Explore the Agenda
7:15 am Check-In, Coffee & Networking
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Securing Buy-In to Overcome Tool Fatigue
8:15 am Evolving VDC Into an Integrated & Strategic Business Function
- Discussing why VDC must move beyond BIM and clash detection to include construction workflows, field QC, robotics support, and project handover, and how evolving project scales and delivery methods are creating more opportunity for holistic VDC involvement
- Examining how fragmented processes and siloed offices create skepticism among operations teams who don’t see the full value of VDC, and uncovering how to create enterprise-wide standards
- Right-sizing VDC to delivery methods and project scales
9:00 am Session Reserved for Bridgit
9:30 am Panel Discussion: Transforming Field Resistance into Widespread Adoption & Advocacy
- Characterizing the main bottlenecks of field adoption in your firm, including time constraints, resistance to change, and tool fatigue, and how to mitigate trust erosion
- Examining how the introduction of tools can be overwhelming for field teams, especially given the time pressure they are already under
- Identifying one or two features of a tool that truly resonate with field users to spark advocacy and momentum
- Developing intentional, role-specific support workflows to drive buy-in, and ensuring phased introduction and effective change management approaches to reduce friction
10:00 am Morning Networking Break
Track 1: Building Information Modeling
Track 2: Applying Technology in the Field
Track 3: Technology & Innovation Strategy
Track 1: Building Information Modeling
Maximizing BIM for MEP
11:00 am Vetting Trade Partners’ VDC Capabilities to Elevate Project Outcomes
Virtual Design & Construction Developer, Stellar
Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Stellar
- Setting clear expectations for VDC and BIM deliverables during trade contractor selection
- Creating process standards for trade partners to streamline coordination and ensure comprehensive issue detection
- Examining the challenges of transitioning trades from familiar to GC-mandated tools, and how to accelerate this shift
- Securing early trade partner BIM involvement to reduce silos, and determining at what stages each specialty should be involved
11:30 am Technology Spotlight to Be Revealed
12:00 pm Innovating VDC Coordination: A Next-Level Approach to Above-Ceiling MEP
Senior Virtual Design & Construction Manager, Turner Construction Company
- Shift from clash-first to design‑intent coordination by starting in preconstruction to align contract documents with prefabrication and installation strategies
- Apply control planes to above‑ceiling MEP to define elevation hierarchy, pipe rack supports, and zones for predictable, buildable layouts that reduce overruns
- Inject builder‑led detail early with the design team to de‑risk cost and schedule, accelerate prefabrication, and improve field installation efficiency
12:30 pm Harnessing BIM Models to Drive Prefab Workflows & Enhance Manufacturing Accuracy
Chief Innovation Officer, Windover Construction
- Exploring real-life examples of integrating BIM models into prefab and DfMA workflows to improve efficiency
- Integrating reality capture workflows to coordinate onsite and offsite components and support prefab delivery
- Using model-driven workflows to track the status of completed elements and improve transparency with project teams
- Connecting BIM-driven prefab workflows with real-time coordination across design, fabrication, and field teams to enable end-to-end integration and delivery
Track 2: Applying Technology in the Field
Track 3: Technology & Innovation Strategy
1:00 pm Networking Lunch Break
Modernizing Your Technology Strategy
2:00 pm Panel Discussion: Building Productive, Long-Term Vendor Relationships in a Rapidly Changing Landscape
- Managing innovation amidst the constant emergence of new tools and minimizing vendor lock-in
- Discussing the pros and cons of working with smaller versus larger, incumbent vendors
- Learning how construction technology leaders are building and investing in long-term relationships built on mutual understanding, and how this can be established in the sales cycle
2:45 pm Driving Technology Adoption in High-Complexity Projects: Lessons from Data Center Delivery
- Bridging the gap between technology and field execution: Practical approaches to integrate VDC, BIM, and digital tools into fast-paced project workflows without disrupting delivery
- Turning adoption into impact: Strategies to move beyond tool deployment and ensure consistent usage across teams, trades, and stakeholders in high-pressure environment
- Scaling lessons across projects: What data center projects teach us about standardization, coordination, and building repeatable processes that can be applied across different project types