Webinar: Risk Management for Public & Private Capital Projects

Successful capital projects depend on more than staying on schedule. They require strong documentation, informed decisions, and clear visibility across every stage of delivery.

Our panel brings together professionals with decades of experience in engineering, project management, construction law, and owner project delivery. Together, they'll discuss the patterns they see across successful and struggling projects—and the practical steps organizations can take to identify risk before it becomes a claim, delay, or costly surprise.

When: August 5th, 2pm EDT
Where: Zoom meeting

Dan Allwardt

Managing Principal at KPFF Consulting Engineers

Dan Allwardt has spent his career helping owners deliver complex capital projects through effective engineering, project management, and owner representation. His experience provides a practical perspective on how project teams identify emerging issues, improve coordination, and support better project outcomes.

Perspective you'll hear:

Managing complex capital projects from the owner's perspective
Improving coordination across project teams
Recognizing early indicators of project risk
Building confidence through stronger project oversight

Steve Litchfield

Managing Partner at Litchfield Malone McDonald LLP

Steve Litchfield brings the legal perspective to project risk. Working with construction owners, contractors, and project teams, he has extensive experience helping organizations understand how documentation, communication, and project decisions affect contractual outcomes when disputes arise.

Perspective you'll hear:

What documentation matters most when projects encounter challenges
Common issues that lead to construction claims
How proactive project management reduces legal exposure
Lessons learned from real-world project disputes

Don Oates

Principal at KPFF Consulting Engineers

Don Oates has decades of experience helping owners plan and deliver capital projects across diverse environments. His work focuses on strengthening project delivery, improving communication between stakeholders, and helping organizations maintain confidence in project execution.

Perspective you'll hear:

Practical approaches to managing project delivery
Improving owner visibility throughout the project lifecycle
Communication strategies that reduce uncertainty
Lessons from delivering complex capital programs

Laura Nee

Creator & CEO, VPO

With more than 40 years in the construction industry, Laura Nee has worked alongside owners to improve project visibility, strengthen governance, and support better decision-making across complex capital programs. As the creator of VPO, she brings decades of experience helping organizations establish systems that provide owners with greater confidence throughout project delivery.

Perspective you'll hear:

Why owners often discover risk too late
Documentation as a leading indicator of project health
Building systems that improve visibility across multiple projects
Creating stronger accountability throughout the project lifecycle

Does this sound familiar?

Project reports say everything is on track—but leadership still gets surprised
Critical project information exists, but it's scattered across emails, spreadsheets, meeting notes, and individual teams
Everyone has data, yet no one is confident they're making decisions from the same picture
Executive updates require hours of chasing down status instead of understanding risk
By the time a problem appears in a report, the team has been living with it for weeks

You're not alone. Many owners struggle with visibility—not because they lack data, but because they lack shared understanding.