Chief Executive Officer
ARES PRISM
Nationals Park, Washington DC
5-7 October 2026
United States
United States
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| AI-Enabled Construction Project Management |
David Levy - VP of Marketing, Foresight
Hannah Stepperud - Customer success manager, Foresight
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| AI-Powered Precision: Revolutionizing Project Cost Estimation |
Christopher Hutchings
- Vice President, Galorath Incorporated
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| Measure Twice, A.I. Once |
Terry Berland
- Acting Chief Executive Officer, LoadSpring Solutions
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| AI's Role in Construction: Enhancing Efficiency and Decision-Making |
Dexter Bachelder
- CRO, Slate Technologies
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| Project Controls, Quality Management System |
Nelson Rosa
- Senior Manager, Capital Projects Group Quality Management, Metrolinx
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| The 8 types of acceleration in capital projects |
Greg Lawton
- CEO & Co-Founder, Nodes & Links
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| Standardizing & Digitizing Mission Critical Equipment Commissioning |
Mike Nester
- VP of Business Development, Exto
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| Blueprints to Bottom Lines: Real-Time Cost Management Strategies for Seamless Field-Office Collaboration |
Ryan Posnikoff
- Senior Director, Product Management, Contruent
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| Deep-Fake Projects? – How and where the art of project modelling is evolving? |
Stephen Hunt
- Director of Business Development - North and South America at Safran Software Solutions
Ian Nicholson
- VP Solutions, Emerald Associates, Inc
Joshua Wargo
- Engineer, MPR Associates
Andrew Bates
- Senior Risk Analyst, Arcadis
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| How Generative Scheduling Technology transforms Project Controls and Delivery of Capital Projects |
Juan Sebastian Jurado
- Senior Director, Customer Success, ALICE Technologies
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| A Programme for the Many, Not the Few: One step closer to total collaboration |
Chris Grosvenor
- Director, XER Schedule Toolkit
Ellis Denton
- Head of Planning, Spencer Group
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| McKinstry's Catalyst for Transformation |
Karen Firmanuik
- Director of Product Management McKinstry
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| Live Demonstration of our Integrated Platform for Managing Projects and Assets |
Shane Butt
- Vice President Business Development, Omega 365 USA
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| Introduction |
Anil Godhawale
- Founder, Project Controls Expo
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| Welcome & Opening Remarks |
Tim Boatwright
- Board Member, College of Performance Management
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| Keynote : Integrating Agile and Waterfall Projects within Integrated Project Control Systems |
Charles Streeter
- Director Life Cycle Cost Estimating, Department of Veterans Affairs
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| Headline Partner Remarks |
Andy Verone
- Chief Strategy Officer, Contruent
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| Decoding AI: Real-World Innovations in Project Controls and Cost Management |
Karl Vantine
- Chief Customer Officer, Contruent
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| Evolution and Innovation of Project Controls through Technology and AI |
Ashley Turner
- Program Director of Project Controls, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Tanya Deegoju
- Program Advisory, Turner & Townsend
Dylan Hirsch
- VP of Project Controls, CM Solutions
Louise Benwell
- Director, Turner & Townsend Inc
Morgan Hays
- Senior Vice President, Product, ALICE Technologies
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| AI-Enhanced Cost Estimation and Forecasting: Leveraging Historical Data for Precision and EAC Accuracy |
Thomas Shanahan - President and CEO ProjStream
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| How do I bring the schedule to life? A shared industry problem |
Rami Daniel
- Program Performance Associate, D2 Global
Matt Sykes
- Head of Digital Technology, D2
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| Generative AI: The Generational Shift for Project Controls |
Greg Lawton
- CEO & Co-Founder, Nodes & Links
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| AI, Augmented Reality, and Data Analytics in Project Controls |
Orion Matthews
- CEO, Queryon
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| Building Digital Trust in Construction Project Controls |
Ryan Kubacki
- Chief Executive Officer, ARES PRISM
Karl Vantine
- Chief Customer Officer, ARES PRISM
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| Finding Your Project’s Single Source of Truth |
Ken Damon
- Product Manager PMWeb, Inc.
