Time away from your firm should be
time well spent.
Fall Conference brings together big-picture thinking, practical business education, industry insight, and meaningful connection—all designed around the challenges and opportunities facing engineering firms today.
Come ready to think differently, find ideas you can put to work, and connect with people who understand the business you're leading.
GENERAL SESSIONS
Where Big Ideas Take the Stage
General Sessions bring the entire ACEC community together around the ideas, challenges, and opportunities shaping what's next for engineering firms and the industry.
On the Fall Conference stage, nationally recognized thought leaders meet the voices leading our industry—bringing fresh perspective to the forces changing how we lead, work, innovate, and grow, and helping firm leaders see both today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities more clearly.
This year's General Sessions explore leadership when it matters most, turning limitations into innovation, and the workforce challenges reshaping our firms, alongside timely advocacy and political insights into the issues affecting the business of engineering as Washington looks ahead to the midterm elections.
Expect big ideas, candid perspectives, and conversations designed to challenge how you think about what's next for your firm and the industry.
Explore Our Interactive Agenda
Your Fall Conference experience just got smarter. Our redesigned, interactive agenda makes it easy to plan your week and navigate everything the Conference has to offer. Browse by day, filter by topic or session type, and click any listing for full details, including speakers and descriptions. Build a personalized schedule that reflects your priorities—and make the most of every moment.
“ACEC does a great job of finding keynote speakers providing timely information that provides insights to leaders to sharpen skills and educate on new and emerging trends.”
— Past Fall Conference Attendee
Ideas You Can Put To Work
Go deeper on the issues engineering firms are navigating right now.
Fall Conference education sessions bring together firm leaders, industry experts, and practitioners to share what's working, examine emerging challenges, and explore practical approaches you can bring back to your organization.
Explore sessions spanning the business of engineering—from leadership, workforce, and business strategy to technology, risk, finance, operations, and the changing marketplace.
Build your schedule around the challenges facing your firm today, or make room for the ideas that could shape what you do next.
“Presentations were valuable and provided great information that can be acted upon moving forward for everyday life and business.”
— Past Fall Conference Attendee
Come Together. Stay Connected.
Fall Conference creates space to strengthen relationships, exchange ideas, and connect with the people who make this industry a community.
From the receptions to exhibit hall gatherings, Fellows events, and special experiences throughout the week, there are opportunities to reconnect with longtime colleagues and meet leaders from across the country.
And some of the most valuable conversations are the ones you never planned to have.
