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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

On the East Coast, it’s the Moles Annual Dinner & Awards Gala on January 8, 2025, held in New York City, then on the West Coast it is the Beavers on January 17, 2025, in Los Angeles followed by the AGC of California’s Installation Gala on February 7, 2025, in San Francisco.  All of these major construction-industry events lead up to what has become the world’s largest gathering of LGBT/Allied businesses in Construction, Design, Engineering and Large-Scale Real Estate Development known as BuildIT’s Founders Day!

 

Join us as nearly 1,200 LGBT/Allied business owners, professionals, tradespeople, public agency/owners, stakeholders from around the world gather at the InterContinental Hotel in DTLA for our Founders Day Conference and Gala Dinner and Awards Program. Our theme this year is GLOBAL!

 

Immediately following the Gala Dinner & Awards join us for the highest ‘After-Party’ in the industry as we take over the entire 73rd Floor of the InterContinental known as Spire 73!

 

Five outstanding individuals from throughout the world will be honored for their extraordinary business acumen, success and ability to ‘move the dial’ in a significant way as it relates to workforce development and inclusion.  

 

We have so much in store for you – it will truly be one of the biggest, most high-energy evenings within the Design & Construction Industry!

 

If you, your company or project team would like to be a sponsor of this world-class event please reach out to us at:  info@build-it.world



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FOUNDERS DAY SCHEDULE

12:00 pm:  Registration Opens
12:30 pm:  Golden Pitch Session One
1:30 pm:  Golden Pitch Session Two
2:45 pm:  High Speed Rail Panel
4:00 pm:  VIP Reception (invitation only)
4:30 pm:  Gala Reception
6:00 pm:  Gala Dinner & Awards
8:00 pm:  After Party at Spire 73

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2025 FOUNDERS DAY EXECUTIVE
WORKING GROUP

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TALIN ESPINOZA
Royal Electric
OUR EVENT CO-CHAIR

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VIGOR LAM
Jacobs
OUR EVENT CO-CHAIR

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ANDREW YOSHIMURA
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OUR EVENT OPERATIONS CO-CHAIR

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RAEWYN BUTCHER
Ghirardelli Associates
OUR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CO-CHAIR

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SCOTT BLAIR
Engineering News Record
OUR EVENT EMCEE

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STAY AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES 

 

 

Stay with us at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown as part of our BuildIT Founders Day Experience!

We invite you to stay with us at the iconic InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Please use the link below to take you to BuildIT’s online Room Block Reservation Page which is administered by InterContinental Hotels & Resorts.

Our ‘Group Rate’ of $239 (per night) is available on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, and Thursday, May 29, 2025.

The link below will provide you with the option to reserve a room with:

  • 2 Queen Classic OR 1 King Classic

  • LA Skyline View

  • 415-435 Square-Foot Room with Separate Bath and Walk-In Shower

  • Non-smoking

  • Daily Facility Fee Waived

Please note that a $39 Daily Facility Fee will ‘show up’ on top of the special BuildIT Room Rate. This ‘Additional Charge’ will be waived by InterContinental and NOT charged to you.

If you have specific questions regarding booking your special BuildIT Room Rate, please contact: Jennifer Olarte at jenniferolarte@ghirardelliassoc.com.

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