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2025 Agenda

*All Sessions will be located in the Willow/Magnolia/Live Oak Ballroom.

Thursday, 1/23/2025

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Registration Check-In
Located in the Grand Hall
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm "Welcome to Charleston" Reception
Sponsored by Windle, Terry, Bimbo
Located in the Grand Hall
7:00 pm Evening Free
 

Friday, 1/24/2025

7:45am - 8:30am
 Membership Committee Meeting
*Interested in more information regarding this committee, please contact Lawson Pope.
Located in the Drayton Room
8:00am -8:30am Registration Check-In
8:00am - 8:30am
 Attendee Breakfast
Sponsored by Crumpler Plastic Pipe and Alliant
Located in the Grand Hall
8:30am - 10:00am Spouse/Guest Breakfast 
8:30am - 9:15am: Breakfast
9:15am - 10:00am: Keynote Presentation:
"You Got THIS: Navigating Life When Life Keeps Changing,"
Nina Sossamon-Pogue
Located in the Ashley Cooper Room (Inside the Charleston Place Hotel)
8:30am - 10:00am Welcome & Announcements
Annual Member Business Meeting
  • Board of Directors Chair Address
  • Board of Trustees Chair Address
  • Carolinas AGC President Address
10:00am - 10:15am Break 
Sponsored by Wayne Brothers, Marsh McLennan Agency, and Blanchard CAT
10:15am - 10:45am General Session:
ARTBA Update, Dean Franks, Senior Vice President of Congressional Relations at ARTBA
Sponsored by Edisto Consulting Group
10:45am - 1100am
 Break
Sponsored by Wayne Brothers, Marsh McLennan Agency, and Blanchard CAT
11:00am-12:00pm
 General Session: Ownership Transition and Management Succession
Moderator: Scott Winstead, FMI
Panelist:
Drew Hancock, Blum Construction
Mike Lancaster, Blum Construction
Sponsored by Parker Poe Attorneys & Counselors at Law
12:00pm
 End of Sessions - Enjoy Your Day!
4:30pm - 5:30pm Young Leader Reception - 
*anyone 45 and younger is welcome to attend!
Sponsored by Milwaukee
Located in the Ansonborough Room
8:00pm-10:00pm
 After Dinner Casino Night
Join us after dinner for networking, drinks, and casino games!
Sponsored by Forvis Mazars
Located in The Grand Hall 


Saturday, 1/25/2025

8:00 am -8:45am
 Attendee Breakfast (for general session participants)
Sponsored by Crumpler Plastic Pipe and Alliant
Located in the Grand Hall
8:45am - 9:15am General Session: AGC Updates
Tom Brown, President, AGC of America, 
Jeffrey Shoaf, CEO, AGC of America
9:15am - 10:00am General Session: Human-Centered Safety Systems Using Physiological and Behavioral Sensing to Predict and Prevent Workplace Accidents
Daniel Timco, Founder & CEO of IntelliSafe Analytics
10:00am - 10:15am Break 
Sponsored by Wayne Brothers, Marsh McLennan Agency, LLC and Blanchard CAT
10:15am - 11:00am General Session: Economic Update
Macrina Wilkins, Senior Research Analyst, AGC of America
 11:00am - 11:15am  Break 
Sponsored by Wayne Brothers, Marsh McLennan Agency, LLC and Blanchard CAT
11:15am - 12:00pm Keynote Presentation: "Lead Like You Mean It," Page Fehling
**Spouses and Guest are Welcome to Attend!
12:00pm - 12:15pm Closing Remarks
5:30pm - 6:15pm Pinnacle Reception
Sponsored by Rosen Hagood
Located in the Grand Hall
6:15pm - 7:15pm Pinnacle Dinner
Sponsored by Johnston Allison Hord Attorneys and Greer Walker CPAs and Advisors
Located in the Grand Ballroom
7:15pm - 8:15pm Pinnacle Awards Celebration
Sponsored by Johnston Allison Hord Attorneys and Greer Walker CPAs and Advisors
Located in the Grand Ballroom
8:15pm - 8:30pm
 Closing Comments
8:30pm End of Program



Sunday, 1/26/2025

11:00am Hotel Check-Out: Safe Travels