THRIVE 2023

A/E/C THRIVE is back for 2023! Join your peers in Salt Lake City for three powerful days of networking, strategy, and fresh approaches to improved A/E/C business and financial performance.

Welcome to the architecture, engineering, and construction industry’s leading growth and profitability conference. A/E/C THRIVE brings together key decisionmakers for connection and collaboration on the business and management strategies that drive lasting success.

This is your unique opportunity to learn what other firms are doing right now to vault to the next level of profit and performance as the business climate continues to evolve. Join us for:

NEW ideas for grabbing more market share as the economy shifts from explosive to sustained demand
NEW strategies for managing people and projects more profitably
NEW opportunities to network with peer A/E/C executives in a relaxing and recharging location
NEW ways to CRUSH your firm's revenue and growth goals using fresh data, benchmarks, techniques and tactics.

"This event continues to be one that is most educational in our industry. Great range of topics. Challenging and broadens my thinking. Great job. I'll be back next year!"
- James Kleingers, The Kleingers Group

"I always leave the THRIVE conference with a multitude of ideas we can implement for our firms. It's the best conference I attend each year."
- Brad Beck, Beck Engineering, Inc.

"Great conference and group of attendees. First time in this conference and will be back next year."
- Natalia Castro, Saltz Michelson Architects

"I have been to many different industry conferences and this one was one of the best."
- Erik P. Justesen, RRM Design Group

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

A/E/C MarketPRO Optional Pre-Conference Workshop
A/E/C CultureSHIFT Optional Pre-Conference Workshop

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Breakfast, Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

5:00 PM- 7:00 PM

A/E/C CultureSHIFT, A/E/C MarketPRO, and A/E/C THRIVE Reception

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

A/E/C THRIVE Conference Day 1

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:15 AM - 9:30 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Opening Keynote:

Bumpy Roads Ahead? What Shifting Economic and Policy Imperatives Mean for A/E/C Markets
Ron Insana
CNBC Senior Analyst & Commentator

9:30 AM - 12:15 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Breakout Sessions

Choose from Strategy & Growth, Financial Management, Business Development, and Project/Talent Management tracks

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

Choose from Strategy & Growth, Financial Management, Business Development, and Project/Talent Management tracks

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Day 1 Closing Keynote

A Tale of Two Projects: How an Integrated Approach Drove A Superior Outcome
Stephanie McCarthy, Principle, EDA Architecture
Colin Moore, LEED AP, University of Utah Preconstruction Manager
Thom Quam, LEED AP, Okland Construction Preconstruction Director

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Reception

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

A/E/C THRIVE Conference Day 2

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

BONUS BREAKFAST SESSION WITH BRIAN FLYNN

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The Great Awakening: 10 Ways to Increase A/E/C Profits Even in a Great Year!
Brian Flynn, A/E/C Profit Improvement Expert

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Networking Breakfast

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Day 2 Opening Keynote

Every Conversation Counts: How to Build Extraordinary A/E/C Client Relationships
Riaz Meghji, Author, Human Connection Thought Leader

10:00 AM- 12:15 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Breakout Sessions

Choose from Strategy & Growth, Financial Management, Business Development, and Project/Talent Management tracks

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch and Awards Presentation

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

A/E/C THRIVE Closing Keynote

Engineering Independence and Performance After Paralysis
Dr. Jeffery Rosenbluth, Spinal Cord Injury Medical Director at the University of Utah's Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital and
Founder, Tetradapt

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

A/E/C THRIVE is back for 2023! Join your peers in Salt Lake City for three powerful days of networking, strategy, and fresh approaches to improved A/E/C business and financial performance.

A/E/C THRIVE WEEK SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

A/E/C MarketPRO Optional Pre-Conference Workshop
A/E/C CultureSHIFT Optional Pre-Conference Workshop

Breakfast, Keynotes and Breakout Sessions