AGENDA
Tuesday , August 4, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
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| 08:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part One | ||
| 08:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: Variation in Production Systems | ||
| 12:00 PM | 01:00 PM | Lunch | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part Two | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Pre-Conference Workshop: Pull in Production | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Pre-Conference Bootcamp: BIM |
Wednesday , August 5, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
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| 07:15 AM | 8:00 PM | Breakfast | ||
| 08:00 AM | 08:10 PM | Conference Kicks Off Remarks | General Session | Lauren Williams |
| 08:10 PM | 08:35 PM | AGC President Address | General Session | Bob Lanham |
| 08:35 AM | 09:30 PM | Keynote Address: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 09:30 AM | 09:45 AM | Tech Demo #1 | General Session | |
| 09:45 AM | 10:30 AM | GEN1: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 10:30 AM | 10:50 AM | Refreshment Break / Exhibitors Visit | Innovation Hall | |
| 10:50 AM | 11:50 AM | BO11: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO12: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
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| 11:50 AM | 12:50 PM | Lunch | Innovation Hall | |
| 12:50 PM | 01:35 PM | GEN2: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 01:40 PM | 02:40 PM | BO21: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO22: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO23: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO24: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| 02:45 PM | 03:15 PM | Refreshment Break & visit with Exhibitors: | Innovation Hall | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 03:30 PM | 03:45 PM | Tech Demo #2 | General Sessions | |
| 03:45 PM | 04:45 PM | GEN5: Affordable Solutions | General Sessions | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 04:45 PM | 05:15 PM | Daily Conference Summary & “Think & Drink” | General Sessions | |
| 05:20 PM | 06:00 PM | Network Receptionn | Innovation Hall |
Thursday , August 6, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
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| 07:15 AM | 07:45 AM | Breakfast | Innovation Hall | |
| 07:50 AM | 08:40 AM | General Sessions | ||
| 08:45 AM | 09:00 AM | Tech Demo #3 | General Sessions | |
| 09:05 AM | 09:40 AM | GEN4: | General Sessions | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 09:45 AM | 10:45 AM | BO41: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO42: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO43: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO44: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| 10:50 AM | 11:20 AM | Refreshment Break & Visit with Exhibitors | ||
| 11:20 AM | 11:35 AM | Tech Demo #4 | General Sessions | |
| 11:40 AM | 12:30 PM | Epic Failures & Ragging Successes | General Sessions | |
| 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | Conference Summary & Takeaways | Innovation Hall |
Tuesday , August 4, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part One | ||
| 08:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: Variation in Production Systems | ||
| 12:00 PM | 01:00 PM | Lunch | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part Two | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Pre-Conference Workshop: Pull in Production | ||
| 01:00 AM | 05:00 AM | Pre-Conference Bootcamp: BIM |
Wednesday , August 5, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:15 AM | 8:00 PM | Breakfast | ||
| 08:00 AM | 08:10 PM | Conference Kicks Off Remarks | General Session | Lauren Williams |
| 08:10 PM | 08:35 PM | AGC President Address | General Session | Bob Lanham |
| 08:35 AM | 09:30 PM | Keynote Address: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 09:30 AM | 09:45 AM | Tech Demo #1 | General Session | |
| 09:45 AM | 10:30 AM | GEN1: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 10:30 AM | 10:50 AM | Refreshment Break / Exhibitors Visit | Innovation Hall | |
| 10:50 AM | 11:50 AM | BO11: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO12: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO13: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO14: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| 11:50 AM | 12:50 PM | Lunch | Innovation Hall | |
| 12:50 PM | 01:35 PM | GEN2: | General Session | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 01:40 PM | 02:40 PM | BO21: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO22: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO23: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO24: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| 02:45 PM | 03:15 PM | Refreshment Break & visit with Exhibitors: | Innovation Hall | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 03:30 PM | 03:45 PM | Tech Demo #2 | General Sessions | |
| 03:45 PM | 04:45 PM | GEN5: Affordable Solutions | General Sessions | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 04:45 PM | 05:15 PM | Daily Conference Summary & “Think & Drink” | General Sessions | |
| 05:20 PM | 06:00 PM | Network Receptionn | Innovation Hall |
Thursday , August 6, 2020
| FROM | TO | WHAT | WHERE | WHO |
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| 07:15 AM | 07:45 AM | Breakfast | Innovation Hall | |
| 07:50 AM | 08:40 AM | General Sessions | ||
| 08:45 AM | 09:00 AM | Tech Demo #3 | General Sessions | |
| 09:05 AM | 09:40 AM | GEN4: | General Sessions | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: |
| 09:45 AM | 10:45 AM | BO41: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |
| BO42: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO43: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| BO44: | Point of Contact: Presenter Intro By: | |||
| 10:50 AM | 11:20 AM | Refreshment Break & Visit with Exhibitors | ||
| 11:20 AM | 11:35 AM | Tech Demo #4 | General Sessions | |
| 11:40 AM | 12:30 PM | Epic Failures & Ragging Successes | General Sessions | |
