Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 4 PM to 6 PM
Venue: TBD
Location: TBD
Join us for this education session and happy hour focused on artificial intelligence. You’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow contractors while enjoying drinks and snacks, and participate in this engaging and informative session on AI.
Artificial Intelligence seems to be everywhere, from ChatGPT to Procore to Microsoft, and it’s creating new risks for contractors. In this session, SMACNA’s AI consultant Hugh Seaton will cut through the hype and talk about what is really a risk, and what really isn’t, and what you can do about it at the individual, team and company level.
In this no-nonsense session, you’ll learn how AI works, why that understanding will give you a sense of when to trust AI tools, and when not to, how to manage “shadow AI,” and some simple techniques to (mostly) avoid getting garbage from your chatbots and assistants.
Speaker
Hugh Seaton is Managing Director of Construction at Quantum Rise, an AI consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence applications and specifications management. Prior to joining Quantum Rise, Hugh founded The Link.ai, a construction software company, and served as General Manager at the Construction Specifications Institute. His career spans more than 30 years in technology, with roles at Sony, AOL, Philips Electronics, and Google, among others.
Hugh is the author of The Construction Technology Handbook and hosts the Constructed Futures Podcast, the monthly AI in Construction webinar series, and Procore’s Data in Construction e-learning module.
He lives in Austin, Texas, with his dog, Bob.
FREE to employees of Signatory Contractors, Associate Members, Members of UA Local 533, UA Local 8, UA Local 2 and SMACNA-KC.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations for all MCAKC events must be received prior to the event by email to learn@mcakc.org or by phone at 913-948-9200. Cancellations received after this time will be assessed a $100 cancellation fee.
