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InfraTech Day 2026

From Ambition to Delivery: Technology to Build America's Next Infrastructure Era

November 9, 2026 | Verizon Executive Education Center, Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, NYC

The next era of American infrastructure will demand more than investment and innovation. It will require new ways to plan, finance, approve, and deliver complex projects at speed and scale.

Hosted by the Cornell Brooks Center for Infrastructure and Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Hub, InfraTech 2026 brings together senior leaders from industry, government, finance, technology, and academia to explore how emerging technologies, cross-sector collaboration, and innovative approaches to project delivery can transform America’s infrastructure future.

This year’s program will examine the challenges and opportunities shaping infrastructure development, including expanding energy and grid capacity, accelerating siting and permitting through AI and digital twins, deploying robotics and automation in construction, preparing the next-generation workforce, and mobilizing capital for resilient infrastructure.

The event will feature a keynote address by Hope Knight, President, CEO and Commissioner of Empire State Development, alongside discussions with leaders at the forefront of infrastructure innovation and implementation.

InfraTech is a growing national forum for connecting ideas with action—building the relationships, research collaborations, and partnerships needed to move critical infrastructure projects from ambition to delivery.

InfraTech Day Program

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

WELCOME AND BCI FRAMING
Greg Morrisett, Cornell Tech
Rick Geddes, Cornell University
Steve Beatty, KPMG

FIRESIDE CHAT

Building New York’s Next Infrastructure Era

Hope Knight, Empire State Development
Michael Samuelian, Cornell Tech

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Powering the Buildout

Moderator: Jeff Weiss, TruCurrent
David Sandbank, NYSERDA
Oisin O’Brien, TruCurrent
Fernando Gomez-Baquero, Cornell Tech

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Digital and Physical Automation at Scale

Host: Adam Gutman, Bechtel
Val Tzvetkov, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Nikko Schaff, PRATUS
Saurabh Mishra, Taiyo.AI

PANEL

Preparing the InfraTech Workforce

Host: Rick Geddes
Emmanuel Giannelis, Cornell Duffield Engineering
Jennifer Gavin, Apex Consulting

PANEL

Capital, Risk and Resilience

Moderator: Chris Kouza, Kouza Capital
Scott Zuchorski, Fitch Ratings
Andrew Salkin, Resilient Cities Catalyst

BCI SYNTHESIS AND CALL TO ACTION
Steve Beatty, KPMG

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