Look Back at Summit 2020’s Leaders in the Grips of Covid 19 Shows How Much Has Changed as We Look to the 2021 Summit

As we look toward our 2021 US Summit, it is an opportune time to look back at the talks from the 2020 Summit to see where our focus was then and how those themes might carry forward this year. Last May, the world was in the grips of the Covid 19 pandemic, and talks at the conference (held via Zoom) centered on how Covid would impact the industry, investment, technology adoption, and the work place.

BuiltWorlds Members can watch all the talks from last year by clicking on them below (Membership Options).

This Year's Summit Will Be Live, and Much of the Focus Will Be on the Pace of Business Today

This year, as we look at a world working to move past the ravages of Covid, the industry's focus is turning from last year's fears of a dramatic downturn to the affects of an accelerating economy with supply chain issues, talent shortages, commodity price increases, a renewed infrastructure push, and ESG topics all now top of mind.

Against that backdrop, we will also be probing an ecosystem in which investment in technology has accelerated, both by investors and industry players. Beyond investment, we will hear from senior level industry players about how they are also developing and implementing technology in their processes and finding increasing utility in areas like robotics and AR/VR that have mostly been limited to pilot testing to-date. As change accelerates in many ways, the view from the Summit looks to be of a dramatically different industry on the horizon.

 

 

Watch the 2020 Talks: Meet the Speakers and Sample the Themes

Want to find out more about The US Summit 2021?

See the lineup as it takes shape, and watch for the full agenda soon!

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: Building a Construction Technology Roadmap

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Building a Construction Technology Roadmap Friday 5/8 11:45am – 12:15pm How can construction innovation strategists and operations specialists ensure that a new solution fits appropriately into […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: Fueling Innovation Through Corporate & Sector-focused Venture Capital

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Fueling Innovation Through Corporate Venture Capital. Friday, 5/8 11am-11:30am There is no substitute for industry expertise as a built tech startup develops, and as such, the […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: Driving A Culture of Innovation

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Driving A Culture of Innovation Friday, 5/8 10am – 10:30am Tom Emison, Vice President Strategy and Innovation, Kraus Anderson | Dan Gilbane, Director of Strategic Initiatives, […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: A CEO’s Perspective on Positioning Your Organization Today For Tomorrow

2020 Digital Summit Panel: A CEO’s Perspective on Positioning Your Organization Today For Tomorrow Friday, 5/8 19:15am – 9:45pm Richard Wood, CEO, Plaza Construction | Ryan Maibach, CEO, Barton Malow| […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: Leveraging Predictive Analytics At The Executive Level

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Leveraging Predictive Analytics At The Executive Level Thursday, 5/7 4:30pm – 5pm Predictive Analytics has quickly become a topic of interest for construction professionals across the […]

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2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Case Study: Managing New Tech On The Jobsite

2020 Digital Summit Case Study: Managing New Tech On The Jobsite: Thursday, 5/7  3:45pm – 4:15pm This session will look at Oracle’s Industries Innovation Lab, which brings to life the […]

United Rentals Equipment Safety

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Fireside Chat: Equipment for Safety & Productivity

2020 Digital Summit Fireside Chat: Equipment for Safety & Productivity Thursday, 5/7 3pm – 3:30pm Equipment Managing and Monitoring Systems. Autonomous Equipment and Robotics in the Field. Data Collection Devices […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Case Study: Leveraging Tech for Pre-Construction & Planning

2020 Digital Summit Case Study:  Leveraging Tech for Pre-Construction & Planning Thursday, 5/7 1:30pm-2pm We’ll explore how Skanska, ranked #7 on the 2019 ENR Top 400 Contractors, is utilizing Pype […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Keynote Presentation: Building Automation And The User Experience

2020 Digital Summit Keynote Presentation – 11:00am-11:30am How do we leverage technology to make our spaces more responsive to users and efficient for owners and operators? With an intensifying focus […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Innovation in Heavy Civil Infrastructure With Vinci

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Thursday, 5/7 10am – 10:30am Technology is changing how we design, build, operate, and maintain the built world’s infrastructure assets. Hear from a key stakeholder in […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: Innovation for Emerging and Mid-Sized Contractors

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Thursday, 5/7 9:15am – 9:45am With fewer resources technology adoption may be a challenge for smaller firms, but with less cultural inertia to overcome, newer and […]

FMI Leadership Team

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Panel: FMI Senior Leader Panel

2020 Digital Summit Panel: Wednesday, 5/6  2pm-3:30pm Join us for a first ever panel featuring FMI Corp leading principals representing expertise across the industry. We will engage in discussions about […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – The State of “Smart Buildings”

2020 Digital Summit The State of “Smart Buildings” – 11:45am-12:15pm Brandon Tinianov, VP Industry Strategy, View Andy Schnack, Senior Manager, Xfinity Communities, Comcast  Chris Hoyes, Principal, Roland Berger Where does […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – Keynote Presentation: Applying Off-Site Manufacturing Process to Construction

2020 Digital Summit Keynote Presentation: Applying Off-Site Manufacturing Process to Construction Thursday, 5/7 2:15pm-2:45pm Off-Site Construction continues to gain interest from the built industry, but many fail to apply a […]

2020 BuiltWorlds Digital Summit – HUB International Workshop | Preparing for the Hard Insurance Market – Looking Beyond the COVID Crisis

2020 Digital Summit HUB International Workshop | Preparing for the Hard Insurance Market – Looking Beyond the COVID Crisis Wednesday 5/6/2020 3:30pm-5pm This interactive panel discussion and workshop with  HUB […]