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Accelerating Speed to Market

9:00 am Registration & Morning Coffee

Workshop A

10:00 am Assessing the Full Manufacturing Facility Project Lifecycle to Optimize Structural Design & Support Future Operations

Regional Vice President & Leader - Life Sciences Market Sector, Bennett & Pless Inc.
  • Establishing an organizational structure to expediate critical decision-making and increase productivity
  • Mapping structural considerations across each project phase to define responsibilities, documentation needs, and smooth transitions between design, construction, and operations
  • Embedding qualification and compliance requirements into structural design and documentation to streamline validation and regulatory approval during handover
  • Addressing lifecycle challenges such as vibration control, equipment loads, and flexible expansion with innovative structural solutions that align project members and enable long-term adaptability

12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Workshop B

1:00 pm Maximizing Project Partner Collaboration to Streamline Decision- Making & Keep Aggressive Life Science Project Schedules on Track

Vice President of Life Sciences, Suffolk Construction Company
  • Aligning owner, design, and delivery teams around shared goals and decision timelines to reduce rework and maintain schedule momentum
  • Defining shared accountability frameworks to clarify ownership of decisions and improve responsiveness
  • Embedding structured communication workflows, such as weekly coordination checkpoints and escalation protocols, to resolve coordination and sequencing conflicts early
  • Addressing supply chain impact and navigating ongoing challenges by ordering long lead equipment ahead of completing the construction design documents

3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments

Workshop C

3:30 pm Standardizing Execution Strategies Across Projects to Enable Portfolio Growth & Accelerate Schedules

Director, BW Design Group
  • Conducting feasibility studies to identify repeatable, high-impact components and processes that can be scaled across multiple facilities to meet customer pain points
  • Engaging project teams early to evaluate delivery options during conceptual design, enabling informed investment decisions
  • Establishing standardized execution strategies that align design, procurement, and construction workflows to improve efficiency and installation predictability

5:30 pm End of Workshop Day