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Confident, Powerful, Fearless
The Women Who Build Summit celebrates an inspiring day of educational presentations, motivational stories, confidence-boosting interactions, and networking opportunities. The event brings together women and men to celebrate, to explore, to connect, to share, and to inspire the innovators and glass-ceiling breakers of tomorrow.​
Wednesday & Thursday
April 26-27, 2023

UMass Amherst
Lincoln Campus Center (1st Floor)
1 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01002

Introducing June Millington

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Pioneer for women in Rock, guitarist singer-songwriter/record producer June Millington was born and raised in the Philippines to a mixed-race couple just after WWII. She moved with her family Sacramento, CA at thirteen years old where she and her sister Jean, outsiders from birth, managed to succeed in forming the first all-girl band to be signed to a major record label (Warners), release entire albums, tour internationally and serve notice that women could rock as well and as hard as men. 

Despite, or perhaps because of, the prejudice and obstacles Millington has met along the way, she has been a trailblazer for women in music. Among her many accomplishments, Millington co-founded the Institute for the Musical Arts, a nonprofit with a mission to support women and girls in the field of music and music-related business; and written her autobiography ("Land of a Thousand Bridges: Island Girl in a Rock in Roll World"). Millington will share the lessons learned and the tools gathered during her lifelong journey.
June Rocking in 1971
June Rocking Now

Champions of Change Awardees

Congratulations to the 2023 Champions of Change awardees! Learn more about this year's awardees, and join us  at the 2023 Women Who Build Summit to honor this year's winners.
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Francis (Frank) X. Hayes
President
BOND Building Construction
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Lisa Clauson
Director of Strategic Partnerships
North Atlantic States Carpenters Labor Management Program,
Central and Western MA

Agenda

Wednesday, April 26, 2022
1:00 - 3:00pm



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3:30 - 5:00pm

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​5:00 - 7:00pm
Pre-conference workshops (separate registration required for preconference workshops)
1st Floor, Lincoln Campus Center, Lobby outside of the Auditorium

Design, Build, and Operate Your Network
Brigitte Perera, Exponent

Tips for Mitigating Disputes and Disruptions through Contracts
Robyn Blumberg, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Stephanie Garraway, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP​

John W. Olver Design Building: An Architectural Walking Tour
You must sign up separately in order to secure your place on the architectural tour.
Meet at the CI Registration Desk, Lobby of the Lincoln Campus Center (1st Floor), outside of the Auditorium
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​Welcome Reception
​Nancy Greenwald, Construction Institute
Carolina Cudemus-Jones, Smith College
​Amherst Room (10th Floor Campus Center)
Thursday, April 27, 2022
7:45 - 8:30am
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8:45 - 9:55am

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10:00 - 11:15am

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11:20am - 12:30pm




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12:30 - 1:45pm

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1:45 - 2:30pm

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2:30 - 4:00pm
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​4:00 - 4:15pm
Registration
1st Floor, Lincoln Campus Center, Lobby outside of the Auditorium
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Welcome Remarks
Nancy Greenwald, Construction Institute
Carolina Cudemus-Jones, Smith College

Opening Panel Discussion​
Resilient and Sustainable - Women of Green
​Sandy Beauregard, Competitive Energy Services
Abbe Bjorklund, Dartmouth College
Janine Helwig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
​Monica Kachru, Eversource
Martha Larson, RMF Engineering, Moderator

Breakout sessions
What Doesn’t Beat Us Makes Us Stronger
Marianne Monte, Shawmut Design and Construction
​Christina Oneglia Rossi, O&G Industries, Inc.
Wendy Venoit, Cozen O’Connor

Heeding the Warning Signs – Strategies for Identifying and Managing a Troubled Project
Sara Bryant, Murtha Cullina LLP
Emily Federico, Ankura
Colleen Lenz, Ankura