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| Project Chain Control Tower |
Matt Sullivan
- Enterprise Account Executive, Cora Systems
Andy Yawn
- Sr. Solutions Consultant, Enterprise Accounts, Cora Systems
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| PPM Case Study: How McKinstry adopted an end-to-end solution for Project Financials, Resource Management, and Portfolio Management |
Karen Firmaniuk
- Director of Product Management, McKinstry
Gilles Almeras
- VP of Sales - Project Controls & Engineering, Planisware
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| Owning Uncertainty. Embracing Risk and Change in Projects |
TC Newbill
- Sr. Industry Consultant, Hexagon
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| How Deltek Can Help Maintain Schedule / Cost Integration |
Mary Major
- Senior Principal Solutions Engineer, Deltek
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| “I paid for cost management software. Why are they still using spreadsheets?” Recognizing Mistakes that Break Cost Tool Implementations |
Jason Kimbrell
- Project Controls Specialist, Omega 365
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| Driving Success with Data and Process Integration |
Dave Bullard
- Senior Director, Industry Innovation, Oracle
Dan Johnson
- Sr Director, Sales, Oracle
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| What we learned from Analyzing 18000+ Construction Schedules and how to apply it to bettering Project Controls |
Michael Pink
- CEO, SmartPM Technologies, Inc.
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| Prevention, Dissension, and Extension: A Case Study of the Project Control Life Cycle – Schedule through Dispute Resolution |
Michael Bograd
- Vice President - Scheduling Aegis Project Controls
Russell Wodiska
- President - Dispute Resolution Aegis Project Controls
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| ALC (Automated Logic) PPM Project Evolution |
Mark Ruettiger
- Director of Operations, Carrier
Jeremy Woods
- Sr Program Manager, Strategic Solutions, Carrier
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| Helping the UK Armed Forces to maximise value in procurement with an Earned Value solution |
John Lister
- Projects Director, RPCuk
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| Pragmatism in Calculating Productivity Loss |
Tyler Konter
- Senior Consultant Point Construction Advisory Group
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| Successful Implementation of an Integrated Schedule/Cost Control System |
Rohan Mutha
- Project Controls Practice Leader, Program and Project Management, NY Metro AECOM
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| Schedule Risk Assessment – Initiating, Developing, Communicating. A US Defense Contractor Case Study |
Thomas Polen
- Consultant, ClearPlan Consulting
Justin Scaparro
- Project Planner, Northrop Grumman
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| Moving Beyond the Box of Traditional Project Controls |
AJ Waters
- Chief Evangelist, Kahua
Steve Stankiewicz
- Product Strategist, Kahua
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| A Framework for Selecting a Cloud-Based Project-Portfolio Management Tool to Maximize Business Value |
Silvia Bianchin
- Consultant/Project Manager, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
Maria Conner
- Project Manager, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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| Mastering Project Forecasts: Harnessing the Power of Bow Wave Reports |
Tim Boatwright
- Director of EVMS, K2 Consulting
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| AWP Visual Implementation and the Effective Utilization of Mini-Projects , improving risk identification, increasing the sustainability approach and plan based on multiple mini-critical paths |
Jose Gabriel Rosas
- Data Intelligence Manager, Independent
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| A Framework Of Cost Impact Analysis From Supply Chain Disruption |
Vishwambhara Kumbharathi
- Project Controls Manager - Estimating, Amtrak
Sashi Tadinada
- Vice President - Actuarial & Analytics, NFP
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| Risk Management from Chaos to Cohesion: How to improve the engagement in Complex Transportation projects |
Charlotte Candy
- Founder / Director, CYCLAMEN
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| Evolving the concept of cost-benefit analysis |
Dr. Alexia Nalewaik
- Owner, Pellucid Projects
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| Is There an Effective Way to Integrate Agile and EVM? |
Eric Christoph
- Senior Partner, Transformative Management Solutions, LLC
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| A schedule to Speak for Itself |
Rachel Smallwood
- Senior Project Specialist, Rock Solid Solutions / PMCOS
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| Navigating Project Controls in Refining: Understanding the Dynamics of Maintenance and Capital Projects |
Kaveh Hooshvar
- Corporate Manager, Project Controls, Marathon Petroleum
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| International Delay Analysis Approaches |
Mohamed Hegazy
- Associate Planning Director, Red Sea Global
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| EVM is for design as well as for Construction​ |
Mike Younger
- Director​ Program Advisory, Turner & Townsend
Ivor Cummings
- Vice President, Turner & Townsend Inc
Tim Boatwright
- Director of EVMS, K2 Consulting
Peter Rogers
- Infrastructure Director, D2
Bill Scheiner
- Project Controls Director, MACE Consult
Greig Hamilton
- Vice President, Mott MacDonald
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| Why Megaprojects Need Artificial Intelligence? Overcoming Complexity with Technology |
Atif Ansar
- Professor of Megaproject Management, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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| Getting it Right from the Ground Up |
Gordon Alexander
- Operations Director - Programme Management, Mace North America
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| The Art of Underestimating : A Guide to Budget Bloopers in Mega Projects |
Tonja Stradley
- North America Technical Lead, Cost Management, Mott MacDonald
