2025 YL Conference to be Held in Wilmington!

250+ Commercial Construction Young Professionals Expected

The 10th Annual 2025 Young Leader Conference is now open for registration! We look forward to seeing you in November! 

Get ready to grow your leadership skills, build your network, and enjoy waterfront vibes at the 10th Annual CAGC Young Leader Conference—designed exclusively for industry professionals 45 and younger.

Join us at Hotel Ballast, Wilmington’s favorite downtown riverfront hotel, just steps from local breweries, great restaurants, and scenic views. This year’s agenda combines forward-thinking education with plenty of time to build valuable professional connections.

What to expect:

🔹 Keynote address: Strategic Insights: Leveraging Data to Optimize Performance Across Generations
🔹 Building Resilient Construction Teams Workshop
🔹 Golf Outing*
🔹 Casino Night Social
🔹 Over 5 networking opportunities
🔹 And more! 

Keynote Address

Strategic Insights: Leveraging Data to Optimize Performance Across Generations
Kamber Parker Bowden, Founder & CEO, Generational Performance Solutions

Kamber Parker Bowden, an award-winning speaker and author, set out to be the bridge between ambitious professionals and forward thinking companies. While we began with a focus on young professionals, today, Generational Performance Solutions, formerly YoPro Know, is a leader in generational dynamics and intergenerational communication. We leverage an extensive knowledge base built from over 10,000 interviews with young and experienced professionals and 50,000 hours of content, covering professionals across North America in over 65 industries. This wealth of information informs our strategies, helping you understand, hire, and retain a workforce that is engaged, motivated, and aligned with your company’s values. Learn more about Kamber Parker Bowden.

Friday Workshop

Building Resilient Construction Teams Workshop
Thomas Epperson, Vice President of Culture at Luck Companies & Founder of InnerWill Leadership Institute

Dr. Tom Epperson is the Vice President of Culture at Luck Companies, the oldest family-held and family-led aggregate company in the United States, and one of the founders of InnerWill Leadership Institute, Luck Companies’ nonprofit that teaches leaders how to build Values-Based Organizations that ignite human potential.

With a doctorate in leadership from The George Washington University and over twenty years of experience as a leadership coach, facilitator, and speaker, Dr. Epperson has helped transform hundreds of organizations.

Members Say it Best!

I attended my first Young Leaders Conference in 2024 and I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it. I think the speakers and their presentation styles were different enough to where it didn’t ever feel like too much of the same thing or something I was looking forward to ending. Specifically, I appreciated Joe Clark, Lisa Beaty, Hattie Hunter, and Tyler Enslin. The Economic Report was also something I enjoyed hearing about with the whys and hows of what has happened and what is projected to happen.

The hotel was top notch and with that, the food served and the rooftop coupled with the location was really neat. It seemed like everyone enjoyed the Casino Night and it kept everyone’s interest and attention with the fun games.

Thank you for all that you’ve done this year and helping to put together the Young Leaders Conference. From my perspective it was a success and something I will be looking forward to attending next year.

Doug Francavilla
Project Manager, Concrete Division
Wayne Brothers Companies