Artificial Intelligence (AI): Panel Discussion & Lunch and Learn

Learn how AI will impact your business in the coming years. Our panel will discuss the latest trends, emerging technologies, and real-world applications of AI in the steel construction industry.

Our panelists will include Luke Faulkner, AISC Director of Technology Integration and Jason Copley, Partner at Cohen Seglias. We’ll also feature an update on tariffs from David Zalesne, President of Owen Steel Co. and former chair of the AISC Board of Directors.

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Tuesday, May 13th

Rivers Casino

1001 N. Delaware Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19125

Check-in: 11:30am

Lunch: 12:00pm

Presentation/Q&A: 1:00pm

Event End: approx. 2:00pm

Jason A. Copley, Partner, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Jason worked in the construction industry for six years, utilizing his engineering degree as a project manager for a commercial subcontractor before earning his law degree from the Widener University School of Law. In his practice, he handles construction cases involving a wide variety of public works, multi-prime, commercial, industrial, institutional, residential, and educational construction issues.

Luke Faulkner, Director of Technology Integration, AISC

Luke Faulkner is the Director of Technology Integration for the American Institute of Steel Construction where he focuses on technology implementation and advancement for the structural steel industry. Among other areas, his focus is on Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, BIM, and Additive Manufacturing. Prior to AISC, Luke was a project manager and estimator in the MEP industry, also with a focus on technology. He received a bachelor of science in Building Construction Management from Purdue University in West Lafayette, In.

David Zalesne is the President of Owen Steel Company, based in Columbia, SC, with plants in Columbia and Wilmington (DE). He has held that position since April 2004.

David has served on the Board of AISC since 2006, was AISC Board Chair from 2017-2019, and has been on its Executive Committee since 2015. He has led AISC Government Relations activities for more than 10 years, testifying before congress and federal agencies; authoring position papers on infrastructure policy, Buy America and trade and tariff issues; and managing a unique and complex trade case on Fabricated Structural Steel imports. He has also served under four presidential administrations as an appointed Advisor to the Steel Industry Trade Advisory Committee, working with the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative on trade policies affecting the US steel industry. In South Carolina, David is on the Executive Committee of the Palmetto Business Forum, and serves as Board Chair for Harvest Hope Food Bank. David was previously a partner in a Philadelphia law firm, and served as an assistant U.S. Attorney. He has a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.