Why This Meeting Is Unmissable for You
Trade contractors and EPCs are increasingly being asked to take greater ownership of quality as projects become larger, more technically complex, and more schedule-driven. Whether you're delivering electrical systems, industrial facilities, energy projects, MEP scopes, civil infrastructure, or self-perform work, quality can no longer be left solely to inspection teams at the end of the process.
Advancing Construction Quality provides practical strategies for strengthening field execution, improving crew accountability, standardizing inspections, embedding quality into project delivery, and reducing costly rework. Learn directly from quality leaders responsible for managing quality across some of North America's largest and most complex projects while benchmarking your approach against peers facing many of the same challenges.
Challenges We Help Solve
Driving Quality Ownership Across Crews & Field Teams
Learn how leading contractors are creating a culture where quality becomes everyone's responsibility rather than relying solely on QA/QC personnel.
Improving Inspection & Testing Consistency
Explore proven approaches for standardizing inspections, ITPs, acceptance criteria, and quality controls across multiple projects and teams.
Reducing Rework & Increasing First-Time-Right Performance
Discover how organizations are identifying quality risks earlier and preventing defects before they impact productivity, schedule, and profitability.
Managing Quality on Large, Complex & Self-Perform Projects
Benchmark approaches for maintaining quality across industrial facilities, power projects, infrastructure programs, and increasingly complex project environments.
Using Data, Technology & AI to Improve Execution
Understand how contractors are using digital inspections, predictive insights, dashboards, and AI-driven workflows to improve visibility and strengthen project delivery.
Key Sessions Recommended For You
Quality Ownership & Accountability
Empowering Trade Partners to Own Quality Control to Strengthen Accountability
Conference Day 1
Speakers:
- Robert Achilles, National Director of Quality, Shawmut Design & Construction
- Guillermo Garcia, QA/QC Lead, Allison-Smith Company
- Jeremy Bunting, Senior Quality Control Manager, Clayco
This is arguably the most tailored session on the agenda for trade contractors. It focuses on raising expectations for trade-led QA/QC, improving accountability, demonstrating completed quality checks, and shifting ownership of quality closer to the people performing the work.
Field Execution & Crew Performance
Implementing ITPs to Drive Crew Accountability & Improve Field Execution
Conference Day 1
Speaker:
- Peter Kevork, Director of Quality, Flatiron Dragados
Trade contractors live and die by execution quality in the field. This session focuses on turning ITPs into practical tools that drive accountability, improve installation quality, and create consistency across crews and projects.
Managing Self-Perform & Trade Quality
Building an Integrated Quality Program to Manage Trade Partners & Self-Perform Work Effectively
Conference Day 1
Speaker:
- Steve Black, Quality Support Director, Power Construction
- Derek Cavataio, Quality Support Manager, Power Construction
Labour shortages and increasing self-perform delivery models are forcing contractors to take greater ownership of execution. Learn how leading organizations are structuring quality programs to support both subcontracted and self-performed work while maintaining consistency and control.
Questions to Ask to Benchmark Against Peers
Use the conference to compare your approach against fellow trade contractors:
How are leading trade contractors reducing rework and improving first-time-right installation across projects?
What strategies are proving most effective for increasing crew accountability and field ownership of quality?
How are organizations standardizing inspections, testing, and quality processes across different project teams and locations?
How are quality leaders balancing production targets, schedule pressure, and quality expectations on complex projects?
What quality data, dashboards, and digital tools are providing the greatest operational value?
How are EPCs and specialty contractors developing scalable quality programs that support growth and operational consistency?
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.
