General Session & ACEC/PAC Sweepstakes Drawing

This General Session brings together timely perspective, industry insight, and forward-looking ideas that speak directly to the challenges and opportunities facing engineering firm leaders today.

The program will open with Incoming Chair Dan Larson, who will set the stage with his vision and leadership priorities for the year ahead, offering a clear direction for the profession and the role ACEC will play in shaping it.

The session will then turn to a timely and highly relevant discussion on healthcare, moderated by Diana O’Lare, ACEC’s Senior Director of Market Intelligence. Drawing on her work leading the Market Intelligence Committee, Diana will frame the broader forces driving change in healthcare and what they mean for employers. She will be joined by Mark Van Elden and Dr. Brian Hill, who will share practical, forward-thinking approaches to managing cost, improving access, and rethinking how firms support the well-being of their workforce.

The program will continue with insights from Daphne Bryant, Executive Director of the ACEC Research Institute, who will be joined by a panel of industry leaders to share high-level findings from the latest phase of the Progressive Design-Build study. This discussion will highlight emerging best practices, evolving market adoption, and what these trends mean for project delivery and risk-sharing across the industry.

The session will conclude with the ACEC/PAC Sweepstakes Drawing, adding an exciting and celebratory close as winners are announced.