ENR-CURT Construction Business Forum to be Held on June 15-16, 2010

McGraw-Hill Construction's Engineering News-Record (ENR) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) will connect construction project owners with industry professionals at the 4th annual ENR-CURT Construction Business Forum on June 15-16, 2010, at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. Keynote and panel discussions about the construction industry's "Road to Recovery" will highlight strategies for growth in 2010 and beyond.

Construction project owners, government officials, general contractors, specialty contractors, engineers, architects, and building product manufacturers will network to share post-recession strategies and analyze changes and progress over the past year. Industry leaders will discuss keys to enhancing productivity, how technology is changing project management, workplace safety, and the impact of the economy and new government policies on the construction industry.

Keynote speakers include top government officials such as David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor and Administrator, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Greg Nadeau, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; and Adam Namm, Acting Director, Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. Robert Murray, McGraw-Hill Construction's Vice President of Economic Affairs, will provide a midyear update to the 2010 Outlook Report, a closely watched industry forecast.

Other prestigious speakers include:

• Larry Burton, Executive Director, Business Roundtable
• Michael DiNapoli, VP and General Manager, Mid-Atlantic Region, Suffolk Construction
• Susan Fitzsimmons, Senior Manager, AEC Industry Solutions, AT&T
• Keith Fox, President, McGraw-Hill Construction
• Paul Goodrum, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky
• Charles Hardy, Regional Recovery Executive, GSA Public Buildings Service
• Tom Ichniowski, Washington Bureau Chief, Engineering News-Record
• Richard Jackson, Director, FIATECH
• Christine McEntee, EVP and CEO, The American Institute of Architects
• James McGraw, IV, VP, Group Publisher, McGraw-Hill Construction
• Patrick Natale, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Colette Nelson, EVP, American Subcontractors Association, Inc.
• Stephen Sandherr, CEO, Associated General Contractors of America
• Albert Schwarzkopf, Senior Project Engineer, Merck & Co., Inc.
• Jim Shoriak, Director, Major Projects-Refining Group, Marathon Oil Company
• Gregory Sizemore, EVP, Construction Users Roundtable
• Steve Toon, CE&T Productivity Engineer, Bechtel Group, Inc.
• Janice Tuchman, Editor-in-Chief, Engineering News-Record
• Dave Umstot, Vice Chancellor of Facilities Management, San Diego Community College District

Source: http://www.construction.com/