CONFERENCE DAY ONE | SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

7:15 am Check-In, Networking & Coffee

8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

Building Trust to Advance Mass Timber Adoption

8:10 am Panel Discussion: Overcoming Misinformation to Build Trust & Secure Buy-In: What Has Changed & How Can This Influence Mass Timber Adoption in 2025?

• Rachel Zanetti Executive & Project Architect, FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.
• Molly Cutler Founder, Cutler Development
• Darrell Whatley Partner & Executive Project Manager, Kirksey Architecture
• Jon Potter Project Development Manager, Carpentry Plus

8:50 am Case Study: Unpacking Mass Timber’s Cost Delta: Supporting Smarter Early Design Decisions to Identify Offset Strategies

• Scott Cutler Founder, Cutler Development
• Molly Cutler Founder, Cutler Development

10:00 am Speed Networking & Morning Refreshments

Accelerating Project Approval

10:40 am Reducing Long-Term Risk Perception to Build Insurer Confidence, Improve Risk Assessment, & Accelerate Project Approval

• Cheri Hanes Vice President, Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability, AXA XL

11:20 am Evaluating Project Feasibility to Improve Efficiency, Control Costs & Support Confident Mass Timber Decisions

• Nathan Buxser Mass Timber Preconstruction Executive, Swinerton

12:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 pm Understanding Permitting Requirements to Expedite Mass Timber Approvals & Avoid Delays During Design Reviews

• Parisa Nassiri Senior Fire Engineer, Holmes US

1:40 pm Case Study: Mastering Material Selection & Integration for Informed Design Outcomes

• Mike Baker Director - Architecture, oWOW

2:20 pm Audience Discussion: Translating Innovation Into Standardized Documentation: Working Together to Enable Widespread Adoption & Keep Projects Moving at Pace

3:00 pm Networking & Afternoon Refreshments

Achieving Supply Chain Certainty

3:40 pm Panel Discussion: Understanding Sourcing Regions & Tariff Impacts to Enable Smarter Mass Timber Specification & Avoid Unpredictable Cost Surges

• Kyle Freres Vice President of Operations, Freres Wood
• Sarah Rege Senior Director - Sustainability, Webcor
• Mike Baker Director - Architecture, oWOW
• Joshua Schultz Technical Director, Vaagen Timbers

4:20 pm Audience Discussion: Monitoring Material Demand to Enable Reliable Mass Timber Sourcing & Prevent Project Delays From Supply Shortages

5:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

5:10 pm End of Conference Day One