Presidential Seminar Speaker Presentations

Monday, March 31, 2008

2008: Another Down Year or the First Year of the Next Expansion?
David Berson, Chief Economist, PMI Group

Build Lean—Out of the Frying Pan and into Success
Scott Sedam, President, TrueNorth Development

Creating and Sustaining Markets:
The Power of Design in Weathering Market Downturns
Sandra Kulli, President, Kulli Marketing
Amie MacPhee, Principal, Hart Howerton
John Burkholder, Managing Principal, Hart Howerton
Howard Kozloff, Director of Operations, Hart Howerton

The Best Defense is a Good Offense
Martin Freedland, CEO, The Berke Group

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Demand Enigma: A Builder’s Use of Analytics
Tom Eggleston, CEO, C.P. Morgan

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Lessons from “America’s Best Builders”
Moderator
Denise Dersin, Editor in Chief, Builder

Panel
David Drees, The Drees Company
Mark Wilson, President, London Bay Homes

Facilitating Better Communication and Task Management
Gavin Moores, Division President,
Capital Pacific Homes

Presidential Lessons Applied to the World’s Biggest Problems
Richard Rodriguez, CEO, Emaar Dubai

Not All Green Is the Right Color
Jay Freedman, Partner, Newmeyer & Dillion
Don Neff, President, La Jolla Pacific, Ltd.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Design: The Competitive Differentiator in a Down Market
Marianne Cusato, Principal, Marianne Cusato Associates

Your Land Plan ‘08 – A Tactical Primer on Opportunities and Risks
Moderator
John McManus, Editor, Big Builder
Steven Friedman, Partner, Ernst & Young
Jamie Pirrello, President & CEO, Vision Homes USA
Andrew Stark, Managing Director, Cantor Real Estate

How Predictable are Your Sales and Revenues in the Current Environment?
Jon Fogg, Partner, The Berke Group