Program Welcome & Introduction

Paul Bonington - view bio»
Vice President Media
Publisher, Engineering News-Record
McGraw-Hill Construction

Stephen Jones - view bio»
Senior Director
McGraw-Hill Construction

It has been said that the future is already here, but unevenly distributed. If this is the case, then the way in which we will be working, designing, living can be observed someplace on the planet today. Chris’s keynote address will be structured around what he calls the 3N’s: the Now, the New and the Next. He will begin by sharing some of the technological tool sets and how they are being utilized on projects today. He’ll then talk about some of the ways in which he, and his colleagues at Arup, are envisioning the technology that they will be engaging very soon. Chris will conclude by sharing some thoughts on the larger global context within which we are all working.

Chris Luebkeman - view bio»
Director, Global Foresight & Innovation
Arup

Leveraging Technology to Build Smart

Emerging technologies are enabling users to capture existing civil and infrastructure conditions, comparatively analyze alternative design solutions, construction sequencing scenarios, sustainability impact and other complex aspects of projects with increasing speed, accuracy and sophistication. This has a profound impact on expediting decision-making and optimizing design, construction and operations processes. Panelists will share their experiences and forecast the coming impacts of these advances.

Moderator:
Stephen Jones - view bio»
Senior Director
McGraw-Hill Construction

Panelists:
Paul DiGiacobbe, P.E. - view bio»
Associate Vice President
Director of Strategic Technology – Incubation
The HNTB Companies

James Vandezande - view bio»
Principal
HOK

FutureTech in Record Time

Jeremy Larsen - view bio»
Product Manager
Viewpoint Construction Software

FutureTech for the Jobsite

Users will discuss how they are leveraging advances in mobile devices, wireless connections, software and services to bridge the ‘last mile' in electronic data exchange: completing the path from the office to the job trailer, to the workface and back.

Moderator:
Tom Sawyer - view bio»
Senior Editor, Information Technology
Engineering News-Record

Panelists:
Jason Burns - view bio»
Vice President of Technology
Hunter Roberts Construction Group

Sam Lamonica - view bio»
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Rosendin Electric

Will Senner, LEED AP BD+C - view bio»
Assistant Project Manager
Skanska

FutureTech in Record Time: Utilizing Modern Connectivity Tools to Maximize Productivity and Efficiency

Webcor will demonstrate how they successfully leveraged CMiC Real Time Integration (RTI) and XML to develop an RTI adapter that automatically updates and transfers data between CMiC and alternate systems, yielding an ROI for the life of the project projected at 823%. Prior to developing the RTI adapter, Webcor’s teams manually adjusted data in concurrent systems to keep track of progress.

Gregg Davis - view bio»
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Webcor Builders

Bassem Hamdy - view bio»
Chief Marketing Officer
CMiC

Recap of Day One

Stephen Jones - view bio»
Senior Director
McGraw-Hill Construction

CIO Roundtable

CIO's from an architectural, engineering, contracting firm, subcontracting firm and an owner, will discuss their perspectives on several topics, including the cost of integrating modern technologies.

Moderator:
Isaac Sacolick - view bio»
Vice President, Technology
McGraw-Hill Construction

Panelists:
Allen Emerick - view bio»
IT Director
Skanska

Paul Audsley - view bio»
Director of IT - Practice
NBBJ

Mark Cervenka - view bio»
Facilities Manager
Texas A&M Health Science Center

David Morris - view bio»
Director of Virtual Construction
EMCOR Construction Services

IT from the CFO Perspective

In today’s business environment the promise of IT investments and their actual performance fall under the review of the CFO.  Join CFOs from major construction companies as they discuss the IT issues that present challenges to their companies as they work to build better bottom lines.  The panel will provide insights into such questions as:

• What drives decisions around technology investments in this economic climate?
• What do they look for and what are some “red flags” when they are asked to make an investment in technology?
• What do they consider their most important IT investments and how did they measure their success?
• How do they deal with the constant pressure to upgrade existing technologies?
• IT staffing concerns?
• What ROI measurements of technology investments do they use?
• CFO concerns about BIM-in-the-cloud technology investments?

Moderator:
Stuart Binstock - view bio»
President & Chief Executive Officer
Construction Financial Management Association

Panelists:
Scott Fairgrieve - view bio»
Chief Financial Officer
Shimmick Construction Co., Inc.

Marjorie A. Goss - view bio»
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Cupertino Electric, Inc.

Antonio Santos - view bio»
Controller
XL Construction Corporation

Millennials in Construction

Panelists will discuss balancing the knowledge of the older generation with the technical alacrity of the younger.

Moderator:
Oscia Wilson, AIA - view bio»
Chief Executive Officer
Boiled Architecture

Jill Brown - view bio»
Assistant Project Manager, LEED AP
Nibbi Brothers General Contractors

Sean Estill - view bio»
Project Manager/Senior Estimator
Leland Saylor Associates in SF

Jonatan Schumacher - view bio»
Integration Engineer
Thornton Tomasetti

Closing Remarks

Stephen Jones
Senior Director
McGraw-Hill Construction