Advancing Design Quality Management 2026

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As design teams face increasing pressure to deliver more complex projects at greater speed, firms are rethinking how they approach quality across every stage of design. With AI accelerating production workflows, talent gaps widening, and client expectations rising, the need for scalable, modern and consistently applied QA/QC systems has never been greater. Advancing Design Quality Management 2026 brings together Quality, Technical, Operations and Firm Leaders from the nation's top A/E organizations to explore how to elevate technical accuracy, strengthen team capability, and embed dependable quality practices into the daily work of designers. Across three days of workshops, case studies and peer-led discussions, you'll uncover how leading firms are integrating AI responsibly, building stronger pipelines of quality-minded designers, unifying standards across regions, and maintaining excellence even under accelerated delivery timelines. Whether you're refining an established quality program or looking to build one that can scale, join us this April to gain the frameworks, tools and insights needed to reduce risk, boost profitability, and deliver better performing designs the first time, every time. URLs:Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3393258-2?pid=5569Brochure: https://go.evvnt.com/3393258-3?pid=5569 Date and Time: Monday, 13 April 2026 at 08:00 - Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 18:00 Venue details: Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop by IHG, 25 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60661, United States Category: Conferences | Business and Economics | Real Estate and Construction Prices:Architects, Engineers, Clients and Contractors Pricing - Conference + Workshop Day: USD 3097.00,Architects, Engineers, Clients and Contractors Pricing - Conference Only: USD 2399.00,Software, Tool and Materials Providers Pricing - Conference + Workshop Day: USD 4397.00,Software, Tool and Materials Providers Pricing - Conference Only: USD 3199.00 Speakers: Brendan Smith, Associate Director, Quality Cannon Design, Brian Kaplan, Principal Director, Technical Cannon Design, Bridgette Gimpert, Manager, Preconstruction, Gilbane Building Company, Cameron Mccormick, Director, Construction Quality Assurance, City of Cambridge, Denise Clements, Director, Quality, AECOM, Derek Dizon, Associate Project Architect Quality Control and Quality Assurance Manager, Merriman Anderson Architects, Frances Gooding, Vice President and Director, Technical, Hoefer Welker Architecture, Harvey Schwager, Principal, OHM Advisors, Jason Hansen, Director, Architecture, Technical Design and Design Quality, Ryan Co. US, Inc., Jeanette Shaw, Project Manager, Powers Brown Architecture, Jeremy Helfert,Senior Associate and Director, Technical, Perkins and Will, Jessica Rodrigues, Senior IDC Manager, Gilbane Building Company, Ken Edwards, Technical Principal, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Lori Chandler, Director, Architecture, Food and Beverage, Ryan Co. US, Inc., Maria Tasada, Director, Technical and Architectural Associate, Gensler, Mark Walsh, Principal and Global Director, Technical Design, Perkins and Will, Michael Kolodzy, Principal and Director, Technical Services, Niles Bolton Associates Inc., Michael Repka, Quality Manager, Hoffman Construction Company, Michael Zensen, Vice President, Cannon Design, Miles Johnson, Principal, Director, Quality, Croft and Associates, Richard Linsky, Director, Technical, FCArchitects, Ryan Florence, Senior Quality Manager, AECOM, Thomas Campbell, Director, Technical Quality Architect, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Wendy Amann, Director, Quality, Huitt-Zollars Inc.