2024 ElevateAEC Agenda & Map

TUESDAY, September 17, 2024

5:00 Pm - 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception on the Skylark Terrace on Floor 14

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

8:00 am

Breakfast is served in the Audubon Foyer

Welcome Remarks and Kick Off of 2024 Conference Theme: Return on Investment with Chad Clinehens

9:00 am

9:20 am

Opening Keynote & Panel - The AEC Firm of 2035 with Linda Darr, Iona Thomas, and Mike Makris

10:45 AM

Break

Industry Expert Panel - How to Accomplish Big Things: Driving ROI and Ownership of Your Most Valuable Initiatives Down Through Your Organization with Tiara Marcus, Aaron Lauinger, Rens Hayes and Justin Smith

11:00 am

12:00 pm

Lunch Featuring the Engineering Drone Video of the Year and the Top New Venture Awards

Breakout Session One A in White Ibis: Beyond Culture: Compensation Strategies to Drive Recruiting and Retention Performance with Jeremy Clarke and Tom Godin B in Snowy Egret: Intelligent Market Research to Drive Strategic Growth with Ying Liu and Sarah Kinard C in Sandhill Crane: Valuation Challenges and the Effect on Ownership Transition with Tracey Eaves and Will Swearingen

1:00 pm

2:00 PM

Break

Breakout Session Two A in White Ibis: Building a Best in Class Corporate Training Program with Mitch Fortner B in Snowy Egret: Using an ESOP as a Liquidity or Succession Strategy with Leslie Lauer and Jeremy M. Pelphrey C in Sandhill Crane: How to Equip Your Firm for an AI/Tech Driven Future with Kristin Kautz

2:15 pm

3:15 PM

Break

Breakout Session Three A in White Ibis: DEI Is Not What You Think It Is with Lauren Aguilar B in Snowy Egret: Enduring Legacies: How we Inspire and Transition Ownership to the Next Generation with John McAdams C in Sandhill Crane: Productivity and Efficiency Made Easy: New Intelligent Tools for AEC Leaders with Kelly Straton

3:30 pm

4:30 pm

Day One Concludes

THURSDAY, September 19, 2024

8:00 am

Breakfast is served in the Audubon Foyer

9:00 am

Opening Keynote - Leading with a Cause with Kit Miyamoto, Traci Wong, and Mark Zweig

10:15 am Break 10:30 am Best Firms Panel - Cultural ROI: How Firms Maintain a Strong, Positive Culture During Times of Rapid Change and Extremes with Shelby Harvey, Don Young, Joseph Campos and Chad Coldiron 11:30 pm ElevateHER® Recruiting and Retention Solution Luncheon 1:15 pm Trending Topics Roundtables 2:30pm Closing Remarks & Break 6:00 pm Red Carpet Cocktail Reception in the Audubon Foyer 7:00pm 2024 Black Tie Awards Dinner and Gala 9:40pm ElevateAEC Afterparty

GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAY FLOOR PLAN 2900 BAYPORT DRIVE TAMPA, FL 33607, USA

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FIRST FLOOR

= Zweig Group

= Sponsor Exhibits

1. Miyamoto Relief 2. 3. School of PE 4. Quire 5. RBC Wealth Management 6. CTA 7. Unanet FlexionPoint

A. Registration B. Zweig Insights & Bookstore C. ElevateHER Projects D. 2024 Marketing Excellence Awards

PAVILLION

ELEVATORS

8.

Tonic DM Refreshment Station

RESTAURANT

POOL

AUDUBON BALLROOM

WHITE IBIS

RESTROOMS

8

A

1

2

3

AUDUBON FOYER

8

4

B

5

AUDUBON PROMENADE

6

7

2

C

D

SECOND FLOOR

SANDHILL CRANE

ELEVATORS

SNOWY EGRET

RESTROOMS

14 FOURTEENTH FLOOR

SKYLARK

SKYLARK TERRACE

ELEVATORS

RESTROOMS

STARLING

WELCOME RECEPTION

REGISTRATION

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