New Content. New Companies. More Quality Leaders. More Opportunities to Benchmark Against the Best.
New Voices Joining the Community
For 2026, we're welcoming new speakers and attendees from organizations including:
Gain direct insight into how leading owners, contractors and infrastructure organizations are raising quality expectations across North America's most demanding projects.
Networking Opportunities
At Advancing Construction Quality 2026, networking isn’t just a break, it’s where the most valuable conversations happen.
With 500+ Quality, Operations, and Project Leaders from Contractors, Owners, Designers and Trades, this is your opportunity to build relationships with the people shaping how quality is delivered across North America’s most complex projects.
This year, we are reinventing how networking works, moving beyond traditional formats to create more structured, targeted, and meaningful interactions that help you connect with the right people, not just more
New Agenda Topics
Greater Focus on Civil, Infrastructure & Industrial Construction
Quality challenges don't stop at commercial buildings.
With growing investment in transportation infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, energy projects and data centers, 2026 introduces more content designed specifically for:
- Heavy Civil Projects
- Infrastructure Programs
- Industrial Facilities
- Data Centers
- Advanced Manufacturing
Learn how quality leaders are managing risk, inspections, testing and stakeholder alignment on some of North America's most complex projects.
New Priority Focus: MEP Quality & Mission Critical Projects
As data center construction accelerates across North America, quality teams are taking greater ownership of MEP systems and commissioning readiness.
New discussions will explore:
- MEP quality management
- Commissioning readiness
- Trade partner coordination
- Defect prevention strategies
- Lessons learned from mission-critical projects
Discover how leading contractors are evolving quality programs to support increasingly complex building systems.
Practical AI & Construction Quality Applications
Move beyond the hype. Hear real-world examples of how quality teams are using AI and digital tools to:
- Improve inspections
- Reduce administrative burden
- Analyze quality trends
- Improve reporting
- Enhance project visibility
Understand where AI is creating value and where construction teams should proceed with caution.
More Opportunities to Meet Quality Leaders
With 500+ attendees expected, we're redesigning networking to help you build meaningful relationships faster.
Connect with:
- Corporate Quality Leaders
- Operations Executives
- Owners & Developers
- Project Teams
- General Contractors
- Trade Partners
- Infrastructure Specialists
From structured speed networking to extended discussion breaks and speaker meetups, every networking opportunity is designed to help you benchmark challenges and share lessons learned with your peers.
Returning Attendees Will Discover
New civil and industrial project case studies
Greater owner participation
Expanded networking formats
New contractor and infrastructure perspectives
New MEP quality content
New AI and digital quality discussions
More field-focused lessons learned
Broader Canadian representation
Networking Opportunities Include:
Speed Networking
Kickstart your experience with structured, high-impact introductions designed to connect you with peers facing similar quality challenges from day one.
Meet the Speakers
Engage directly with industry leaders delivering quality across heavy civil data centers, infrastructure and complex builds across the US and Canada. Ask questions, validate ideas, and build lasting connections.
Extended Networking Breaks (NEW for 2026)
Benefit from longer, dedicated networking sessions designed to go beyond surface-level conversations, giving you the time to build meaningful relationships and dive deeper into shared challenges.
Evening Networking Drinks
Unwind with peers and continue conversations in a more informal setting — where partnerships are formed and ideas are shared openly.
See Everything That's New for 2026
From expanded civil and industrial content to new owner perspectives, MEP quality discussions, AI applications and enhanced networking opportunities, Advancing Construction Quality 2026 delivers more ways to learn, benchmark and connect than ever before.
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