Builders’ Breakfast
ABC Central Florida
ABC Central Florida features speakers and presentations by business and community leaders, developers, builders, architects and many others involved in the industry. The Programs Committee puts together these opportunities to encourage owners, developers, and construction users within the community to use merit shop contractors' services, specifically ABC Central Florida members.
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ABC Office, 651 Danville Drive, Suite 200, Orlando FL 32825
7:30 AM Breakfast & Networking
8:00 AM Program
2024 Upcoming Builders’ Breakfast Programs
REGISTER by selecting the presentation date:
January 30, 2024 - Industry Forecast/Kick off the year!
February 27, 2024 - OrlandoHealth
March 26, 2024 - Legislative Session Impacts
April 18, 2024 - Greater Orlando Airport Authority
May 29, 2024 - Miller Construction Company
June 6, 2024 - UCF Football Stadium Project with Barton Malow
June 13, 2024 - Orange County Public Schools
September 25, 2024 - Seminole County
Builders’ Breakfast Past Presentations
2023
January 31, 2023 - Industry Forecast Panel Discussion
Trevor Hall, Jr., Executive Director, Colliers International
Ben Lalikos, Senior Vice President, Cogent Bank
Matthew Sloan, Subsidiary Regional Manager, ECS Florida
Chad Wentz, Studio Principal, Little Diversified Architects
February 22, 2023 - Orlando Health
John Walsh, Assistant Vice President, Orlando Health
April 26, 2023 - KAST Construction Company
Bryant Bell, Vice President, KAST Construction Company
Michael Spencer, Project Executive, KAST Construction Company
May 25, 2023 - WELBRO Building Corporation
Darick Bennett, Senior Vice President, WELBRO
David Ziesig, Preconstruction Director, WELBRO
Nathan Hunter, Vice President Preconstruction, Broadmoor
Kathy Logan, Principal, Cooper Carry
Ivi Kusta, Director of Hospitality, BPGS Construction
June 6, 2023 - Legislative Session Impacts Panel Discussion
Carol Bowen, Chief Lobbyist for ABC of Florida
Chris Dawson, Shareholder/Gov. Affairs Advisor, Gray | Robinson, P. A.
Steven Lockhart, General Counsel, Finfrock Construction, LLC
Doug Gartenlaub, Partner, Burr & Forman LLP
June 27, 2023 - Prefab Panel Discussion
Michelle Whiteside, Regional Lean Director, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Lisa Gugino., Senior Director of Construction Operations, Falkbuilt By American Interiors
Gary Badge, Architect, FK Architecture
Frank D'Aprile, Director of Preconstruction, KENPAT
August 22, 2023 - Economist + Universal Foundation
Sean Snaith, Director, Institute for Economic Forecasting, University of Central Florida
Diane O'Dell, VP, Community & Diversity Relations
September 26, 2023 - Orlando Venues
Allen Johnson, Chief Venues Officer, Orlando Venues
October 19, 2023 - Orange County Convention Center
Crystal Mudd, Manager, Capital Planning
Terry Devitt, Deputy Director
Mark Tester, Executive Director
2022
January 12, 2022 - Atrium Management Company
Adam T. Wonus, Partner, Atrium Management Company
March 31, 2022 - Mill Creek Residential
Steven Roth, Vice President of Construction, Mill Creek Residential
May 12, 2022 - VISION 2050, Orange County Planning
Alberto A. Vargas, Manager, Planning Division
June 29, 2022 - Architect Panel Discussion, Building Tomorrow
Evan Bourff, Principal, DWELL Architects
Michael K. Chatham, President Director of Design, Helman Hurley Charvat Peakcock Architects, Inc.
Ben Hooley, Director, Scott + Cormia Architecture and Interiors, LLC
David Leyte-VIidal, Senior Project Manager, RLF Architecture
July 7, 2022 - Space Coast Update
Wayne Justice, Commissioner, Port Canaveral
September 7, 2022 - Economic Update
Nicole Euler, Senior Director, Corporate Engagement, Orlando Economic Partnership
October 19, 2022 - Supply Chain Panel Discussion
Eddie Hernandez, Florida Accounts Manager, Lehigh Hanson
Bob Hyttel, Account Manager, Trane Commercial Systems CFL
Jay Jackson, President, Tharp Plumbing Systems, Inc.
December 15, 2022 - City of Orlando, SODO & Creative Village Developments and more!
Martin Hudson, Urban Project Manager, City of Orlando