The Construction Jobsite of the Future
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Webinar Description
Hear from leaders in construction and technology on how global trends, workforce evolution and emerging innovations are converging to reshape the industry. This session will provide a global forward-looking perspective on what’s ahead and how companies can prepare to stay competitive with the leading voices from construction, innovation, technology and the association perspective.
Discover how the jobsite of the future will drastically change in the next couple of years, including what types of hardware and software will shape our future workforce.
This webinar will share a variety of perspectives on the construction drone space, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics, data and how the future workforce will have a more innovative set of habits that will spill over to the jobsite. Industry leaders from NVIDIA, Autodesk, Hensel Phelps and ABC will also discuss how the international landscape compares to the one in the United States.
This session will cover
- Future jobsite innovations that will help contractors be safer, more profitable and help them win more work
- Robotics and autonomous vehicles impacting contractors
- The future landscape of what drone hardware will look like on construction jobsites
- The skill sets of the future workforce vs. the current and past labor force
- How artificial intelligence is evolving and what is means for communication on future sites
- The trends of innovation in the U.S. vs. internationally
Speaker Info | |
 | Sean Young leads AEC and geospatial industry marketing strategy at NVIDIA, where he is focused on helping customers and partners accelerate their Al solutions. He has 25 years of 3D visualization and simulation experience in AEC, automotive and manufacturing. He has been deeply involved in software and hardware technologies that shaped the AEC visualization industry. |
 | Thai Nguyen is the leader of Diverge, a Hensel Phelps’s innovation entity. Nguyen is pioneering a new approach to sourcing, evaluating and deploying disruptive solutions for the construction industry. With more than 20 years of experience in the architectural and construction industries, Nguyen's vision is to leverage technology and collaboration while empowering Hensel Phelps to innovate the industry and build the future. |
 | Sidharth Haksar leads strategy and partnerships for construction within Autodesk’s AEC Solutions division. He is responsible for driving strategic planning, go-to-market strategy, and monitoring industry and technology trends to identify opportunities for growth. This includes evaluating potential acquisitions, strategic investments and partnerships with third-party construction technology companies and service providers. Haksar also plays a key role in shaping and articulating Autodesk's vision for the future. |
 | Matt Abeles is vice president of Construction Technology and Innovation for Associated Builders and Contractors. In this role, Abeles spearheads efforts to integrate construction technology and innovation into all aspects of ABC’s strategic initiatives, included but not limited to total human health, world-class safety and workforce development. Abeles and his team provide ABC members resources that include ABC’s annual Tech Report, the ABC Tech Marketplace and the ABC Tech Alliance. He and his team also lead ABC's construction technology and innovation committee. Abeles is responsible for ensuring ABC members are using technology to help them be safer, more profitable and win more work. Prior to joining ABC, Abeles co-founded Builtworlds, an industry-leading, innovative media network for the building industry. |