Date / Time:
Friday, February 11, 2022
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Registration & Networking
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch & Program (live and streamed via Zoom)
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Networking
If you are attending this meeting virtually, the program will be streamed via Zoom from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. A link will be sent to you 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Topic:
“Lowering Risk and Improving Performance for the Construction Supply Chain”
Most capital projects are delivered above budget, beyond schedule, and below par. The construction industry is trapped in a cycle of low margins, low investment, and dysfunctional relationships. Operating System 2.0 (OS2), led by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), is an innovative business model intended to transform the construction industry, delivering significant improvement in value for all project participants.
One area that OS2 will fix is the dysfunction that exists with prevailing contracting models and disparate systems across company boundaries, which limit the movement of information and harden distrust. The good news is that smart contracts, combined with distributed ledger technology (Blockchain), already are making headway in improving historical inefficiencies by solving fundamental problems. This presentation will explore how the intersection of these technologies within a healthier ecosystem are on the verge of revolutionizing many aspects of the capital projects delivery process.
Speaker:
Peter Dumont, CEO, PrairieDog and Executive Advisor, Premier Resources Group
Peter is the CEO of PrairieDog and Executive Advisor for the Premier Resources Group. Peter has almost 30 years of domestic and international engineering and construction experience developing and executing capital projects globally. He has worked in all phases of delivery from early planning through detailed engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance on assets up to $30 Bn in capital cost. He currently is supporting LyondellBasell as Construction Manager on the $2.7Bn PO/TBA petrochemical project in Channelview, Texas.
Peter is active in various industry groups such as the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) and is a member of the Operating System 2.0 (OS2) leadership team at the University of Texas at Austin.
Peter holds a Master’s degree in Construction Engineering & Project Management from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine. He is a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina and Maine.
Registration:
- $30 for general admission
- $15 for Rice Faculty (registration required in advance)
- Free for Rice Students (registration required in advance)
- $20 webinar – online only
In person registration will be limited so please register early; we will NOT accept on-site / walk-in registrations. Registration will close at Noon on Thursday, February 10, 2022. A boxed lunch will be served to those guests attending in person.
Health & Safety Protocols:
At this time, we are following Rice University’s COVID policies as guidelines for our attendees at the Roundtable meeting. Masks are required indoors at all times for faculty, staff, students, and visitors. The full policy can be viewed at https://coronavirus.rice.edu/policies.
Location & Parking:
Grand Hall in the Rice Ley Student Center
Detailed campus maps are available on the web at http://www.rice.edu/maps/. The Ley Student Center is located in the central part of Rice campus. The Central Campus Garage, which is the closest parking facility, is located to the across the street from the Student Center.
In the possibility the underground parking is full, the second closest parking is the West Lot. Continue down the Laboratory Loop Road to the stop sign. The campus also offers a bus shuttle that runs about every 15 minutes as it loops the campus.
Note: In order to protect the privacy of the luncheon attendees, the list of attendees is not published or distributed.
This Roundtable qualifies for one (1) Professional Development Hour (PDH). Your email confirmation at completion of registration serves as your PDH and payment receipts. Paper receipts may be picked up at the registration desk at time of check-in.