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Healthcare & Life Science

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Director of Design Integration, BILDT

Expanding Adoption

9:00 am Owner Panel: Understanding the Future Prefab Requirements in Healthcare

Director of Corporate Construction Management, McLaren Health Care Corporation
Construction Manager, Verista
Sr Director Strategic Projects, PCI Pharma Services

Hear leading owners share their strategic priorities on healthcare development to discover where to prioritize your prefab efforts in 2026 and consistently deliver to their expectations.

9:40 am Discuss: Assessing Evolving Designs in Healthcare & Life Science Environments to Stay Relevant & Meet End- User Requirements

Keep up with required design flexibility without compromise to remain at the forefront of facility performance while avoiding late changes to projects.

10:20 am Morning Refreshments & Networking

Preventing Compliance Bottlenecks

11:00 am Discover: Systemizing & Scaling Your Prefab Program to Expedite Project Progress

Senior Vice President, HDR Engineering
Associate Vice President of Maintenance & Operations, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Comparing traditional vs prefab project governance to set appropriate requirements without micromanaging
  • Assessing which upfront decisions such as design approach, contract type and team selection most impact prefab viability
  • Evaluating the specific qualifications owners should look for in designers and contractors to guarantee appropriate competency in prefab abilities

11:40 am Discuss: How Hospital Funding Models Impact Prefab Feasibility

In healthcare, prefab promises faster, leaner delivery but without timely funding, even the best plans can fall apart. This session explores how hospital funding models, from annual budgets to capital campaigns, impact prefab feasibility and what you can do to get around it.

12:20 pm Lunch Break

Achieving Project Standardization

1:20 pm Discover: Expediting Modular Standardization in Healthcare Construction

Chief Design Officer, Creature
Vice President of Manufacturing, BILDT
  • Transitioning from project-specific solutions to portfolio-wide standards to establish a strong modular portfolio
  • Working with healthcare teams to standardize clinical spaces like operating rooms, pharmacies and emergency departments to scale modular solutions across projects
  • Leveraging lessons learned from completed projects to continuously refine modular standards and accelerate future rollouts

2:00 pm Owner Panel: Establishing the Decision- Making Criteria to Support a Shift Towards Modular Standardization

Chief Design & Construction Officer, Encompass Health
Assistant Vice President - Strategy & Productivity, HCA Healthcare
Director of Corporate Construction Management, McLaren Health Care Corporation

Unpack the key drivers and decision-making criteria for when, why and how to pursue market-specific modular standardization as a strategic advantage.

2:40 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

Director of Design Integration, BILDT

2:50 pm End of Conference

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