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CEO Conference
EFCG’s 33rd Annual CEO Conference will engage CEOs, Presidents, and COOs on the industry’s biggest challenges.
30+
Years of Industry Data Analyzed
Best In-Class Experience
Industry Leaders and Experts as Speakers
40+
As the leading advisor to A/E/C firms, EFCG leverages its expertise to bring you its premier CEO Conference.
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Hear the latest on industry performance as EFCG analyzes the state of industry, using its annual A/E/C Industry CEO Survey – the most extensive, proprietary industry data set available.
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Connect with experts and industry leaders as they speak to today’s top M&A, financial, and strategic trends and innovations.
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Network with peers across a 3-day experience.
September 28-30, 2022
In-Person / Virtual
Current event speakers include Jacobs, WSP Global, Stantec, Black & Veatch, Kimley-Horn, Terracon, and more!
All participant firms are required to complete a detailed A/E/C 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 A/E/C Industry Report.
2021 Keynote Speaker
Robert Glazer
1 of 20 speakers you shouldn't miss
1 of 11 "amazing and unforgettable speakers"
CEO, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author and Host of The Elevate Podcast
2021 Panelists
Frank Sweet
AECOM, Chief Executive of the Environment Global Business Line
Linda Bauer Darr
ACEC National, President and CEO
Nathan Goodman
Hamer Environmental, CEO
Lisa Brothers
Nitsch Engineering, President & CEO
Dan Batrack
Tetra Tech, CEO
Mike Carragher
VHB, CEO
Áine O’Dwyer
Enovate, CEO
Ted Lower
EFCG Senior Advisor
Hank Tran
BST Global Director of Knowledge Management
Cindy Wallis-Lage
Black & Veatch, Executive Director, President, Water Business
Dave LeCureux
HDR, Chief Strategy Officer
Kate Harris
Stanley Consultants, President & CEO
Rob Painter
Trimble, CEO
Doug Jaeger
Ulteig, President & CEO
Andra Kidd
Hull & Associates, COO
Jeremy Gillespie
Gallagher, Area SVP, Regional Director, Cyber Liability Practice
Jack Hand
EFCG Senior Advisor
Kimberly Slaughter
SYSTRA USA, CEO
Javier A. Baldor
BST Global, CEO
Hisham Mahmoud
Previously Golder, Former President & CEO
Gord Johnston
Stantec, President & CEO
Lytle Troutt
Wood, President of Resilient Environments
Marietta Hannigan
Jacobs, EVP & Chief Strategy, Corporate Development and Communication Officer
Cora Lee Mooney
ERM, Partner & North America Lead for Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change
Steven Hall
ACEC National, Senior Vice President for Advocacy and External Affairs
Dr. Joan Zofnass
EFCG Director of Conferences & HR and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Kurt Conti
Conti Group, CEO
Susan Reisbord
Cardno, CEO & Managing Director
Chris Bertrand
MSD Partners, Managing Director
Scott Cattran
Woolpert, President & CEO
Tom Lewis
WSP USA Solutions, President
Joseph Fluder, III
SWCA Environmental Consultants, CEO & President
Vince DiPofi
SSOE Group, CEO
Jon Carlson
Braun Intertec, CEO
Victor Suchodolski
Sargent & Lundy, EVP & Director of Electric Grid Infrastructure Services
Brian Coltharp
Freese and Nichols, President & CEO
Laurent Germain
EGIS, CEO
Raj Arora
Jensen Hughes, CEO
Gayle Packer
Terracon, President & CEO
Alexandre L’Heureux
WSP, President & CEO
Dick Wright
NV5, CEO & President
Gregory Kelly
STV, CEO
Holger Peller
POWER Engineers, EVP of Power Delivery
Chuck Leichner
EFCG Senior Advisor
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
2021 Sponsors
Firms of Recent CEO Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
Allnorth
American Council of Engineering Companies
Arabtech Jardaneh (Jordan)
Arcadis US (Netherlands)
Arup, Americas
Atkins (UK)
Aurecon (Australia)
Ausenco (Australia)
BayWest
BDS VirCon (Australia)
Bigen Africa (South Africa)
Black & Veatch
Calibre (Australia)
Cardno
Carollo
CDM Smith
CH2M
CHA
China Communications Construction (China)
CTI Engineering (Japan)
Ecology & Environment
EGIS (France)
Ensafe
GAI
Garney
Geosyntec
GHD
Gilbane
Golder
GOPA (Germany)
Hamer Environmental
Harris & Associates
Hazen & Sawyer
HDR
HNTB
IBI
IDOM (Spain)
ILF (Austria)
Jacobs
Jensen Hughes
Keramida
Kiewit
Kleinfelder
Leidos
LNV
Louis Berger
M+W Group (Germany)
McKim & Creed
Meinhardt (Singapore)
Morrison Hershfield
Mott MacDonald
Multiconsult (Norway)
MWH
Nitsch Engineering
North Wind
NV5
Otak
Parametrix
POWER Engineers
Promon (Brazil)
Ramboll Group (Denmark)
S&ME
Saulsbury
SCS
SETEC (France)
Stanley Consultants
Stantec
Suez, Utility & Federal
Surbana Jurong (Singapore)
SWCA Environmental Consultants
SWECO
Systra (France)
Terracon
TerranearPMC
Tetra Tech
Tighe & Bond
TRC Companies
Turner & Townsend (UK)
Tyrens (Sweden)
USA Environment
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
VHB
VK Group (Belgium)
Volkert
Wastren Advantage
Weston Solutions
Wood Group
Woolpert
WSP Global
Global Economic Outlook: Moving Markets, Changing Outcomes
Ron Braeutigam
Top-selling economics scholar bridging research and practice in today’s world
Healthy Communities, Equitable Economics & The Neu Normal for Building 21st Century Resilience
Dominque Lueckenhoff
Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Hugo Neu Group
