The conversations that shape firms, careers, and the future of the engineering business happen here.
Fall Conference is your opportunity to learn from the best, make connections that matter, and become part of a national community moving the industry forward.
Whether you come to learn, lead, connect, or grow, you belong in the room.
“Hands down the best event for the business of engineering.”
— Past Fall Conference Attendee
Who Attends
Fall Conference brings together more than 1,100 engineering firm leaders from across the country. This isn't a general industry conference—it's where the people leading engineering businesses come to learn, connect, and make decisions.
Whether you're attending for the first time, considering exhibiting, or deciding if Fall Conference is the right investment, here's who you'll find in the room.
Leadership at Every Level
You'll meet the people responsible for growing firms, developing talent, and navigating the business of engineering, including:
- CEOs, presidents, principals, and firm owners
- COOs, CFOs, and senior executives
- Practice and business unit leaders
- Rising executives participating in the Pathways to Executive Leadership program
- Members of the ACEC College of Fellows—our profession's most distinguished leaders
- Committee, coalition, and forum leaders representing every major practice area
- Executives and staff leaders from ACEC's 51 Member Organizations
- Emerging leaders and first-time attendees building their national network
The Strength of the ACEC Federation
Fall Conference also brings ACEC's national community together. Leaders from 51 state and regional Member Organizations join committees, coalitions, forums, and firm leaders from across the country—connecting perspectives from local markets with the issues shaping the industry nationwide.
It's an opportunity to strengthen relationships across the federation, exchange ideas, and bring the collective experience of ACEC's membership into one room.
Across the Engineering Industry
Fall Conference brings together leaders from transportation, civil, structural, MEP, environmental, geotechnical, land development, water resources, energy, surveying, and more.
What unites them isn't a single discipline. It's a shared commitment to building thriving firms and a resilient, innovative, future-ready engineering industry.
“I attend lots of conferences. This was one of the best investments of time and money I can remember.”
— Past Fall Conference Attendee
For Exhibitors & Sponsors
If your organization serves engineering firms, Fall Conference puts you in the room with the leaders making and influencing business decisions.
Attendees come looking for ideas, trusted partners, and innovative solutions that can help their firms perform, compete, and prepare for what's next—from technology and talent to insurance, finance, HR, recruiting, software, and business operations.