​Raising the Standard for Sustainable Building: Living Building Challenge
Jan Koch, Shawmut Design and Construction
Elizabeth Murphy, Shawmut Design and Construction
Kelly O’Brien, Shawmut Design and Construction​

Procuring for Success: How E-Procurement Can Drive Project Cost Reduction and ESG Best Practices
Lynne Cooper, el sea llc
Martha Delaney, Neu-Ion Inc
April Moss, DigiBuild
Thomas Smith, AIT Group

Late Morning Panel Discussion
Robots, AI and Blockchain: Where is Technology Taking Us?
Megan Berry, Hilti
​Lindsey Peterson Black, Hinckley Allen
​Lynne Cooper, el sea llc
​Nirva Fereshetian, CBT Architects
Kayleigh Houde, Buro Happold

Lunch
​Champions of Change Awards
Remarks by Laura Cruickshank, University of Connecticut​

Keynote Address
How to Become an Agent of Change While Rockin’ and Rollin’ It
June Millington, Female Guitarist & Trailblazer

Group Workshop
Powerful Questions: For Collaborating, Connecting, and Building Confidence
Deb Elbaum, Deb Elbaum Coaching LLC

​Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing

Registration

A separate registration is required for the Preconference Workshops on April 26. The registration for the Summit includes the Architectural Tour and Reception on April 26 and the all-day program on April 27.  
Preconference Workshops
Member registration
​Nonmember registration

$100
​$130
Registration Closed
Women Who Build Summit Program
Member registration
​Nonmember registration
​Municipality or Government Employee registration

​$270
$330
​$165
Registration Closed

Sponsors

Sponsor Opportunities
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Collaborating Sponsors
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Media Sponsor
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Annual Sponsors
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Hotel Accommodations

We have secured a limited number of sleeping rooms at the host hotel at a group rate of $169 per night plus applicable fees (currently 6% plus $1.00 per room, per night). The group event rate is available until March 28, 2023. After March 28, the available hotel rate is at the hotel's discretion.

The host host:
Hotel UMass
1 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA 01003
877.822.2110
hotelumass.com

To reserve your room online:  https://www.reseze.net/servlet/SendPage?hotelid=1760&skipfirstpage=true&page=800507
To reserve your room via phone: call 877.822.2110 and use the group number 800507 to secure our group event rate.​

Covid-19 Policy

We ask that only those fully vaccinated attend this conference. Vaccination status is on the honor system. We will be following all state, county, and university regulations in place at the time of the event.

Resources

​Share your thoughts about the Women Who Build Summit! Take this short post-event survey and help us plan future events.
Summit Survey
​Did you attend a Preconference Workshop on Wednesday? Please let us know what you think!
Preconference Workshop Survey
Check out the Women Who Build Summit special events website, where you can learn about the speakers, read session descriptions, and more!
Check It Out
Want a snapshot of the conference? Take a look at the event brochure.
View the Brochure

​​Program Attendance Credit

Construction Institute is an AIA Registered Provider, CCM Recertification Point Provider and NYS approved sponsor of CE - NYS sponsor # 9040. Program attendees wishing to receive AIA Continuing Education Learning Units and/or CCM Renewal Points should contact admin@construction.org.
Earn up to 2 credit hours for a Preconference Workshop and 6.25 credit hours for the full-day Women Who Build Summit.
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Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be made 10 business days prior to an event for a refund. If amount is outstanding, the entire amount will still be due the Construction Institute. Substitutions may be made before the start date of any event. Events may be rescheduled due to speaker conflict or severe weather. We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient enrollment, in which case event fees will be refunded in full. Thank you for your consideration.

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    • Workshops >
      • Construction Change Management
      • Motivating Employees on a Budget
      • Creating A Dynamic Culture through Psychological Safety
      • Becoming a Problem Solver
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      • Project Management Certificate Program
      • Construction Management Certificate Program
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    • Meet our Online Instructors!
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  • Earn credits for other certifications!