BIM SMART Summit Event

Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Marriott, Hollywood Beach, FL

7:30am check-in.  8:00am to 5:00pm event program. Lunch and snacks will be provided. 

Every session follows a proven, three-part structure that ensures the conversation flows from the stage to the room and back again.

Two session leaders share focused, 10-minute Reality Stories, covering:

• The problem they faced
  The real constraints
  What actually happened
  The lesson learned
   

Attendees break into small, facilitated groups to:

• Discuss the topic through their own project experience
  Identify key insights
  Propose recommendations for change
   

Session leaders return to the stage while our facilitator will:

• Synthesizes recurring themes
  Surfaces gaps and contradictions live
  Connects discussion back to industry-wide implications
   

Insights from every session are documented and rolled up into the Digital Build USA – Reality Loop Report, providing a national platform where real-world experiences are captured, synthesized, and shared.

This is how BIM SMART becomes more than a conference — it becomes an industry resource.

"Real World AI Use Cases. MassPort DT Roadmap"

Scott Yates, Director of Digital Transformation, VDCO Data

TBD - pending

"AI,  Machine Learning and  Open Sandards = POC Pier 69 Seattle"  

Ratnakar Garikipati, LeapThought Group 

Jeffrey Avina, LeapThought North America

"Broward County new BIM BEP and Digital Standards." 

Ariadna Musarra, AIA, LEED AP, Director, Broward County Construction Management Division

Jeffrey Thompson, AIA, LEED GA, Assistant, Director Broward County Construction Management Division

Derek Carroll

“Digital to Physical:  Software Capabilities vs. the Practitioners Reality”   

Jason Reichel, Solibri

Autodesk DDS CADD

(Speakers may not be presenting in the order that they appear.)