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2025 CII Annual Conference

Jul 28 - 30, 2025
Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN
Imagine one event that shares the Transformative Practices that will Revolutionize the Capital Projects Industry!

CII Research Teams, including the brightest minds in academia and your industry peers, will share their findings ranging from construction readiness assessment, to improving the industry's workforce development system, to integrated project delivery.

Stay tuned for more information to come!
Conference Agenda

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July 28-July 30, 2025 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel | Nashville, TN  

Tuesday,  July 29

CII Innovation Showcase and Networking during breakfast, morning break, lunch, and afternoon break
  • Research Team:  Achieving Safety Excellence in Construction (RT-412)
  • Keynote Speaker:  Ken Simonson, Chief Economist at Associated General Contractors of America; Will U.S. Construction Thrive or Dive in the Rest of '25?
  • Research Team:  Leading the Charge in Decarbonizing Capital Projects (RT-411)
  • Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Fernanda Leite, Associate Dean for Research, Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; Bridging Research and Practice: Innovation Through Collaborative Research 
  • Keynote Speaker:  Eli Embleton, The Dream Manager at Zachry Corporation; REACH – Mastering Your Emotions in Stressful Situations
  • Research Team:  Evaluating the Implementation and Value of CII Best Practices (RT-410)
  • CII Leadership Awards
  • Research Team:  Developing the Next Generation of Frontline Supervisors (RT-414)
  • Keynote Speaker: Bryan Williams, Senior Vice President, Generation Projects & Fleet Services, Tennessee Valley Authority: Harmonizing Industry and Academia
  • Keynote Speakers: Mike Dooley, Senior Project Manager, Turner Construction Company; Mike Reeder, Operations Manager, Baker Construction: Building the New Nissan Stadium
  • Evening Networking Social Event
Wednesday, July 30
 
CII Innovation Showcase and Networking during breakfast, morning break, and lunch
  • Research Team:  Enhancing Safety with Artificial Intelligence (RT-422)
  • Research Team:  Fit-for-Purpose Tools for Implementing CII Best Practices and Managing Complexity (RT-398)
  • CII Individual Awards
  • Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Gronbach, Demographer at KGC Direct LLC; Demographic Strategies of Uncertain Times
  • Afternoon Forums: Implementation Forum and Energy in Transition & Expansion Forum