Construction & Real Estate

Building Transformations East Coast Industry Summit 2026

Building Transformations (formerly CanBIM) brings its East Coast Summit to Halifax in partnership with buildingSMART Canada and the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (CANS). Under the theme 'Rising Tides of Innovation: Embracing Digital Change in Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO)', the event will feature site walks, workshop…

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50Speakers
47Sponsors
13Exhibitors
220On the bill · sessions
90Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Building, in alphabetical order.
Andy Hogarth
Vice President and General Manager · Teledyne CARIS
Andy Hoggarth
Vice President and General Manager · Teledyne CARIS
Brandon Searle
Director of Innovation and Operations · UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre
Brent Mauti
Principal, CTO · Turner Fleischer
Claudia Cozzitorto
Director of Digital Practice, KPMB Architects & Director · buildingSMART Canada
David Benoit
President and CEO · Build Nova Scotia
David Campbell
President · Jupia Consultants Inc.
David Porter
Director · WoodWorks Atlantic
Dr. Naeem Komeilepoor
Founder and CEO · Findora AI
Dr. Naeem Komeilipoor
Founder and CEO · Findora AI
Duncan P. Williams
President & CEO · Construction Association of Nova Scotia
Elliott Crossley
Digital Delivery Director · BDP
Erika Jones
CEO · Maple Leaf Homes
Erik Poirier
Professor · École de technologie supérieure
Farzad Jalaei
Research Officer · National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Gordon McElravy
Director · buildingSMART Canada
Hammad Chaudhry
Vice President, Innovation & Digital Construction · Pomerleau
Hanieh Yari
Co-Founder, Technology Director - Cruxl Building & Tech · Cruxl Building & Tech
Hannu Lindberg
Construction Technology - Project Panning and Execution · DPR Construction
Laura-Lee (Moran) Majano
Senior Manager - Digital Services & Advisory · WSP in Canada
Lise Arsenault
Digital Built Atlantic
Marco Pronto
Business Development Manager · Canadian Precast Concrete Institute
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Bentley SystemsGold
Global eTrainingGold
Hexagon (Multivista)Gold
SALUSGold
BIM4TURKEYCommunity Partner
BIM AfricaCommunity Partner
BIM-BCCommunity Partner
BIM InstituteCommunity Partner
BIM PakistanCommunity Partner
BirdCorporate
BSI GroupCorporate
BUILDEX AlbertaCommunity Partner
BUILDEX VancouverCommunity Partner
buildingSMART CanadaCommunity Partner
Calgary Construction Association (CCA)Community Partner
Canadian BIM Council (cBIMc)Community Partner
Canadian Concrete ExpoCommunity Partner
CanamCorporate
Construction Links Media
dbNCRCommunity Partner
DPR Construction
Edmonton BIM Community (eBIMc)Community Partner
Forestry Innovation Investment (FII)Community Partner
Glaholt Bowles
GoGeomaticsCommunity Partner
GRAITEC
Groupe BIM de Québec (GBQ)Community Partner
ibimaCommunity Partner
Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA)Community Partner
Magil ConstructionCorporate
National Zero Waste Council (NZWC)Community Partner
Naturally WoodCommunity Partner
Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA)Community Partner
PCLStrategic
Pinnacle InfotechCorporate
Plan Group EquansCorporate
PomerleauCorporate
Project Management Institute (PMI)Community Partner
Saskatchewan BIM Community (SaskBIM)Community Partner
TECTERRACommunity Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 220 sessions on the bill.
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM, August 11, 2026

    OGC Canada Forum Welcome and Opening Remarks

    An introduction to the OGC, its open data standards and discussion forum.

  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, August 11, 2026

    OGC Canada Forum

    The OGC Canada Forum welcomes all to discuss open geospatial standards, data, and integration of spatial information for Canadian and Indigenous, academic, and industry participant…

  • 1:15 PM - 1:30 PM, August 11, 2026

    Collaborative Geospatial Strategy for Canada

    Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) 2026–2031 strategy to modernize geomatics through the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, supporting resilience, climate adaptation, and eco…

  • 1:20 PM - 2:50 PM, August 11, 2026

    FBM Architecture | Cunard Street Live Work Grow

    Explore Cunard Street Live Work Grow, a five-story mass timber structure and its integration into modern, mixed-use urban development.

    Tour
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM, August 11, 2026

    Digital Twin Open Data Platform

    A presentation on Carleton’s CIMS Digital Twin platform, which connects geospatial and BIM data for asset visualization and management.

  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM, August 11, 2026

    Halifax Port Pilot Project

    An overview of the Halifax Port Pilot Project's use of the S-100 universal maritime data model for integrating real-time hydrographic data.

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM, August 11, 2026

    Next Generation 9-1-1

    Details of Canada’s transition to digital IP-based emergency communications, using open standards for secure, modern 9-1-1 services.

  • 3:00 - 4:20 PM, August 11, 2026

    Pomerleau | Princeton Long Term Care Facility

    The Princeton Long Term Care Facility is a new two-storey, 128-resident long-term care facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, replacing the existing Melville Lodge. The project provides…

    Tour
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM, August 11, 2026

    Trusted AI for the Digital Built Environment

    A talk highlighting the need for transparency and trust in AI applications for infrastructure, demonstrating Findora AI’s secure data tools.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 90 companies show up, and 8 bet on three roles at once?

90 companies. eight 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
8All threespeak · spons · exh
42Sponsoringsponsor only
8Exhibitingexhibitor only
32Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

UNB Off-site Construction Research Centre·buildingSMART Canada·GRAITEC·Pomerleau·DPR Construction·Construction Association of Nova Scotia·Esri Canada·Falkbuilt

Speakers by seniority

54% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite816%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level48%
  • Director / Head of1428%
  • Manager / Lead816%
  • Engineer · IC24%
  • Research / Science24%
  • Other roles1122%

Of 50 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01UNB Off-site Construction Research CentreSpEx2V
  2. 02buildingSMART CanadaSp·C2V
  3. 03GRAITECSpEx
  4. 04PomerleauSp·C2V
  5. 05DPR ConstructionSp1V
  6. 06Bentley SystemsSp·G
  7. 07BIM4TURKEYSp·C
  8. 08BIM AfricaSp·C
  9. 09BIM-BCSp·C
  10. 10BIM InstituteSp·C
  11. 11BIM PakistanSp·C
  12. 12BirdSp·C
  13. 13BSI GroupSp·C
  14. 14BUILDEX AlbertaSp·C
Sponsors by tier
gold4
9% of 47
community partner29
62% of 47
corporate7
15% of 47
strategic1
2% of 47
unspecified6
13% of 47