KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Meghdad Attarzadeh

 

Patrick Kelly - AACE President

 

Presenting: Emerging Construction Technologies - BIM

 

Presenting: State of the Association" and Townhall with some AACE Board of Directors

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

The 2024 Northeast Symposium Planning Committee is working hard to confirm speakers for the upcoming event. Below is our current list, which is subject to change (and hopefully grow) as we continue to lock in speakers:

Breakout Session #1

  • A Scheduling Approach to Supply Chain Delay Mitigation, Chris Carson (Arcadis), Courtney Lackard (MBTA)

  • When Life Gives You Delays, Make TIA Lemonade, Amin Azizi, Katherine Baron (Aegis Project Controls)

  • Cost Engineering Best Practices: Solutions and Successes, Omoniyi (Niyi) Ladipo, Kim Forbes, Justin Jacobson, Nicole Johnson (MBP)

Breakout Session #2

  • Advancing Construction Planning: Leveraging AI for Accelerated Scheduling, Enhanced Stakeholder Collaboration, and Future Success, Jordan Brooks

  • Mitigating Schedule Risks When Delays Hit the Project, Bob Freas (Moderator), Robert Hardison, Alec Amaralikit, Be Prompruk, Adam Lackey (Exponent)

  • Owner Validation of Contractors' Cost Forecasts, Stephen Cabano, Paul Williams (Pathfinder LLC)

Breakout Session #3

  • Transparent Construction Scheduling, Mikaela Hutchison, Nicole Kelly (Delta Consulting Group)

  • Owner Cost and Schedule Reviews, Allen C. Hamilton (PMA LLC), S. Amin Terouhid (Adroit Project Consultants)

  • Program and Project Management Insights Gleaned from an Analysis of Completed Projects, Dan Melamed (US Depart. of Energy), Kevin Lee, Brandi Barnett, Bryam Skokan, Rich Schassburger, Rodney Lehman

Breakout Session #4

  • Navigating Multi-Prime Contracts: Cost and Schedule Management Insights, Pirouz Bozorgnia (Exponent)

  • Tracking Delays: Forecasted vs. Actual, Patrick Kelly (Ankura)

  • Quantitative Risk Management - How Human Behaviors Impact Statistical Results, Mariusz Wiechec (HKA)

Breakout Session #5

  • Triage the Sub-Projects: Calculating and Applying Portfolio Contingency, Stephen Koellner (Augur Consulting)

  • Synergizing Coding and No-Code Approaches in Data Analytics by Using GPT 4 Noteable Plugin, Zelalem Hailu (DC Water)

  • You Can’t Always Gantt What You Want: Creating a Picture-Perfect Analysis, Amin Azizi, Christina Waltz (Aegis Project Controls)

Breakout Session #6

  • Proper and Effective Uses of Recovery Schedules on Construction Projects, Que-Anh Pham, Charles Choyce, and Anton Sibrin (BRG)

  • Introduction to Forensic Schedule Analysis, Tong Zhao (Delta Consulting Group)

  • AI and ML in Construction: Enhancing Schedule Control and Dispute Resolution, Michael Pink, Rohit Sinha (SmartPM Technologies)

Breakout Session #7

  • Schedule Change Management: Adding and Deleting Tasks / Activities, Edward (Ted) Douglas (ACTPMA LLC Consulting)

  • Transforming Construction Estimating: Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence, Vishwa Kumbharathi (Jois Construction Management)

  • AI Meets Construction Cost Management, Anil Sawhney (RICS)

Breakout Session #8

  • The Anatomy of More Profitable Projects: Leveraging Data to Maximize ROI, TC Newbill (Hexagon)

  • Strategic Integration of 4D and 5D Scheduling in Vital Coastal Resilience Initiatives, Ameya Talekar (Greenman-Pedersen Inc.)

  • Evaluating the Computational Proficiency of Large Language Models in Forensic Delay Analyses, Emmanuel Cruz (J.S. Held)

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