Contruent, a leading SaaS provider of lifecycle cost management solutions for capital projects, participated as an Industry Partner at the 7th Edition of Infraday Midwest, held July 20-21, 2026, at Chicago’s Old Post Office. The conference brought together public agencies, utilities, transportation leaders, contractors, infrastructure investors, and technology companies to discuss the future of infrastructure investment across the Midwest.
Infraday Midwest is recognized for bringing together the leaders responsible for planning, funding, and delivering major infrastructure programs. Contruent’s participation reflects its commitment to helping owner organizations improve project controls and deliver complex capital programs with greater confidence.
Christy Hunt, Product Marketing Manager at Contruent, moderated two featured panel discussions. She opened the conference with “The Midwest Infrastructure Supercycle: AI, Manufacturing & Industrial Load Growth,” which explored how rising demand for power, manufacturing, and industrial development is creating new challenges for infrastructure across the region.
“Across North America, we’re seeing significant investment in infrastructure, energy, transportation, and industrial projects,” said Jason Rupert, CEO of Contruent. “Events like Infraday bring together the leaders responsible for delivering those investments. We’re proud to be part of the conversation and to help owner organizations improve project controls, manage costs, and deliver complex capital programs with greater confidence.”
Hunt also moderated “Governing Major Capital Programs: Executive Visibility, Controls & Decision-Making,” where industry leaders discussed how organizations are improving governance, increasing executive visibility, and making better decisions as they navigate rising costs, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and increasingly complex capital programs.
The conference agenda reflected the growing scale and complexity of infrastructure investment, with sessions covering capital program delivery, digital infrastructure, AI, water resilience, workforce development, and executive governance.
