SAME – Small Business Conference

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RUAI Leads Project Management & Project Controls Workshop at SAME SBC in Phoenix

The Rebuilding Ukraine Association Inc. (RUAI) participated in the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference (SBC) held in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing together U.S. engineering, construction, and government leaders to discuss infrastructure, defense, and international reconstruction initiatives.

As part of the conference program, RUAI organized and led a workshop focused on Project Management and Project Controls for Ukraine’s reconstruction, conducted in collaboration with members of the RUAI REUNITE Alliance.

Participants in the RUAI delegation included:

• Thomas Lang, Executive Director, RUAI
• Alisa Rotova, RUAI Kyiv Office
• Carolyn Kreuzkamp, Government Affairs Advisor
• Representatives from Cal Poly and APSI Construction Management, key collaborators in RUAI’s education and workforce development initiatives.

The workshop was conducted in coordination with representatives of the Ukrainian State Special Transport Service (SSTS) and focused on the importance of developing modern project management, project controls, and construction management capacity to support Ukraine’s large-scale reconstruction effort.

The session highlighted RUAI’s ongoing collaboration with U.S. universities, engineering firms, and construction industry partners to establish scalable training programs that will help prepare the next generation of Ukrainian project managers and project controls professionals.

RUAI’s participation at the Phoenix SBC conference marked an important step in building stronger collaboration between U.S. industry leaders, Ukrainian government institutions, and academic partners working together to support Ukraine’s recovery and long-term infrastructure development.