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2021 AEC Leadership Conference November 10 & 12, 2021 A Virtual Event! The Construction Institute’s AEC Leadership Conference is the premier platform for industry leaders and leaders-in-training to share hard-earned leadership guidance and insights while developing relationships that will carry through their careers. This purpose-driven program, scheduled over two mornings, is designed to train leaders at all levels to meet our industry’s specific challenges.
Discovery, Diversity, & Disruption: Pathway to Your Leadership Growth
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Today, more than ever, leaders are defined by their success in creating inclusive environments and their
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tions. The Construction Institute’s 4th Annual AEC
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on how to embrace DEI (diversity, equity, and inclu-
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ability to adapt to short-term and long-term disrupLeadership Conference will refresh your perspective sion) and adapt to disruption. Our speakers include pioneers in DEI and the AEC industry, as well as an internationally-known trainer in adaptability. They will inspire you and equip you with the skills you need to create DEI programs that really work and to thrive in the face of change.
James Cramer
“It’s an exciting time
DesignIntelligence
informed will thrive.”
Founder & CEO
to be in AEC. Those who are prepared and
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The conference was time well spent. I like seeing the new trends in our industry, meeting new people, and reconnecting with old friends.” - 2019 attendee
PANEL DISCUSSION
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
FOCUSED WORKSHOP
Engage & Contribute
Learn & Apply
Have lively discussions with peers
Develop strategies and tactics that
in one of 5 breakout sessions.
can be immediately incorporated
Watch the other 4 afterward!
in your work environment!
Leading from the Middle | Strat-
Join Karen Hinds, a highly regard-
egies
Diversity
ed leadership and diversity and in-
through Associations | Making an
clusion expert, and Devon O’Nal-
for
Promoting
Impact through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) | Own Your Personal “Why”: A Discovery Session for Senior Leaders & Owners | Bringing Community into Your Practice
Following Friday’s Keynote, a panel of industry experts will talk with Ross Thornley about their experience with disruption and why adaptability skills really matter.
ty, MSHRM, a senior manager of workplace inclusion and diversity recruiting, for a case study and hands-on workshop focused on best practices that truly work.
PROGRAM What will I learn? Tangible Takeaways to Enhance Skills Success in today’s environment “requires a focus on honing the competency of change to create agile and innovative organizations. Research shows that this is easier said than done, as almost two-thirds of those surveyed say they don’t understand the path required to achieve agility and innovation.”* This year’s AEC Leadership Conference will teach you the path. It will equip you with a practical playbook for developing a meaningful inclusive environment and successful DEI efforts. The integration of the CliftonStrengths analysis will give you insights into the personal skills that you can infuse into your leadership efforts in these areas. *Pulse Survey, Rewiring Modern Organizations for Adaptability and Continuous Change, Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, November 13, 2019
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PASCALE SABLAN I Was Asked to Stand Architect-activist Pascale Sablan champions women and diverse design professionals by documenting, curating, and elevating their work. The objective: to create a just profession, bring social awareness to the built environment and empower communities through design. “I Was Asked to Stand” empowers the audience to engage in the dismantling of injustice by highlighting the lack of representation, documentation, and acknowledgment of the great works of diverse (Women and BIPOC) designers and architects.
ROSS THORNLEY
RAABIA SHAFI
Adaptability: Key to Abundance
Leveraging Our Strengths
To successfully navigate a future of increasing com-
Explore the powerful act of focusing on what’s ‘right’
plexity, uncertainty and ambiguity, leaders must
with each team member to embrace diverse expe-
harness today’s most important skill of adaptabili-
riences and distinctive talents that drive innovation.
ty, to not only survive, but thrive. Ross Thornley, the
Before the workshop, we will each complete the
co-founder and CEO of AQai, will share the science
CliftonStrengths assessment and review person-
of adaptability. Providing clarity on who, how, when,
alized results. Together, we will dive into 1) how our
and why people adapt, he will reveal insights into
Strengths help us personally and professionally; 2)
why adaptability is so important to leadership, unveil
how under or overusing our Strengths can be our
data from their latest research, and share stories of
most troubling weaknesses, and 3) techniques for
how this unique human ability can drive innovation,
integrating our unique Strengths into our leadership
growth, and reskilling at speed and scale.
approach.
