12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Manual Committee Luncheon Meeting
Closed Meeting | Jewell on Capitol

8:00 AM

Registration Opens
2nd Floor Foyer

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Executive Committee Meeting and Breakfast
Closed Meeting | Douglas

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Past Presidents’ Committee Meeting
Closed Meeting | Douglas

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Safety & Environmental Committee Meeting
Douglas

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Grab-and-Go Box Lunch Provided
2nd Floor Foyer

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Membership Committee Meeting
Douglas

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Young Professionals Committee Meeting
Douglas

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Topgolf Networking Event

Separate registration required.

908 N. 102nd St.
Omaha, NE 68114
Approximately 8 miles from the hotel

Includes two hours of Topgolf game play in reserved golf bays, complimentary club rentals, snacks, bottomless soda, iced tea and water, and premium alcoholic beverages.

Evening Open

8:30 AM

Registration Opens
2nd Floor Foyer

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Breakfast for All Attendees
Capitol 1

9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Pressure. Overload. Drift.: Why Teams Miss the Warning Signs Before Something Goes Wrong with Jaison Thomas - Jaison Thomas Media
 Every jobsite incident follows a pattern. Pressure builds from external demands like tight deadlines, weather delays, and owner expectations. Overload builds internally as supervisors juggle competing priorities, constant interruptions, and critical decisions. Then drift occurs—the accepted standard gradually changes, and no one notices when the line moved.

Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience in industrial and construction environments—including the U.S. Air Force, hazardous chemical plants, and food and beverage facilities—Jaison Thomas introduces a practical framework that helps construction professionals recognize these conditions before they lead to an incident.

Attendees will learn how to identify pressure, overload, and drift in real time, apply consequence-first communication techniques that replace vague probability-based language, and foster a culture where employees feel empowered to pause, speak up, and address risks before they become costly mistakes. Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately implement to strengthen safety awareness, improve decision-making, and help prevent incidents on every jobsite.

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Cocktail Reception
2nd Floor Foyer

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Welcome Luncheon
Capitol 1

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

General Business Meeting
President’s Welcome & Report with MICA President, Gordon Vierck
Capitol 3 & 4

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Keynote Presentation
Stronger Together:  The Power of Passing the Baton (Capitol 3&4) with James Brown - TheXchangeZone              
          In track and field, success in a relay isn’t about individual speed—it’s about teamwork, trust, and the flawless handoff of the baton. The same principle applies to business and life. Today’s fast-paced work environment often pushes us to go it alone, but real impact comes from collaboration. In this interactive session, participants will experience firsthand the strategies and coordination required to “pass the baton” effectively. Drawing on lessons from athletics, real-world examples, and organizational insights, we will explore how leveraging your team leads to faster results, stronger outcomes, and sustainable success. Attendees will leave with practical tactics to build trust, enhance collaboration, and harness the power of working together—because as the African proverb reminds us: “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Refreshment Break

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Reception & Associate Members’ Tabletop Displays

Manufacturers | Capitol 1 & 2

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Breakfast for All Attendees
Capitol 3 & 4

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Take Back Your Time with AI: Practical Tools You Can Use Monday Morning (Capitol 3&4)
with Chris Sund - Author of “You Are Capable of More”
Every one of us has a list of tasks that never quite gets done. The follow-ups, the proposals, the reports, the marketing that keeps sliding to next week. On Friday morning, Chris Sund is going to show you how to hand a lot of that work off to AI tools that most companies can afford without a second thought.

This will not be a lecture about where technology is headed. It is a live, hands-on session built around what the room wants to see. Chris will take real scenarios from members and work through them right in front of you, covering sales, marketing, operations, and the everyday busy work that fills up a calendar. You will leave with tools you can put to use Monday morning.

Chris is President and COO of Uniti Med, GQR Healthcare, and Nebula, an AI-powered talent sourcing platform, and the author of You Are Capable of More: A No-Excuses Guide to Becoming Your Best Self. Every attendee will receive a copy of the book.

Bring your questions, and bring the tasks you would rather not be doing yourself.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Board of Directors Meeting
Closed Meeting | Dodge