10:30 – 11:15 am | Recruiting & Retaining Today’s Infrastructure Workforce – An influx of federal investment is exacerbating pressures on the country’s infrastructure workforce. Public agencies and private industry alike are struggling to recruit and retain the workers needed to rebuild our bridges, water systems, and more. Panelists will highlight best practices and immediate steps infrastructure owners and operators can take to recruit new workers outside the traditional employment pool, retrain and upskill existing workers, and attract top talent. Speakers:

Bill Hanson, Sr. Vice President, Government Relations & Business Development, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Tom Curtin, Program Director, Infrastructure, National Governors Association
Anna Ehrich, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Nucor Corporation
Moderator - Maria Lehman, President, American Society of Civil Engineers

11:20– 11:55 am | Growing the Pipeline for the Digital Transformation – As artificial intelligence moves center-stage and technology allows us to do more with less, training a workforce to respond to these disruptions and advancements is critical. Panelists will speak to strategic planning and forecasting efforts happening now to accommodate this paradigm shift in the near future. Speakers to be announced.

Ted Whiton - Executive General Manager, Americas for GHD
Abigail Campbell Singer, Sr. Director and Head of Climate and Infrastructure Policy, Siemens
Sunil Dorairajan, Sr. Director Construction Industry Strategy, Autodesk
Rob Puentes, President & CEO, Eno Center for Transportation
Moderator - Marsia Geldert-Murphy, President Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers

Evolving Needs for the Infrastructure Workforce