Hello Washington, D.C.!
BuildOUT California, and our Global Brand BuildIT, are honored to be a part of this ‘in-person’ event in Washington, D.C. designed to ‘Raise the Bar’ on Supplier Diversity with our President, Paul Pendergast, serving as a panelist alongside many esteemed speakers. This event is part of Construction Inclusion Week. Championed by Turner Construction and Flatiron Dragados this event will feature nationally recognized subject matter experts discussing best practices in economic impact programing across the United States for Minority, Women, Veteran and LGBT businesses in construction and infrastructure.
Topics to be addressed at this event include:
Current state of supplier diversity in the United States. What is working? What is not? Upcoming changes and perspectives from historically underutilized businesses.
How do General Contractors and diverse partners successfully navigate industry partnerships and deliver profitable work?
Panelists for this event include:
April Rai, President & CEO, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)
Charles E. Wilson, Diversity Outreach Manager, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA)
Jim Lears, General Manager, Turner Construction
Kuvesh Ayer, Chief Procurement Officer, Amtrak
Paul Pendergast, President, BuildOUT California/BuildIT
Scott Blair, Editor-in-Chief, Engineering News-Record
Teaera Strum, CEO, Strum Contracting Co. Inc.
Tyra L. Redus, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Transportation
For more information please email: info@build-it.world
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