Join your peers as industry experts meet to discuss the most important issues affecting the development and construction sectors in 2009 and beyond.

The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the General Building Contractors Association to present this timely program – featuring experts in real estate and construction, industry executives, and regional leaders. In addition to two informative panel discussions, Q & A sessions, and exhibiting, you will have opportunities to network with industry colleagues and build your business.

Keynote Address:
The Honorable James P. Creedon, Secretary
Department of General Services, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Secretary Creedon is strategically involved in the Commonwealth's allocation of federal funds from the economic recovery bill - including streamlining the contracting process to ignite the flow of money to highway and bridge projects.  Learn more about Pennsylvania's plans and how businesses can benefit from this bill:  from affordable housing construction and renovating school district buildings to upgrading aging water/sewer systems and promoting business and residential energy efficiency.

Panel I:  Infrastructure
"Horizontal Construction leads to Vertical Construction"
Moderator:  Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Christopher Holliday, Vice President, STV Incorporated
Jeffrey D. Knueppel, Chief Engineer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Paul K. Marchetti, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST)
Barry Seymour, Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Panel II:  Minority-owned Business Opportunities
"Cultivating Diversity in the Construction Industry"
Moderator:  Walter P. Palmer 3rd, President and CEO, GBCA
Michael Bell, Executive Director, City of Philadelphia's Office of Economic Opportunity
Angelo Perryman, President, Perryman Building and Construction, Inc.
Judith Ritter, President, Ritter Contracting, Inc.
Carl E. Singley, Chairman, Mayor's Advisory Commission on Construction Industry Diversity

Looking to reach this targeted audience of professionals?
RESERVE YOUR TABLETOP EXHIBIT TODAY!

If you are looking to reach a targeted audience of professionals
in the construction, real estate and development fields reserve a
tabletop exhibit at this year’s Region on the Rise: A Construction and Real
Estate Development Forum.

Tabletop Exhibits Include:

• 6 foot skirted display table
• Identification sign
• 2 tickets to the program
• Company listing in the exhibitor guide
• Company listing on Region on the Rise event page on greaterphilachamber.com

Limited Space Available!
No electricity, drape, or ability to hang materials

2009 EXHIBITORS TO-DATE:

1. General Building Contractors Association (GBCA)*
2. All Source Business Capital, Inc.
3. Bridgepoint Insurance Group
4. Chesapeake Solar (a groSolar Company)
5. Clean Earth, Inc. 
6. Corner to Corner Construction
7. Corporate Interiors
8. The Philadelphia Cruise Terminal/Cruise Philly*
9. ETS Scholarship & Recognition Programs
10. Grasso Holdings*
11. Party Rental Ltd.*
12. Philadelphia Business Journal*
13. STV Incorporated*
14. The TASA Group, Inc.
15. Turner Construction*
16. Worknet Occupational Medicine

*indicates event sponsor

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!  Please contact Tara Pizzo at 215-790-3625 for more information regarding sponsorship.

PARKING
Free parking available for attendees located at 13th and Flagship in the Navy Yard.

DIRECTIONS
For directions visit: www.cruisephilly.com/pages/visitors/directions.php

BUS TRANSPORTATION
By SEPTA:  Route 17 South Philadelphia to Penn's Landing via 19th and 20th Street Service The Navy Yard.  For detailed information visit:  www.septa.org