Housing and infrastructure conferences

Convening leaders in the built environment

Shovel IQ brings public agencies, institutional owners, developers, investors, and industry partners together through conferences focused on housing and infrastructure.

U.S. Infrastructure Development Conference 2026, Dallas

Focused forums for housing and infrastructure

Our conferences examine the decisions behind development, from policy and planning to financing, delivery, and operations. We create opportunities to learn from practitioners, compare approaches, and build professional relationships.

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Ballrooms, breakouts, and exhibit halls

Recent editions of our housing and infrastructure conferences, from Los Angeles to Dallas.

A full ballroom facing the main stage
California Housing 2024
A large ballroom facing a panel on stage
Student & Workforce Housing 2025
A panel on stage in front of a full audience
U.S. Infrastructure 2026
A crowded exhibit concourse
California Infrastructure 2025
A full ballroom during a main stage session
California Housing 2025
A busy exhibit concourse with booths on both sides
Student & Workforce Housing 2026
A full breakout room facing a panel
California Housing 2024
Attendees networking in a crowded concourse
Student & Workforce Housing 2025
Attendees beneath the conference welcome arch
U.S. Infrastructure 2026
Conference portfolio

Six conferences, two industries

Industry
6 conferences
A full ballroom during a main stage session at the 2025 California Housing & Community Development Conference
Housing

California Housing & Community Development Conference

California housing leaders and their partners examine the policy, capital, land, and delivery decisions behind housing production and preservation.

December 7–8, 2026Los Angeles · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE
Panel discussion on the main stage at the 2025 California Infrastructure Development Conference & Expo
Infrastructure

California Infrastructure Development Conference & Expo

California public owners and industry partners explore how infrastructure priorities become funded, procured, and delivered projects.

December 9–10, 2026Los Angeles · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE
A panel on the main stage in front of a full audience at the 2025 Student & Workforce Housing Development Conference
Housing

Student & Workforce Housing Development Conference

A national forum for education institutions and their partners advancing student, educator, and workforce housing.

April 26–27, 2027Los Angeles · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE
A five-person panel on the main stage in front of a full audience at the 2026 U.S. Infrastructure Development Conference
Infrastructure

U.S. Infrastructure Development Conference

A national forum for public owners and industry partners examining infrastructure investment, procurement, partnerships, and project delivery.

June 23–24, 2027Dallas · Sheraton Dallas
Housing

U.S. Housing & Community Development Conference

A national gathering for housing authorities, public agencies, developers, and capital providers working to expand and preserve housing.

2027 dates to be announcedLocation to be announced
Infrastructure

Airport Development & Investment Conference

Airport owners, airlines, investors, developers, and delivery partners examine the capital and partnerships behind airport infrastructure.

2027 dates to be announcedLos Angeles · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE

Where our work is focused

Housing · 3 conferences

Housing

Forums for the agencies, institutions, developers, and capital providers expanding and preserving housing.

  • Student & Workforce Housing Development Conference
  • U.S. Housing & Community Development Conference
  • California Housing & Community Development Conference
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Infrastructure · 3 conferences

Infrastructure

Forums for owners and industry partners planning, financing, and delivering public infrastructure, including airports.

  • U.S. Infrastructure Development Conference
  • California Infrastructure Development Conference & Expo
  • Airport Development & Investment Conference
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The conference experience

Programs are developed with practitioners and pair session content with time to meet. Agency leaders, owners, and the firms that support them spend two days in the same rooms, comparing approaches and starting working relationships.

A five-person panel on stage in front of a full room
Main stage, California Housing & Community Development Conference 2024
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Session audience, California Housing & Community Development Conference 2025
A crowded concourse of attendees networking between sessions
Networking, Student & Workforce Housing Development Conference 2026
Partnerships

A coordinated presence across our portfolio

Participate in one conference or develop a broader program of sponsorship and exhibition across relevant events. We work with companies to identify opportunities aligned with their audiences and business priorities.

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Exhibit hall, California Housing & Community Development Conference 2025

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