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2025 Speakers & Topics
Keynote Speakers
Keynote #1 (9:45AM)
How to Build Your Sustainable Talent Pipeline
Mike McMonigal
Discover actionable strategies to strengthen your workforce pipeline in this insightful keynote presentation. Using current workforce data and trends, we’ll explore practical approaches for cultivating and retaining the next generation of skilled professionals. The session will highlight the College’s CTC initiative, Next Door, as a successful model for connecting education and industry. Following the keynote, a dynamic panel discussion will dive deeper into real-world solutions and collaborative efforts that ensure a sustainable future for our regional workforce.
Keynote #2 (2:00PM)
Smarter Construction:
Transforming the Industry with Data and AI
John C Lehmann
The construction industry is evolving faster than ever, and future success depends on how well leaders adapt to change. This keynote explores how a culture of transformation is the foundation for unlocking the true power of technology, AI, and data.
Data is the most valuable tool in today's toolbox. yet it’s often under-utilized. We’ll examine where construction technology and AI stand today, where they’re heading, and, most importantly, what contractors can do right now to level up operations, empower their teams, and stay ahead of the curve, while competition is nipping at your heals.
Attendees will walk away with practical insights on:
- Building a culture that embraces innovation.
- Harnessing data as a driver of efficiency, safety, and profitability.
- Understanding AI’s current role and its potential to reshape the industry.
- Action steps contractors can take today to future-proof their companies.
This session is designed to inspire leaders to move beyond the status quo and confidently navigate the next era of smarter, data-driven construction.
Breakout Session 1 (10:30AM)
Cracking the Code: Smarter Strategies for Health Insurance Compliance & Cost Control
AJ Reeves
Health insurance costs continue to rise year after year, with no clear end in sight. At the same time, new laws and regulations are constantly introduced—each one with a confusing acronym that you’re somehow expected to understand and apply. As an employer, you can either guess your way through the requirements, hope nothing gets missed, and absorb another annual increase—or you can equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to become a smarter consumer. In this presentation, we’ll cover some of the most important compliance issues surrounding employer-sponsored health insurance and explore practical strategies you can use to help manage costs and keep more money in the pockets of both you and your employees.
Turn Your Business Into a
Money-Making Machine
Rocky Lalvani, MBA, EA
You can actually start pulling cash out of your business—consistently.
You’re great at doing the work. You build. You fix. You deliver. But let’s be honest—when it comes to pricing jobs right, covering overhead, and managing cash flow… most contractors hate the numbers. And too often, they don’t get paid what they’re worth.
In this high-impact, eye-opening session, Profit First expert Rocky Lalvani will show you exactly how to take control of your money and finally run a business that pays you. You’ll learn the 16 profit-driving levers every trades-based business has, how to avoid the cash traps that sink contractors, and how to confidently price jobs that cover costs and pay you first. How to implement Profit First. Rocky will walk you through real-world spreadsheets that make sense—even if you’re not a “finance person.”
If you’re tired of working hard and still wondering where the money went, this talk is your blueprint for building a business that runs like a machine—and makes you money in the process.
You’re great at doing the work. You build. You fix. You deliver. But let’s be honest—when it comes to pricing jobs right, covering overhead, and managing cash flow… most contractors hate the numbers. And too often, they don’t get paid what they’re worth.
In this high-impact, eye-opening session, Profit First expert Rocky Lalvani will show you exactly how to take control of your money and finally run a business that pays you. You’ll learn the 16 profit-driving levers every trades-based business has, how to avoid the cash traps that sink contractors, and how to confidently price jobs that cover costs and pay you first. How to implement Profit First. Rocky will walk you through real-world spreadsheets that make sense—even if you’re not a “finance person.”
If you’re tired of working hard and still wondering where the money went, this talk is your blueprint for building a business that runs like a machine—and makes you money in the process.
Breakout Session 2 (11:30AM)
Successful Sales Planning
for a Profitable 2026
Lori J Sullivan
President, BluePrint
Growth Consulting
Jeffery M Lynch, MA, CPSM
Senior Advisor, BluePrint Growth Consulting
For construction companies, end-of-year planning is an opportunity to take stock, re-connect with clients, and ensure that all members of the organization are aligned in capturing good, profitable projects for the coming year. Annual planning prepares management, marketing and the business development (BD) team for an effective response to opportunities as they present themselves. This presentation outlines five important steps to preparing your company for a profitable 2026.
Emerging Legal Issues in the Residential Construction and Home Improvement Business
Steven R Snyder
Steven R Snyder, Attorney at Law
Steve’s Legal Update will concentrate on the legal issues that directly affect the members of the residential construction industry, on a daily basis, covering topics including new construction contract, home improvement contracts, subcontractor agreements, mechanics liens and how to get paid when there is a dispute, and a myriad of laws and regulations that, if you are not in compliance, could be costly. You will leave this seminar with valuable information, you can put into use immediately, in your business, and will wonder why you were not aware of some of these issue prior to attending the seminar. Think of it as an hour of free legal advice you can’t afford not to know.
Breakout Session 3 (12:15PM)
CHANGES IN OSHA'S RULEMAKING AND
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
Michael Metz-Topodas
Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
Under the second Trump Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has shifted its priorities to focus on deregulation. As part of this initiative, OSHA recently announced over two dozen proposed rules “aim[ed] to cut regulatory burdens, spur job creation, and fuel economic opportunity for American workers and business.” These policy changes occur in the context of more fundamental restructuring at OSHA impacting employers nationwide.
This program examines impacts to OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement activities due to (a) changes in the underlying legal framework of OSHA’s regulatory program and (b) reductions to agency staffing and funding. It also discusses recently proposed OSHA rules, covers anticipated workplace safety enforcement trends, and provides insight regarding proposed future OSHA initiatives—all to help safety directors, project managers, and company executives prepare for, address, and manage workplace safety matters, OSHA inspections, and OSHA enforcement actions. By the end of this seminar, participants should be able to:
This program examines impacts to OSHA’s rulemaking and enforcement activities due to (a) changes in the underlying legal framework of OSHA’s regulatory program and (b) reductions to agency staffing and funding. It also discusses recently proposed OSHA rules, covers anticipated workplace safety enforcement trends, and provides insight regarding proposed future OSHA initiatives—all to help safety directors, project managers, and company executives prepare for, address, and manage workplace safety matters, OSHA inspections, and OSHA enforcement actions. By the end of this seminar, participants should be able to:
- Evaluate the existing regulatory framework, along with current policies and procedures, to account for recently proposed OSHA rules and policies;
- Prepare for potential internal operational changes in response to current OSHA enforcement trends;
- Contribute to industry messaging to OSHA, as appropriate, for any applicable notice and comment process, or similar fora, regarding future potential workplace safety standards;
- Adopt strategies for addressing OSHA inspections, enforcement actions, and other workplace safety issues in light of recently implemented and proposed OSHA policy initiatives.
Stop Networking & Start Netlearning:
How to Maximize Your Investment of Time and Money Through Networking
Coach Fino
Franchise Owner, Real Producers
Too often, networking feels like a stack of business cards and missed opportunities. In this session, you’ll learn how to turn casual connections into meaningful relationships that drive real business growth. Discover proven strategies to maximize the return on your time and money, whether you’re at an industry event, community gathering, or one-on-one meeting. Learn simple, actionable strategies to maximize your time, stand out in any room, and turn networking into real netEARNING.