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Industry outlook 2026: Industrial products and construction
Wednesday, 11 February 2026 11:00 a.m. ET

Virtual - Dbriefs

CPE credits | Event language: English

11 Feb. 2026

Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. ET | 1 Hr.

Industry outlook 2026: Industrial products and construction

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Energy, Resources & Industrials

Participants will assess industry challenges and how their organizations can position themselves for success in the year ahead.

Host: Steve Shepley, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Presenters: Lindsey Berckman, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
                      Michelle Meisels, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
                     Ajai Vasudevan, managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP   

1.0 Overview CPE credit | Specialized Knowledge

Key Takeaways

2026 is anticipated to be significant as the impact of industrial policy and strategic spending on industrial products and construction organizations is monitored. New opportunities and challenges could affect growth ambitions. How can companies stay ahead? We’ll discuss:

  • Sector-by-sector outlooks on trends affecting key markets
  • Insights on how technology, talent, supply chains, and aftermarket services could shape the industry
  • Milestones and developments to watch in 2026

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Lindsey Berckman

Lindsey Berckman

Deloitte - United States
Lindsey Berckman leads Deloitte’s US Aerospace & Defense practice and is also a Smart Manufacturing leader in Deloitte’s industrial manufacturing sector, with more than 16 years of experience serving at the intersection of production, operations, and technology in Deloitte’s Consulting practice. With her broad range of experience in our aerospace and defense, industrials, and automotive sectors, Berckman helps our clients shape their digital transformation road maps, investing in solutions built for scale, focused on delivering value, and designed to transform legacy manufacturing processes through digital technologies and AI/cognitive insights.
Michelle Meisels

Michelle Meisels

Deloitte - United States
Michelle Meisels is a principal in Deloitte Consulting’s technology practice and leads the firm’s engineering and construction practice. She brings more than 30 years of consulting experience, focusing on leading large, often global, finance and information technology transformation programs by leveraging technology. Meisels helps clients integrate digital technologies with organizational and process standards to achieve both qualitative and quantitative benefits.
Steve Shepley

Steve Shepley

Deloitte - United States
Steve Shepley is the vice chair and US industrial products and construction sector leader. With more than 26 years of experience in the industrial products space, he understands and has insight into the trends that can impact highly engineered product manufacturing companies and help drive performance improvements through the use of advanced techniques and technologies.