2024 PROGRAM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 (7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
7:00 - 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
11:20 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
EXPO Time – Network with other attendees and visit dozens of exhibit tables.
EXHIBITORS:
- ADOT Civil Rights
- ADOT Compliance
- ADOT Contracts and Specifications (C&S)
- ADOT DBESS & DBE Certification
- ADOT Engineering Consultant Section (ECS)
- ADOT On-The-Job Training Supportive Services (OJTSS)
- ADOT Procurement
- ADOT Technology & Federal Reporting
- American Indian Chamber Education Fund APEX Accelerator
- Ames Construction
- Arizona Chapter AGC
- Arizona Apex Accelerators
- Arizona MBDA
- Arizona Transit Association
- Associated Minority Contractors of America
- AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc.
- Better Business Bureau
- City of Glendale
- City of Phoenix Finance Procurement
- City of Phoenix Public Transit Procurement
- City of Phoenix Streets Procurement
- Falcon Contracting, Inc.
- FNF Construction, Inc.
- Hensel Phelps
- Kiewit
- Law Enforcement Specialists
- McCarthy Building Companies
- MCDOT
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
- Rummel Construction, Inc.
- SCORE
- Small Business Transportation Resource Center
- Sonoran South Constructors
- Southwest Transit Partners
- Sundt Construction
- Tucson Airport Authority
- US Small Business Administration
- Valley Metro
- WTS Metro Phoenix
Stage Programming
Welcome & VIP Opening Remarks
Francesca Martin | Small Business and Workforce Development Officer | ADOT
Teresa Welborn | Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director | ADOT
Anthony Sarhan | Deputy Division Administrator | FHWA
Florentina (Tina) Samartinean | Administrator, Employee and Business Development | ADOT
Owners Panel
Greg Byres | State Engineer/Deputy Director | ADOT
Markus Coleman | Light Rail Administrator | City of Phoenix
Eric Froberg | City Engineer | City of Phoenix
Jesse Gutierrez | Director of Transportation | County Engineer | Maricopa County
Candace Huff | Deputy Aviation Director | City of Phoenix Aviation Department
Jonathan Thatcher | Director, Contracting and Procurement | Valley Metro
Jamie Blakeman | Founder & CEO | Lōkahi LLC – MODERATOR
Prime Panel
Michael Carrell | Commercial Manager | Kiewit
Karim Dada | Senior Vice President | AZTEC Engineering
Lynsey Jones | Senior Project Manager | McCarthy Building Company
Ken Pratt | President & CEO | Sun Engineering – MODERATOR
Closing Remarks
Allexsa Romay | DBE Supportive Services Specialist | ADOT