AI on the Jobsite and in the Classroom: Tools for a Smarter, Stronger Workforce

February 17 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Technology is reshaping every corner of our industry—from how we train the workforce to how we collaborate on the jobsite. This session will explore practical, real-world applications of emerging technologies that are making contractors more efficient and helping workers succeed in an increasingly digital environment.  The session will include demonstrations and case studies of tech currently being used in both the workplace and training centers.  Join us to see how technology can be an ally in solving today’s workforce challenges—and in preparing for the demands of tomorrow. 

Speakers:

Hugh Seaton
Quantum Rise

Hugh is Managing Director, Construction at Quantum Rise, an AI consulting company focused on Artificial Intelligence applications and specifications management. Prior to Quantum Rise, Hugh founded The Link.ai, a construction software company, and served as a general manager at the Construction Specifications Institute. His career has spanned 30 years in technology, at Sony, AOL, Philips Electronics and Google, among others.

Hugh is author of The Construction Technology Handbook, host of the Constructed Futures Podcast, and the monthly AI in Construction webinar series, and Procore’s Data in Construction elearning module.

Hugh lives in Austin, Texas with his dog, Bob.

Mike Harris
Sheet Metal Industry Institutes – ITI, NEMI, SMOHIT and SMART Heroes Foundation

Michael Harris is a 38-year member of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation workers (SMART). He first started working in a sheet metal shop as a summer job at age 16. After spending a year in college, he began working full time as a sheet metal worker at a custom metal fabrication shop where his father worked.  A few years after starting in the sheet metal trade, he entered the Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 20’s apprenticeship program in Indianapolis, IN. He began teaching night school during his apprenticeship and has been involved with the educational side of the industry for 32+ years where he held various positions throughout the years, as a JATC instructor and Director of Training, an ITI Field Representative, ITI Program Administrator, ITI Administrator and his current position as the Executive Director of the ITI, NEMI and SMOHIT organizations.