Shared Challenges

Geographic isolation, labor constraints, rising costs, supply chain vulnerability, the Lahaina rebuild and recovery from the April Kona Low floods are not one-company problems.

Practical Technology

Robotics, artificial intelligence, drones, data security, digital checklists and connected jobsite tools are arriving faster than many organizations are prepared to adopt them.

One Industry Room

Contractors, developers, owners, architects, engineers, public officials, educators and workforce partners will have direct access to ABC’s national technology platform.

Paul Doherty, AIA, CDT, CSI

President & CEO, The Digit Group

Global Smart Cities leader, AEC Hackathon co-founder and keynote voice on where construction technology is heading.

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Paul Doherty, AIA, CDT, CSI

President & CEO, The Digit Group

Paul Doherty is President and CEO of The Digit Group, (TDG), a Singapore-registered Smart City real estate development and investment company. As seen on Bloomberg TV and The Wall Street Journal, acknowledged by CNBC as one of America’s Business Titans and reported by Forbes as Changing the World, Doherty is an award-winning architect, a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council and a Fellow of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Concurrently, he is the co-founder and producer of the critically acclaimed AEC Hackathon. Doherty’s current work includes the design, planning, construction, and operations of Smart Cities around the world.

Matt Abeles

Vice President of Construction Technology and Innovation, ABC National

Matt will frame ABC National’s construction technology priorities and show how contractors can use innovation to improve safety, productivity and competitiveness.

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Matt Abeles

Vice President of Construction Technology and Innovation, ABC National

Matt Abeles is the vice president of construction technology and innovation for ABC National. In his role, he is responsible for educating and innovating ABC members nationally through multiple mediums. He collaborates with the tech community, especially through ABC’s Tech Alliance, to bring exclusive offerings, content, education and resources to ABC members and chapters. Helping members be safer, more profitable and win work through technology and innovation is Abeles’s primary objective. He also helps lead ABC’s construction technology and innovation committee to ensure national efforts continue heading in the right direction in support of ABC members.

Kevin Soohoo

Head of Global AEC Practice, Egnyte

Kevin’s session focuses on data readiness, CMMC preparation and practical AI adoption for modern contractors managing complex project information.

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Kevin Soohoo

Head of Global AEC Practice, Egnyte

Since 2006, Kevin Soohoo has shaped technology and innovation strategies within the AEC sector. With a background as an IT leader, he has earned recognition from The Economist, CNBC, SearchCIO and the Silicon Valley Business Journal for introducing innovative and practical approaches that drive new business capabilities. He has since transitioned to the software side, where he has worked with and advised several construction tech startups, championing transformative methods that enhance communication and streamline workflows.

Eric Simmons

Vice President of Risk Management, Helix Electric

Eric will speak to safety culture, risk management and field systems that help construction teams improve performance without adding unnecessary complexity.

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Eric Simmons, EdD, PE

Vice President of Risk Management, Helix Electric

Eric Simmons, EdD, PE, is the Vice President of Risk Management at Helix Electric. He is an established leader with a background in team leadership, project and program management, and talent development. Simmons is skilled at spotting potential in others, putting strategic plans into action and encouraging teamwork. With strong interpersonal and communication abilities, he facilitates effective stakeholder involvement and relationship-building. He is dedicated to innovation, constant learning and providing outstanding value, with experience leading organizational improvement, resolving complicated issues, streamlining operating procedures and producing excellent outcomes.

Christine Lanning

President, Integrated Security Technologies

Christine will bring a Hawaii-based technology and security leadership perspective to resilient teams and smarter construction operations.

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Christine Lanning

President, Integrated Security Technologies

With more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and security industry, Christine Lanning has built a career centered around innovation, leadership and community impact. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii in 2001 and a Master of Science in Information Systems from Hawaii Pacific University in 2004. Christine has received numerous industry and business honors, including 2025 Security Hall of Fame (SSI), 2024 Security Legend (Security Systems News), 2020 SBA Leader of the Year – Hawaii, 2016 Women to Watch (Pacific Business News), and 2014 Woman of the Year from ASIS International. She has also been recognized multiple times in Hawaii Business Magazine’s Top 250.

Kaiser Permanente

Health Technology & Workforce Wellness

Kaiser Permanente will cover workforce wellness, health monitoring and mobile care approaches that can support safer, healthier jobsites.

Workforce Wellness

Gold Sponsor

$10,000

Premier recognition, logo placement, verbal recognition, reserved seating for four and a prime demonstration table.

1 available

Silver Sponsor

$5,000

Logo placement, verbal recognition, reserved seating for two and a dedicated demonstration table.

1 available

Table Sponsor

$2,500

Dedicated demo table during the social hour, event-material recognition and reserved seating for two representatives.

5 available