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Who attends? A multigenerational group of diverse professionals representative of our industry. Owners and facilities managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors,
estimators,
ac-
countants, attorneys, manufactur-
Speakers Who Spoke at Past AEC Leadership Conferences
ers, and more. Leaders at all levels
Hamid Adib
Hugh Hochberg
and stages of job growth. Anyone
Nancy Alexander
Seth Holmes
who is ready to understand and
Michael Ayles
Stephen Jones
elevate their team’s working dy-
Anastasia Barnes
Carol Kardas
namic.
Matthew Barstow
Petina Killiany
Bruce Becker
Susan Klawans
Robert Benzinger
Vaki Mawema
Doug Brown
Kelly McDonald
Barbara Brown
Mike McKelvy
Ben Callaghan
James McManus
Tiffany Cartier
Luiza Mills
Mark Charette
Adrienne Nelson
James Cramer
Ellen Feldman Ornato
Eric Cushman
Louis Pepe
Ted Cutler
Matt Reiniger
Jenny Drescher
Brent Robertson
Amy Dunn
Melissa Roy
Zoraida Ferguson
Chris Socha
Mike Fraser
Cody Soodeen
Rohan Freeman
Daniel Weitz
Peter Glus
Elizabeth Wright
Why does my company need to attend?
Anna Greenwald
We get it. It is hard to take time away from the office. And professional development might not always be a priority. But it should be. CI’s AEC Leadership Conference is designed to train leaders at all levels to meet our industry’s specific challenges and opportunities. This year’s conference takes us beyond the current set of national circumstances and sets you up for future success, to teach new skills and help you bolster your leadership efforts. Do not settle for a generic leadership program. We address the unique challenges facing our industry, from labor shortages, to safety, to incorporating new technologies, to the day-to-day challenges of designing and producing a quality job that is on time, on budget, and meets the users’ needs. We get it.
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Companies Represented at Past AEC Leadership Conferences A. P. Construction Company
M. Frank Higgins & Co., Inc.
Adib Group
Majestic Realty Group
AdvanceCT
MassMutual
AIA Connecticut
McPhee Electric, Ltd.
Amenta Emma Architects
Michael Horton Associates
Ankura
MIT Investment Management Company
Antinozzi Associates
MMNT CPA
ARCADIS
Montagno Construction, Inc.
Bartlett Brainard Eacott
New Tapestry, LLC
Becker + Becker Associates
New York Division of Professional and Court Services
City of Hartford - Division of Licenses & Inspection
PAC Group LLC
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Paradigm Associates LLC
Construction Solutions Group, LLC
Peterson Engineering Group, LLC
Consulting Engineering Services
Pratt & Whitney/United Technologies
DesignIntelligence
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Dimeo Construction Company
Red Thread
Dodge Data & Analytics
Resource Options Incorporated
e2 engineers
Ritz Inc/DIRTT
Eversource
Robinson + Cole LLP
F+F Mechanical Enterprises, Inc.
Ryan Marketing
FATHOM
SLAM Collaborative
Flow Tech, Inc.
Sperling Brown Associates
Fuss & O’Neill, Inc
Standard Builders
Gensler
Steelcase Inc
Geomatrix Productions
Tecton Architects PC
Gilbane Building Company
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
greenbox-is, Interior Solutions
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
High-Profile Monthly
Triton Environmental
HRP Associates, Inc.
TSKP STUDIO
Interscape Commercial Environments
Tucker Mechanical/Emcor Group Inc.
