2020 Chief Executive Summit
Virtual Event
In-Person Event is Cancelled; Virtual Only
Dates:
October 20 - November 5, 2020
Who:
CEOs and top executives of AEC firms
Format:
3 weeks, 2 sessions per week, 2 hours per day. Combination of presentations, CEO panels, and keynote speakers.
Recording:
All sessions will be recorded and available to all registered attendees
Key Agenda Topics & Themes
Keynote Speaker
State of the Industry Analysis & Insights
In-depth analysis of the 2020 KPI Survey results and latest industry trends, followed by a discussion of CEOs from large, mid-size, and smaller AEC firms
Internal Ownership Transition
Discussion of AEC firm strategies to perpetuate independent, internal ownership transition, and analysis of latest data on stock redemptions, shareholder requirements, stock purchase methodologies, sell down requirements, valuation, and more.
Mergers & Acquisitions during a Pandemic
Deal Debrief of "Inside the Mind of a Seller"; the pandemic's impact on M&A strategies; results of recent post-merger integration research; latest M&A valuation trends; and key lessons learned in M&A
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Keynote speaker Michelle Silverthorn to discuss "How to Lead an Antiracist Workplace" and participate on a CEO roundtable discussion centered on DE&I in the AEC industry.
Digital & Technology Strategies
Evolution of digital strategies in the AEC industry; digital's role during COVID; decision point between in-house vs. external digital business; and live voting a la "Shark Tank" of digital ideas for the AEC industry
Michelle Silverthorn
Change the Rules, Change the World: How to Lead an Antiracist Workplace
“What is your why?” With that question to leaders, Michelle talks about her journey to anti-racism and why leaders at every level need to discover their “why” to launch their commitment to change. Following the path of a BIPOC employee in the workplace, we will outline the barriers that exist inside and outside the workplace to inhibit their success, and how leaders must answer the hard questions on race in America to become true allies for equity and justice.
Michelle Silverthorn is a recognized expert in organizational inclusion, and the Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation. She believes that diversity and inclusion needs a new voice for a new generation.
Michelle is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Michigan Law School. She practiced for two large law firms in New York and Chicago before transitioning into the education field where she has trained thousands in-person and online about racism, bias, equity, belonging, and inclusion. She is a TedX speaker and the author of Authentic Diversity, How to Change the Workplace for Good.
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Schedule of Events
Week 1
Tuesday, October 20th
Thursday, October 22nd
AEC State of the Industry and CEO Reaction
CEO panelists TBD
12 - 2pm EST
Week 2
Tuesday, October 27th
Thursday, October 29th
Internal Ownership Transition
M&A in a Pandemic
CEO panelists TBD
12 - 2pm EST
Week 3
Monday, November 2nd
Thursday, November 5th
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Digital / Technology Strategies
CEO panelists TBD
12 - 2pm EST
Our Corporate Partners
List of the 2019 Attendees by Size of Firm
(in alphabetical order)
Approx. >$1 Billion in Revenues
AECOM
Arcadis NV
Burns & McDonnell
CDM Smith
Colliers
DAR Group
EGIS
GHD
Gilbane
Golder
Haskell
HNTB
Jacobs
Kiewit
Kimley-Horn
Parsons Corporation
Ramboll
Stantec
Structure Tone
Tetra Tech
TRC
Veolia
Wood Group
WSP
Approx. $100 Million to $1 Billion in Revenues
Apex
Associated Engineering
Atlas
Atwell
Barge Design Solutions
Barr
Bowman
Braun Intertec
Brown & Caldwell
Cardno
Carollo
Cascade Environmental
CHA
CIMA+
Civil & Environmental Consultants
CONSOR Engineers
Cumming
David Evans & Associates
EA Engineering
Electrical Consultants
Enercon
Entact
Environmental Science Associates
ERM
Freese & Nichols
GAI Consultants
Garney
GEI Consultants
Geosyntec
Ghafari Associates
GPD Group
Greenman-Pedersen
Gresham Smith
Hazen & Sawyer
IMEG
Jensen Hughes
KCI
Kleinfelder
KLJ
KPFF
Langan
Leo A Daly
Lochner
LTK
Maser Consulting
McElhanney
McKim & Creed
Michael Baker International
Moffatt & Nichol
Montrose Environmental
Morrison Hershfield
Mott MacDonald, NA
North Wind Group
NV5 Global
Parametrix
Pennoni
POWER Engineers
RS&H
S&ME
Sargent & Lundy
SCS
Setec
Short Elliott Hendrickson
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
STV
Surveying & Mapping (SAM)
SWCA
Syska Hennessy Group
Systra
T.Y. Lin International
Terracon
TranSystems
Trinity
Vertex
VHB
Weston & Sampson
Weston Solutions
Willdan
Woodard & Curran
Woolpert
Wunderlich-Malec
Approx. $50 Million to $100 Million in Revenues
ACES
AKRF
Allnorth
Anser Advisory
Antea Group
Ardurra Group
ATCS
BCC
BRPH
Burgess & Niple
DBM Vircon
Dudek
Ecology & Environment
Ensafe
Groundwater and Environmental Services
H2M
Hanson
Hardesty & Hanover
Harris & Associates
HR Green
Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Kennedy Jenks
Kittelson & Associates
Klohn Crippen Berger
Landrum & Brown
Markon Solutions
Matrix Solutions
McIntosh Perry
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
Murraysmith
Norda Stelo
Otak
Prime AE
Raba Kistner
Ross & Baruzzini
Sasaki
Schnabel
SEA Ltd.
T&M Associates
Tectonic
Tighe & Bond
TLC Engineering
Trihydro
Twining
Ulteig
USA Environment
Wantman Group
Wiley Wilson
WSB
Approx. <$50 Million in Revenues
300 Engineering
Alan Plummer Associates
ALL4
ALO Advisors
Alta Environmental
Argus Consulting
Arora Engineers
Aspect Consulting
August Mack Environmental
Bala Consulting Engineers
Beals & Thomas
BETA Group
Cal y Mayor Asociados
Cameron - Cole
Carter & Clark
CDG Engineers
Commonwealth Associates
Connico
CPH
CTL Engineering
CTL Thompson
Devenney Group
DiSorbo
Dresdner Robin
Entuitive
Environmental Partners
Farallon
Geocomp
Gorrill Palmer
H.H. Angus
HMMH
Hull & Associates
IC Thomasson
Indochine Engineering
Infinite Consulting Group
Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
Intera
Inter-fluve
KSH Solutions
kW Mission Critical Engineering
Landau
LHB
LJB
LNV
Longenecker & Associates
Loring Consulting Engineers
M&S Engineering
MBP
McAdams
Mehta Engineering
MSA Professional Services
Mueser Rutledge
Nitsch Engineering
Pasco Laret Suiter & Associates
PBS Engineering & Environmental
Proactive Engineering
PS&S
Qk4
Rinker Design Associates
RV Anderson
SIA Solutions
SZ PM Consultants
Techlaw
TerranearPMC
The Carian Group
The Municipal Infrastructure Group (TMIG)
Thomas & Hutton
TTL
VLK Architects
West Yost Associates
Willmer Enginering
Wolverton
Wright-Pierce
Xen Two