General Session Keynote Speakers Kaihan Krippendorff Renowned Innovation Strategist, Best-Selling Author, and Founder of Outthinker Networks Debra Searle World-Renowned Adventurer, Acclaimed Entrepreneur, and Catalyst for Change Chaunté Lowe 4-Time Olympian, Breast Cancer Thriver, and STEM Education Advocate Mike Walsh Global Futurist, Best-Selling Author, and CEO of Tomorrow, a Global Consultancy Firm Featured General Session Speakers & Panelists Linda Bauer Darr President and CEO ACEC Daphne Bryant Executive Director ACEC Research Institute Daniel Larson, P.E. Chair Elect 2025-2026 ACEC John A. Rathke, PE, SE, FACEC Board Chair 2025-2026 ACEC Mayor Todd Gloria Mayor San Diego Steven E. Lefton, FASLA, PLA, AICP Executive Chair Kimley-Horn Jon Gray Principal Rockport Analytics Joe Bates Senior Research Consultant ACEC Research Institute Education & Partner Session Speakers Andrew McCune President/CEO Wade Trim Andy Earnhardt Sr. IT Infrastructure Analyst Walter P Moore April Rai President & CEO COMTO Barritt Lovelace VP of UAS, AI and Digital Twins Collins Engineers, Inc. Benjamin King Director of Engineering Rain for Rent Billy Austin, PE PE Shultz Engineering Group Brad Wermers President Banner Associates, Inc. Brock M. Storrusten Chief Strategy Officer WithersRavenel Chris R. Mulleavey, PE President and CEO Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. Crista Reed, CPSM PR/Communications Strategist Freese and Nichols David Harwood, P.E., P.Eng. SVP Business Transformation Terracon Debra Andrews Founder & CEO Marketri Dennis Boone President slashBlue Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh CEO YegaTech Eric Ouellet Project Director SIMCO Technologies inc. Eric Quinn CIO C&S Companies Jaime Kurten Director of Applied Tech & Innovation MSA Professional Services James (Jim) P. Riney Talent Acquisition Manager Freese and Nichols James F. Nagle Attorney Smith Currie Oles Joe Skorczewski Managing Director Chartwell Financial Advisory Karen Franz President & CEO AKRF, Inc. Kate Marcotte Chief Operating Officer American Engineering Testing, Inc Leo Argiris, PE Executive Managing Principal Greyling Insurance Brokerage & Risk Consulting, A Division of EPIC Mark Blankenship, CPCU, LEED AP Director of Risk Management WTW A&E Megan DeGuglielmo Director of Talent Development Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. (SGH) Melissa Sanders Partner FoxRothschild Melissa Symanski Senior Talent Development Specialist Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. (SGH) Michael J. Vardaro Managing Partner Zetlin & De Chiara LLP Mike Carragher, PE Chair & CEO VHB Mike Giacco Vice President of Technology & IT AI Engineers, Inc. Nick Decker Director – Engineering Practice Egnyte Nicolas Tiburzi Senior Project Manager SIMCO Technologies Nora Swanson Director, Innovation & Knowledge Management JB&B Peter C. Atherton, PE President and Founder ActionsProve, LLC Reza Akhavian Associate Professor & Digital Transformation Consultant San Diego State University Robert Rayl SVP Clark Dietz Shawn Weekly Vice President — Digital Solutions, Power & Energy WSP Syvia Magid Partner Fox Rothschild LLP Ying Liu Sr. Director - Strategy/Growth Consulting Zweig Group Yvonne Castillo SVP/Director Victor Insurance Managers, LLC
