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Main Conference - Day One

Tuesday, February 18

Main Conference - Day Two

Wednesday, February 19

7:30 am Check In & Networking

Overcoming Regulatory Constraints

8:30 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

  • Amy Marks Senior Vice President of Innovation, Compass Datacenters

8:40 am Panel: Exploring Government Regulation & Prefabrication Implementation Across the United States

  • Ryan Colker Vice President, Innovation, International Code Council
  • Jeff Brown State Building Codes Office Director, Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development
  • Maria Tikoff Vargas Director, Better Buildings Initiative, US Department of Energy

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

  • Amy Marks Senior Vice President of Innovation, Compass Datacenters

9:50 am Morning Refreshments & Networking

Track One
Track One

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

12.45 pm Lunch

Striving for Excellence & Efficiency

1.45 pm Exploring Developer-Led Responsibility for More Sustainable Solutions

Geoff Pitzer, Director of Development, Clark Pacific

2.30 pm Audience Discussion: Rethinking Installation & Integration: The Owner’s Perspective on Mitigating Risk of Rework & Wasted Time

3.10 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

Track Two
Track Three
Track Four
Track Five
Track Six
Roundtables

Looking to the Future

4:00 pm Prefabrication Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for 2025 & Beyond

  • Jose Andrade Vice President of Civil Engineering, Energy Vault

Synopsis

  • Defining the value proposition: a candid exploration of industry perceptions around prefabrication and modular construction
  • Leveraging partnerships: how leading companies collaborate across the construction ecosystem to break down silos, gain market share, and build a steady project pipeline
  • Driving operational excellence: insights into how top performers are achieving faster, more cost-effective builds through design optimization, lean manufacturing, and incentivized contract labor

5:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

  • Amy Marks Senior Vice President of Innovation, Compass Datacenters

5:10 pm End of Main Conference

POST-CONFERENCE DAY