worker shortages around the country,
including the Gulf Coast. This panel will set the stage for exploring specific
solutions to the crisis.
Panelists: |
 Ron McGillis, Manager Safety Compliance & Contractor Quality, Ontario Power Generation, BIO |
 Richard F. Gill, Executive Vice President, The Shaw Group, Inc.,
Chairman of the Executive Committee and Interim Present of the Power Group BIO |
 William E. “Bill” Hardaway, Vice President, Human Resources, Fluor Corporation |
 Tim Horst, President, Becon Construction Company, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bechtel Construction Operations Incorporated and Program Manager for the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative. BIO |
 Sean McGarvey, Secretary-Treasurer, Building and Construction Trade Department, AFL-CIO BIO |
 Steven B. Satrom, Vice President, Engineering Energy Businesses, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. BIO |
|
9:15
a.m. |
Networking Break
Sponsored by Louisiana Economic Development |
9:45
a.m. |
"What
Owners Really Think"
Moderator: |
 Gerald Sprentall, Intel Corp., CURT Workforce Co-Chair. BIO |
Panelists:
 Ed Allison, Site Engineering Manager, DuPont BIO
|
 C. Ashley Baker, VP, Environmental Projects and Construction, Southern Companies. BIO |
 Mark Fields, Global Category Manager-Americas, Shell Oil Company BIO |
 Steve Mongiardo, Senior Director, Global Engineering Services at Merck and CURT Workforce Committee Co-Chair BIO |
 Joseph Sprys, Manager, Project Planning & Administration Worldwide Facilities Group - Capital Projects, General Motors BIO
|
| The CURT
workforce committee members and invited guests will discuss how owners are implementing
short term mitigation solutions, while establishing longer term strategies to
create a healthy work force. |
10:30
a.m. |
"Analysis
of Supply & Demand"
 Moderator: Harvey
Bernstein, McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics & Research
This session
will raise awareness of data and systems that attendees may not be familiar with.
Invited experts will discuss what the industry knows right now about work force
supply and demand. We will look for state-by-state estimates of the needs for
professionals and craft workers compared to estimates of available workers.
Panelists:
|
 George Gritziotis, Executive Director, Construction Sector Council,
Canada. BIO
|
Robert M. Gasperow, Executive Director, CLRC Construction
Labor BIO |
11:45
a.m. |
Pre Lunch Reception/Exhibits Open
sponsored by Bechtel |
12:15
p.m. |
Keynote Lunch
 Dr. Edward Blakely, Executive Director of Recovery Management, City of New Orleans
BIO |
1:45
p.m. |
Barrier
Busters: Innovative Solutions that Work
 Moderator: CURT Executive Vice President Greg Sizemore BIO |
 Charles E. Ware, Executive Vice President, AGC Wyoming Contractors Association BIO |
| Two CURT workforce
award winners will discuss specific mitigation strategies that have worked. |
| Panelists: |
 Matt
Clark, Dean of the CHOICE: Construction
Technology Institute,
Okaloosa County Schools BIO |
| Ed
Clayton, Southern Companies presenting,
SEMTA--The Southeast Manpower Tripartite Alliance BIO |
 Brian
Lash, CEO, The Target Companies BIO |
 Jim Pavesic, Plumbers Union BIO |
 Leonard P. Toenjes,
President, AGC of St. Louis BIO |
| The
presenters will be joined by panelists from other sectors of the industry who
also have solutions that are proving effective in developing a more robust construction
workforce. The panel will discuss these solutions and other new ideas. The audience
will have the opportunity to ask questions and offer additional thoughts. |
3:00
p.m. |
Interactive Q&A |
3:30
p.m. |
Closing |
