Dessert in Exhibit Hall

Open to all Full and Tuesday Daily attendees.

Redesigning the Playing Field: Expanding Competition to Deliver Better Infrastructure

Learn how architecture and engineering firms can partner with public agencies to expand competition, strengthen small business capacity, and build a more resilient infrastructure market.

Engineering an Award-Winning Culture

Practical Lessons from Building an Award-Winning Workplace

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) and Structural Roundtable

Earns 1 PDH. Open to all Full and Monday Daily Attendees.

Surveyors Roundtable

Earns 1 PDH. Open to all Full and Monday Daily Attendees.

Water & Environment and Energy Joint Committee

Open to all Full and Monday Daily attendees. Join ACEC’s Energy and Water & Environment Committees for a joint meeting covering the priorities shaping your project pipeline — permitting reform,…

Workforce Committee

Open to all Full and Monday Daily attendees. The purpose of this committee is to consolidate and organize all the various elements of ACEC’s workforce program from early education through…

Networking Break with Exhibitors

The Networking Break with Exhibitors gives attendees a chance to step onto the show floor, enjoy refreshments, and connect with the companies and partners shaping the engineering industry. It is…

Risk Management Is a Skill: Practicing Professional Judgment Through Real-World Project Scenarios

This session will examine how ordinary design and construction issues can become disproportionate business risks for engineering firms—and how a strong risk-management culture can help teams recognize those risks and seek help earlier.

The 2026 Economic Assessment and Forecast of the Engineering and Design Services Industry

Get a data-driven read on where the industry is headed as the Institute unpacks the 2026 Economic Assessment and Forecast’s key findings on 2027’s headwinds, tailwinds, and the trends every firm leader should be watching for strategic planning, investment, and hiring decisions.