Construction & Real Estate

Advancing Construction Technology 2026

Advancing Construction Technology 2026 brings together BIM, VDC, IT, innovation, and construction professionals to explore the latest innovations in digital and integrated workflows for the construction industry. Attendees will learn practical, peer-tested ways to drive technology adoption, improve jobsite efficiency, and collaborate on scalable operational…

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60Speakers
30Sponsors
1Exhibitors
33On the bill · sessions
62Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Advancing, in alphabetical order.
Alex Elsayegh
Senior Innovation Engineer · McCarthy Building Companies
Alex Elsayegh, PhD
AI Platforms Lead · McCarthy Building Companies
Amr Raafat
CIO · Windover Construction
Andrew Schwalm
Director of Customer Success at Datagrid AI · Procore Technologies
Andy Gujral
Agentic AI Solutions Architect at Datagrid AI · Procore Technologies
Anthony Albidrez
Senior VDC Manager · Skanska
Ashkan Kermanian
Director, Virtual Design & Construction · Archkey Solutions
Austin Lay
Senior VDC Manager, Reality Capture Technology · Layton Construction
Ben Moore
Senior VDC Manager · Barton Malow
Ben Stocker
Senior Construction Technologist · Skender
Caity Taylor
Senior Solutions Engineer · Nodes & Links
Catherine Roden
VDC Engineer · Gilbane Building Co.
Chase Roles
Sr Director · Mortenson
Daniela Ariza
Regional Construction Technology Deployment Associate · Suffolk Construction Company
Daniel Kagan
Reality Capture Manager · Ryan Companies
Darren Roos
Vice President of BIM/Virtual Design & Construction · Bernards
David Mueller
Director of VDC · Stellar Group
Elizabeth Kindelan-Fox
Senior Technology Implementation Manager · Barton Malow
Elizabeth Willett
Implementation Specialist · Garney Construction
Eric Cylwik
Director of Innovation · Sundt Construction
Erik Gronneberg
Reality Capture Manager · Columbia Construction Company
Eveart Foster
Senior Technical Specialist, Construction · Autodesk Construction Cloud
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ACCO Engineered Systems
Alberici
Andersen Construction
Archkey Solutions
ATG USA
Autodesk
Autonomous Solutions
Bailey-Harris Construction Co. Inc.
Baker Group
Barton Malow
Bernards
Bobyard
Bockstael Construction
Boldt
Boyle Construction Inc.
Brasfield & Gorrie
Breadcrumb
BRIDGIT
Catamount Construction
Clayco
Columbia Construction Company
Diverge, a Hensel Phelps Company
DPR Construction
Gilbane
Hensel Phelps
Hoffman Construction Company
Integrated Project Services
Layton Construction
McCarthy
Monteith
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Agenda

Selected from 33 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:45 am

    Designing High-Impact Training Programs to Drive Adoption at Scale

    • Showcasing how we built a structured training foundation to help teams understand a tool’s value, improve their skills, and gain confidence with new tools • Exploring how to maxi…

    Technology & Innovation Strategy
  • 10:45 am

    Leveraging the Full Spectrum of Your Reality Capture Stack to Optimize Progress Tracking

    • Matching specific reality capture technologies to where they create meaningful value in progress tracking • Streamlining data collection from these tools to ensure that the infor…

    Applying Technology in the Field
  • 10:45 am

    Overcoming a Lack of BIM Adoption to Maximize the Cost & Efficiency Benefits

    • Evaluating how shortened timelines are redistributing BIM responsibilities within project teams, and how differing BIM readiness within project teams creates friction, delays, RF…

    Building Information Modeling
  • 11:15 am

    Technology Spotlight to Be Revealed

    Building Information Modeling
  • 11:15 am

    The Estimator Trap: Why Your Best Employees are Stuck Counting and Why Hiring More Doesn’t Fix the Problem

    The broken career ladder in estimating - The next-generation recruiting problem - Helping estimators build careers

    Technology & Innovation Strategy
  • 11:15 am

    The Real Product Is Adoption: What We Learned Rolling AI to 2,500+ Field Users

    Suffolk and Trunk Tools take the stage together to talk about the hardest problem in construction tech, which isn't the software, it's getting field teams to actually use it. This …

    Applying Technology in the Field
  • 11:15 am

    Track 1 Break. Please Attend a Session in Track 2 or 3

    Track 1: Building Information Modeling
  • 11:45 am

    Bridging Generational Gaps to Capitalize on the Strengths of Older & Younger Employees

    • Navigating a wide spectrum of digital comfort levels • Positioning older employees as knowledge mentors and younger individuals as technology adopters to facilitate knowledge exc…

    Technology & Innovation Strategy
  • 11:45 am

    Deploying the BIM Model into the Field to Enhance Installation Accuracy

    • Discovering how to integrate BIM into field operations with clear workflows and hands-on training so teams can confidently interact with models onsite and understand its purpose …

    Applying Technology in the Field
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 62 companies show up, and 14 bet on three roles at once?

62 companies. fourteen are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
14All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
31Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Archkey Solutions·Barton Malow·Hoffman Construction Company·Andersen Construction·Bernards·Bobyard·Brasfield & Gorrie·BRIDGIT·Clayco·Columbia Construction Company·DPR Construction·Integrated Project Services·Layton Construction·Shawmut

Speakers by seniority

32% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite23%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of1525%
  • Manager / Lead2237%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC1220%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles58%

Of 60 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Archkey SolutionsSp2V
  2. 02Barton MalowSp2V
  3. 03Hoffman Construction CompanySp2V
  4. 04Andersen ConstructionSp1V
  5. 05BernardsSp1V
  6. 06BobyardSp1V
  7. 07Brasfield & GorrieSp1V
  8. 08BRIDGITSp1V
  9. 09ClaycoSp1V
  10. 10Columbia Construction CompanySp1V
  11. 11DPR ConstructionSp1V
  12. 12Integrated Project ServicesSp1V
  13. 13Layton ConstructionSp1V
  14. 14ACCO Engineered SystemsSp
Sponsors by tier
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