Alex Todorova
- Senior Risk manager, Mott MacDonald
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| Synergy/Collaboration in Government Project Controls |
Melvin Frank
- Director, Project Controls and Policy​, US Department of Energy
John Driessnack
- Research Faculty, President, UMD PM Center of Excellence
Charles Streeter
- Director Life Cycle Cost Estimating, Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Courtney Lackard
- Director of Project Controls, MBTA
Cristian Ion
- Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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| Multidimensional Portfolio Management |
John Driessnack
- Research Faculty, President, UMD PM Center of Excellence
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| Enhancing Project Success: The Impact of Organizational Environment on EVMS Maturity and Integration through the DOE-ASU Collaborative Research |
Melvin Frank
- Director, Project Controls and Policy​, US Department of Energy
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| Retrospective Analysis: Piecing Together the Puzzle with Automated Forensic Tools |
Billy Upchurch
- Product Specialist, SmartPM Technologies
Chowdhary Gondy
- Principal and Executive Vice President, CES Consulting LLC
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| GAO Best Practices for Reliable Cost Estimates and the Cannon Building Renovation Project |
Jason Lee
- Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Michael Armes
- Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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| How project & program controls support strategic decision-making and risk management (Aligning with ERM) |
Jamey Matalka
- Director of Risk Management and Project Controls, California High Speed Rail Authority
Michelle Uwasomba
- Principal, EY LLP
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| From theory to practice, a Digital Transformation methodology for effective project management |
Sadia Janjua
- Chief of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Columbia University
Dimitra Karachaliou
- Associate Vice President, Digital Transformation Advisory, AECOM
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| Delay Claims Forensic Schedule Analysis with Partial or Missing Schedule Data |
Sharad Mathur
- Vice President, Director of Controls, APSI Construction Management, Inc.
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| Revitalizing PMIS: Continuous Improvement for Sustained Efficiency |
Rick Niederstadt
- Capital Improvement Program Manager, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
John Salimbene
- Strategic Solution Executive, Onindus
Kristian Penev
- Regional Program Manager PMIS (Kahua), General Services Administration
Nathan Smith
- Branch Chief - Planning & Analysis, U.S. General Services Administration
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| Implementing strong project controls is crucial to manage the impending US National debt crisis |
Karen Mislick
- Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School
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| The New Landscape of Project Controls: Navigating Post-Pandemic Challenges in Capital Transit Projects |
Dr. Courtney Lackard
- Director of Project Controls, MBTA
Ferras Haidar
- Deputy Director- Project Controls, MBTA
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| How to create and manage a successful project schedule |
Louise Benwell
- Director, Turner and Townsend
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| Revolutionizing Project Controls Panel Discussion: Best Practices in the Age of AI and Digital Engineering |
Karen Mislick
- Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School
John Driessnack
- Research Faculty, President, UMD PM Center of Excellence
Dane Cooper
- Lecturer, University of Maryland
John Johnson
- Professional Programs Manager, University of Maryland, College Park
Janelle Taylor
- Enterprise portfolio manager,JTOA Corporation
Tomeka Williams
- Associate Director, Integrated Cost & Schedule Analysis, The Aerospace Corporation
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| Project Controls in Agile Methodology ( Case Study) |
Hatem Elbanna
- Quality & Environmental studies Director/ PMO member, Protection for Contracting and Design
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| Construction Claims Avoidance 101 |
Tyler Konter
- Senior Consultant, POINT Construction Advisory Group
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| Pioneering Sustainability and Productivity: Embracing Organizational Change for Digital Transformation in Construction and Infrastructure with IoT, PMIS, AI, and Asset Lifecycle Management |
Sid Shah
- President, OnIndus
Claudia O'Connor
- BI and Technology Support Chief, Arlington County Government
David Nafisi
- Product Manager, Baltimore City Information Technology
Daniel Sweeney
- Urban Transformation Lead, Accenture
Attila Boydak
- Principal Consultant, Procon IQ Global
Parth Mehta
- Vice President - Project Controls, JMT
Sadia Janjua
- Chief of Digital Transformation, Port Authority of NY & NJ
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| Introduction |
Anil Godhawale
- Founder, Project Controls Expo
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| Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Megan Jones
- Executive Director, ICEAA
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| Keynote : DCMA roles, responsibilities, and procedures carrying out the compliance authority for the DoD |
Donna Holden
- Director, Earned Value Management Systems, Defense Contract Management Agency
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| Headline Partner Remarks |
Karl Vantine
- Chief Customer Officer, Contruent
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| Delivery Partner: How Shared Accountability and Common Truths Drive On-Plan Performance |
Priya Jain
- President, Mace Americas, Mace Group
Andrew Langridge
- Director, Sterling DCS
Sadia Janjua
- Chief of Digital Transformation, Port Authority of NY & NJ
Mohar Chakrabarty
- Application Modernization & Innovation Program Manager, Deloitte Consulting
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