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Los Angeles February 6, 2020 The LINE Hotel 8 AIA HSW CEUs

AGENDA

Earn 8 AIA HSW CEUs

8:00–9:00AM

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

9:00–9:15AM

WELCOME

Dionne Darling, The Architect’s Newspaper Alvin Huang, Synthesis Design + Architecture

9:15–10:10AM

KEYNOTE: THE INTERSECTION OF DATA, NEUROSCIENCE AND IRL SPACE: LINKING DESIGN TO OUTCOMES

Dr. Upali Nanda, HKS

10:10–10:20AM

BIZ BLITZ

Dave Alpert, Geopogo Sandeep Ahuja, cove.tool Crystal Petersen, Halio

10:20–11:00AM

NETWORKING BREAK

11:00–11:15AM

TECH TAKE: SWAT Teams, Rogues & Mercenaries

Alvin Huang, Synthesis Design + Architecture

11:15AM–12:15PM CONSTRUCTION DISRUPTORS

John Turner, Gafcon Rudy Armendariz, Balfour Beatty US Jean Laurent, DPR Construction Chester Weir, Katerra Jenna Knudsen, CO Architects | MODERATOR

12:15–12:25PM

BIZ BLITZ

Devon Copley, Imeve

12:25–1:10PM

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:10–2:10PM

NEW IN THE DIGITAL TOOLBOX: Steven Burns, FAIA, BQE Software Accelerating Design & Delivery of a Alloy Kemp, Thornton Tomasetti Better Built Environment Alvin Huang | MODERATOR

2:10–2:50PM

NETWORKING BREAK

2:50–3:20PM

DEEP DIVE

Kerenza Harris, Morphosis

3:20–4:20PM

REACHING FOR NET ZERO WITH SMART & RESPONSIVE BUILDING MATERIALS

Doris Sung, DOSU Studio Architecture & USC Stacy Smedley, Skanska USA Kate Diamond, HDR Dr. Bhavna Sharma, USC School of Architecture

Ian Keough, Hypar

| MODERATOR 4:20-4:30PM

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Dionne Darling, The Architect’s Newspaper

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PRESENTERS

Alvin Huang

Sandeep Ahuja

Dave Alpert

Rudy Armendariz

Steven Burns, FAIA

Founder & Design Principal, Synthesis Design + Architecture Co-Chair

cove.tool

CEO and Co-founder, Geopogo

Sr VDC/BIM Manager, Balfour Beatty US

Chief Creative Officer, BQE Software

Devon Copley

Kate Diamond

Kerenza Harris

Alloy Kemp

Ian Keough

CEO/Co-founder Imeve

Design Director, HDR

Director of Design Technology, Morphosis Architects

Senior Project Engineer, Thornton Tomasetti

CEO, Founder, Hypar

Jenna Knudsen

Jean Laurent

Dr. Upali Nanda

Crystal Petersen

Dr. Bhavna Sharma

Principal, CO Architects

Lean Leader, DPR Construction

Principal & Director of Research, HKS

Senior Market Development Manager, Halio

Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture

Stacy Smedley

Doris Sung

John Turner

Chester Weir

Director of Sustainability, Skanska USA

Principal, DOSU Studio Architecture & USC

VP of Innovative Solutions, Gafcon

Design Lead, Katerra

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Diana Darling

Dionne Darling

Susan Kramer

Matthew Hoffman

Conference Director, Publisher The Architect’s Newspaper

Associate Publisher, The Architect’s Newspaper

Programming + Special Events Director, The Architect’s Newspaper

Director of Operations The Architect’s Newspaper

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