| 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | Conference Summary & Takeaways | Innovation Hall |
Monday, August 3rd, 2020
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pre-Conference Training: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part One Benjamin Crosby
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| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | AGC President Address Bob Lanham, AGC of America President |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Conference Welcome Note: Content, Layout & Highlights Lauren Williams, IT Conference Steering Committee Chair |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | General Session: Pandemic’s Unintended Consequences Mel Heckman Three months ago, IT directors had to place most of their plans on hold and immediately focus on getting their workforce productive from home. They also had to support their field workforce with necessary IT tools and guidance. For the first time human behavior is changing faster than technology. There are not suddenly new technologies to communicate or work more efficiency. The crisis has forced people and companies to work differently and has profound positive impacts to the way we do business. This keynote presentation will be made jointly by Mel Heckman, a senior IT executive from outside the industry and Angus Frost, a senior IT consulting director who comes from within the industry. They will share the podium and engage in a lively and spirted discussion on flipping the conversation of the pandemic to a more enlightened vision of the future and what executives can do to embrace the digital transformation. They will also share specific tactics they are seeing both inside and outside the industries. In addition to sharing specific strategies, Mel and Angus want to help develop a framework for IT directors to use when evaluating their own situation and planning for the future. |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Tech Demo: Procore |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Panel: Town Hall/State of the Union |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Tech Demo: Milwaukee Tool |
| 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM | General Session: Moving from Reactive to Predictive – Identifying High-Risk Design Issues to Help Reduce RFIs Manu Venugopal, Ted Jennings Contractors who have moved to digital platforms are faced with a flood of information every single day—tracking issues, checking turnaround times on RFIs, and managing design changes and schedule adjustments. So, how do you sort through the noise to understand which areas are the most critical and actionable? We’ve seen in a few instances how predictive analytics are helping contractors take proactive approaches to managing processes around safety and quality. But what if there was an opportunity to identify areas of risk, using predictive analytics, earlier in the process?During this session, Barton Malow will share how they are using predictive analytics to identify and mitigate high-risk design problems early- helping to reduce RFIs and late changes during construction. Barton Malow will give specific examples of what they are learning, and how construction companies of all sizes can look at applying predictive analytics to better understand and utilize their construction data. |
Tuesday , August 4, 2020
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pre-Conference Training: An introduction to Building Information Modeling, Part Two Benjamin Crosby
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| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Special Session: Economic Outlook Ken SimonsonAGC’s Chief Economist will present an analysis of current economic trends and how they affect the construction industry. |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Tech Demo: Autodesk Construction Cloud |
| 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | General Session: Cyber-security Joe Oleksak, Patrick FlanniganOrganizations view security, risk and control differently. Some differences are related industry, location, services, etc., while some are related to management’s commitment to security or experience with prior cyber-incidents. Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the need to support a remote workforce (and thus address the corresponding risks and unique concerns,) now more than ever, cyber-security should be at the top of mind for all business leaders.In this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for supporting a remote workforce, and illustrate the importance of security through live, real-world examples and discuss controls often missing during testing, which if implemented, can help better secure your organization. |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Tech Demo: ConstructConnect |
| 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Affordable Solutions
Members of the AGC IT Steering Committee will be interact with the audience to revisit common IT issues they are facing and how they have solved them in a cost-effective way. This is an open mic session. The session notes will be compiled and emailed to attendees after the conference has ended. |
| 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM | Virtual Happy Hour |
Wednesday , August 5, 2020
