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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE WEEK August 24 – 27, 2020

Due to ongoing restrictions for in-person events, DBIA-MAR has made the difficult decision to cancel its one-day Conference scheduled for August 26, 2020. Instead, we'll be hosting Regional Conference Week with daily sessions held online each day the week of August 24 – 27.

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Monday, August 24

9 a.m. Opening Session. 2019 Vertical Design-Build Project of the Year: Independence Uptown Market Panelists: Eileen Weir, Mayor of Independence Ishita Banerjii, AIA, LEED AP, Hollis + Miller Architects Nate Goddard, Project Manager, McCownGordon Greg Pfau, PLA LEED AP, Landscape Architect, McClure

2 p.m. Are you Running Your Business or is the Business Running You? Sonya Jury, AIA, Bold Orange Egg

3:30 p.m. A Healthcare Case Study: High Impact Solutions Create Real ROI Basil Sherman, AIA with Pulse Design Group Derek Kautio, Project Executive with McCownGordon Lawrence Memorial Hospital Owner

Tuesday, August 25

9 a.m. Making the Strong Decision: Design-Build Solutions for Multi-Story Load Bearing Cold-Formed Steel and Curved Cold-Formed Cody Dailey P.E., S.E., McClure

2 p.m. 2019 Design-Build Horizontal Project of the Year: Flint Street – Johnson Drive to 62nd Terrace, Shawnee, KS Paul Parks P.E., McClure Steve Hansen P.E., DBIA, Emery Sapp & Sons

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Wednesday, August 269 a.m. Building Momentum: How Alternative Delivery and Public-Private Partnership Revitalized Downtown Topeka Jim Rinner, LEED AP, Design-Build Manager, Bartlett & West Vince Frye, President/CEO, Downtown Topeka, Inc.

2 p.m. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis: Utilizing Design-Build to Drive Value for the Life of a Building Mitchell Fuemmeler DBIA, LEED AP BD+C, Nabholz Ryan Evans P.E., LEED AP BD+C, Entegrity Energy Partner

Thursday, August 279 a.m. Risk Assessment with Quantitative Contingency Determination for a Design-Build RFP Michael D. Bluhm, Ph.D., P.E., DBIA, PMP, RMP Intellectual Growth Engineering & UMKC Adjunct Professor

2 p.m. Ballots + Business: A Case Study Stephanie Sharp, Chief Political Translator, Sharp Connections David Long, Deputy Director of Aviation, Kansas City Aviation Department Heidi Thummel, Director of Business Development GBA Mike Talboy, Director of Government Affairs, Burns & McDonnell

3:30 p.m. Closing Session. Lessons from Leaders

Listen and learn from our distinguished panel of “local leaders” who will share stories of the growth of their careers, perspectives, philosophies and advice (lessons learned) in the industry and beyond.

Panelists: Maria Maffry, Principal, BNIM Andy Heitmann, Vice President & Operations Manager, Turner Robert D. Regnier, Executive Chairman and CEO, Bank of Blue Valley Dave Harrison, President, VanTrust Real Estate Mike Orth, Executive Vice President, Black & Veatch

Moderator: Chris Vaeth, Vice President, Business Unit Leader, McCownGordon

COSTS PER SESSION: $20Each session is worth 1 CEU credit.

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