Interstate Electrical Services Corporation
Turner Construction Company
JCJ Architecture
University of Connecticut
JLL
University of Hartford
KC Architects, LLC
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lion’s Head Cost Consultants, Inc.
Vanguard Modular Building Systems
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HOW CAN MY COMPANY PARTICIPATE? We are a non-profit organization that serves the needs of the AEC industry. Sponsor dollars support programming and operations of our internationally-recognized association.
Keynote Sponsor
$3,000
Virtual Reception Sponsor
$2,000
Logo prior to Keynote presentation
Remarks at Virtual Reception, Tuesday, November 9
6 complimentary registrations for entire conference
4 complimentary registrations for entire conference
Premium booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (dedicated page
Deluxe booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (logo, 1 graphic, 1
with your choice of resources and graphics) Limited Opportunity - Only 2 available!
Silver Sponsor
additional resource) Only 1 available!
$1,500
Bronze Sponsor
$1,000
3 complimentary registrations for entire conference
2 complimentary registrations for entire conference
Deluxe booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (logo, 1 graphic, 1
Deluxe booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (logo, 1 graphic, 1
additional resource)
Coffee Connection Sponsor
additional resource)
$875
Meet & Greet attendees at Early Bird virtual gathering, held 7:30-8:15am each morning
Student Sponsor
$750
1 complimentary registration for entire conference Standard booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (link to company
1 complimentary registration for entire conference Standard booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (link to company
website) Supports student attendance at the conference
website) Only 2 available!
Underwriter Sponsor
$500
All Sponsorships Include
1 complimentary registration for entire conference
Invitation to virtual pre-event reception
Standard booth in Virtual Exhibit Hall (link to company
Recognition on announcements, website, & social media
website)
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Viking gets the benefit of our affiliation with the Construction Institute and our contribution helps them fulfill their mission and vision.” – Anthony Gaglio, Jr., Vice President, Viking Construction
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Registration Member Individual
$175
Nonmember Individual
$225
Mini-pod: Member Company with 5 attendees
$875
Mini-pod: Nonmember Company 5 attendees
$1,125
Pod: Member Company with 10 attendees
$1,750
Pod: Nonmember Company 10 attendees
$2,250
Member Municipality or Government Employee
$75
Nonmember Municipality or Government Employee
$100
Students or Companies with more than 10 attendees
Contact CI for pricing
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The concepts, conversations, and in-depth knowledge of the presenters were phenomenal.” - 2020 attendee
Be a Part of the Pod Squad Be a part of the Pod Squad! Gather your company’s employees, your vendors, your clients, your contractors, whomever will benefit from this program and expand your leadership skills together. You provide the location and we provide the virtual content. Companies who sponsor learning pods will receive recognition on the CI website and a standard exhibit booth in the virtual Exhibit Hall.
What You Receive All registered attendees complete the science-backed CliftonStrengths assessment and receive their personalized results.
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2021 AEC Leadership Conference November 10 & 12, 2021
OUR LEADERS Planning Committee
Executive Committee
F. Michael Ayles, Program Chair
Zoraida Ferguson, Chair
Antinozzi Associates
Pratt & Whitney/UTC
Kate Anderson
Steven Blovish, Vice Chair & Co-Treasurer
Gilbane Building Company
Bartlett Brainard Eacott, Retired
Jim Cecil
Kathyann Cowles, Secretary & Chair, Advisory Council
NEXII
KC Architects, LLC
Kathyann Cowles
Melissa Ferrucci, Co-Treasurer
KC Architects, LLC
CohnReznick LLP
Kaitlyn Dobberfuhl
Kara Gruss, Chair, Education Committee
Gilbane Building Company
TSKP Studio Architecture
Bryan Dodge
Nancy Greenwald
Gilbane Building Company
Ex Officio, Construction Institute
James McManus S/L/A/M Construction Services Tony Messina The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Ellen Feldman Ornato Bolder Company Inc
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