Travis Okel
Director - Purchasing Gilbane Building Company
Seminars
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Panel Discussion: Becoming Better Partners as Manufacturers & Contractors in Direct Sourcing Relationships to Extract Maximum Value & Solve Problems Collaboratively
8:40 am
- Building trust through clear communication of program goals and expectations surrounding risk-sharing
- Creating open forums for honest feedback to identify and address pain points contractors experience with manufacturers, and vice versa, enabling continuous improvement and stronger collaboration
- Facilitating education and support around direct sourcing maturity, helping contracting/manufacturing partners move from initial adoption to optimized partnerships: How does this differ across general and trade contractor?
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Embedding Contractual Safeguards With Clients to Reduce Downstream Risk in a Volatile Economic Climate
1:40 pm
- Identifying the types of contract clauses that protect your business and sharing sample clause language that strengthens supplier accountability and mitigates risk
- Collaborating with legal teams to accelerate procurement processes without compromising compliance or risk mitigation
- Educating clients on their role in procurement contracts to ensure shared accountability and alignment on risk, performance expectations and delivery responsibilities
