Speakers

President, FireStarter Speaking

Wally Adamchik is a nationally recognized leadership consultant, author, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer. With deep experience across construction and skilled trades, Wally works with contractors to strengthen culture, improve performance, and develop leaders at every level. His books — No Yelling and Construction Leadership from A to Z — offer practical, real-world guidance rooted in the demands of the industry.

Founder, Human Side Of Construction

Angelo Suntres is a seasoned operations leader, speaker, and author with a passion for improving the construction industry at the intersection of strategy and people. His career spans leadership roles across construction, where he has built a reputation for delivering practical insights and fresh perspectives on workforce development. As the author of Human Side of Construction and Rebuild Construction, Angelo shares frameworks that help leaders navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.

Flow Storyteller

Charlie Dunn is Manager of Lean Construction at Mortenson, where he helps project teams use flow, visual planning and prefabrication to deliver complex work more safely and predictably. Over his career he has led more than 2.5 million square feet of distribution, energy and mission critical projects with zero recordable injuries and has been recognized by the World Association of Nuclear Operators for his use of 4D planning in project delivery. Charlie is known for connecting Lean, storytelling and “on the ground” experimentation so that crews, foremen and project leaders can actually change how work happens on site, not just talk about it in the boardroom.

Resilience Strategist, Author

Mandy Gill is a resilience strategist, bestselling author and endurance athlete who has helped more than 10,000 people achieve their goals through her behaviour change app, Hooked on Healthy Habits. Drawing on one of the world’s largest datasets on goal setting and resilience, plus her own extreme mountain experiences, she equips leaders and teams with practical tools to navigate pressure and turn setbacks into an advantage.

Her clients range from elite military units such as the US Navy to global organizations including adidas, DocuSign, TD Bank and Manulife. A former media host who interviewed icons such as Lady Gaga and Rihanna, Mandy combines entrepreneurial experience with Harvard leadership training and is a two time Women of Distinction nominee. Her 2025 book, Reset with Resilience, offers a data backed roadmap for staying strong when the stakes are high.

Chief Engineer at EBFC AI

Felipe Engineer-Manriquez is a best-selling author, international keynote speaker, The EBFC Show podcast host, and proven construction change-maker from million to billion dollar-sized projects and companies worldwide implementing Lean and Agile practices. Engineer-Manriquez helps people work twice as fast with half the effort - easier, better, and faster. Felipe is a Registered Scrum Trainer™ (RST), Registered Scrum Master™ (RSM), and enables change via blogging, coaching, social media, and his book, Construction Scrum. He is also a Lean Construction Institute Chairman’s Award recipient for his contributions to the industry.