• See yourself as others see you. Are you as good-or bad as you think you are when you communicate with influence?
• Project confidence and credibility; build trust to be heard Monday to Monday®.
• Avoid rambling and get your point across to gain understanding and commitment.
• Communicate a consistent brand in all situations at all times.
• Consciously and deliberately communicate in a way that influences others to take action.
• How to’s for holding yourself accountable.

Speaker: Stacey Hankey, Author/Founder, Stacey Hankey, Inc.

Stacey Hanke is author of the book; Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.   She is also co-author of the book; Yes You Can! Everything You Need From A To Z To Influence Others To Take Action. 

Stacey is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. She has trained and presented to thousands to rid business leaders of bad body language habits and to choose words wisely in the financial industry to the healthcare industry to government and everyone in between. Her client list is vast from Coca-Cola, FedEx, Kohl’s, United States Army, Navy and Air Force, McDonald’s, Publicis Media, Nationwide, US Cellular, Discover, GE, General Mills and Abbvie. Her team works with Directors up to the C-Suite.  In addition to her client list, she has been the Emcee for Tedx.  She has inspired thousands as a featured guest on media outlets including; The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney magazine, The Economist and Business Week.  She is a Certified Speaking Professional—a valuable accreditation earned by less than 10% of speakers worldwide.

• • • 3D Models: Design + Fabrication + Field (Highly detailed, status for progress)
    • RFID Tags on material
    • Augmented Reality (Hololens)
    • Robotics – Present our use of robotics on job sites (Spot) and how they can be leveraged in the future as technology advanced

Speakers: Josh Strupeck, Superintendent, Pepper Construction Company; Anthony Alleman, Project Executive, Pepper Construction Company; and Nelson Hull, Jovix

As the industry collects more data from job sites, the strategy for analyzing and reporting on that data becomes more complex.  A successful shift from experienced based decisions to those based on data involves a carefully designed process to ensure buy-in at all levels of the organization.  As more experience retires from the industry, the timing of this shift has never been more important.

Speakers:

DJ Phipps, Senior Strategic Product Consultant, Procore

DJ Phipps, Senior Strategic Product Consultant, Procore, has 20 years of experience in the AEC industry. He is passionate about leveraging technology to improve workflow efficiencies, boost project coordination and provide valuable operational insights that drive corporate process improvement initiatives. When he is not actively engaged with his network of Construction Technologists, he enjoys providing guidance to multiple developers at cutting edge con-tech platforms. Building strong relationships with various technology vendors, he promotes and tests enhancements to their tools for the benefit of the AEC industry.

Matt Byrtus Director, Information Technology, XL Construction

An accomplished IT professional, Matt brings over a decade of AEC experience and demonstrated leadership to XL Construction’s technology team. As Director of IT, his role encompasses setting the data strategy and vision for information technology across the firm’s operations. In addition, his responsibilities include the research, development, adoption, and maintenance of technology systems and solutions for the company and its subsidiaries. During his time with XL Construction, major initiatives Matt has undertaken include a complete overhaul of the IT organization, upgrading infrastructure, and leading an aggressive implementation of new software that keeps the company at the forefront of the construction industry.

Former hacker who now works for member company CliftonLarsonAllen provides a fascinating (and alarming) look into fraud prevention and what firms should be doing to avoid the significant consequences of not being properly prepared.

Speaker: John Choate, Managing Director, SA-720™ Strategies

John began his professional career as a naval officer in the SEAL teams. Following completion of training as the officer-in-charge of SEAL training class 218, he spent the next twelve years in both active and reserve billets deploying overseas in support of national security objectives. In addition to receiving various personal awards for classified special operations, more significantly his operational teams have received numerous distinguished awards including three Navy Unit Commendation medals, two Meritorious Unit Commendation medals, and the Presidential Unit Citation personally awarded to his SEAL platoon by the President of the United States.

After leaving active duty John founded the Procinctu Group, a global risk management firm providing specialized security services and training to U.S. and foreign government entities, multinational corporations, and select individuals. He currently serves as chairman of the board.

John was later recruited to serve as the CEO of Defense Venture Group (“DVG”), the parent company of one turnaround and two start-up subsidiaries part of the $1.2-billion portfolio of J.F. Lehman & Company private equity firm. DVG was exited under John’s leadership in 2014.

Following the tragic shooting event in 2015 in San Bernardino, CA, John was subsequently recruited to serve as the Executive Director of Security in Las Vegas for the 5th largest hotel in the world and one of a select few resorts with Forbes 5-Stars in all three categories: hotel, restaurant, and spa. John was responsible for the new design, implementation, and management of a state-of-the-art security system comprised of over 400 personnel and numerous technologies for the safety of 9,000 employees and 25,000 visitors every day.

Join us for a fun night out with dinner and a cruise on the Odyssey Lake Michigan. The Odyssey is a four-level dining vessel with three interior climate controlled dining decks and two exterior observation decks.  Network with industry peers across the nation while enjoying scrumptious cuisine with onboard entertainment and luxurious touches throughout the yacht.

This year’s Community service activity benefits the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation which provides support to pediatric cancer patients and their families.  Anthony, a cancer survivor himself, is the World Series Champion, All-Star, and Golden Glove winning first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Conference attendees will be working in stations assembling Teddy Bears with gift cards and personal notes that they designed that will be given directly to pediatric cancer patients.