7:30 - 8:15am

8:20 - 8:30am

8:30 - 9:15am

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​9:20 - 10:20am



10:20 - 10:30am

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10:30am - 12:30pm

Coffee Connection Networking Gathering

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Keynote

​I Was Asked to Stand

​Pascale Sablan, Beyond the Built Environment LLC & Adjaye Associates

​Breakout Sessions

Leading from the Middle

​Alondra De Leon, Consigli Construction Company

Strategies for Promoting Diversity through Associations

Paolo Campos, Patriquin Architects

​Aurora Perreault, University of Hartford

Alicia Washington, HRP Associates, Inc

Making an Impact through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Max Hartman, Gilbane Building Company

Joe Visgaitis, Gilbane Building Company

Own Your Personal "Why": A Discovery Session for Senior Leaders & Owners

Yvonne Alston, Indelible Impressions Consulting, LLC

Ellen Feldman Ornato, The Bolder Company

Community Engagement: Building the Foundation for Inclusion

David Ferris, Antinozzi Associates

Denise Goodman, Turner Construction Company

Reggie Tolliver, Turner Construction Company

Break

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Workshop

The Journey to Building an Inclusive Organization

Karen Hinds, Workplace Success Group

Devon O’Nalty, AVANGRID

7:30 - 8:15am

8:20 - 9:00am

​9:10 - 10:00am

10:00 - 10:15am

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10:15am - 12:30pm

Coffee Connection Networking Gathering

Welcome Remarks & Keynote

Adaptability: The Key to Abundance

Ross Thornley, AQai - Adaptability Assessments & Coaching 

Panel Discussion

Adaptability in the Real World

Ross Thornley, AQai - Adaptability Assessments & Coaching, Moderator

Lisa Cini, Mosaic Design Studio

Kristen Smitherman-Voltaire, Turner Construction Company

Nancy Watt, Nancy Watt Communications

​Break

​​​Group Workshop

Leveraging Our Strengths

Raabia Shafi, Raabia Shafi Consulting