Join Jim Barrett, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Turner Construction—the largest general contractor in the U.S.—as he shares insights, perspectives, and lessons learned from nearly three decades of leading innovation on some of the nation’s most complex projects. Attendees will gain a valuable opportunity to learn from his extensive experience and hear candid advice on technology adoption.
Jim Barrett is Turner Construction’s Chief Innovation Officer, where he leads the research, development, and deployment of cutting-edge solutions aimed at transforming the built environment through “purposeful” innovation—customer-centric, human-oriented, and forward-thinking. Over nearly three decades with Turner, he has held multiple leadership roles, managing and directing various divisions across the U.S., and has been instrumental in numerous enterprise-wide organizational change initiatives.
Jim’s career is defined by a relentless curiosity and a commitment to realizing what is possible. His work has cultivated a broad and diverse expertise, enabling him to anticipate industry trends and position Turner to capitalize on them. He has developed and implemented a comprehensive framework for innovation at Turner, driving continuous advancement across areas such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Lean practices, modular and prefabricated construction, virtual, augmented, and extended reality (VR/AR/XR), artificial intelligence, and robotics and automation.
Join Jim Barrett, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Turner Construction—the largest general contractor in the U.S.—as he shares insights, perspectives, and lessons learned from nearly three decades of leading innovation on some of the nation’s most complex projects. Attendees will gain a valuable opportunity to learn from his extensive experience and hear candid advice on technology adoption.
