“Global Competitiveness – What Is It Going To Take?”
Held at the Shaw Conference Centre
May 17th and 18th, 2011
Tuesday May 17th Evening Presentations:
Ron Genereux – President, COAA; Vice President, Construction, Suncor Energy Inc.
Ed Merrow – President, Independent Project Analysis, Inc.
Mike Percy – Dean, School of Business, University of Alberta
Wednesday May 18th Morning Plenary Presentations:
John Gerez – Chair, COAA Safety Committee; Vice President – International, Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Stephen Kushner – Co-Chair, COAA Workforce Development Committee; President, Merit Contractors Association

Herb Holmes – Chair, COAA Forecasting Committee; Northern Manager, Construction Labour Relations – Alberta
Al Wahlstrom – Co-Chair, COAA WorkFace Planning Committee; Director, Central Construction, Suncor Energy Inc.
Steve Revay – Co-Chair, COAA Benchmarking Committee; Vice President – Western Region, Revay and Associates Limited
Dan Mowat – Co-Chair, COAA Contracts Committee; Business Manager – Oil Sands Projects, AMEC Natural Resources
2011 Best Practices Workshop Presentations
6. Benchmarking – Phase II Rollout
7. Project Productivity
8. WorkFace Planning and Overall Project Planning
10. Best Practices for Hiring & Retaining Tradeswomen (No powerpoint presentation given during workshop)