- 8:30am-10:30am
- Registration Booth
Registration
- 9:30am-10:30am
- Ballroom F
WFD Committee Meeting
Darryl Thornton, WFD Committee Chair
- 9:30am-10:30am
- Ballroom DE
Safety Committee Meeting
Lance Simons, Safety Committee Chair
- 10:45am-11:15am
- Ballroom DE
Navigating the Craft Professional of the Year Application
- 11:30am-1:00pm
- Plimsoll
Board Meeting
- 1:30pm-4:00pm
- Registration Booth
Registration
- 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Plimsoll
Owners Forum
Facilitator: John Williams, Director, Major Project Construction | LG&E and KU Energy
- 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Ballroom DEF
Contractors Forum
Facilitator: Brian Gallagher, VP, Corporate Strategy & Development | MetroPower
- 5:00pm-6:30pm
- Hyatt Regency Garden Terrace
Meeting Kick Off Mixer
- 7:00am-8:00am
- Registration Booth
Registration
- 7:00am-8:00am
- Ballroom DEF
Breakfast
- 8:00am-8:10am
- Ballroom ABC
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Tim Johnson, Executive Director & Andy Browning, President | SCOAR
- 8:10am-8:30am
- Ballroom ABC
Introductions
- 8:30am-8:35am
- Ballroom ABC
2026 Board of Directors Introductions
- 8:35am-8:40am
- Ballroom ABC
SCOAR Committee Updates
- 8:40am-9:40am
- Ballroom ABC
KEYNOTE: Entering a New Era of Discipline
Brian Kight, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Advisor | Author of "Daily Discipline"
- 9:40am-10:10am
- Prefunction
Networking Break
- 10:15am-11:00am
- Ballroom ABC
Georgia Manufacturing: State of the State
Lloyd Avram, President and CEO | Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM)
- 11:00am-11:45am
- Ballroom ABC
The Future is Built: How Technology is Redefining Construction
Hamzah Shanbari, Director of Innovation | Haskell
- 11:45am-11:55am
- Ballroom ABC
Sponsor Spotlight: Sundt Construction
- 12:00noon-1:00pm
- Ballroom ABC
Workforce Development Program of the Year Award Luncheon
- 1:00pm-1:30pm
- Ballroom ABC
The Construction Labor Market in 2026: Two Truths and a Lie
Herb Dew, CEO & Co-owner and Ted Grunenwald, Co-owner | RoadDog Jobs
- 1:30pm-2:00pm
- Prefunction
Networking Break
- 2:00pm-4:00pm
- Ballroom ABC
Owners-Contractors Insights Forum
Facilitator: Kevin Sell, Senior Manager, Corporate Development | Kwest Group
- 5:00pm-630pm
- Hyatt Regency River Lounge
Relax & Connect: Wednesday's Social
- 8:00am-9:00am
- Scarbrough 4-5
Networking Breakfast
- 9:00am-9:05am
- Ballroom ABC
Day 1 Recap
Tim Johnson, Executive Director
- 9:05am-9:45am
- Ballroom ABC
SCOAR's 2026 Program of the Year Presentation
Presenters to be announced.
- 9:45am-10:30am
- Ballroom ABC
New Nuclear Power Technologies and Current Market
Elizabeth Mattson, Senior Project Manager - Nuclear Power Group | Sargent & Lundy
- 10:30am-11:00am
- Ballroom ABC
Build Stronger Superintendents: Elevate Your Projects, Your Teams, and the Industry
Will Munkres, Regional Business Development Manager, National Center for Construction Education and Research
- 11:00am
- Ballroom ABC
Closing Remarks/Meeting Adjourns
Tim Johnson/Andy Browning