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Convene – Willis Tower
Convene – Willis Tower, 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, USA

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Event Date Tue Jul 23 CDT - Thu Jul 25 CDT (5 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Jul 23 1:00am - Thu Jul 25 1:00am
Location Convene – Willis Tower
233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606, USA
Region Americas
Details

The Construction Industry's Premier, Independent Tech Conference

For more than five years, this has been the premier gathering place for people on the frontlines of finding and implementing leading edge technology in the Construction Sector. Participants can network, learn about the latest trends in construction technology and gain data-driven insights from BuiltWorlds Analysts garnered via surveys of actual usage by construction companies. Nowhere else do industry technology adopters get the level of objective, comprehensive, and actionable insights on emerging technology adoption that they get at this event.

Topics Discussed:
• Enhancing Construction Site Safety with Technology
• Advancing Construction Project Management
• Strategies for Smooth Site Logistics Operations
• Site Sustainability & ESG Tracking
• Construction Fleet Solutions
• Preparing for AI and ML Integration
• Field Solutions & Project Software
• Scheduling Solutions
• Sustainable Jobsite Strategies & Solutions
• Maximizing Efficiency with Robotic Solutions

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Michael Pink
CEO, SmartPM

Alana Spencer
Vice President of Sustainability, Clayco

Sean Moran
Senior Project Manager / Director of Sustainability, Clayco

Eric Cylwik
Director of Innovation, The Sundt Companies

Rob Leon
Chief Innovation Officer, STO Building Group

Alan Espinoza
Solution Architect - Construction, Applied Software Graitec Group

Daniel Meissner
VP, Growth & Strategic Partnerships, EllisDon Corporation

Tyler Sewall
Senior Director, BuiltWorlds

Dr. Sarah Buchner
CEO, Trunk Tools

David Gaw
Chief Strategy Officer, Founder, Sensera Systems

Joel Hutchines
CPO, Slate.AI

Dan Williamson
Director of AI, Ryan Companies

Ivy Nguyen
Principal, Autotech Ventures

Hamzah Shanbari
Director of Innovation, Haskell

Janna Colucci
CEO, Bundle

Roger Yarrow
CEO, TrueLook

Kyle Hudson
Vice President, VIATechnik

George Perrett
Operational Excellence - Scaffolding, Peri GmbH

Ivan Mutis
Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology

Brady Mercer
National Planning & Scheduling Director, JE Dunn

Brandon Howell
Vice President - Scheduling, Layton Construction

John Overend
Innovation Engineer, Kiewit Corporation

Richard Fifita
Co-Founder & CEO, Veyor

Robert Davidsen
Fleet Technology Manager, Ozinga

Mihir Somalwar
Corporate Innovation Lead, Hensel Phelps

Kate MeLynda
President & Chief Business Officer, Formant

Brent Wadas
CEO, BotBuilt

Matt DeSarno
CEO, Verfico

Matthew Windmiller
Co-Founder, Optimized Building Intelligence

Seth Terry
CEO, New Day Hydrogen

Daniel Shaw
CEO / Co-Founder, Legman.io

Drew Carter
CEO, Whistle Rewards

Jim Mullen
Head of Finance & Strategy, UFP Industries

Jeff Danley
Director of Innovation, Burns & McDonnell

Sean Wrenn
Senior Analyst, BuiltWorlds

Audrey Lynch
Research Analyst, BuiltWorlds

Joe Glynn
Virtual Construction Manager, Clune Construction

Joshua Thomlinson Aaron
Sr Project Engineer, Gilbane Building Company

Lindsey Landwehr-Fasules
Director, Sustainability, Turner Construction

Sofie Richardson
Research Analyst, BuiltWorlds

Blake Jackson
Director, Sustainability, NORR

Brian Gallagher
Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor

Paul Cardis
Co-Founder and CEO, On3

Randi Lucas
Project Manager, Cord Meyer Development Company

Ahmad Hadavi
Clinical Professor, Northwestern University - MPM and EMDC

Brian Mulshine
Sr. Director, Maintenance Product Management, Trimble

Gabriel Wilcox
Director of Sustainable Design, Krueck Sexton Partners

Ben Preston
Co-Founder, COO, Gearflow

Josh Whisenant
CEO, Roger

Luke Powers
Founder, Gearflow

Drew DePriest
Director of Real Estate Operations Technology, McKesson

Aaron Toppston
Managing Partner, GS Futures

Zachary Laberge
Founder and CEO, Frenter

Brianne Stewart
Group Product Manager, Milwaukee Tool

Tim Swanson
Founder and CEO, Inherent L3C

Mani Golparvar
CSO and co-founder | Professor, Reconstruct

Patrick Purwin
VP of Sales, Field AI

Eleanor Gorski
CEO & President, Chicago Architecture Center

Ira Weiss
Partner, Hyde Park Venture Partners

Jenny Song
Principal, Navitas Capital

John Goecke
President, StratusVue

Maggie Kenefake
Founding Partner, Iron Prairie Ventures

Jason Blumberg
Managing Partner, Earth Foundry

Chad Freese
CEO, XCarbon Technologies

Alex Behar
Principal, Buoyant Ventures

Joe Benvenuto
Chief Operating Officer, LIFTbuild

David Hillman
VP, Integrated Technology Sales, International Truck

Catherine Witt
Senior Transformational Leader, Screever Co.

Elena Daniel
Senior Vice President and Head of Environment, Social and Governance, Logistics Property Company

Shelley Finnigan
Director, EMDC & MPM Programs, Northwestern University - MPM and EMDC

Akiko Kawai
Manager, Kubota Innovation Center Silicon Valley, Kubota

Yuji Doi
Director of Innovation and Incubation, Kajima

Luis Lara
Senior Decarbonization and Building Performance Manager, Jones Lang-LaSalle (JLL)

Joe Butterworth
Business Development Manager, Qualis Flow (QFlow)

Philippe Rival
CEO & Cofounder, Enlaye

Lee Mills
CEO, Pixly

james park
Sr. Director, Strategy, Trimble

Zack Birky
Sr. Investment Manager, Caterpillar

Victoria Leon
Vice President, Hyde Park Venture Partners

John Denbo
Project Executive, Graycor

Mike Trenski
Director of Construction Technology, AMLI Residential

Michael Ho
CEO, Bespoke Metrics

Alexandra McManus
CEO, Eyrus

Max Wineland
Business Transformation Manager, Barton Malow

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

PREMIER SPONSOR:
• SmartPM

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Compass
• Graycor
• Applied Software
• Trunktools
• Sensera Systems
• Matterport
• AEC Angels
• True Look
• Rooster Asset Tracking
• COEvolve
• Stack
• BIG

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Obi
• Botbuilt