Speakers:
Jay Bowman, FMI Principal and Director of Research Practice
Ryan Howsam, FMI Senior Strategy and Risk Management Consultant

The construction industry is experiencing exponential change that is challenging the historically linear thinking of the relevance of the traditional contractor and specifically the General Contractor, and by extension, challenging the ability for associations to serve this membership stratification.FMI will present the trends and innovation taking place today that will influence the foundation of the industry, causing significant disruption within the A/E/C industry. For the modern construction leader, VUCA—a world characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity—is such a part of daily leadership and strategic thinking that it almost fades into the background. We will explore how current examples of VUCA trends in the design and construction industry coupled with the growth of megaprojects, continued adaptation of BIM/VDS, prefabrication and modularization, autonomous driving vehicles, 3D printing and the emergence of mega-engineering firms, to name a few, are all driving permanent change in a $1.2+ trillion fragmented industry. Armed with this insight into the future, how might local AGC Chapters position themselves to be relevant in the future for their members?

Speaker:
Tom Morrison, Chief Energy Officer, Tom Morrison & Associates, Inc.

In this new UBERIZATION economy, 3 dynamic forces are causing the association value proposition to be questioned more than ever. Lack of member engagement is the #1 reason members cancel membership. Tom Morrison will unpack the 3 forces driving change in every industry, the 10 keys to maximizing value and engagement and show attendees 4 visuals every board should be looking at to lead disruption in their industry. The future is coming fast. You will either lead or be left behind. You get to choose. Don’t miss this session.

Moderator:
Phil Thoden, President and CEO, Austin Chapter AGC

Panelists:
Damian Hill, President, AGC of Michigan
Meloni McDaniel, President and CEO, TEXO
Doug Tapp, Executive Director, AGC of Oklahoma

Over the past several years you and your staff have worked to cultivate a successful emerging leaders group, often known as a Young Constructors Forum (YCF) or a Construction Leadership Council (CLC), to ensure the future succession of your chapter. But, what’s next? How do you continue to keep these individuals engaged with the chapter once they “age out” of your young leaders program? During this session, Chapters will discuss and explore ways to keep young leaders engaged in the chapter and leverage their energy and talents once they have gone through a CLC/YCF program.

This event is only open to AGC chapter executives.

Moderator:
Jeff Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer, AGC of America

Panelists:
Michelle Anaya DePotter, CEO, Florida East Coast Chapter
Wayne Hammon, CEO, Idaho AGC
Chad Kleppe, President and CEO, Master Builders of Iowa
Mike Puelle, CEO, AGC New Mexico

AGC service and supply members are a valuable source of knowledge, expertise, best practices and sponsorship/funding for local Chapters. Is your chapter leveraging this group of valuable members?

For some chapters, there is “untapped value” within this group of members. While many service and supply member firms are active in their local chapters and their chapter leadership takes full advantage of the breadth of ideas, knowledge and insights these members bring to the table, not all chapters are fully engaging their service and supply members.

Join members of AGC’s Service & Supply Council and hear examples of member firms and chapters that are working together to build relationships beyond sponsorship opportunities and add value to their membership portfolio. We’ll highlight some “best of class” programs of local relationships at the chapter level, and engage in a discussion about how we can further advance the relationships with this group of members.

Moderator:
Tom Holsman, CEO, AGC of California

Panelists:
Wayne Hammon, CEO, Idaho AGC
Meloni McDaniel, President and CEO, TEXO
Grace Rogers, CEO, AGC of Tennessee

While chapter executives should be able to explain to their Board and staff how succession will be handled in the event of their departure or the departure of key staff, many are not properly prepared. Strong succession planning can help ensure operational excellence. According to the American Society for Quality, 67% of organizations do not have any succession process in place and only 24% are confident of their ability to staff leadership positions in the next five years. Nearly 35% of AGC chapter executives have little to no confidence in the succession plan for their chapter following their own departure.

Hear from three AGC Chapter execs who will share their stories and experiences about the importance of thoughtful planning, how to execute a smooth transition of leadership, and how to set your successor and the chapter up for success after you’re gone.

Speakers:
Kyle Bazzy, BillHighway
Mark Prevost, BillHighway

An interactive and engaging session where we will explore leading and forward-thinking chapter practices from organizations across the country who are using technology to automate everyday administration so that executives, staff and volunteers can spend more time focusing on mission, impact and members, and less time on time-sucking activities that everyone hates.

Through practical exercises specific to your own chapter, you’ll learn how to:

• measure and improve member engagement 
• identify leading KPI’s that influence chapter growth
• leverage technology to gain insights into the minds of your members
• create a chapter development plan
• attract strong new talent into the organization

We’ll take a peek into some of today’s newest technologies that enable chapters to reduce operational inefficiencies, save money, and gain smarter insights . . . all with the outcome of having more impact in the lives and communities you seek to serve.

Speaker:
Brent Darnell, Brent Darnell International

In the construction industry, innovation is critical.We can all agree on that. The question becomes how can we spark, foster, and implement innovative solutions?Research shows that teams that include more diverse individuals tend to excel beyond teams made up of those that are like-minded.By creating Boards and teams that consist of people from different backgrounds, different experiences, different levels, different cultures and countries, different genders or ethnicities, we can better achieve that goal.

Aside from financial returns organizations can earn when they have all positions filled with qualified personnel, diversity can impact the overall performance by making collective judgments. Organizations seek to embrace differences and create environments which promote diversity and inclusion, but they don’t always know how to go about it.

In this program, you will learn the definitions of diversity and inclusion, the practical business case for diversity and inclusion, how to identify your own biases both conscious and unconscious and practical steps for you and your chapter to take to incorporate more diversity and inclusion in your leadership, your programs and your membership. The discussion will take you beyond EEO compliance and the avoidance of lawsuits. It gets at the heart of the matter and endeavors to create true behavioral shifts to create a more diverse and inclusive industry.

Speaker:
Jill Andreu , Vice President, Content Strategy & Development, Naylor

AGC of America has been working with Naylor to conduct extensive research to predict how the construction industry will continue to evolve over the next five, ten and twenty years. As part of that effort, we conducted a Future Focus Survey of AGC member firms, organized several focus group meetings during the Annual Convention, contacted industry analysts and experts and held one-on-one meetings with key association staff. The research is being conducted as part of AGC of America’s broader centennial celebration and will be used to inform a number of recommendations for how AGC of America should evolve to best meet the needs of a changing industry.

Speakers:
Phil Thoden, President and CEO, Austin Chapter AGC
Brian Turmail , Senior Executive Director, Public Affairs, AGC of America

The appeal of working in high-paying construction careers in Texas has taken a hit the past few years as a group known as the Workers Defense Project has been busy misrepresenting the industry’s safety record in the state. AGC of America partnered with the various chapters in Texas to create a new campaign called Texas Builds designed to highlight the industry’s commitment to safety, good pay and advancement. Working together, we created a series of videos that relied on workers to talk about the opportunities in the industry and the sector’s commitment to safety. We then built a special website and organized a targeted digital advertising and social media campaign to get the new website in front of as many key audiences as possible. Learn how chapters and AGC of America can combine resources and skills to create comparable campaigns in your area.