Turner Hosts Ninth Turner Innovation Summit

The three-day event focused on advanced technology, AI, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure in the industry. 

Turner Construction Company is excited to announce it is holding its Ninth Innovation Summit. The three-day event will take place November 12-14, 2024. This year’s theme, “Expanding Horizons: Exploring Beyond What Is to What Could Be,” will explore transformative trends shaping the industry, from AI and digital transformation to climate tech and sustainable infrastructure.

The 2024 Turner Summit will gather more than 300 participants and will feature presentations by leading thinkers and industry experts who will share how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, are reshaping business operations and amplifying human potential across the construction industry. Through a series of interactive sessions, participants will share insights and collaborate on strategies to help Turner scale innovations, enhance efficiency, and deliver long-term value to clients. 

The event will showcase Turner’s use of generative AI. Teams across the company will share how advanced AI tools are driving improvements and productivity gains. Early results  will be shown from Turner’s 2024 Artificial Intelligence hackathon, held in October alongside experts from Design Sprint Academy, AI Academy, and Open AI. The result of the hackathon is spurring development of AI tools aimed at enhancing safety in Turner's field operations.

Guest speakers include Adam Goldberg from OpenAI, AI expert and NYT bestselling author Ethan Mollick, serial entrepreneur Josh Linkner, futurist & urbanist Greg Lindsay, Courtney Scharf from Trend Hunter, Fifth Wall’s Partner and Co-Head of Climate Tech Greg Smithies, Meta’s Area Director, Data Center Construction Tory Sigler, and Karan Girotra a founding member of Cornell Tech. 

The Summit brings together participants from the ACS Group’s global network of companies. Employees from ACS Group, HOCHTIEF, CIMIC Group, Flatiron-Dragados, ACS Infrastructure, and Iridium are participating in an Innovation Showcase. This unique forum highlights pioneering projects and ideas from across the ACS Group’s global operations. Speakers Franziska Mueller, Claudelle Taylor, Luis M. Viartola, Nuria Haltiwanger, and Alicia Lopez will present rapid-fire sessions on transformative projects, spanning resilient infrastructure, urban mobility, and autonomous transit solutions—showcasing how the ACS Group is laying the groundwork for the cities and communities of tomorrow.

“We believe that the collective strength of our ‘One Group, One Team’ approach unlocks new levels of innovation and agility,” said Jim Barrett, Vice President and Officer at Turner Construction Company. “By fostering collaboration across the ACS family, we can address today’s complex challenges and create solutions that will have a lasting, positive impact on the built environment.”

The 2024 Turner Innovation Summit promises an inspiring blend of insights, collaboration, and actionable takeaways, equipping attendees to return to their roles with fresh ideas and a renewed commitment to innovation. 

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