
National Marcum Construction Summit Webinar – Part 1
Overview
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The National Marcum Construction Summit Webinar, presented with World Insurance Associates, Inc. is dedicated to updating construction contractors on the economic state of, and current issues facing, the construction industry.
Presentations
The Insurance & Bonding Industry vs. COVID-19: Affects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on your Commercial Insurance and Bonding Program.
Jeff Deldin, Partner, World Insurance Associates LLC
The COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented federal, state and local government efforts to stop and mitigate its spread has had a significant impact on the economy. The insurance and surety industry has been impacted and their environment has changed in regards to providing contractors with insurance and bonding products and services. What should your company be doing about it and how can you prepare for the future to ensure your insurance and bonding programs remain open, competitive and flexible.
Return of the Economist: COVID-19 Economic Update
Anirban Basu, Chief Economist, Marcum LLP
COVID-19 has rocked what had appeared to be a nearly invincible economy; one associated with substantial job growth, multi-decade lows in unemployment, sturdy compensation increases, robust retail sales, low inflation, and strong financial market performance. Underneath that strong performance, however, was a set of fragilities that have been exposed by the pandemic. This webinar speaks to our current economic circumstances, how difficult things are likely to become over the foreseeable future, and the contours of the brisk recovery to come thereafter.
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Speakers
Keynote Speaker

Anirban Basu
Mr. Anirban Basu is Marcum’s Chief Economist and Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Pennsylvania and Cambodia. The firm provides strategic analytical services to energy suppliers, law firms, medical systems, government agencies, and real estate developers among others.
In 2014, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appointed him Chair of the Maryland Economic Development Commission. He also serves as chairman of the Baltimore County Economic Advisory Committee. He is also the Chief Economist to Associated Builders and Contractors and Chief Economic Advisor to the Construction Financial Management Association. He serves similar functions for Visit Baltimore, the Maryland Association of Realtors, and Marcum LLP..
He lectures at Johns Hopkins University in Global Strategy and has also taught international economics, urban economics, micro- and macroeconomics at Hopkins. His radio show can be heard weekdays on 88.1FM, WYPR, Baltimore.
In both 2007 and 2016, the Daily Record newspaper selected Mr. Basu as one of Maryland’s 50 most influential people. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.
Mr. Basu has been on many boards over time, including First Mariner Bank, the Baltimore City Public School System, Port Discovery, the Baltimore School for the Arts, and Union Memorial Hospital. He is currently on the boards of St. Mary’s College, the University System of Maryland Foundation, the Center for Emerging Media, the Lyric Opera House and the Archdiocese of Baltimore School System.
Mr. Basu earned his B.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1990. He earned his Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and his Master’s in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. His Juris Doctor was earned at the University Of Maryland School of Law.
Showcase Sponsor Speaker

Jeff Deldin
Mr. Deldin is the former President of Bruen Deldin DiDio Associates, Inc. based in Brewster, NY. He began his surety career in 1990 and became a surety bond broker and construction insurance broker in 1995.
Mr. Deldin received his B.S. in Business Finance from the University of Connecticut. He sits on various agency council boards with key insurance carriers. Jeff is involved with local, regional, and national construction trade organizations as well as insurance and bond associations. He has also served as a member of the ABC-CT Board of Directors for 12 years.
Sponsorships
Interested in Sponsoring?
To secure your sponsorship or inquire about other sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Kristin Bodner, Marketing Manager, Marcum LLP
kristin.bodner@marcumllp.com or 860.760.0714
Showcase Sponsor $5,000 (SOLD)
- Company logo prominently displayed on all event promotional materials as the “Showcase Sponsor”
- Company logo displayed on all presentation slides
- Verbal acknowledgment of company at start and conclusion of webinar
- Company message and link to website displayed on post event follow‑up “Thank you” email
- Listing of all webinar registrants, including attendee view
- Opportunity to host a webinar as part of the Marcum Construction National Webinar Series
- Opportunity to have written thought‑leadership article featured in Marcumʼs Quarterly Construction Email Newsletter (Fall Issue)
National Webinar Series Speaker Sponsor $4,000 (SOLD)
- Company logo prominently displayed on promotional materials as the “National Webinar Series Speaker Sponsor” for part two of the Construction Summit webinar series event on October 8th, 2020
- Introduction of featured speaker
- Company logo displayed on all presentation slides
- Verbal acknowledgment of company at start and conclusion of webinar
- Company message and link to website displayed on post event follow-up “Thank you” email
- Listing of all webinar registrants, including attendee view
Regional Webinar Speaker Sponsor $3,000 (SOLD)
New England | Nashville | Florida | Chicago | California | Ohio (1 available per region)
- Opportunity to host a webinar with a Marcum construction group expert in selected region
- Company logo displayed on slide during closing remarks of Keynote presentation
- Regional webinar promotion through Marcum channels
- Receipt of attendee list post regional webinar
Supporting Sponsor $1,500
- Company logo displayed on slide during opening and closing remarks
- Company logo displayed on all event promotional materials as the “Supporting Sponsor”
- Company logo and website link on post event follow‑up “Thank you” email
- Receipt of attendee list post event (name, title, company only)
Sponsors
Showcase Sponsor
World Insurance Associates LLC
World Insurance Associates’ mission is to provide world-class asset and lifestyle protection with insurance, risk management, and benefit consulting services for individuals and businesses. We provide value by aligning with the best insurance companies, investing in technology, and attracting and retaining the most talented team of professionals in the insurance industry.
National Presenting Sponsors
Acumatica
Acumatica’s cloud-based construction accounting software provides the best path for transforming your business to thrive in the new digital economy. Built on cloud and mobile technology and a unique customer-centric licensing model, Acumatica delivers a suite of fully integrated construction software, including financials with job cost accounting, project management, field service, CRM and mobile.
With Acumatica you’ll improve margins, increase project control, and streamline time-intensive processes so you can build better wherever you are.
Viewpoint
Trimble Viewpoint construction software solutions, part of Trimble Connected Construction, allow contractors to better manage their projects, processes and people, using the data gathered to lower risk and improve margins. With more than 40 percent of the ENR 400 on our platforms, Trimble Viewpoint innovations are transforming the construction industry by connecting operations across financial and HR systems, project management tools and mobile field solutions.
Regional Webinar Sponsors
Deltek + ComputerEase
Deltek + ComputerEase is the leading construction software provider of user-friendly job costing accounting, project management, and payroll services, supporting contractors as they grow. Our mission is to deliver solutions that help customers connect and automate the project lifecycle that fuels their business. We help contractors stay in control from any location, offering affordable tools to proactively manage jobs, inventory, finances, and people. Our simplified solutions increase visibility, provide transparency, and mitigate risk throughout the entire job lifecycle
Prophix
Prophix unified Corporate Performance Management platform centralizes all your financial information and ensures your project job cost information is always in sync with your accounting. With a single source of the truth, everyone – from the field to the office, is always working with the most up-to-date cost information, preventing cost over-runs, reworks and project delays.
Viewpoint
Trimble Viewpoint construction software solutions, part of Trimble Connected Construction, allow contractors to better manage their projects, processes and people, using the data gathered to lower risk and improve margins. With more than 40 percent of the ENR 400 on our platforms, Trimble Viewpoint innovations are transforming the construction industry by connecting operations across financial and HR systems, project management tools and mobile field solutions.