2027 Business Strategy Track Annual Meeting

Executive Strategy for a Changing AEC Industry

When

Apr 27, 2027 - Apr 28, 2027

Where

RPM Events 317 N Clark St Chicago,

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BuiltWorlds' Business Strategy Annual Meeting is an invite-only, intimate, peer-to-peer opportunity for the industry’s leading CEOs and innovators to meet and discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities arising from the building and infrastructure industry’s accelerating pace of technological change. The group will examine the evolving AEC industry from an executive’s perspective, exploring what it takes for construction companies to remain competitive, profitable, and relevant in it.

This special event is limited to members of BuiltWorlds' Business Strategy Track. Members attending the Industry CEOs Annual Meeting will also automatically be registered for BuiltWorlds' Chicago Global Summit, taking place on the 28th and 29th.

2026 Speakers Included:

Rosemarie Lipman

CEO, BuiltWorlds

Scott Kolbrenner

President & Chief Strategy Officer, Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc.

Grant McCullagh

Director, Thornton Tomasetti

Matthew Gray

Co-Chair, Graycor, Executive Chairman, BuiltWorlds

Sean Wrenn

Director of Programming, BuiltWorlds

Will Cavendish

Global Digital Services Leader, Arup

Alfonso Oliva

AECO Industry Developer Relations AI Lead, NVIDIA

Brad Crawford

CEO, Rival Holdings

Audrey Lynch

Director of Research, BuiltWorlds

Erin Roberts

Global Engineering & Construction Leader, EY

Ryan Renner

Principal, EY

Mike Hyzy

VP of AI Strategy and Product Development, CGI

Brian Helm

CEO, Helm Group

Cutler Knupp

VP, Strategy and Corporate Development, Haskell

Kaushal Diwan

Corporate Director, Strategic Investments & Partnerships, DPR Construction

Thai Nguyen

Director of Innovation, Hensel Phelps

Damien Bahon

Head of Scale One, Bouygues Construction

Tom Scarangello

Managing Principal, Senior Advisor, Thornton Tomasetti

Roger Wahl

Founder and CEO, WahlStreetTech

Agenda

BuiltWorlds’ Business Strategy Annual Meeting is a gathering of BuiltWorlds’ Business Strategy Track members intended to provide a small, private event with two days of exclusive programming, featuring innovative industry experts and executives from around the globe. 

Attendance at the 2027 Business Strategy Annual Meeting is strictly restricted to members of the Business Strategy Track and approved ticket purchasers. For more information on how to join, please complete this interest form, and a member of the BuiltWorlds team will be in touch with additional information. 

Day 1 Schedule

4:10PM – 4:30PM | Tuesday, April 27

Welcome Address and Registration

4:30PM – 4:45PM | Tuesday, April 27

Opening Keynote

4:45PM – 5:30PM | Tuesday, April 27

Presentation(s) and Roundtable Discussions

5:20PM – 6:30 PM | Tuesday, April 27

Networking Reception & Break

6:30 PM – 8:30PM | Tuesday, April 27

Private Dinner

Reconvene with the group for a intimate dinner with a special speaker.

Day 2 Schedule

8:00AM – 9:00AM | Tuesday, April 27

Breakfast and Registration

9:00AM – 12:00PM | Tuesday, April 27

Executive Programming: Session Details Coming Soon

This morning block will feature a curated mix of conversations, peer roundtables, and hands-on sessions designed for Business Strategy Track members. Planned themes include AI leadership and change management, governance and board-level reporting, AI security and risk, ROI, innovation and investment strategy, and workforce culture and development.

Full session descriptions and speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

12:00PM – 1:30PM | Tuesday, April 27

Business Strategy Track + Startup Founder Luncheon

This private luncheon brings Business Strategy Track members together with founders and CEOs from BuiltWorlds’ startup network who are in Chicago for the Global Summit. Seated in an intimate, conversational setting, executives from leading AECO firms will have the chance to meet the founders building what’s next, exchange perspectives, and explore potential partnerships and pilots.

Member Registration

Please use the form below to register yourself and your colleagues. The contact information section will be auto-populated based on your login information. Click “Add Ticket” to register either yourself and colleagues for the event. When you have entered the information for all tickets, please click “Submit Order” to complete the registration. You will receive a confirmation email with a ticket number. 

If you experience issues, please reach out to info@builtworlds.com for assistance. 

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