2025 ElevateAEC Agenda-at-a-glance

SEPT 9-11, 2025 PRESENTING SPONSOR

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

LOCATION Prefunction A Level 2

3:00 - 5:00PM Check-In for ElevateAEC

Briscoe Western Museum

Welcome Fiesta! Presented by Pape-Dawson. Exclusive museum access: 4:30 - 6:30PM

5:30 - 7:30PM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

LOCATION Prefunction A Level 2

8:00AM Breakfast. Check-In continues.

Welcome Remarks and Kick Off of 2025 Conference Theme: Speed of Business with Chad Clinehens Opening Keynote - Slow Down to Speed Up with Power, Purpose and Prosperity with Lynn Wong

9:00AM

9:30AM

Break

10:00AM

Lone Star Ballroom

Speed of Business Panel Discussion - The Intersection of AI, Culture, and Strategy in Tomorrow’s AEC Firm with Scott Cattran, Vanessa McMahan, Jered Morris, and facilitated by Frank Lazaro

10:15AM

Lunch is Served

11:30AM

The Future of Innovation in AEC Luncheon Keynote and the 2025 AEC Innovators Award Ceremony with KP Reddy. Sponsored by KP Reddy Co. Focus Session One A. LEADERSHIP: Fast-Track Leadership: Think Clearly, Move Quickly, Lead with Impact with Barbara Shuck B. INNOVATION: Deep Dive on DIAL: The Reference Standard for Innovation in Your Firm with Frank Lazaro

11:45AM

1:00PM

Travis A/B Level 3 Travis C/D Level 3

Bowie A

C. STRATEGY: The Growth Trifecta: Vision, Marketing & BD with Ying Liu and Scott Butcher

D. PERFORMANCE: Beyond the Numbers: How Benchmarking is Driving Smarter Decisions in AE Firms with Steve Burns

Bowie B/C

2:00PM Break 2:15PM Focus Session Two

A. LEADERSHIP: Accelerating Leadership: Unlocking Strength, Resilience, and Coaching for Performance with Dave Williams B. INNOVATION: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Using Industry Data to Drive Innovation with Scott Butcher and Megan Miller C. STRATEGY: The Client Whisperer: Growing Revenue with the Right Clients with Emily Waldenmeyer D. PERFORMANCE: Leaders are Readers: Insights & Inspirations from Outside AEC with Tom Godin and Amy Jones Focus Session Three A. LEADERSHIP: Ownership Thinking – Building a Culture of Accountability, Purpose & Performance with Kate Allen and Kristi Weierbach B. INNOVATION: Transforming Practice as a Data Enabled Business with Peter Devereaux and Bob Rayes C. STRATEGY: From Deductions to Credits: Tax Tools for High-Performing AEC Firms with Jennifer Nelson D. PERFORMANCE: Organizational Alchemy: The Chemistry between Org Structure and Culture with Rachel R Gresham NOTE: 90 MINUTE WORKSHOP

Travis A/B Level 3 Travis C/D Level 3

Bowie A

Bowie B/C

3:15PM Break 3:30PM

Travis A/B Level 3 Travis C/D Level 3

Bowie A

Bowie B/C

Prefunction A Level 2

Happy Hour Reception. Sponsored by RBC Wealth Management

4:30PM

5:30 PM Day 1 Concludes

SEPT 9-11, 2025 PRESENTING SPONSOR

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

LOCATION Prefunction A Level 2

8:00AM Breakfast

Opening Keynote - Inspiring a Multi-Generational Vision with Mike Carragher

9:00AM

Lone Star Ballroom

Panel Discussion - Driving Leadership Performance and Developing Rising Stars with Hezekiah Harris, Lisa Robert, Mike Carragher, and facilitated by Ying Liu

9:45AM

10:45AM Break 11:00AM

Focus Session Four A. LEADERSHIP: Bridging the Strategy Gap: A Case Study in Client Engagement with Justin Smith and Mark Presti B. INNOVATION: Elevate the Win: How Real-World AI is Reshaping AEC Pursuits and Proposals with Lucas Hayden C. STRATEGY: Strategic Fortitude: Achieving Your Vision by Never Letting the Dust Settle on your Strategic Plan with Gordon Greene, Hiren Patel, Joseph Lauk, and Joseph Losaria D. PERFORMANCE: Compensation & Incentive Strategies to Drive Performance with Kristi Weierbach and Jeremy Clarke

Travis A/B Level 3 Travis C/D Level 3

Bowie A

Bowie B/C

Lunch is served

12:00PM

Luncheon Keynote - Microsoft Frontier Firm: Agility at Scale through AI with Casey Shea and Stefanie Richter. Sponsored by sa.global

12:30PM

Lone Star Ballroom

1:00PM Break

Elevate the Industry Spotlight – Purpose at the Speed of Business: How EWB-USA Partnerships Accelerate Firm Performance with Dr. Boris Martin, and Matt Wessale

1:15PM

Elevate the Industry Spotlight – Accelerating the Workforce Evolution with Marci Thompson

1:50PM

2:05PM

Closing Remarks and Credits

2:15PM

Break

Prefunction A Level 2

6:00PM Red Carpet Cocktail Reception

Lone Star Ballroom

7:00PM

2025 Black Tie Awards Dinner and Gala. Presented by Stambaugh Ness.

Prefunction A Level 2

9:30PM ElevateAEC Afterparty

LEVEL 2

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