Venue
Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel
Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA

What is Qwoted?

Qwoted is a free expert network: we help reporters connect with experts & we help those same experts build relationships with top reporters.

Event Date Mon Aug 12 CDT - Wed Aug 14 CDT (10 months ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Mon Aug 12 1:00am - Wed Aug 14 1:00am
Location Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel
5300 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
Region Americas
Details

Aligning Technology & Operations Teams to Maximize ROI of Technology Adoption

The 9th annual conference will be your best opportunity in 2024 to benchmark your technology initiatives and gain insights from pioneering contractors who have transformed their construction processes though cutting-edge technologies and streamlined workflows.

You will hear plenty of real-life case studies detailing why specific tools and processes were adopted, the challenges encountered, and the tangible results achieved, so you have everything you need to apply successful strategies within your organization.

If you are a VDC professional, work with BIM, engaged with field tools and the field team, or oversee the organizational innovation strategy at your company, here are the key highlights tailored specifically to you:
• Virtual Design & Construction
• Building Information Modeling
• Field Technology
• Technology & Innovation Leader

Speakers

2024 Speakers

James Barrett
Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President, Turner Construction Co

Steve Ruby
Chief Innovation Officer, McKinstry

Tomislav Zigo
Chief Technology Officer, Clayco

Amr Rafaat
Chief Innovation Officer, Windover Construction

Michael Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, Bush Construction

Bill Mazzetti
Senior Vice President, Rosendin Electric, Inc.

Michael Warren
Associate Vice President in Transportation, and Director of BIM, AECOM

Chantelle Menlove
Director of Technology & Innovation, Big-D Construction

Lutalo Webb
Vice President of Innovation, Guarantee Electrical Company

Marc Ciaramitaro
Vice President of Field Operations, Windover Construction

Alex Belkofer
Senior VDC Director, McCarthy Building Companies Inc.

Akira Togawa
Senior Director of Business Automation & Intelligence, Harris Company

Joshua Weyand
Director of Emerging Technologies, Suffolk Construction

Thai Nguyen
Director of Innovation, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Aaron Anderson
Director - Innovation, Swinerton Inc.

Paul Hedgepath
Director of VDC, M J Harris

Nate Nielson
Senior Director of BIM and VDC, Harris Co.

Maxwell Nichols
Director of VDC, Okland Construction

Jared Redelman
Director of Project Controls & VDC, Bowen Engineering Corporation

Josh Nelson
Director of Technology Experience, Power Design

Eric Stenstrom
Director - Information Technology, Power Construction Company

Lucas Manos
Director of I.T Application, Ryan Companies

Chris Weaver
Director of Technology, Andy J. Egan

Ian McGaw
Senior Manager of Product Innovation, Global, Vantage Data Centers

Rudy Orona
Senior BIM & VDC Coordinator, Cupertino Electric

Fernando Rivas
Senior VDC Manager, McCarthy Building Companies

Scott Lauwasser
Senior Regional VDC Manager, The Boldt Company

Jake Lester
VDC Regional Manager, Rogers-O'Brien Construction

Angelo Lago
Senior VDC Manager, Hensel Phelps

Li Jiang
Innovation Manager, BNBuilders

Ben Stocker
Senior Construction Technologist, Skender

Kyle Tomak
VDC Manager, Hensel Phelps

Kevin Wanner
VDC Manager, Turner Construction

Kyle Dozier
Senior Account Manager - Enterprise Sales, GoFormz

Varun Raja
VDC Project Manager, DPR Construction

Roy Malcom
VDC Leader, DPR Construction

Mitch Cornelius
Technology Leader, Fortis Construction

Will Dam
BIM & VDC Manager, Andersen Construction

Kevin Kendellen
Construction Technology Manager, Riley Construction

Alison Hart
Project Solution Manager, Mortenson Construction

Jay Mathes
Virtual Construction Lead, Miron Construction

Spencer Easton
Lean Innovation Champion, Mortenson Construction

Jackson Murphy
VDC Manager, McCarthy Building Companies

Stuart Drahota
Field Technology Leader, DPR Construction

Tam Nguyen
Senior Innovation Engineer, BNBuilders

Dustin Ridley
VDC Leader, DPR Construction

Leah Royalty
Innovation Strategist, The Haskell Company

Clay Greene
Construction Technology Specialist, Garney Construction

Jorge Tubella
Robotics and Research Lead, The Haskell Company

Kritika Patel
Senior Project Engineer, BNBuilders

Austin Sauerteig
Project Engineer, Bowen Engineering Corporation

Tamoghna Ghosh
VDC Project Engineer, DPR Construction

David Meeks
Assistant Project Manager, Garney Construction

Nick Freshour
Construction Superintendent, DPR Construction

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Partners

LEAD PARTNER:
• Autodesk Construction Cloud

EXPERTISE PARTNERS:
• Bridgit
• Procore

PROGRAM PARTNERS:
• DroneDeploy
• Applied Software Technology

INNOVATION PARTNERS:
• GoFormz
• Global eTraining

EXHIBITION PARTNERS:
• RDO Equipment Co.
• NavVis
• PLOT
• ENG
• Revizto
• vGIS
• Roger
• Cupix
• Elecosoft
• ZELUS
• Dalux
• SmartPM
• Clearstory
• Quickbase
• Datumate
• Schedule Validator
• cmBuilder
• Team D3
• InEight
• ConstructivIQ
• VIM
• Resolve

EVENT PARTNER:
• ConstructN