TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 21, 2026--
BST Global, the leading provider of AI-powered project intelligence ™ solutions for the AEC industry, announced that registration is officially open for its third annual AI Summit, taking place November 10–12, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. Building on the success of its first two events, the company’s AI Summit will once again convene senior AEC executives to explore how artificial intelligence and big data are reshaping strategy, project delivery, and operations and transforming the industry.
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Registration opened Monday, April 20, 2026, for AI Summit — hosted at the Eau Resort & Spa — and ends on Friday, October 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Attendees registering by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 3, 2026, will receive a discounted early-bird admission price.
Since launching the AEC industry’s first AI Summit in 2024, BST Global’s event has become the premier forum for executives seeking practical insight into how AI and big data are transforming design, engineering and environmental consulting firms. The inaugural summit brought together leaders from many of the world’s most influential AEC firms to share real-world perspectives on deploying AI at scale and preparing for an AI-powered future.
The 2026 AI Summit builds on that legacy with an expanded agenda, new interactive formats, and a continued focus on actionable, executive-level insight tailored specifically to AEC leaders as they prepare to become the AI-powered, data-driven superconsultancies of the future.
What’s New at AI Summit
New for 2026, BST Global is introducing several program enhancements to spotlight real-world innovation and peer learning:
The Proven Forum for AEC Executives
Exclusively for AEC executives, AI Summit offers a highly curated environment for learning, networking and collaboration. Attendees can expect keynote presentations, expert-led panels, and dedicated networking experiences designed to foster meaningful peer connections among 300+ senior industry leaders.
“The AI Summit was created to give AEC leaders a dedicated forum to learn from the industry’s brightest minds shaping our AI-powered future,” Javier A. Baldor, Chief Executive Officer at BST Global, commented. “As AI continues to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact, the conversations we’re hosting in 2026 are more important than ever for firms navigating this next era of transformation.”
Event Details
Event: BST Global’s AI Summit
Dates: November 10–12, 2026
Location: Eau Resort & Spa, Palm Beach, FL
Audience: AEC executives
Registration: Open from Monday, April 20, 2026, through Friday, October 30, 2026; early registration is encouraged due to limited capacity
For more information or to register, visit BSTGlobal.com/AISummit2026.
BST GLOBAL
BST Global designs, develops and deploys the AEC industry’s first suite of AI-powered project intelligence ™ solutions. Beyond our flagship ERP offering, we provide work management, predictive insights and resource management solutions to complement a firm’s existing ERP. More than 120,000 architects, engineers and consultants in 65 countries across six continents rely on BST Global’s solutions each day to successfully manage their projects, resources, finances and client relationships. With unrivaled industry knowledge, BST Global serves as a trusted partner to its loyal clients and remains at the forefront of innovation. For more information, visit www.BSTGlobal.com.
BST Global, the leading provider of AI-powered project intelligence™ solutions for the AEC industry, announced that registration is officially open for its third annual AI Summit, taking place November 10–12, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida. Building on the success of its first two events, the company’s AI Summit will once again convene senior AEC executives to explore how artificial intelligence and big data are reshaping strategy, project delivery, and operations and transforming the industry. (Credit: BST Global)
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran.
U.S. forces “conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction” and boarded the M/T Tifani “without incident,” the Pentagon said on social media.
The Tifani was captured in the Bay of Bengal — between India and Southeast Asia — and was carrying Iranian oil, according to a U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing military operation. The U.S. military will decide in the next four days what to do with the vessel, such as tow it back to the U.S. or turn it over to another country, the official said.
It's the latest move in the U.S. war on Iran to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons and oil to metals and electronics. The announcement comes ahead of the expiration of an already tenuous ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, and as Pakistan attempts to broker talks between Washington and Tehran.
It is the second vessel linked to Iran that has been interdicted by the U.S. military. The U.S. Navy attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship Sunday that it said had tried to evade its blockade of Iranian ports, with President Donald Trump saying an American destroyer blew a hole in the ship’s engine room.
The Pentagon on social media described the Tifani as “stateless” despite it being a Botswana-flagged vessel.
“As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran — anywhere they operate,” the Pentagon announcement said, echoing previous statements from Trump administration officials. “International waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels.”
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said last week that the enforcement actions would extend beyond Iranian waters and the area under control of U.S. Central Command.
U.S. forces in other areas of responsibility, he told reporters at the Pentagon, “will actively pursue any Iranian-flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran.” He specifically pointed to operations in the Pacific and said the U.S. would target vessels that left before the blockade began outside the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for energy and other shipments.
The military also detailed an expansive list of goods that it considers contraband, declaring that it will board, search and seize them from merchant vessels “regardless of location.” A notice published Thursday says any “goods that are destined for an enemy and that may be susceptible to use in armed conflict” are “subject to capture at any place beyond neutral territory.”
The U.S. military’s actions against Iranian-linked vessels, namely the attack over the weekend on the cargo ship named the Touska, have raised questions about the two-week ceasefire.
The U.S. and Iran are operating in “an awkward space where the law doesn’t give you a clean yes-or-no answer” on whether the ceasefire was violated, said Jason Chuah, a law professor at the City University of London and the Maritime Institute of Malaysia.
“The United States seems to take the line that the conflict never fully switched off — that is there is still a state of armed conflict,” Chuah said. “By saying that, it can keep doing things like enforcing a blockade and even using limited force at sea.”
But Iran is treating the ceasefire as a pause on all hostile acts, Chuah said. Iran’s joint military command has called the armed boarding an act of piracy and a violation of the ceasefire.
The U.S. earlier had instituted a blockade against sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela but had never fired on those vessels.
Blockades and even limited attacks on vessels can be lawful in wartime, with merchant vessels becoming legitimate targets if they contribute to military actions, carry contraband or are incorporated into enemy logistics, Chuah said.
It's harder to prove that a ship such as the Touska is realistically contributing to military action against the U.S., Chuah said.
“The whole dispute really turns on a deceptively simple question: Did the ceasefire actually suspend the right to use force?” Chuah said. “If it did, then firing on vessels or seizing them is very hard to square with the United Nations Charter.”
Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior defense adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said a violation is up for interpretation because there were no defined terms.
“Trump announced it. The Iranians agreed. But there’s no formal agreement,” Cancian said. “So whether it broke the ceasefire or not depends on your perspective. ... Nothing was written down.”
Michael O’Hanlon, a defense and foreign policy analyst at the Brookings Institution, said the U.S. did not violate the ceasefire because it was limited to bombing Iran, not the blockade.
“We agreed to stop dropping bombs on them, and that’s the basic thing they wanted,” O’Hanlon said, adding that the U.S. still had to enforce the blockade “if you’re going to make it mean anything.”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
