McGraw-Hill Construction Announces 2010 Global Construction Summit, April 7-8, 2010 in New York

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction will host the 2010 Global Construction Summit: Winning Business in World Markets on April 7-8, 2010 in New York City at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium (1221 Avenue of the Americas). Experts, senior industry leaders and construction professionals from Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Australia will convene to explore solutions to global industry challenges and discuss business development opportunities, industry trends, innovations and best practices.

"Following the economic meltdown of 2008-2009, design and construction firms that think globally have a better chance to recover and thrive," said James H. McGraw IV, Vice President, Group Publisher for McGraw-Hill Construction. "Construction is a $5.6 trillion global market, and there are many attractive opportunities around the world. Attendees of the Summit will learn how to find them by networking with executives from the top global design and construction firms, owner organizations and government officials."

Sessions will explore public-private partnerships, cross-border acquisitions and partnering strategies, the latest technologies for global project management, new and emerging markets, and the global economic outlook. Market opportunities in the Middle East and India, as well as megaproject case studies will also be discussed so attendees can consider growth areas that make the most sense for their firms — be it green building, infrastructure projects, urbanization, or elsewhere. Engineering News-Record's 45th Annual Award of Excellence program, a black-tie awards gala, will take place immediately after the event.

Hear keynote addresses from the following global thought-leaders:

• Li Guorui, Chairman of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, will speak on China's infrastructure development and investment.
• Michelle Moore, Federal Environmental Executive of the Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President of the United States, will give an overview of the U.S. government's key legislative mandates, including efforts at the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. General Services Administration.
• Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will address the country's plans for road-building to revive foreign interest in investing in Indian infrastructure.
• David Wyss, Chief Economist at McGraw-Hill's Standard & Poor's, will give a global economic outlook.

Other prestigious speakers include:

• Khaled Awad, Development Director, Masdar
• Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems, Inc.
• Fiona Cousins, Principal, Arup
• Michael Della Rocca, President, Halcrow, North America
• Dan Epstein, Head of Sustainable Development & Regeneration, Olympic Delivery Authority
• Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd
• C. Michiel Jaski, Member Executive Board, ARCADIS NV
• Felipe Montoro Jens, CEO, Odebrecht Investments in Infrastructure
• Conor Kelly, Managing Director, Scotia Capital
• James von Klemperer, Design Principal, Kohn Pederson Fox Associates PC
• Scott Kolbrenner, Managing Director, Co-Head, Infrastructure Services & Materials Group, Houlihan Lokey
• Raymond Elliott Levitt, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director, Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects, Stanford University
• Zimi Meka, CEO, Ausenco Group
• Omar Mustafa Waqfi, Specifications Manager, Masdar
• Thor Geir Ramleth, SVP & CIO, Bechtel Group Inc.
• Charles D. Reid, Senior EVP – Design & Construction, Gale International, LLC
• Juan Santamaria, COO, ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc.
• James Thompson, Chief Executive, International Government Services, AECOM
• Ian Tyler, Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty
• Alberto Aleman Zubieta, CEO, Panama Canal Authority

The founding partner is the China International Contractors Association. Platinum sponsors include Bentley and Halcrow. AECOM and Parsons are silver sponsors. The Construction Users Roundtable, Business Monitor International, Society for Marketing Professional Services, and U.S.-India Business Council are supporting sponsors. For more information or to register, visit http://construction.com/events/globalsummitny. Early bird discounts are available through March 3. For press passes, call +1 212-904-6390.

About McGraw-Hill Construction

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