Conference Archives - PTAG https://ptagwp.azurewebsites.net/blog/category/conference/ Project Management and Advisory Solutions Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:38:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/06/favicon-32x32.png Conference Archives - PTAG https://ptagwp.azurewebsites.net/blog/category/conference/ 32 32 PTAG at Capital Projects Symposium (CPS) 2026 https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-capital-projects-symposium-cps-2026/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:38:41 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12505 PTAG’s Andrew Grant and Feroz Ashraf will be attending Capital Projects Symposium 2026 in Toronto, November 8 to 10. Their focus is a practical one: on a mining capital program, what actually held between sanction and first production, and what did the team do differently at the gates to make it hold? Capital Projects Symposium […]

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]]> PTAG at CNA West 2026: Supporting the Next Stage of Nuclear Development in Western Canada https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-cna-west-2026-supporting-the-next-stage-of-nuclear-development-in-western-canada/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:18:34 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12414 PTAG will be at Booth #22 at CNA West 2026, taking place November 2 to 4 at the BMO Centre in Calgary. As Alberta’s nuclear conversation moves from public engagement toward project definition, owners and suppliers are beginning to make decisions that will shape how future programs are scoped, estimated, governed, and delivered. This is […]

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]]> PTAG at WiN Canada Annual Conference 2026 https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-win-canada-annual-conference-2026/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:56:31 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12408 PTAG will be represented by Rachel Sumner, Lorena Perry, and Caroline Thompson at the WiN Canada annual conference in Niagara Falls, October 18–21. Women across PTAG play key roles throughout our organization, bringing expertise, leadership, and perspective to complex project delivery across the nuclear sector. The WiN Canada Annual Conference is an important forum for […]

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]]> What We Heard at NEI’s Nuclear Energy Workforce Summit 2026 https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/what-we-heard-at-neis-nuclear-energy-workforce-summit-2026/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:47:27 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12372 This week, PTAG’s Senior Director of Workforce Development, Rachel Sumner, joined leaders from industry, labour, education and government in Washington, D.C. for the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Nuclear Energy Workforce Summit (October 6–8). The scale of the challenge was clear. DOE’s Dr. Mike Goff told delegates that quadrupling U.S. nuclear capacity to 400 GW by 2050 […]

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]]> PTAG at the Lean Construction Institute Congress https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-the-lean-construction-institute-congress/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:23:29 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12359 PTAG will be represented by John Strickland and Victor Saavedra at the Lean Construction Institute Congress in Atlanta, October 12 to 16. For complex capital projects, improving performance is not only about adding more controls or processes. It is about creating better flow, reducing waste, improving coordination, and making execution more predictable. At PTAG, we […]

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]]> PTAG at CIGRE Energy Forum 2026: Advancing Grid Modernization Through Capital Delivery https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-cigre-energy-forum-2026/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:59:01 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12179 Grid modernization is a capital delivery challenge before it is a technology challenge. PTAG will be at the CIGRE Energy Forum 2026 in Calgary, September 21 to 24 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, hosted by AltaLink. This year’s theme, “Grid Modernization: Enabling Large Loads, Advanced Storage, and Smart Technologies for a Secure and Resilient […]

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]]> PTAG at the Texas Nuclear Summit: Integrating Nuclear Project Delivery From the Owner’s Side https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-the-texas-nuclear-summit-integrating-nuclear-project-delivery-from-the-owners-side/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=12122 Execution risk in nuclear is business risk. Contracts can allocate that risk, but they do not integrate execution. On a nuclear new-build program, the OEM owns the technology. The EPC owns its contracted scope. The owner remains accountable for the overall outcome, including the risks that sit between contracts, organizations, interfaces, and critical owner decisions. […]

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]]> PTAG at the 2026 ECC PerspECCtives Conference https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-the-2026-ecc-perspecctives-conference/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:49:29 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=11969 PTAG is proud to be a Premier Sponsor of this year’s ECC PerspECCtives Conference, taking place September 9 to 11 at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas. Jay Moser, Philip Whelan, Michael McBean, Chris Deidun, and Michael Dubreuil will be representing PTAG at the conference. ECC brings together owners, EPC organizations, and industry leaders to […]

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]]> Ted Blackmon Receives CII’s 2026 James B. Porter, Jr. Award for Technology Leadership https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ted-blackmon-receives-ciis-2026-james-b-porter-jr-award-for-technology-leadership/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:12:32 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=11883 PTAG congratulates Ted Blackmon on receiving the 2026 James B. Porter, Jr. Award for Technology Leadership at the Construction Industry Institute Annual Research Conference. The award recognizes technical expertise and leadership that help move the capital projects industry forward. Ted’s work in Advanced Work Packaging has influenced how owners and contractors plan, sequence, and execute […]

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]]> PTAG at Downstream USA https://www.ptaginc.com/blog/ptag-at-downstream-usa/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:58:51 +0000 https://ptaginc.com/?p=11817 U.S. refining leaders know the pressure. Tighter margins. Aging assets. Contractor-heavy execution. Complex turnaround slips on critical path represents millions in lost margin Behind all of it the craft workforce that executes the, and less operational knowledge than a decade ago. At refinery scale, value is rarely lost on the obvious problems. It’s lost in […]

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