We are pleased to invite you to the Americas focused session of our second Global Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Conference - “The Construction Industry: Surviving and Thriving In the Era of Disruption”.

During our Conference, construction businesses, practitioners and consultants from across the world will come together to discuss important topics that are relevant to construction sector participants in the Americas including technology integration risks, SESG and issues that have caused disruption in recent times including COVID-19, costs and supply chain interruption. We will be joined by our friends and colleagues from different parts of the construction industry to give an Americas perspective and global view on the future of the construction sector, including speakers from: Arup, Meridiam, BNA Constructors Canada GP, WSP, FTI Consulting, Chick-fil-A, Aecon Group Inc. and key political advisors.

The Conference will be run as a hybrid event and we have structured the agenda to allow participants from the various time zones to join.

Chairs

• John Ducat, Partner, DLA Piper
• Paola Aldana, Partner, DLA Piper
• Howard Krupat, Partner, DLA Piper

Schedule

9:15am - Welcome
Robert Crewdson, Co-Chair, Construction, DLA Piper

9:25am - Supply chain issues - global perspective
Moderator: John Ducat, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers:
Arran Lal, Chief Project Counsel, BNA Constructors Canada GP
William Hudson, Senior Corporate Counsel - Real Estate, Chick-fil-A

10:20am - SESG issues in the Americas – with client perspective
Moderator: Vanessa Wilson, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers:
Yonni Fushman, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary, AECON
Rebecca Hatchadorian, Associate Principal, Americas East Climate and Sustainability Services, Arup

11:15am - The waves of disruption (Tech risks, COVID, costs) – a global perspective
Moderator: Howard Krupat, Partner, DLA Piper
Speakers:
Mariana Quidel, Investment Director, Meridiam
Satvinder Flore, Executive Vice President, Energy, Resources and Industry, WSP
Garrett Fultz, Senior Managing Director Asset Lifecycle Management, FTI Consulting

12:10pm - Keynote Q&A – Impact of politics across borders
Moderator: Ignacio Sanchez, Partner, Co-Chair of the Federal Law and Policy group, DLA Piper
Speakers:
Congressman Charles Dent, Senior Policy Advisor, Former US House of Representatives
Governor James Blanchard, Senior Counsel, Former United States Ambassador to Canada

1pm - Closing remarks
Anthony Meagher, Co-Chair, Construction, DLA Piper

This event will be held in UTC-4.

There are no available dates.