2024 Call for Presentations

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We are creating a thoughtful discussion on sustainability within the built environment and are looking for leaders like yourself. If interested in sharing your insights, case studies, the latest tools and technologies for transforming the built environment, please respond to this call for presentation by Friday, June 7, 2024. Share your sustainability expertise at the region's REBUILD Conference by completing the abstract form.     

INTRODUCTION

The REBUILD Conference is a one-day, regional event for the Midwest’s community of purpose-driven leaders and sustainability advocates. The Conference features three keynote speakers complemented by three sets of breakout tracks that focus on net positive solutions, operational resiliency, innovation, and lessons learned in the built environment. We invite you to share your most impactful stories to help REBUILD the Midwest into a stronger region.   

CONFERENCE THEME

Bridging global ideas with local action, REBUILD’s 2024 Conference aims to inspire and educate attendees on innovative strategies and sustainable practices that can be implemented in their communities today. With the 2030 milestone quickly approaching, the time to integrate bold visions into practical, local action has never been more relevant. The Conference will provide a blueprint for the next five years, offering a glimpse into the future of sustainability, technological innovation, and collaborative efforts needed to tackle the Midwest region’s most pressing challenges.

Through a series of compelling case studies, workshops, and panel discussions, our speakers will highlight proven methods and innovative approaches that have made a tangible, real-world impact on sustainability.  Attendees will leave equipped with insights, motivation, and tangible resources, so join us as we go beyond contemplating the future and begin to actively shape it with the actions we take, Right Here, Right Now. 

TRACKS  

1. Operational Resiliency

2. Innovation, The Future of Buildings

3. Net-Positive Solutions 

4.  Lessons Learned in the Built Environment.   

TIMELINE

Call for Presentations released:  04/24/2024

Proposals due:  05/31/2024

DISCOUNTS

Selected presenters will obtain one free admission to the conference and expo hall. Please note: No reimbursement is available for travel or lodging expenditures. 

ADVICE

Preference will be given to dynamic presenters with experience delivering high-quality, knowledgeable and active audience-engaged experiences. Please make it easy on the peer reviewers: be clear, concise, express why your submission will elevate the seminar, and share the value for the attendees. Please review our Breakout Session Submittal Tip Sheet before you submit for key information.