ACEC News / Fall Conference
October 22, 2020
Countdown to ACEC Fall Conference; Still Time to Register
Next Wednesday the first-ever virtual ACEC Fall Conference begins. The three-day online event, October 28-30, will feature an all-star lineup of speakers, panel discussions, education sessions, roundtables, and a virtual exhibit hall.
A benefit of the virtual format is you can still register for and attend the Fall Conference all the way up to opening session. Click here to register.
Here’s a complete list of the programming:
General Session Speakers:
Charlie Cook, editor/publisher of the non-partisan Cook Political Report, will use poll numbers, economic indicators, and historical data to forecast the 2020 election.
Daisy Auger-Dominguez, chief people officer at VICE Media Group, will share her experiences on how to create more diverse and equitable workplaces.
Ben Nemtin, author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?, will lay out a strategy for checking off the items on your bucket list.
Panels:
Reimagining Federal Infrastructure Policy to Boost Urban Innovation: Elected Officials and Top Consulting Leaders Join Forces to Present a New Strategic Playbook for Our Cities
Congressional Insights: Issues in Play Now and What to Expect in 2021
Industry CEO Panel: Navigating the COVID Economy
Education Sessions:
Creating and Implementing a Risk Heat Map and Scenario Planning
M&A Update: Engineering Firm Consolidation Drivers, Trends, and Outlook
Diversity & Inclusion Keys to Success: DPCs Playbook On ACEC Firm’s Best Practices
NextGen: Position & Prepare Your Firm to be Future-Ready
Insurance 101: Understanding How to Purchase Insurance for your Engineering Firm
Freeing Your Resources
Maximizing Client Relationships from Behind the Desk or from a Physical Distance
Preparing for Your PPP Loan Audit
Retaining, Motivating & Rewarding Key Employees with Incentive Plans
Financial Survival Post Pandemic: A Look at Overhead, Cash Flow, and Tax Ramifications
How to Sell on Value Instead of Price
Private Markets Session: Telcom/Data Centers
Seller-Doers to Indispensable: Supporting New and Additional Work in your Firm
Storytelling for Engineers
Redefining Project Information Management in the Current Business Environment: Four Key Areas in which you can Build Organizational Excellence and Effectiveness
Navigating Cyber Security in Engineering
Ownership Transition: Build Bridges, Not Walls
Non-Engineers Adaptation to Future Engineering – How the Government, Science and Financial Sectors are Converging to Drive Infrastructure Design to Meet Sustainability and Resilience Objectives
Introduction to the Principal’s Path (Business Bootcamp for Professionals)
Contract Language for Design Professionals
The Shape-Shifting Standard of Care for Design Professionals
Managing Health Care Spend
The Future Is Here: How to Run your Firm Using Virtual Reality (VR) + Artificial Reality (AR)
How Geospatial Technology is Revolutionizing the Survey Profession
Understanding Limitations of Liability and Certificate of Merit as a Sub-Consultant
Enabling Excellence by Guiding Culture
Roundtables:
CEO Roundtables
Issues & Market Roundtables
Coalitions Roundtables
Exhibit Hall Firms:
Autodesk
ACEC Business Insurance Trust
ACEC Life/Health Trust
ACEC Retirement Trust
AEC Business Solutions
Aldrich CPAS + Advisors, LLP
Amying USA
ARE Corp
ATPIMSA
AXA XL
Berkley Design Professional
BST Global
CTA
Deltek
Engineering Health Quote
Harbor Compliance
Healthiest You by Teladoc Health
LVI Associates
Matheson Financial Advisors
MediCaptive
Morrissey Goodale
Morro Data
Nasuni
Newforma
Planifi
Somerset CPAs and Advisors
Stambaugh Ness
SWCA Environmental Consultants
The Markosky Engineering Group, Inc.
Victor
Walter P Moore
Withum
Click here for more information and to register.
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