Officials for the San Francisco-based Construction SuperConference, now in its twenty-second year, just announced that Stephen Sandherr, CEO of the Associated Contractors of America (AGC), will present the conference’s closing lunch keynote address. Entitled, “The State of the Construction Industry,” Sandherr will explore the current state of affairs in the industry including the workforce shortage, construction commodity prices, the infrastructure crisis, emerging technologies and industry collaboration. He will highlight the just released industry ConsensusDOCS contracts, collaboratively drafted by 20 organizations, that is transforming the construction industry’s use of contract documents.

Sandherr joined AGC’s staff in 1984 as assistant director of Collective Bargaining Services. From 1986 to 1989 he served as AGC’s director of Congressional Relations. He practiced law with the firm of Thompson, Mann and Hutson in Washington, DC, from 1989 to 1990, and served as labor and small business counsel for the National Association of Home Builders from 1990 to 1991. He rejoined AGC as executive director of Congressional Relations and was promoted to chief executive officer in 1997.

Sandherr’s current role as CEO is to maintain relations with AGC’s 96 chapters nationwide, coordinate government relations activities and enhance AGC’s involvement with business coalitions. In 2006, the American Society of Association Executives cited AGC as one of nine “remarkable” associations in its landmark study “7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don’t.”

Sandherr is a 1980 graduate of the University of Scranton with a B.S. in political science. He earned his law degree from the Catholic University of America in 1983, and is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia. He is a trustee of the National Building Museum in Washington.

The conference will take place on Dec. 12 – 14 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. To register for this event or for additional information, visit www.ConstructionSuperConference.com.