SWACCA BIM Summit 2026: Align, Automate, Advance

Name: SWACCA BIM Summit 2026: Align, Automate, Advance
Start: 2026-10-28T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-30T11:30:00-07:00
Location: Wall And Ceiling Bureau

Schedule

Wed, 28 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 30 Oct, 2026 at 11:30 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Wall And Ceiling Bureau | Pleasanton, CA

Two days of expert sessions, The Summit Challenge team competition, and tech demos — built for wall and ceiling BIM professionals.
About this Event

SWACCA's third annual BIM Summit brings together wall and ceiling contractors, BIM and VDC professionals, field staff, union representatives, and technology innovators for a day and a half of deep-dive sessions, hands-on tech demos, and peer networking — built entirely around the wall and ceiling industry.

This year's theme — Align, Automate, Advance — reflects where the industry is headed: integrated workflows, software-driven automation, and a field workforce equipped to lead the next generation of construction.

What to Expect

• Expert keynote and 3 education sessions on AI, automation, and BIM adoption

• The Summit Challenge — a team competition where you solve a real industry problem and present your solution

• Live audience vote at the keynote to choose this year's challenge topic

• Tech demo showcase — hands-on, software-focused vendor deep-dives

• Day 2 lightning talk — one speaker, one sharp idea

• Networking happy hours and community dinners

• Live winner announcement on Day 2 — prizes for the winning team

Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM
Welcome happy hour and networking
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:20 AM
Opening Keynote & Breakfast
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Opening keynote, breakfast & live Summit Challenge vote
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Education Session 1 — Speaker and topic TBA
🕑: 09:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Summit Challenge kickoff: team formation and challenge brief
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Education Session 2 — Speaker and topic TBA
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch and team working time
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Tech demo showcase: hands-on vendor deep-dives (mandatory all-hands)
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Summit Challenge build block and Day 1 wrap-up (prize announced)
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Break (team build time continues)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Happy hour, dinner, and networking
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:20 AM
Day 2 welcome and lightning talk [Lightning Talk]
🕑: 08:20 AM - 08:50 AM
Final Summit Challenge build time and presentation prep
🕑: 08:50 AM - 09:50 AM
Education Session 3 — Speaker and topic TBA
🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Break + teams final prep
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Summit Challenge presentations and judging
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Winner announced
🕑: 11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Feedback survey and 2027 preview
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Closing statements and departures