Explore the Agenda
7:15 am Check-in, Networking & Coffee & Breakfast
8:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Strengthening Partnerships with Reliable, Skilled Teams
8:10 am Understanding Pharma Construction Priorities: What Makes a Project Partner Standout?
- Identifying key owner expectations early to tailor delivery strategies and build trust for repeat work
- Understanding the value of transparent communication on project costs, schedules, and change orders during bidding to strengthen client relationships
- Evaluating how project partners can expand their service offerings to include early advisory, site selection, and risk evaluation to become a preferred long-term partner
8:50 am Panel Discussion: Building Skilled Project Teams at a Time Where Demand Exceeds Supply to Meet Specialized Life Science Demands
- Developing local talent pipelines in emerging biopharma hubs to expand skilled labor access, reducing the risk of project delays due to labor shortages
- Investing in life science specific training to guarantee GMP standards are met at turnover
- Ensuring all trades have the specialized skillset across cleanroom, process, and electrical equipment to ensure compliance across GMP environments
10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Networking
Optimizing Facility Performance
10:40 am Panel Discussion: Standardizing Data & Leveraging Advanced Digital Tools to Streamline Capital Project Workflows & Deliver Accurate, Data-Rich Handovers
- Standardizing data and transforming capital project processes to improve coordination across feasibility, design, construction, and handover to enable more efficient, predictable project delivery
- Implementing 3D modeling and leveraging virtual reality (VR) to enhance visualization of designs and existing facilities to empower owners to make informed decisions while streamlining operations
- Applying data standardization and deploying digital solutions across the portfolio to provide consistent insights, improve oversight, and allow owners to optimize investments and performance
11:20 am Case Study: Integrating Complex Systems Into Legacy Facilities to Retrofit Life Science Buildings Efficiently While Maintaining Operational Continuity
- Navigating legacy infrastructure constraints to integrate modern systems while minimizing disruption to active operations
- Adapting design expectations to existing infrastructure to ensure retrofit constructability
- Conducting thorough assessments of existing conditions to identify viable connection points and efficient installation
12:00 pm Lunch Break
Driving Success with Regulatory Confidence
1:00 pm A Client’s Perspective: Redefining Project Controls as a Key Driver for on Budget, on Time & on Scope Projects
- Establishing client-led project controls to maintain visibility over cost, schedule, quality and safety performance
- Implementing proactive field oversight and accountability measures to ensure construction stays aligned with design intent and compliance standards
- Streamlining turnover and commissioning processes to deliver fully validated, operationally ready facilities on schedule
1:40 pm Sequencing Specialized Trades to Clarify Dependencies & Avoid Onsite Disruptions
- Building a project sequence to align trades across process piping and cleanroom HVAC, to automation and controls, and ensure trade handoffs support commissioning and validation readiness
- Resolving recurring onsite issues, such as hot and chilled water loop conflicts, or exhaust and air pressure balancing to ensure installation workflows avoid resequencing
- Coordinating installation workflows with timely owner input and change orders to reduce field disruptions and ensure construction quality
2:20 pm Audience Discussion: Managing Complex Safety Risks to Enable Safe Coordination of Equipment at a Time of Increasingly Compressed Schedules
- Implementing proactive safety planning for high-risk and heavy equipment activities to ensure workers are always protected
- Aligning safety protocols with aggressive schedules to maintain project momentum without compromising compliance
- Facilitating cross-team communication and site awareness to reduce incidents and enable uninterrupted project execution