As the country confronts aging assets, capital constraints, workforce challenges, and emerging technologies, research institutions are playing a critical role in shaping the next generation of infrastructure policy and delivery models.
This session brings together university leaders and research teams from institutions to share the research shaping infrastructure finance, alternative delivery, digital integration, risk allocation, governance reform, and lifecycle asset management.
The discussion will focus on three core questions:
- What research is currently underway that directly informs infrastructure delivery reform?
- How are universities partnering with public agencies to test, measure, and validate innovative models?
- What evidence is emerging that can guide legislative action, capital programming, and procurement modernization?
Participants will gain insight into:
- Emerging research on alternative delivery models and risk management
- Data-driven approaches to lifecycle cost modeling
- AI and digital tools influencing asset management and project delivery
- Workforce and governance research addressing institutional capacity gaps
- Measurable results from university-agency partnerships