Design-Build's Biggest Event: The 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo Returns To Las Vegas

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Keynotes from an F-14 pilot and a futurist, mega-project insights, cutting-edge tech and top awards headline the Nov. 5–7 event at the MGM Grand.

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) will host the 2025 Design-Build Conference & Expo, Nov. 5–7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, uniting the nation's leading design-build innovators for three days of powerful programming, networking and celebration.

This year's event opens with Carey Lohrenz, the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot, delivering a high-octane keynote on leadership, adaptability and resilience. The conversation continues with Progressive Design-Build (PDB) for Mega Projects, a general session where national Owners will share how they're using PDB to deliver some of the country's most complex infrastructure. AI expert and futurist Steve Brown closes the conference with a forward-looking keynote on disruption and innovation.

Two optional pre-conference programs kick off the week on Nov. 4, including the Virtual Design & Construction Leadership Exchange (VDCLEx), a half-day program on the role of VDC in design-build, and Introduction to P3 for the Design-Builder, a full-day course exploring Public-Private Partnerships. Once the main event begins, the Expo Hall's 250+ exhibitors will provide a vibrant hub for discovery, from new tools and products to hands-on demos and networking opportunities with industry leaders.

DBIA's commitment to the next generation is front and center with dedicated student and young professional programming, including the National Design-Build Student Competition finals. The week culminates in DBIA's Awards Dinner & Ceremony, honoring the nation's best projects and teams, inducting the 2025 class of the DBIA College of Fellows and presenting the prestigious Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award.

Registration is now open , with discounted hotel rates available through October 10.

Erin Looney
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