2025 Women Who Build Summit


Wednesday, April 9, 2025
at
1:00 PM (EDT)
to Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM (EDT)
Category: Conference

Connect, Inspire & Transform
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.​

Thank You to our Sponsors!


Perkins&Will

QA+M Architecture




Raffle Prize Sponsor


FlowTech




Collaborating Sponsors


CT ABC logo


AIA CT logo

CCPC logo


CRMCA


SMPS CT


American Arbitration Association


CURT

Media Sponsor


High-Profile Magazine

Annual Sponsors


Tucker Mechanical logo

Mylo Tango logo

IMTL logo


Interstate Electrical Services logo



Pratt & Whitney logo



Agenda

April 9
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Learning Session at Smith College
Details coming soon!
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Architectural Tour at Smith College
Details and RSVP link coming soon!
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome Reception
UMass Amherst, Amherst Room (10th Floor, Campus Center)
April 10
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Light Networking Breakfast
1st Floor, Lincoln Campus Center, Lobby outside Auditorium
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Opening Remarks
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Opening Keynote
Be a SPARK! Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success
Angie Morgan, Author & Thought Leader
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
Details coming soon!
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Breakout Sessions
Embracing Transitions
Heather Currier Hunt, Perkins&Will
Yanel de Angel, Perkins&Will
Emily Grandstaff-Rice, Perkins&Will

Additional Breakout Sessions coming soon!
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Champions of Change Awards
Awardees to be announced in February 2025.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions
Details coming soon!
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Afternoon Keynote
No More Limits!
Sabrina Smith, PROGENY1, LLC
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing
Credits Price
Early Bird Member
Registration Ends 1/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST
$285.00
Early Bird Nonmember
Registration Ends 1/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST
$345.00
Early Bird Municipal, Gov't & University Member
Registration Ends 1/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST
$225.00
Early Bird Municipal, Gov't & University Nonmember
Registration Ends 1/1/25 at 12:00 AM EST
$265.00
Credits Price
Diamond Anniversary
$10,000.00
Reception
$6,000.00
Keynote
$5,000.00
Panel Discussion
$4,000.00
Videography
$3,500.00
Conference Bag
$3,500.00
Notebook
$3,500.00
Pen
$3,000.00
Breakfast
$2,500.00
Lunch
$2,500.00
Learning Session at Smith College
$2,000.00
Breakout Session
$1,500.00
Architectural Tour at Smith College
$1,000.00
Coffee & Refreshments
$1,000.00
Student & Tradesperson
$750.00

Product Add-ons

Price
Bag insert View Product $500.00
Door Prize View Product FREE

We have secured a limited number of sleeping rooms at the host hotel at a group rate of $179 per night plus applicable fees (currently 6% plus $1.00 per room, per night). The group event rate is available until March 11, 2025. After March 11, 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=826843

To reserve your room via phone: call 877.822.2110 and use the group number #826843 to secure our group event rate.​

​Each year, the Construction Institute honors one man and one woman within the AEC/O industry for their contributions as role models who mentor and support women and others in the industry and whose personal dedication improves the industry. Take a moment to nominate someone who you think exemplifies a Champion of Change.

Submit Your Nomination!

The deadline to submit nominations is close of business on Friday, January 24, 2025. To nominate more than one person, simply complete and submit the nomination form again.

Learn more about past awardees!

The 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.

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.

Recording and Photographic Release
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, Construction Institute events and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, video recordings, electronic reproductions, and audio recordings of such events and activities by the Construction Institute. No other recording is allowed.

Wednesday & Thursday
April 9-10, 2025

UMass Amherst & Smith College