Advancing Construction Quality 2026

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Reduce Rework, Protect Margins and Earn Client Trust by Embedding Quality Through Standards, Processes and Culture. As construction projects grow more complex, faster-paced, and higher risk, quality is no longer a back-office function, it is a defining factor in whether projects succeed or fail. With rising rework costs, increasing owner pressures, and the increase of mission critical projects, such as data centers and infrastructure builds, contractors are under pressure to deliver consistent, first-time-right outcomes while protecting margins and maintaining client trust. The 9th Annual Advancing Construction Quality 2026 is the only North American event dedicated to this challenge, bringing together 500+ Quality, Operations and Project leaders across commercial, civil, infrastructure and industrial sectors to share what is actually working on today's most demanding projects. Across 3 days of networking, technical case studies, panels and hands-on discussions, you'll uncover how leading firms are embedding quality from preconstruction through to closeout, aligning owner expectations with internal delivery, strengthening MEP and building envelope performance, and leveraging AI and digital tools to drive efficiency without increasing risk. From redefining quality as a strategic business driver to empowering field teams and trade partners to take ownership, this is where you gain the practical strategies, proven frameworks and industry connections needed to reduce rework, protect margins and deliver excellence at scale. URLs:Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3605593-2?pid=5569Brochure: https://go.evvnt.com/3605593-3?pid=5569 Prices:Conference + Workshop Day - Contractors: USD 3197.00,Conference Only - Contractors: USD 2399.00,Conference + Workshop Day - Clients and Design Firms: USD 2697.00,Conference Only - Clients and Design Firms: USD 1999.00,Conference + Workshop Day - Materials, Equipment and Solution Providers: USD 4397.00,Conference Only - Materials, Equipment and Solution Providers: USD 3199.00 Speakers: Corey Zussman QA/QC Vice President AECOM Hunt Construction, Kelly McBride Director of Quality Aecon Group, Guillermo Garcia QA/QC Lead Allison Smith Company LLC, Collin Sutt Senior Organizational Excellence and Quality Consultant American Contractors Insurance Group, Stephen Villareal Assistant Vice President, SDI Risk Control Arch Insurance Group, Matthew Biehl Construction Risk Engineer Consultant AXA, William Warren Director of Quality Assurance Baker Construction, Michael Lang North America Quality Director Bilfinger North America, Jeffrey Fischer Director of Quality Assurance Brinkmann Constructors, Jeremy Bunting Senior Quality Control Manager Clayco, George Boles Director of Quality Assurance Danis Construction, Mark Harvey Vice President of Quality and Continuous Improvement Day and Zimmermann, Steven Wright Principal Consultant Decima International, John DeVaney Senior Quality Manager DEPCOM Power, Gary Butzlaff Regional Quality Manager DEPCOM Power, Chad Dorgan Co-Founder Design and Construction Excellence Exchange, Sue Klawans Co-Founder Design and Construction Excellence Exchange, Peter Kevork Director of Quality Dragados Canada, Kyle Kelly Director of Quality EllisDon Corporation, John Hamblin Principal Architect - Global Design and Construction Equinix, Antonio Garcia-Barreto Quality Manager Flatiron Dragados, Rocio de los Reyes Corporate Quality Technical Director USA Flatiron Dragados, Dan O'Hara Senior QA Manager Flintco, Susan Tienhaara Quality Manager Govan Brown and Associates Ltd., Michael Bart Regional SHEQ Manager Granite Construction, Ted Boyce Director of Safety, Quality and Organizational Development Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, Sean Neary Senior Project Manager Holder Construction Group, Julie Youngblood Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems Intel Corporation, Callie Johns Quality Manager JE Dunn Construction, Mariah Maifarth Quality Director Kiewit, Christopher Jamieson Quality Director Lee Kennedy Company, Ashot Sargsyan Deputy Executive Officer Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Daniel Earp Director of Quality MasTec, Laurie Stidham Director of Quality Control McGough, Derek Dizon Senior Associate - Project Architect and QA/QC Manager Merriman Anderson Architects, Shane Collins Director of Quality Michels Corporation, Jay Glasco Construction Quality Manager Microsoft, Helene McLellan Director of Quality Mortenson Construction, Mark Drzewiecki Company Director of Quality Mortenson Construction, Mark Drzewiecki Company Director of Quality Mortenson Construction, Tariq Masud Senior Manager Parsons, Jim McFadden District Quality Supervisor PCL Construction Enterprises, Marcus Alger Corporate Quality Supervisor PCL Construction Enterprises, Jeff Cumpston Corporate Quality Manager PCL Construction Enterprises, Brandon Fisher Director of Building Science and Resiliency Pinchin, LLC, Steve Black Quality Support Director Power Construction, Jeanette Shaw Director of Quality and Sustainability Powers Brown Architecture, Zach Nelson Regional Quality Control Manager Prism Electric, Chris Liedman Director of MEP Systems RJM Construction, Mike Johnson Director of Quality Control RJM Construction, Jad Chalhoub Senior Director of Innovation Rosendin Electric, Neil Haynes Regional Quality Manager Shawmut Design and Construction, Lauren Slaven Senior Regional Quality Manager Shawmut Design and Construction, Robert Achilles National Director of Quality Control Shawmut Design and Construction, Zizi Badagliacca Construction Quality Manager Stacy Witbeck, Todd Patterson Group Quality Manager Sundt Construction, Amy Yount Group Quality Manager Sundt Construction, Micah Stanton Director of Quality Sure Steel, Sy Winkelman National Director - Materials Services Terracon Consultants, Rodd Weber Executive Director of Safety and Quality The PENTA Building Group, Angelo Trapani Quality Director The Walsh Group, LaShira Champion-King Quality Lean and Innovation Director Walbridge, Blake Binford Project Quality Director Worley Category: Conferences | Science, Health and Medicine | Pharmaceuticals Date and Time: 21st September 2026 at 9:00 am to 23rd September 2026 at 3:00 pm Venue details: Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel and Conference Center, 9495 West Entertainment Boulevard, Glendale, Arizona, 85305, United States