Event Calendar

Start Date: 3/18/2026 9:00 AM EDT
End Date: 3/18/2026 5:00 PM EDT

Venue Name: Sheraton Pentagon City

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Organization Name: DBIA Mid-Atlantic Region

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DBIA MID-ATLANTIC REGION SUMMIT

Educate, Advocate, Connect

 

 
Please join us for DBIA Mid-Atlantic Region's First Annual Summit Conference! 
Educate, Advocate, Connect is a call to action to use knowledge to support industry best practices, actively work for innovation, and build relationships to create impact.
We are offering 4.5 CEHs for all attendees.



Agenda At A Glance

8:00 AM  Registration Opens with Networking Breakfast
*Be sure to visit our Exhibitor Booths

9:15 AM  Opening Session with Keynote Speaker: Lisa Washington, DBIA | Executive Director/ CEO

Networking & Exhibitors Break

10:30 AM  Session #1: Building Trust: Balancing AI and Human Insight for Relationship-Driven Growth
Speakers:
Bree Beal, KCCT | Director of Business Development 
Whitney Stowell, Cribworks LLC | CEO & Founder

Networking & Exhibitors Break

12:00 PM  Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: Chris Daum, FMI Corporation | President & CEO

Networking & Exhibitors Break

1:30 PM  Session #2: Design Build - A 360 Water Flow
Speakers:
Brian Balchunas, HDR | East Region Wastewater Market Sector Leader, Sr. Vice President
Will Elledge, PE, Assoc DBIA, ACC, ELI-MP, DC Water | Director, Engineering & Technical Services
Thompson Hunt, MBA, Assoc. DBIA, Ferguson Waterworks | National Business Development Manager
Linnell Stanhope, Crowder Construction Company | Business Development
Moderator:
Bruce W. Husselbee, PhD, PE, BCEE, DBIA, HRSD Engineering | Engineer in Residence

Networking & Exhibitors Break

2:45 PM  Session #3: Owners, Designers, Builders: Aligning Perspectives to Deliver Transportation Success

Speakers:
Jeffrey Austin, PE, DBIA, Shirley Contracting Company, LLC | Vice President
Darell Fischer, PE, DBIA, Rinker Design Associates (RDA) | Chief Business Officer
Jeffrey T. Folden, PE, DBIA, MDOT SHA | Director, Office of Program and Alternative Delivery
Jeffrey A. Roby, PE, DBIA, VDOT | State Engineer ADP, Alternative Project Delivery Division
Moderator:
Shailendra Patel, PE, FDBIA, MBA, AI Engineers, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Design-Build Services

Concluding Remarks

4:00 PM Networking & Exhibitor Reception Mingle Immediately Following
*Be sure to visit our Exhibitor Booths

 

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