Why This Meeting Is Unmissable for You
Quality has become a business-critical priority for general contractors. As projects grow more complex, schedules become more aggressive, and owner expectations continue to rise, quality leaders are under increasing pressure to reduce rework, standardize execution, protect margins, and demonstrate the value of quality across the business. This challenge is particularly acute across data centers, healthcare facilities, infrastructure projects, advanced manufacturing, and other high-risk developments.
Advancing Construction Quality brings together North America's leading contractors to share practical lessons on scaling quality programs, improving field performance, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and embedding quality into every phase of project delivery. Whether you're building quality systems at the enterprise level or driving execution in the field, you'll gain actionable strategies from organizations facing the same challenges as you.
Challenges We Help Solve
Reducing Rework & Protecting Project Margins
Learn how leading contractors are shifting from reactive inspection programs to proactive quality strategies that identify issues earlier and reduce costly downstream rework.
Scaling Quality Programs Across Multiple Projects & Regions
Benchmark approaches for standardizing processes, governance, inspections, and training while maintaining flexibility across varying project sizes and sectors.
Building Accountability Across Project Teams & Trade Partners
Explore strategies for making quality a shared responsibility across superintendents, project managers, engineers, and subcontractors rather than relying solely on QA/QC teams.
Balancing Speed, Production & Quality Expectations
Discover how contractors are maintaining quality standards while navigating increasingly compressed schedules and owner-driven delivery requirements.
Using Data, Technology & AI to Improve Project Outcomes
Understand how leading organizations are using quality data, dashboards, predictive indicators, and AI-driven workflows to strengthen decision-making and improve execution.
Key Sessions Recommended For You
Quality Leadership & Business Performance
Repositioning Quality as a Strategic Business Partner to Prevent Risk & Drive Operational Buy-In
Conference Day 1
Speaker:
- Robert Achilles, National Director of Quality, Shawmut Design & Construction
Quality leaders are increasingly expected to influence business performance, not simply enforce compliance. Learn how leading contractors are embedding quality into operations, securing executive buy-in, and demonstrating measurable value across project portfolios.
Quality Program Leadership & Evolution
Developing a Robust Quality Management System to Drive Ownership & Continuous Improvement
Conference Day 1
Speaker:
- Blake Binford, Project Quality Director, Worley
Explore how contractors are building scalable quality programs that improve governance, strengthen accountability, create consistency across projects, and support long-term business growth.
Data-Driven Quality Improvement
Turning Quality Data into Predictive Insight to Prevent Rework & Drive Performance
Conference Day 1
Speaker:
- Micah Stanton, Director of Quality, Sure Steel
Discover how leading contractors are moving beyond lagging indicators and using quality data, AI, and predictive analytics to identify risk earlier, reduce rework, and demonstrate the business value of quality.
Questions to Ask to Benchmark Against Peers
Use the conference to compare your approach against fellow general contractors:
How are leading contractors measuring the financial impact of quality and demonstrating ROI to executive leadership?
What strategies are most effective for reducing rework and preventing recurring quality issues across projects?
How are organizations scaling quality programs consistently across multiple offices, regions, and project types?
What role should project managers, superintendents, and trade partners play in owning quality outcomes?
How are contractors integrating quality data, dashboards, and AI tools into day-to-day operations?
How are peers balancing accelerated schedules and production targets while maintaining high-quality project delivery?
A Sample Of Who You Could Network With
Advancing Construction Quality brings together the stakeholders responsible for delivering quality across North America's most complex projects. As a general contractor, you'll be able to exchange ideas with:
Leading Owners & Developers
General Contractors
Trade Contractors & EPCs
Architects, Engineers & Design Leaders
Quality Consultants, Testing & Risk Specialists
Leave with a clearer understanding of how owners, contractors, designers, and advisors are working together to reduce rework, improve accountability, and deliver projects right the first time.
Turn Quality into Action
Whether you're shaping enterprise-wide quality strategy, improving field execution, reducing rework, or driving stronger project outcomes, Advancing Construction Quality 2026 is where the industry's leading owners, contractors, designers and quality professionals come together to learn from one another and benchmark best practices.
If you attend, you can enjoy:
- 60+ expert speakers
- 4 dedicated conference tracks
- Practical case studies
- Unmatched networking opportunities
Leave with actionable ideas you can implement immediately.
