Schedule


Tuesday, April 20AEC State of the Industry & CFO Reaction (Part A)

The 1st half of the State of the Industry will be an in-depth analysis of our latest survey results and industry trends from 300+ AEC firms, including ~80 of the top 100 ENR ranked firms, followed by a discussion with CFOs from large, mid-size, and smaller AEC firms.

Panelists include:
Kevin Berryman, CFO, Jacobs
Violet Koehler, CFO, T&M Associates
Ash Wason, CFO, Carollo
James Bruce, CFO & COO, Buro Happold


Thursday, April 22AEC State of the Industry & CFO Reaction (Part B)

The 2nd half of the State of the Industry will be an in-depth analysis of our latest survey results and industry trends from 300+ AEC firms, including ~80 of the top 100 ENR ranked firms, followed by a discussion with CFOs from large, mid-size, and smaller AEC firms.

Panelists include:
Theresa Jang, CFO, Stantec
Gaurav Kapoor, CFO, AECOM
Holli Moeini, CFO, Parametrix
David Kent, CFO, WGI
Alissa Schuessler, VP Finance, Burns & McDonnell


Tuesday, April 27Mergers & Acquisitions

Panel of industry CFOs discussing recent trends, valuations, opportunities, and pitfalls in M&A in the AEC industry.

Panelists include:
Jen Picard, Global COO & CFO AME, Cardno
David Quinn, CFO, Atlas
Dave Remick, CFO, Woodard & Curran
Pat Sheridan, CFO, Hull & Associates


Thursday, April 29Keynote Speaker: Stephen Dubner

Keynote speaker Mr. Stephen Dubner, best-known as the co-author of the Freakonomics book series, will share his latest research.


Tuesday, May 4Corporate Finance Decision-Making

A deep-dive workshop into two key corporate finance topics:

(1) M&A: capital allocation decision-making in M&A, including how to create a roadmap and pencil out the numbers to assess affordability, deal structure, and the accretive/dilutive impact to your company's share price.

(2) Working Capital Improvement: implementation of a working capital improvement program to better monitor, manage and motivate staff to drive working capital efficiency and increase cash flow.

Panelists include:
Chuck Kemp, CFO, POWER Engineers
Eric Markland, CFO & CAO, INTERA
Tammy Flanagan, CFO, Kimley Horn
Chip Halbert, CEO, Landau


Thursday, May 6Ownership Model "Throwdown"

What does your firm's "ownership model" say about your firm? Which approach is best? How can an ownership model create strategic and cultural advantages?

Panel discussion with CFOs from various types of ownership models, including direct employee-owned, ESOP, private equity, trust, and publicly-traded.

Panelists include:
Marianne Sørensen, CFO, Ramboll
Galen Meysenburg, CFO, HDR
Judith Cottrell, CFO, RPS Group
Mike Moran, CFO, GHD North America
Dom Bernardo, CFO, CHA
Dave Johnson, CFO, Otak


Keynote Speakers

Andrej Avelini President

Andrej is a co-founder and President of AEC Advisors. He has spent over two decades serving clients in the AEC industry, providing corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions advice (over 150 completed AEC industry transactions throughout his career), as well as private equity capital raising, internal stock valuations, benchmarking, and other financial advisory services. He has advised CEOs, CFOs, and Boards of Directors of over 500 AEC firms around the world.


Stephen Dubner Award-winning author of the Freakonomics series, journalist, and radio and TV personality

Mr. Dubner is best-known as co-author of the Freakonomics book series, which have sold more than 7 million copies in over 40 countries. He is also the host of Freakonomics Radio, which attracts 8 million monthly downloads and airs on NPR stations and elsewhere. He has also authored SuperFreakonomics, Think Like A Freak, and When To Rob A Bank.


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