Announcing the Featured Speakers at our National Strategic Planning Session in NYC on Sept 15

BuildIT is honored to announce that Yogesh Saoji, FAICP, AIA and Global Planning Leader and Jesse Duker, National Business Development Leader of DLR Group will be featured speakers at our National Strategic Planning Session to be held in New York City at the iconic Empire State Building on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

These AEC Industry super stars will present/discuss ‘Building the Abundant Community - Housing, infrastructure and the new social contract for growth.’

About our speakers:

Yogesh Saoji, FAICP, AIA

Global Planning Leader, Principal, DLR Group

Yogesh Saoji is a planner, urban designer, and architect whose transdisciplinary practice spans three decades. As Global Planning Leader at DLR Group he shapes and advances a nationally recognized planning practice focused on equity, sustainability, and community-centered design.

Jesse Duker

National Business Development Leader, Principal, DLR Group

Jesse Duker is a Principal and National Business Development Leader at DLR Group, where he drives strategic growth across Workplace and Mission Critical project types. With more than 20 years of experience in architecture, design, and entertainment, he brings a market-informed perspective to aligning client ambition with tailored design solutions.

About BuildIT’s National Strategic Planning Session in NYC

On September 15, 2026 at the Empire State Building in New York City, BuildIT, together and our partners, ENR and Telos Advisers, are convening a one-day ‘national gathering’ of transportation and infrastructure executives, from the public and private sectors, for a historic strategic planning session to discuss the challenges, and solutions to, three of the nation’s most significant issues as they relate to robust and sustainable national infrastructure development.

Learn more about this event: https://www.build-it.world/the-gathering-nyc-2026

Want to join us, please fill out the attendee survey: https://forms.gle/jnQuEwf42tGXQy1A6