Amir Mirshahi
Director of Utilities & Sustainable Energy Infrastructure
Ford Motor Company
United States
About
Amir is an infrastructure director and project leader with over 27 years of experience in executive management, project leadership & design engineering across vehicle and battery manufacturing, datacenters, oil/gas/chemical, mining, power, and heavy industrial sectors.
He is currently the Director of Utilities and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure at Ford Motor Co. Prior to Ford, he led the cross-functional design, construction, and PM teams of mega-scale infrastructure projects from initiation to start-up at major vehicle manufacturing and Chemical companies including Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory, Covestro and JGC.
Amir is a registered professional engineer in Texas, California and Ontario and holds a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran.
To connect with Amir, visit his LinkedIn profile.
Technical Speaker
What It Takes to Deliver: Lessons Learned from Managing Multi-Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Projects Across Industries
Lessons Learned from Managing Multi-Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Projects Across Industries
Join us for an inspiring fireside chat with Amir Mirshahi, Director of Utilities and Sustainable Energy Infrastructure at Ford Motor Company.
Drawing from over 25 years of leadership experience across industries — including oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, and high-tech — Amir will share hard-earned lessons from delivering some of the world’s most complex and high-value infrastructure projects.
Through real-world insights and practical takeaways, discover how different industries approach project execution, what it takes to keep billion-dollar projects on track, and the leadership strategies that drive success at scale.
Whether you’re a project manager, project controls professional, or industry leader, this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from someone who has been on the front lines of building the future.
Here’s what you’ll gain by attending this session:
- Proven strategies to set up large-scale, high-value infrastructure projects for success from the start.
- Key insights into choosing and adapting project execution models—whether in-house, contractor-driven, or hybrid.
- Practical techniques for maintaining cost control, schedule discipline, and performance accountability on mega projects.
- Leadership lessons for aligning diverse project teams, sustaining momentum, and delivering results under high-pressure environments.
Presentation Category: Project Management
Competency Level: Intermediate