PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION: 1

Latest Statistics and Trends on Company Valuations and Transaction Structures

Ian Rusk, ASA, CM&AA Managing Principal and Michael O’Brien, ASA, CM&AA, Principal, ROG+ Partners

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SESSION: 2

Effective M&A Strategies for A/E Firms

Steve Gido, CFA, Principal, ROG+ Partners

KEYNOTE

State of the A/E Industry: The Future is Now?

Steve Gido, Principal, ROG+ Partners

KEYNOTE

Build a Workforce Pipeline That Doesn’t Leak

Maria Lehman, PE, F.ASCE, ENV SP, Infrastructure Director and Principal, GHD

KEYNOTE

Be Future Ready TM

Simon Anderson, Founder, Venture Foresight, LLC

KEYNOTE

The Funny Side of …

Don McMillan, Comedian & Former Engineer

BREAKOUT SESSION: 1

2025 Tax Legislation Update and Year-end Planning Strategies for Your Firm

Dave Sullivan, Jr. and Linda McLean, Partners, PKF O’Connor Davies LLP 

BREAKOUT SESSION: 2

Is Your Ownership Transition Plan in Harmony with Your Strategic Plan?

Michael O’Brien, ASA, CM&AA, Principal, Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners and Drake Nicholas, Partner, Barley Snyder, LLP

BREAKOUT SESSION: 3

Aligning Tech and Business Strategy to Maximize Impact and Growth

Bret Tushaus, VP, Product Management, Deltek

BREAKOUT SESSION: 4

Exclusive AI Insights From AEC Visionaries

Nicholas Baldor and Ellen Cox, Account Executives, BST Global

BREAKOUT SESSION: 5

Curiosity Kills the Cat…or Does It? Why the Future of AEC Belongs to the Bold, Not the Comfortable

Chandra Storrusten, CEO & Chief Value Creation Officer, Visible Value

BREAKOUT SESSION: 6

Preparing for Pre and Post Deal Integration

Joy Taylor, Managing Director, alliant

KEYNOTE

Monetary Masala

Dr. Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc.

PANEL DISCUSSION

ACEC Research Institute Panel Discussion

Moderator: Steve Gido, Principal, ROG Partners

Panelists: Joseph Bates, Senior Research Consultant, ACEC Research Institute and Greg Kelly, CEO, STV

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

The Future Favors the Bold—Are You Ready to Be Curious and Take the Leap?

Moderated by Chandra Storrusten, CEO & Chief Value Creation Officer, Visible Value