Schedule

04 Sep 2025 Sept 4
Time	Title	Speaker
8:15 am - 8:55 am	Badge Pick-up & Networking Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Welcome	George K. Guszcza President and CEO, National Institute of Building Sciences Aileen Fuchs President & Executive Director, National Building Museum
9:10 am - 10:00 am	Punchbowl News Fireside Chat with Secretary of Labor Chavez-DeRemer	Lori Chavez-DeRemer Secretary of Labor Anna Palmer CEO and Founder, Punchbowl News Punchbowl News
10:00 am - 10:25 am	Coffee and Conversations Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am	AI & Innovation – Equipping the Federal Workforce for Future Capital Programs	Irish Horsey, PhD Director of Industry Advancement Procore Technologies, Inc.
11:20 am - 12:00 pm	Unlocking the Veteran Workforce Pipeline	Shirley Albritton Vice President, Department of Defense Programs and Services, NIBS Tanya Wattenburg Komas Elizabeth O'Brien Senior Vice President, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Hiring Our Heroes
12:00 pm - 12:55 pm	Midday Mingle & Meal
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm	By the Data: Decoding America’s Labor Market Shortage	Kelly Marchese Infrastructure Leader, Deloitte Branka Minic Chief Executive Officer Ellen Thorp Managing Director, Coalition for Sustainable Roofing
2:00 pm - 3:10 pm	The Role of AI in Workforce Development	Heide Abelli Co-Founder and CEO, Sage X, Inc. Alex Boesenberg Manager for Standards Advocacy, International Society of Automation Tatiana Khayrullina Vice President and Industry Lead, Outsell, Inc. Joan O’Neil Chief Knowledge Officer and Executive Vice President of Content and Services, the International Code Council Jim Thomas Senior Vice President, Chief Business Development Officer, American National Standards Institute
3:10 pm - 3:20 pm	Stretch Break
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Opportunities for Women Across the Building Industries: A Conversation with National Building Museum Leadership	Aileen Fuchs President & Executive Director, National Building Museum Anna Gradishar Associate Principal, ARUP Caryn Halifax CEO, International Masonry Institute Marnique Heath Principal & Board Chair, STUDIOS Catriona Winter SVP, Clark Construction
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm	Closing Remarks	George K. Guszcza President and CEO, National Institute of Building Sciences
4:15 pm - 5:45 pm	Networking Reception