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | General Session: Blurred Lines: Balancing Workforce Efficiency, Jobsite Safety, and IT Security to Advance Operational Excellence in the Age of COVID-19 Nathan C Wood, Matthew Lamb, Alison Hart During these uncertain times, it is natural for contractors to become more risk averse. However, data evidence proves that times of uncertainty and risk are when the greatest innovations are born. The need to improve workforce productivity through data transparency has not gone away in light of social distancing, it has shined a light on it. How have remote working policies impacted IT infrastructure? What technology has been developed or deployed to support job site social distancing requirements? Hear industry thought leaders discuss how they are navigating IT and Operations decisions as they adapt to rapid changes in project requirement and public policy. Organizations large and small are having to make quick decisions with limited information. Share how your enterprise technology stack has evolved in response to this ‘new normal’, and learn from your peers about any setbacks or silver linings that have resulted. |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Tech Demo: HCSS |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | General Session: Business Process Improvement Christian Burger For most construction firms, business processes have been in place for a long time and normally take Herculean efforts to change them. The resent disruption in everyone’s routine required a quick shuffle to change workflows and processes, particularly those that depended on physical presence for things like invoice processing and check signing. We are awash in technology but still have legacy procedures in place which don’t leverage the solutions available. Sometimes we have more than one solution available to perform a given function. So how does an organization develop contemporary business processes that are more efficient, less risky, and take into account the potential movement of workers? What role should IT play in that transformation. This session will provide a framework for thinking about business processes and identifying those which are associated with high risk, high inefficiency, or are likely to need WFH flexibility. We will also look at the technology requirements for making the requisite change. We will also look at enabling technologies which IT can use to help teams improve processes (e.g. middleware, Low-code solutions). |
| 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Tech Demo: CMiC |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | General Session: The power of the platform: Adapting to change using open and integrated technology Kris Lengieza – Procore Owners, General Contractors, Specialty contractors, and Architects agree that greater transparency into project data, streamlined workflows, and better connection across all the pieces and parts of a project is an effort worth pursuing. Technology can be a key driver and enabler of that effort – truly moving the industry forward – but not all technology solutions are created equal or might be the right solutions for your business. Hear from leaders and peers in the industry as they discuss the benefits of platform investment, tech evaluation and selection, and how to build a strategy for your company now and into the future. |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | General Session: Constructing an Intelligent Jobsite with The Right Data and Technology Jon Fingland – TrimbleEstablished technology solutions for construction are suddenly looking more interesting to a wide range of contractors. In the context of an industry marked by unexpected disruptions, continued challenges finding and retaining skilled workers, as well as an enhanced urgency for daily progress, new eyes are opening to the potential for ConTech to smooth out the rough edges of project delivery. The construction industry has begun to make strides, not just in adopting new technologies, but redefining their approach to projects and workflows. Innovations in project management, collaboration, access control, BIM to Field and site monitoring are the result of established and proven integrations of construction data for enhanced confidence and better team performance. Companies that are able to act quickly in transforming their workflows will be best poised for success. This presentation will include use cases of general contractors that have successfully implemented these technology innovations into their workflows. |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | General Session: Building an Information Bridge from the Office to the Field Craig Olsen, Jeffrey Nesbitt, Corey Drivas Covid-19 will have an impact in construction far past 2020. Now more than ever contractors are seeing the impact of not having an information bridge to connect field and office. Accurate, real-time project information is essential to identifying jobs that are at risk for profit fade and to remain competitive in these current conditions. Despite advancements and its investment in technology, your organization may continue to struggle with the inefficiencies and information gaps resulting from tolerance for multiple tools and individuals’ manual processes. Join us to learn how you can bridge the gap and effectively integrate field data collection processes into a back office single source of truth for project status information. |
Thursday , August 6, 2020
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | General Session: The Decade Ahead Jeff Sample The fourth industrial revolution will continue to dramatically impact all areas of the AEC. Whether you are in a leadership role at your organization or a member of the burgeoning construction technologists, how do you prepare your company for the decade ahead? Well, there are no silver bullets to the problems that lie ahead. But, there are ways to prepare your organization by having difficult conversations. Join strategist Jeff Sample, as he walks you through the technologies of the future, the pitfalls of complacency and the realities of cultural preparation to embrace change. |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Tech Demo: DroneUp |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Epic Failures/Lessons Learned
A trio of committee members lead an audience participation session on IT failures in the companies of the attendees and the lessons that were learned as a result. The committee members will have several “seed” cases prepared as discussion starters. The session will start with the committee member discussing one of the seed cases, asking some related questions, stepping back and allowing the audience discussion to happen organically. The committee member will be ready to step-in to keep the conversation flowing or to redirect if the discussion appears to be getting off track. |
| 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM | Conference Summary |