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Southeastern Construction Owners & Associates Roundtable

Fall 2024 Meeting
Preliminary Agenda
  • 8:00-11:00am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion-Palms Foyer

Registration

  • 1:00-2:30pm
  • Boardwalk Inn Club Room

Board Meeting

  • 3:00-4:30pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion-Palms Foyer

Registration

  • 3:00-4:30pm
  • Boardwalk Inn Club Room

WFD Committee Meeting

  • 3:00-4:30pm
  • Palms 2-3

Safety Committee Meeting

  • 5:00-9:00pm
  • Indigo Rooftop

Connections and Harmony: Dinner & Karaoke

  • 7:00-8:00am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Breakfast

  • 8:00-8:15am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Welcome/Opening Remarks

Tim Johnson, Executive Director & Scott Straight, President | SCOAR

  • 8:15-8:25am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Safety Moment

Lance Simons, Vice President, Safety & Quality | The Haskell Company

  • 8:25-8:45am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Introductions

  • 8:45-9:00am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

SCOAR Committee Updates

  • 9:00-10:00am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

KEYNOTE: Brave, Bold, and Barefoot: A Champion's Blueprint to Success

Karen Barefoot, National Champion, Coach, Author & Director of Business Development | Industrial Reliability and Repair

  • 10:00-10:30am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Exhibitor Networking Break

  • 10:30-11:00am
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

Owner Update | UPS

Antonio Jones, Director Construction Management Group | UPS

  • 11:00am-12:00pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

ABC's STEP Program

Joseph Xavier, Senior Director of Health & Safety, ABC National

  • 12:00pm-1:30pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Ballroom 1-5

TOPS Award Luncheon

2023 Winner Presentation & 2024 Awards Ceremony

  • 1:45-2:45pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Tides Ballroom A

Owners Forum

Facilitated by Jeff Heun, Director, Major Project Development | LG&E and KU Energy

  • 1:45-2:45pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion-Palms Ballroom 1-5

Contractors Forum

Facilitator: TBD

  • 2:45-3:15pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Palms Foyer

Networking Break

  • 3:15-4:30pm
  • Sweetgrass Pavilion - Tides Ballroom - A

Owner/Contractor Roundtable

Facilitated by Andy Browning, GM-Engineering & Construction Services | Duke Energy & Brian Gallagher, Vice President of Corporate Development | Graycor

    Dinner On Your Own

    Bus Transportation to Charleston Available (Requires Pre-registration)

    • 7:00-8:00am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom 1, 2, 3

    Breakfast

    • 8:00-8:10am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Day 1 Recap

    Tim Johnson, Executive Director & Scott Straight, President | SCOAR

    • 8:10-8:40am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Sponsor Solution

    • 8:40-9:25am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    WFD Survey Results - Hardhat Solutions

    • 9:25-10:00am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Owner Update: GE Vernova

    • 10:00-10:30am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Exhibitor Networking Break

    • 10:30-11:15am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    From Prison to Promise: The 5&2 Trade School's Fight Against Generational Incarceration and the Skilled Labor Shortage

    Jared Moon | Director of Media and Communication | 5 & 2 Trade School

    • 11:15-11:45am
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Building Talent Pipelines with K-12 Partners

    Chad Vail, Work-based Learning Partnerships Coordinator | Charleston County School District

    • 11:45am-12:00pm
    • Sweetgrass Pavillion - Palms Ballroom

    Closing Remarks/Meeting Adjourns