LCI Lean in Design Forum 2026

  The 2026 LCI Lean in Design Forum is registered with AIA CES for 6 LU|HSW credits

FEATURED SESSIONS & SPEAKERS [Wednesday, April 29th]:

• Keynote Address
  Amy Marks, Compass Datacenters
• Owner Perspective Panel
  Marco Capicchioni, UChicago Medicine & Biological Services Division | Ryan Louie, City & County of San Francisco | John Zachara, Integrated Facilities Solutions for Endeavor Health | Bill Whipple, Sutter Health | Troy Hoggard, CannonDesign
• Early Integration - Relationships and Responsibilities Panel
• Meet the 2025 Design Award and Engineering Design Award Winners
  Bernita Beikmann, HKS | Stan Chiu, HDR | Lupe Sanchez, Sutter Health | MiJu Kang, Sutter Health | Mike Fields, Boulder Associates | Dominic Esperanza, Southland Industries | David Sharkey, Skanska | Annmarie Thurnquist, Jacobs
• LCI Communities of Practice
  Justin Wise, Stantec (Northern California CoP) | John Zachara, IFS (Chicago CoP)

ROUNDTABLE SESSION 1   [12:45-1:30 PM]

• Sutter’s Lean Delivery Model on Small Design-Build Projects - Sarah Pascual, Herrero Builders | Sutter Health, Herrero Builders | Ellen Tung, Sutter Health | Belinda Young, HOK
• Collaborating to Build the First Upright Proton Therapy - Amy Kerkman, HKS | Steven Mumm, UWHealth | Kevin Langan, IMEG | Nick Herr,  Mortenson|Cullen
• Lean and IPD: Redefining Value in Civic Projects -  Bill Lett, Unity Design Studio | Michael Gallant, Unity Design Studio
• Retrospectives for Improved Design Operations  - Diana Ostberg and Johanna Chun | SAAM Architecture
• Intelligent Automation: Aligning Scope, Requirements, & Cost - Jayme Couchene, Boldt | Joe Schwande, Building Catalyst
  

ROUNDTABLE SESSION 2   [1:45– 2:30 PM]

• Breaking the Mold: Turning a Traditional Project into Lean Success - Shekhar Shind, Herrero Builders | Seri Carroll, Perkins Eastman
• Growing STEM in the Imperial Valley - Christopher Sullivan, Lamia Porter, Sundt | Jerrold Fox, AC Martin
• Building a Better Design Integration Machine -  Geoffrey Nelson, Boldt | Peter Marks, Stantec | Courtney Singley, Stantec
• Lean Without Permission on a “Lean” Project  -  Yara Osman, Jacobs
• From Vision to Flow: How Alignment Drives Reliable Results - Bryan Wahl, Bostwick Design Partnership

ROUNDTABLE SESSION 3   [3:00– 3:45 PM]

• From Alignment to Flow: Building trust in the design process - Valerie Estrada, Arturo Flores and Erick Almejo, Hermosillo
• Lean IPD and Modular Design Power Better Care Spaces - Stephanie Story, Array Architects | Mark Yatcilla, Butz Family of Companies | Michael Jackson, PDM Durapods
• Manufacturing Ecosystem Group (MEG) New Capacity Excellence - James Zwiefel, Rockwell Automation
• Integrated Charrette: Driving Decisions Through Diversity  - Sami Low, Stantec | Brian Crilly, Stantec | Bill Whipple, Sutter Health | Brian Giambastiani, Swinerton
• New Tools & Cultural Shift toward Speed, Quality, and Craft  - Doug Bors, Leverage | Andrea Vancko, NBBJ

Expand your Lean learning with optional Learning Day sessions (Tuesday, April 28th) for an additional fee. Each class is registered with AIA CES for 4 LU credits, unless otherwise noted.

• Getting Decisions that Stick
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 2:  Setting the Stage for Success
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 3:  Organizing for Flow and Efficiency
• LCI TARGET VALUE DELIVERY Module 4:  Modeling for Predictable Outcomes
• LCI LAST PLANNER SYSTEM ® IN DESIGN
• LCI ADVANCING SET-BASED DESIGN FOR THE LEAN PRACTITIONER
• LCI INTERMEDIATE LAST PLANNER SYSTEM® FOR DESIGN PRACTICAL APPLICATION
• LCI LEAN IN THE DESIGN PHASE
• LCI BUILDING FOUNDATIONAL BEHAVIORS FOR PROJECT LEAN LEADERSHIP [8 LU credits]

Registration includes:

• Breakfast, lunch and all-day coffee on both days
• Tuesday evening reception