Schedule
The registration for the Summit includes the the Reception on April 28 and the all-day program on April 29.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2:00-4:00pm
5:00 - 7:00pm
Preconference Sessions
Additional registration required for the Preconference Sessions. Space is limited.
Heather Currier Hunt, Perkins&Will
Learning Session & Tour: Sustainable Engineering Laboratories
Session description coming soon!
Networking Reception
Amherst Room (10th Floor Campus Center)
Hotel UMass, 91 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
7:45 - 8:30am
8:30- 8:40am
8:40- 9:40am
9:55 - 10:50am
11:05am - 12:00pm
12:00 - 12:35pm
12:35 - 12:45pm
12:45 - 1:05pm
1:20 - 2:15pm
2:35 - 3:30pm
3:45 - 4:15pm
4:15 - 4:20pm
Registration & Light Breakfast
Auditorium Lobby (1st Floor Campus Center)
Hotel UMass, 91 Campus Center Way, Amherst, MA
Welcome Remarks
Nancy Greenwald, Executive Director, Construction Institute
Opening Keynote
Panel Discussion
Morning Breakout sessions
Storytelling Frameworks for High Impact Teams
Erin Miller, SmithGroup
Additional Breakout Sessions coming soon!
Lunch
Pop-Up Session
Champions of Change Awards Presentation
Early Afternoon Breakout sessions
Conceive, Construct, Celebrate: Science on Display
Elizabeth Clarkin, Consigli Construction
Sindu Meier, William Rawn Associates, Architects
Angela Nelson, Museum of Science
Additional Breakout Sessions coming soon!
Mid-Afternoon Breakout sessions
Building Better Outcomes: Smarter Ways to Resolve Disputes
Elsbeth Koefer, American Arbitration Association
Jennifer Millender, American Arbitration Association
Additional Breakout Sessions coming soon!
Afternoon Keynote
Heather Currier Hunt, Perkins&Will
Closing Remarks & Raffle Drawing