The Project Production Institute will host its Fourth Annual Technical Conference on Wednesday 29 July 2026. This annual event brings together industry experts, academics and thought leaders to explore cutting-edge solutions, methodologies, and technologies driving technical advancements and innovation in project delivery.

The primary objective of the conference is to discuss and address the root cause of major capital project cost and schedule overruns via research, discussion and dissemination of Project Production Management (PPM) and its foundation of Operations Science. This conference advances research, education, knowledge and practical application of PPM through the presentation of papers and exchange of ideas between industry and academia. Specifically, this conference focuses on how to solve impactful problems and address technical challenges in three key sectors: Energy, Digital Infrastructure and Civil Infrastructure.

In support of this, PPI invites practitioners and academics to submit technical abstracts for consideration and presentation at the upcoming conference. Participants submit an abstract that focuses on one of the following research categories: Theory (specifically related to Operations Science), Model (the application of simulations, digital twins, robotics, autonomous, IoT, AI / ML) or Control (the use of various systems, protocols, methods and tools that are used to control Project Production Systems). Learn more about PPI’s research here.