2023 Visionaries Forum
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Who We Are
The Construction Institute is a leading network and a neutral forum for exchanging new ideas, knowledge, and opportunities while creating stronger collaborative relationships among industry stakeholders. Our members are the creators and caretakers of the built environment. They include a broad and multidisciplinary range of industry professionals - owners and facility managers, architects and engineers, contractors and subcontractors, project managers, consultants, technologists, manufacturers and distributors, governmental agencies, lawyers, accountants, and many other support services.
The Theme Timing is everything! When is the right time to innovate? When is the wrong time? There is a fine line between the success and failure of innovation within the AECO industry, a line that our panelists have been on the right and wrong side.
The Visionaries Forum’s primary focus has been on those individuals that are on the line. They may even be on the success side of the line. Most of our panel members are those individuals. This year we learn from their experiences with innovations that did not quite make it to the success side.
Failure is beneficial to individu-
als, companies, and industries. It’s how limits are identified, how ideas grow, and how we teach others. Almost all innovation comes with failure. The industry should accept and embrace this fact.
As Henry Ford put it, “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”
The Forum
Now in its 13th year, the Construction Institute’s Visionaries Forum is the premier platform for thought-leaders to explore what is next in the industry. The Visionaries Forum gives you an opportunity to look ahead, to pause from dayto-day focus, and to engage with the kind of creativity that will help the industry move into the future.
Mark Twain House & Museum
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”
“The secret to survivin’ Is knowin’ what to throw away And knowin’ what to keep.”
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- “The Gambler”, Kenny Rogers
BARBARA WHITE BRYSON, MODERATOR DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisors
Barbara White Bryson Ed.D. FAIA is an architect, author, and consultant as well as principal for DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisors. Dr. Bryson recently retired as Associate Dean for Research at the University of Arizona.
DR. LUCIANA BURDI
Massachusetts Port Authority
Dr. Luciana Burdi, Intl. Assoc. AIA, CCM, MCPPO, is the Director for Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs for Massport. She is committed to creating a culture of continuous improvement, focusing on “best-in-class” projects.
JAMES MARTIN
Shepley Bulfinch
James Martin is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Shepley Bulfinch. Martin leads the development of strategies for technology tools that support and advance design, delivery, and collaboration.
TODD ORENSTEIN
AECOM
Todd Orenstein is Vice President of Commercialization at AECOM, where he evaluates and incubates ideas and technologies that deliver value to AECOM’s clients and employees.
MELODIE YASHAR
ICON
Melodie Yashar is the Director of Building Design & Performance at ICON, a construction technologies company focused on large scale additive manufacturing for Earth and in space.
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“Take a moment to raise your head from what we are doing to what we could be doing, the future is not as far away as you might think.”
2020 Visionaries Forum attendee
Who attends?
A multigenerational group of diverse professionals representative of our industry.
Anyone who is ready to elevate their company’s vision of tomorrow. Owners and facilities managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, estimators, accountants, attorneys, manufacturers, and more. Leaders at all levels and stages of job growth.
Companies Represented at Past Visionaries Forum
A. P. Construction Company
AdvanceCT
AECOM
AI Engineers
AIA Connecticut
Amenta Emma Architects
Antinozzi Associates
ARCADIS
Autodesk
Bartlett Brainard Eacott
Baystate Medical Group
Berkeley Research Group
BL Companies
Central Connecticut State University
City of Hartford - Division of Licenses & Inspection
Consulting Engineering Services
Danbury Hospital
Dimeo Construction Company
e2 engineers
ENCON
ESPN
why attend?
Connect with industry thought leaders who are taking responsibility for the industry’s future. This program brings together thought leaders from around the country for an interactive conversation about the future of our industry. What innovations are on the horizon and how will industry relationships transform to respond to new challenges? How can we incorporate these innovations into our businesses in ways that supports our own success and the success of the owners and users of the built environment?
Eversource
F+F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.
FATHOM
Flow Tech, Inc.
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc
General Electric Company
GeoDesign, Inc
Geomatrix Productions
Gilbane Building Company
GLCM Group, Columbia University
greenbox-is, Interior Solutions
High-Profile Monthly
Hoffman Architects
HRP Associates, Inc.
IMTL - Independent Materials Testing Labs
Interscape Commercial Environments
Interstate Electrical Services Corporation
JCJ Architecture
KC Architects, LLC
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
LaRosa Building Group
M. Frank Higgins & Co., Inc.
MassRobotics
McKinsey & Company
Microdesk
Montagno Construction, Inc.
NEREJ
O&G Industries
PAC Group LLC
Permasteelisa North America
Pfizer
Phalcon USA
Pickard Chilton
Pratt & Whitney/United Technologies
Red Thread
Resource Options Incorporated
Ritz Inc/DIRTT
Robinson + Cole LLP
Siemens
Skanska USA Building, Inc
Standard Builders
Stanley Black & Decker
Steelcase Inc
Suffolk Construction Company
Tecton Architects PC
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Travelers
Triton Environmental
TSKP STUDIO
Tucker Mechanical/Emcor Group Inc.
Turner Construction Company
United Steel
University of Connecticut Health Center
University of Hartford
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Viking Construction
2020 Visionaries Forum attendee
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“The Visionaries Forum delivered exactly what it said it would: ground breaking ideas and a glimpse into the future.”
How Can My Company Participate?
We are a non-profit organization that serves the needs of the AEC industry. Sponsor dollars support programming and operations of our internationally-recognized association.
Marquis
$5,000
Participation in event remarks
Name on event banner
8 complimentary registrations
Recognition on social media and website
BYOS - 1 branded swag item in conference bag
1 additional slide included in continuous sponsor loop
Full page ad in program book
Signature Cocktail
$3,000
Create event’s signature cocktail
Logo on cocktail napkin
6 complimentary registrations
Recognition on social media and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book
Panelist
$2,500
Logo on chosen panelist’s biography page
5 complimentary registrations
Recognition on conference announcements and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book
GolD
$2,000
4 complimentary registrations
Recognition on conference announcements and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book
Check
Diamond
$4,000
Name on event banner
7 complimentary registrations
Recognition on social media and website
BYOS - 1 branded swag item in conference bag
1 additional slide included in continuous sponsor loop
Full page ad in program book
ViDeo Recording
$3,000
Logo in video credits
6 complimentary registrations
Recognition on social media and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book
pen
$2,500
Company name on event pen
5 complimentary registrations
Recognition on conference announcements and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book notebook
$1,500
Logo on event notebook
3 complimentary registrations
Recognition on conference announcements and website
Logo in continuous sponsor loop
Half page ad in program book
https://www.construction.org/2023-visionaries-forum-sponsor. html
Sponsorship must be secured at least 4 weeks prior to event to guarantee ad placement in program book.
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the event website for the complete list of sponsorship opportunities and availability!
The Construction Institute, Inc. 1137 Main Street, Suite 206 East Hartford, CT 06108 www.construction.org admin@construction.org 860.904.6101 Brochure design by StockInDesign.com 03 Planning Committee Erik Sanford, Chair Dellbrook | JKS Nick Castler O&G Industries, Inc. James Chong AECOM Patrick Lantry Revitzo registration Member Nonmember Municipality or Government Employee Virtual Registration $140 $175 $110 $100 agenda Registration Check-in Panel Conversation Reception 3:30pm 4:00pm 6:00pm Continuing Education Credits
education credit is available! Check our event website for details about earning continuing education credit for this year’s Visionaries Forum.
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