Construction & Real Estate

Chicago Build 2026

Name: Chicago Build 2026
Start: 2026-10-28
End: 2026-10-29
Location: Chicago

Chicago Build 2026 is the Midwest’s leading construction and design show, bringing together 30,000+ industry professionals for two days of networking, education, and innovation in Chicago. The event features 350+ exhibitors, 450+ speakers across 13 conference tracks - including Government Policy, Architecture & Design, Future of Construction, and Real Estate…

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168Speakers

35Sponsors

302Exhibitors

30Sessions

455Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Chicago, in alphabetical order.

Aditi Chakravarthi

CTO · Terravise

Akheel Abbas Sharifali

Senior Construction Engineer · Lakeshore Engineering LLC

Alana Spencer

Co-Executive Director · Midwest Sustainability Network

Alan Lee

Supply Chain Manager · Jacobs

Alayna Chavez

Trades Advocate and Mentor · Parker & Sons

Alex Partee

Senior Director, Head of Data Center Supply Chain · AtkinsRéalis

Alex Tanguay

R&D Manager II · Barton Malow

Ali Borrelli

Senior VDC Manager · Leopardo Construction

Alicia Ponce

Professional Women in Construction

Anabel Immordino

Resource & Operations Leader - Large Tractor and Crop Production · CNH

Andrew Cooper

VDC Project Manager · AECOM Hunt Construction

Andrew Unger

Director of IT · Lumbridge Consulting

Andrew WIse

Design Phase Manager II · Mortenson

Anthony DeFrancesco, CEI

Vice President – National Practice Director · GFT

Anthony Falada

Deputy Commissioner · Chicago Department of Water Management

Anthony Hauck

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Hypar Inc.

Anup Khanal

Founder / General Contractor · Mt Makalu Construction LLC

Ashley Knight

Senior Bid Credit Program Manager, Office of Illinois Works · Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Ashlie Kosar

Associate · BR+A Consulting Engineers

Bill Dunaway

Senior Director of Data Engineering and Operations · Clayco

Bill Heffernan

Co-Founder · Employee Resource Systems Inc.

Bill Moore

Product Strategy Lead, VisiSpecs BPM program · Chalkline, Inc.

Agenda

Selected from 30 sessions.

TBA
Brand Rescue Lab: Mapping Your Path to More Sales
TBA
Build a Foundation to Thrive: ASID Business Basics Checklist
TBA
Building Risk Assessment for Informed Decision-Making
TBA
Building the Future: Workforce Development Strategies for Engaging K–6 Students and Beyond
TBA
Connected Healthcare Continuum: Where AI Meets Empathy
TBA
Considering Mass Timber in Tall Buildings – Innovations, Design Strategies, and Sustainability
TBA
Decarbonization: Strategies for Success
TBA
Designing Environments to Support Mental & Physical Health
TBA
Don't Take No for an Answer: Creative Content Marketing Strategies to Recapture Their Interest

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 455 companies show up, and 21 bet on three roles at once?

455 companies. 21 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

21All threespeak · spons · exh

16Sponsoringsponsor only

284Exhibitingexhibitor only

134Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Houzz·NFPA·Epic Inspired·20four7VA - Virtual Assistant Services·Association of Professional Builders·Contech IQ.AI B & V Contracting·Crews & Co·Dormakaba US·FreeAxez·Inaba Denko America·Knotwood·PrimeFuels·Quotr·SmartPM·Tracflo·WMC·Advaiya·Autodesk·Lumbridge Consulting·ADVAIYA SOLUTIONS·Chicago Transit Authority

Speakers by seniority

41% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

C-suite2113%
Founder / Owner159%
VP-level159%
Director / Head of1811%
Manager / Lead3722%
Product11%
Engineer · IC2012%
Research / Science21%
Advisor / Investor21%
Other roles3722%

Of 168 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies

#	Company	Roles	Speakers
1	Houzz	SponsorExhibitor	2
2	NFPA	Sponsor · Fire Safety & Security Zone	4
3	Epic Inspired	SponsorExhibitor	1
4	Stantec		6
5	20four7VA - Virtual Assistant Services	SponsorExhibitor	-
6	Association of Professional Builders	SponsorExhibitor	-
7	Contech IQ.AI B & V Contracting	SponsorExhibitor	-
8	Crews & Co	SponsorExhibitor	-
9	Dormakaba US	SponsorExhibitor	-
10	FreeAxez	Sponsor · Lanyard SponsorExhibitor	-
11	Inaba Denko America	SponsorExhibitor	-
12	Knotwood	SponsorExhibitor	-
13	PrimeFuels	SponsorExhibitor	-
14	Quotr	SponsorExhibitor	-

Sponsors by tier

vip lounge1

3% of 35

ai & digital construction stage sponsor1

3% of 35

bag sponsor1

3% of 35

bar sponsor1

3% of 35

fire safety & security zone1

3% of 35

fire safety & security zone sponsor1

3% of 35

lanyard sponsor2

6% of 35

networking hub1

3% of 35

registration sponsor1

3% of 35

show bag1

3% of 35

skills & innovation hub2

6% of 35

accommodation sponsor1

3% of 35

unspecified21

60% of 35

Related events · by shared sponsors

Conference	Date	City	Shared sponsors
LCI Congress 2026	October 12, 2026	Atlanta	2
ENR FutureTech 2027	May 4, 2027	San Francisco	2

Chicago Build 2026

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Brand Rescue Lab: Mapping Your Path to More Sales

Build a Foundation to Thrive: ASID Business Basics Checklist

Building Risk Assessment for Informed Decision-Making

Building the Future: Workforce Development Strategies for Engaging K–6 Students and Beyond

Connected Healthcare Continuum: Where AI Meets Empathy

Considering Mass Timber in Tall Buildings – Innovations, Design Strategies, and Sustainability

Decarbonization: Strategies for Success

Designing Environments to Support Mental & Physical Health

Don't Take No for an Answer: Creative Content Marketing Strategies to Recapture Their Interest

455 companies. 21 are betting more than once.