Dive Into the 2026 LCI Congress Conference Tracks
Take a deep dive into the 2026 LCI Congress conference tracks, which feature learning for every level of Lean across job roles in the design and construction industry. Explore the offerings of each of the four tracks, which expand upon this year’s Congress theme: Building the Future Together: Lean at the Crossroads.
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Next Generation Delivery Integration
What You’ll Learn
This track explores how advanced technology, human-centered leadership, and collaborative delivery models are reshaping construction. Sessions will explore the integration of emerging tools, including AI and data-driven decision-making, with proven Lean practices including Last Planner System®, Takt planning, flow reliability, and visual management.
Attendees will gain practical insights and real-world examples demonstrating how Lean fundamentals and innovation intersect to drive high-performance delivery.
Kevin Labrecque, Founder & CEO of Integration Point LLC and the 2026 LCI Congress Content Chair, offered: “This is where we get to explore the advanced edges of technology and processes as applied to what we do from the project delivery perspective, whether in design or construction. This track also includes our content on offsite manufacturing, design for manufacturing and installation, and prefabrication. It’s geared towards people wanting to explore advanced-edge thinking and innovative processes and tools being applied.”
Featured Sessions
- From Algorithm to Assembly: AI to Lean Delivery, with speakers Bernita Beikmann and Anthony Montalto of HKS
- Future of Design: Leveraging VDC and Takt Planning, with speakers John Eberhard and Ashish Manik of DPR Construction; Kris Getchel and Sarah Schettler of Southland Industries; and Sean Franklin, Sutter Health
- Lean Isn’t Lean If It’s Disconnected, with speakers John Raad and Vincent Mortillaro of Ruby+Associates, a Degenkolb Company; Glenn Peer, Jr., Barton Malow Company; and Alonso DeAvila, Jr., General Motors
Field-First Lean: Tools, Flow, and Daily Improvement
What You’ll Learn
Field-First Lean focuses on the individuals closest to the work and the systems that support them. This track explores how Lean tools, reliable flow, and structured daily improvement practices support field teams in identifying issues early, learning continuously, and improving performance. Sessions emphasize practical application grounded in real project conditions and field experience.
This track is for field leaders putting work in place and provides tools that can be put into action tomorrow.
“This track is built for the people who make Lean real: superintendents, foremen, project engineers, and field leads who live the plan every day and know when it’s working and when it’s not. It’s exciting because it puts practical, provable tools in their hands: ways to see flow, catch problems while they’re still small, and turn daily learning into lasting improvement. If you want takeaways you can use on Monday morning, this is the track,” offered Jeremy Atkinson, Director of Quality and Process at Landis Construction.
Featured Sessions
- From Directing Work to Facilitating Flow, with speakers Boone White, Luke Hamm, Connor Bryant, and Shane Ross, all of ICM Construction
- Empowering the Field: Improving Collaboration and Retention, with speakers Katie Hegarty of Adolfson & Peterson Construction and Aaron Nuland of Ruder Built Construction
- Live Lab 8: Bringing Structure and Discipline to Daily Work Management, with presenters Mike Chiles, Cody Chancellor, and Matthew Watts, all of JE Dunn Construction, and Shane Blanchard, MOCA Systems
Becoming a Lean Organization through Culture & Learning
What You’ll Learn
This track examines how organizations can transform their culture, capabilities, and mindsets to shift from “applying Lean” to becoming Lean.
As the design and construction industry navigates the intersection of tradition and innovation, this track invites stories, frameworks, and practical examples that reveal what it takes to build learning organizations where continuous improvement, respect for people, and experimentation are the norm.
Elizabeth Taylor, Vice President – National Lean Director at JE Dunn Construction, shared, “I’m excited about this track because it focuses on a question that sits at the heart of long-term Lean success: how do organizations move from doing Lean to being Lean? This track is for leaders, change agents, and practitioners who want to build cultures where learning, continuous improvement, and respect for people are the standard. Through real-world stories and practical experiences, attendees will gain insights into what it takes to create lasting organizational transformation.”
Featured Sessions
- Lean Without Permission: The Gap Between Identity and Behavior, with speaker Yara Osman, Jacobs
- Building Stronger Minds in 2026: Advancing Mental Health, with speakers Henry Nutt, III, Avnit Kang, and Charlie Hall, all of Southland Industries; Andrew Tranovich, Webcor; Nick Norgaard, Del Monte Electric; and Brittanie Campbell-Turner, Seven
- Lessons Learned in Building a Lean Company, with speakers Victor Sanvido of Southland Industries and Will Lichtig of Boldt
Whole Team/Whole Project Integration in Design and Construction
What You’ll Learn
This track explores how Lean principles enable true integration across the entire project lifecycle, from design through construction, to improve outcomes for all stakeholders.
Its sessions are for attendees interested in making the most of the value stream for any project effort, spanning owners, designers, and all of the partners: everyone who touches some corner of that in a value stream map.
“Great outcomes happen when the whole team is working toward the same goals from day one. This track is for anyone looking to strengthen collaboration across design and construction, improve workflow reliability, and create more value for the project through Lean thinking and integrated teams,” offered Angela Bowman, Senior Project Manager at the Boldt Company, LCI National Practice Committee Leader-Emeritus, and 2027 LCI Congress Chair.
Featured Sessions
- What Owners Want and How to Measure It, with speakers Neil Kaufman and Kevin Dewlen of Boulder Associates, and Troy Stahlecker of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Behaviors to Build a High-Performance Team in a Megaproject, with speakers Paz Arroyo and John Eberhard of DPR Construction; Sean Franklin, Sutter Health; and Melissa Barry, HOK
- Figuring out what Owners really need… and delivering it!, with speakers Timothy Singleton, Jacobs; Remy Edmunds, Yale University; Troy Hoggard, CannonDesign; and Teck Thai Heng, BCA
Learn more about all of the Congress sessions and networking events.
Explore the LCI Congress interactive agenda for details on the full program, special events, and more. For insights and tips, be sure to review our 2026 LCI Congress Conference Program Preview blog post.
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