CONFERENCE DAY TWO | OCTOBER 1, 2025

7:30 am Coffee & Networking

8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

Pushing Design Boundaries With High-Rise Buildings

8:10 am The Ascent: Advancing Tall Timber Design to Unlock High-Rise Potential & Drive Market Innovation

• Jordan Komp Principal & Milwaukee Office Director, Thornton Tomasetti

Enhancing Collaboration Across Project Teams

8:50 am Case Study: Engaging Mass Timber Manufacturers Early Through Design Assist to Secure Cost Certainty & Improve Constructability

• Mark Rothman Corporate Director - Design & Sustainability, Hensel Phelps
• Jacob Apple Architect & Project Manager, Gensler

9:30 am Audience Discussion: Evolving Contracting Strategies to Enable Timely Mass Timber Projects

10:10 am Networking & Morning Refreshments

Strengthening Preconstruction for Timber Success

11:00 am Leveraging Value Engineering in Mass Timber Projects to Control Costs, Maximize Design Flexibility, & Achieve Budget Efficiency

• Scott Brown Mass Timber Specialist, DPR Construction

11:40 am Case Study: Optimizing Scheduling for Mass Timber Projects to Ensure Timely Execution, Reducing Delays While Maintaining Scope Integrity

• Joshua Schultz Technical Director, Vaagen Timbers
• Joel Rohrs Executive Vice President, Vaagen Timbers

12:20 pm Lunch Break

Maximizing Quality & Sustainability From Concept to Installation

1:20 pm Harnessing Carbon Accounting & Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Data to Support Sustainable Procurement Decision-Making

• Alana Spencer Vice President, Sustainability, Clayco

2:00 pm Adapting QA/QC Protocols From Project Inception Through Onsite Delivery to Ensure the Highest Quality Mass Timber Building

• Levi Brotnov Mass Timber Constructability Specialist, Carpentry Plus
• Rachel Zanetti Executive & Project Architect, FFA Architecture and Interiors, Inc.

2:40 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

• Jessica Scarlett Regional Director, WoodWorks

2:50 pm End of Conference