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Our Conferences

"The value I receive from EFCG’s CEO Conference every year is unparalleled. I am always impressed with the quality of the presentations and the attendees. This conference is a unique opportunity to get insight from larger and smaller firms in the AEC industry."

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VINCE DiPOFI

CEO OF SSOE GROUP

"EFCG’s CEO Conference is the annual industry event I always make sure to attend. The networking and content are unparalleled and extremely relevant and helpful."

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ALEXANDRE L'HEUREUX

PRESIDENT and CEO of WSP GLOBAL

OUR CONFERENCES

CEO Conference

30+

Years of Industry Data Analyzed

Best In-Class Experience

Industry Leaders and Experts as Speakers

40+

As the leading advisor to engineering & consulting firms, EFCG leverages its expertise to bring you its premier CEO Conference.

 

  • Hear the latest on AEC performance as EFCG analyzes the state of the industry, using its annual CEO Survey – the most extensive, proprietary industry data set available.

 

  • Connect with experts and industry leaders as they speak to today’s top M&A, financial, and strategic trends and innovations.

 

  • Network with peers across a 3-day experience

All participant firms are required to complete a detailed engineering & consulting industry CEO survey, the results of which are presented at the conference and drive a significant portion of the agenda. All survey participants will receive EFCG’s confidential, industry-aggregated AEC Industry Report.

Our 2022 CEO Conference from September 28-30 in New York City welcomed well over 200 attendees from across the globe as we discussed the latest of AEC Industry trends. We had a fantastic group of 79 first-time participants and 16 attendees who’ve come 10+ or 20+ years. We appreciate all attendees bringing new ideas and perspectives to these discussions each year and look forward to what you bring to next year’s CEO Conference!

A special thank you to our speakers from Tetra Tech, Parsons Corporation, BST Global, Woodard & Curran, Deltek, Kimley-Horn, Jacobs, Black & Veatch, Stantec, GHD, WSP Global, Anser Advisory, Arcadis Gen, Stanley Consultants, APTIM, Jensen Hughes, Terracon, Ramboll, Universal Engineering Sciences, Verdantas, Egis, Freese and Nichols, GeoEngineers, KCI Technologies, Morrison Hershfield, POWER, Parametrix, and IMEG Corp.

Thank to our sponsorship partners for continuing to make every year a success: BST Global, Gallagher, Deltek, alliantgroup, CareerSMITH, Inc., Agile Frameworks, LLC (MetaField), Unit4, and TRANSEARCH.

Follow EFCG on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on the conference speakers, sessions, and impact of macroeconomic events on our industry.

October 9-11, 2024

35th Annual CEO Conference

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(As of September 14)

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2023 Panelists

The primary focus of this conference is to help CEOs better manage the leadership, strategy, finances, profitability and funding of their firms.  All participating firms are required to complete a detailed financial survey, covering over 150 different business metrics including past and projected performance.  This data is analyzed and presented by EFCG at the conference, and is followed by several panels, speakers and workshops, each covering a different set of topics and issues raised by the survey.  Over the past 28 years, this data and the discussion at the CEO Conference, have become the primary source of data for CEOs in this industry, by which to plan their business strategies, to help identify key challenges, and to lead and improve their firm's performance. 

Key Topics to be covered this year include:

Industry trends and outlook

Preparing your business for a recession

What really drives profitability

Diversification – what does it take to be successful?

Ownership transitions vs leadership transitions

Managing and motivating your leadership team

Advantages / disadvantages of different ownership models

Post-merger integration

Competing for talent

Trends in cybersecurity

2023 Sponsorship Partners
Firms of Recent CEO Speakers
(in alphabetical order)

AECOM

Allnorth

American Council of Engineering Companies

Arabtech Jardaneh (Jordan)
Arcadis US (Netherlands)

Arup, Americas
Atkins (UK)
Aurecon (Australia)
Ausenco (Australia)

Author & Advisor

Bargas
BayWest
BDS VirCon (Australia)

Bentley Systems
Bigen Africa (South Africa)
Black & Veatch

Black Swan Group

BST

Calibre (Australia)

Cardno

Carollo
CDM Smith
CH2M
CHA

Chemonics
China Communications Construction (China)

CIMA
CTI Engineering (Japan)
Ecology & Environment
EGIS (France)

Engenium
Ensafe

ERM

Freese & Nichols

Fugro

GAI
Garney
Geosyntec

GHD

Gilbane 

GIS

Golder

GOPA (Germany)

Greenment

Hamer Environmental

Harris & Associates
Hazen & Sawyer

HDR
HNTB
IBI

IDOM (Spain)

ILF (Austria)

Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Jacobs

Jensen Hughes

KCI

Keramida

Kiewit

Kleinfelder
Leidos

LNV
Louis Berger
M+W Group (Germany)
McKim & Creed

Meinhardt (Singapore)

Morrison Hershfield

Mott MacDonald

MSD Partners
Multiconsult (Norway)

Murraysmith

MWH

Nitsch Engineering
North Wind
NV5
Otak
Parametrix

Parsons

PM Group

POWER Engineers

Pöyry

Promon (Brazil)

Ramboll Group (Denmark)

S&ME

Saulsbury
SCS
SETEC (France)

Skanska

SSOE Group

Stanley Consultants
Stantec

Suez, Utility & Federal
Surbana Jurong (Singapore)

SWCA Environmental Consultants
SWECO
Systra (France)

Terracon
TerranearPMC
Tetra Tech

Tighe & Bond
TRC Companies

Trimble

Turner & Townsend (UK)

TYPSA
Tyrens (Sweden)

Ulteig
USA Environment

Vanir Construction Management, Inc.

VHB
VK Group (Belgium)
Volkert
Wastren Advantage
Weston Solutions

Wood Group

Woolpert
WSP Global

Ron Braeutigam
Global Economic Outlook: Moving Markets, Changing Outcomes
Ron Braeutigam
Top-selling economics scholar bridging research and practice in today’s world
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Dominque Lueckenhoff
Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Hugo Neu Group
Rick Cotton
Delivering a More Sustainable Future
Rick Cotton
Executive Director,
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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