A conference built on growth + success of the AEC Industry Hot Firm + A/E Industry Awards Conference Agenda Sept 21-22 | Seattle, WA |Fairmont Olympic Hotel
REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!
Wednesday, September 20 (for VIP registrations) 6:00pm – VIP Registration 6:00pm – 7:30pm – VIP Reception - hosted by Arthur J. Gallagher Company, Corporate Tax Advisors and Time Counts
Friday, September 22
8:00-9:00am – Breakfast 9:00-9:15am – Day 2 Overview
9:15-10:00am – Keynote 2 – Kit Miyamoto, Miyamoto International 10:00-10:45am – Keynote 3 – John Zweig, The Cape Eleuthera Foundation 10:45-11:00am – Break 11:00am-12:00pm – Breakout 5 • Breakout 5A: “The important role of a Board of Directors,” Mark Zweig and Jamie Claire Kiser, Zweig Group • Breakout 5B: “Reduce Scope Creep and Get Paid for Extra Services," June Jewell, AEC Business Solutions • Breakout 5C: “How to Create a More Business Development Minded Culture in Your Firm,” Anthony Fasano, Engineering Career Coach 12:00-1:00pm – Lunch 1:00-1:15pm – Break 1:15-2:15pm – Breakout 6 • Breakout 6A: Strategic Financing/Tax Credits, Dawson Fercho, Corporate Tax Advisors • Breakout 6B: “De ned Contribution Employee Bene ts – The Future of Bene ts,” Chris Newell, Arthur J. Gallagher Company • Breakout 6C: “How to Develop the AEC Leaders inside your Firm,” Anthony Fasano, Engineering Career Coach 2:15-2:30pm – Break 2:30-3:30pm – Closing Keynote 4 – Featured Engineer in Dream Big Documentary, Dr. Menzer Pehlivan, CH2M 3:30-4:00pm – Closing remarks 4:00-5:30pm – Break 5:30-7:00pm – Black Tie Awards Reception 7:00-9:30pm – Hot Firm + A/E Industry Black Tie Awards Dinner and Ceremony. Announcement of 2017 Hot Firm, Best Firms to Work For, Marketing Excellence, and the Jerry Allen Courage in Leadership awards.
Thursday, September 21
8:00-9:00am – Conference Sign-in & Breakfast 9:00-9:45am – Welcome & opening remarks 9:45-10:45am – Keynote – Steve Thomas 10:45-11:00am – Break 11:00-12:00pm – Breakout 1 • Breakout 1A: Moderated Panel of #1 Best Firms to Work For: “How the Best Firms to Work For stand out in the industry” • Breakout 1B: Simplifying Training Programs, Perry Shea and Jean Carr, SCJ Alliance • Breakout 1C: “Practical Strategies for Improving Communications Skills Across Your Firm,” Anthony Fasano, Engineering Career Coach 12:00-1:00pm – Lunch (Sponsored by Bentley Systems ) 1:00-2:00pm – Breakout 2 • Breakout 2A: “8-Minute Compliance,” Andrew Malahowski, Arthur J. Gallagher Company • Breakout 2B: “Year 2020: New Business is found and maintained in a pocket not in a place,” Delrae Bennett, Time Counts • Breakout 2C: “How I Transitioned to a Doer-Seller Role and Grew Our Business," Core States Group 2:00-2:15pm – Break 2:15-3:15pm – Breakout 3 • Breakout 3A: Merger & Acquisitions Roundtable, Mark Zweig, Jamie Claire Kiser, George Christodoulo, Donald Alford, Ozzie Nelson and DavidWantman • Breakout 3B: “How we built a billable marketing function in our engineering rm,” Bryan Peterson, WGI • Breakout 3C: Leadership and project management, Bill Murphey, Zweig Group 3:15-3:30pm – Break 3:30-4:30pm – Breakout 4 • Breakout 4A: “Research on the industry: What today's KPIs are telling us,” Will Swearingen, Zweig Group • Breakout 4B: “Using new media to enhance recruiting and market- ing,” RandyWilburn, Zweig Group • Breakout 4C: Millennial panel, Christy Zweig Niehues and Jamie Claire Kiser, Zweig Group, andWill Schnier, BIG RED DOG 4:30pm – Break 5:30-7:00pm – Networking Cocktail Reception
Saturday, September 23 (Optional with VIP registration)
9:00-11:30am – Morning-After VIP Brunch 1:00-3:00pm – City Highlights Tour(w/ party bus) 6:00pm – Party Bus to the Coldplay concert at CenturyLink Field 7:00pm-? – Coldplay concert 11:00pm? – Party Bus returns to the Fairmont Olympic Hotel
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This agenda is subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedule go to http://hot rm.com/agenda-2017/
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