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7:30 am Check In & Networking
Overcoming Regulatory Constraints
8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:40 am Panel: Exploring Government Regulation & Prefabrication Implementation Across the United States
Synopsis
- Developing a regulatory framework for prefab construction to streamline approvals across multiple states
- Creating a pre-certification process for modular units, ensuring compliance with varying state building codes
- Establishing an interstate task force to monitor regulatory updates and standardize prefab adoption
9:40 am Chair’s Morning Close
9:50 am Morning Refreshments & Networking
Track One: Owner Playbook, Programming & Project Set-Up
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Managing Project Partner Relationships
10.50 am Highlighting Your Expectations to Project Teams to Enhance AEC Alignment with Operational Needs
Chris Lagana, Executive Director of Design & Construction, John Hopkins Medicine
11.35 am Panel: Building the Future: Modular Construction & Innovation in Airport Development
Thomas Lyon, Senior Vice President of Airport Development, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Michael Christensen, Assistant General Manager Airports of Chief Development Officer, Los Angeles World Airport
Khaled Naja, CEO, Core Group Partners
Palmina Whelan, Capital Program Construction, The New Terminal One
12.45 pm Lunch
Striving for Excellence & Efficiency
1.45 pm Exploring Developer-Led Responsibility for More Sustainable Solutions
Allan Bedwell, Chief Sustainability Officer, Clark Pacific
2.30 pm Audience Discussion: Rethinking Installation & Integration: The Owner’s Perspective on Mitigating Risk of Rework & Wasted Time
Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters
Andy Tolbert, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Echelon Data Centres
Marc Paolicelli, Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Officer, RK Industries
Catherine Donnolley, President, Delicate Balance Consulting
Stephen Keiser, NAM Operations Leader, Senior Director, Schnieder Electric
3.10 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
Looking to the Future
4:00 pm Enabling the Green Energy Transition Through Long-Duration Batteries
Synopsis
- Leveraging precasting and advanced construction technologies to reduce costs and improve efficiency in long-duration energy storage (LDES) systems
- The impact of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and lean six-sigma (LSS) optimization on the scalability of grid-scale LDES solutions
- Overcoming challenges in constructability, durability, and temperature control to enable effective integration of LDES with renewable energy grid