CNFLUENCE
CHICAGO
Join AEC’s most influential technology leaders
Confluence Chicago is a single-day, in-person professional development event
Confluence programming is designed to foster conversations between AEC firms and technology companies, so they can learn, share, and engage with each other to support industry innovation.
AEC Platforms: Elevating the Dialog
Within AEC firms, technology platforms all too often exist as disparate silos of information. Confluence Chicago will explore how we can increase the dialog between various platforms, reducing redundancy and bringing the silos together in new ways.
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The Power of Standardization in the Age of AI
Jason Rostar, Principal and Corporate Practice Technology Leader
Roan Isaku, Associate Principal and Practice Technology Project Leader
Meaningful acceleration in architecture and engineering practices comes from deliberate investment in foundational systems, not isolated innovation. This presentation will review how standardized workflows, reusable templates, and structured data environments eliminate repetitive, low-value work that slows project delivery. By shifting from fragmented, project-by-project approaches to consistent, scalable processes, firms can reduce errors, improve coordination, and enable teams to start faster with greater confidence.
The Human Layer of Interoperability: Leading Change Across People, Platforms, and Practice
Alexandra Blanchet, Design Technology Manager
Soft skills are the binding agent that makes software interoperable. Discover how hospitality trained emotional intelligence, paired with AEC tech execution, strengthens communication, habit formation, and adaptability. Explore practical ways to connect existing platforms, reduce workflow friction, and transform fragmented tools into a cohesive, scalable practice.
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Turning Project Knowledge into Competitive Advantage
Randall Stevens, CEO and Founder
How can AEC firms turn what they already know into lasting strategic value? This session will explore how AEC firms move beyond project-by-project delivery and begin treating the knowledge created through everyday work as a durable strategic asset. AVAIL’s recently published white paper, “From Project Knowledge to Capital Resources,” provides a useful foundation: project knowledge becomes valuable when it is intentionally captured, wrapped in context, governed, and delivered back into future work rather than buried at closeout.
Turning Project Knowledge into Competitive Advantage
Kevin Kosciulek, Director, Technology Practice Leader
Turning Project Knowledge into Competitive Advantage
Teodor Duhnev, Digital Design Technology Specialist
Beyond Generative Design: AI and the Next Phase of Intelligence in the Built Environment
Michael Jansen, Chief Business Officer
This panel discussion examines how the next phase of AI in the built environment will extend far beyond form-making to support the complex decision-making that shapes real projects—balancing factors such as cost, carbon, performance, constructability, and regulatory constraints. The discussion will explore how emerging AI systems may evolve into a true intelligence layer that helps teams navigate competing priorities and make better decisions throughout the full lifecycle of building design and delivery.
Beyond Generative Design: AI and the Next Phase of Intelligence in the Built Environment
Shane Burger, Chief Design Technology Officer
Beyond Generative Design: AI and the Next Phase of Intelligence in the Built Environment
Mark Cichy, Principal + Director of Design Technology
Beyond Generative Design: AI and the Next Phase of Intelligence in the Built Environment
Keith Besserud, AI Director
Beyond Generative Design: AI and the Next Phase of Intelligence in the Built Environment
Jun Wang, AI + Computational Design Leader
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AVAIL creates content management solutions for the AEC industry and started hosting Confluence events in 2019 to understand what firms are needing, wanting, and thinking around technology.
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