Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
September 16th
8:00am - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:00am Program
Thornhill Room
Edina Country Club
5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina, MN 55424
Parking is available onsite
$50
Engineering the Future: Harnessing AI for Strategic Growth and Innovation
Presented by Joe Bates, Senior Research Consultant, ACEC Research Institute
The engineering industry stands at a historic inflection point—and artificial intelligence is the catalyst. Join us for a forward-looking keynote that explores how AI is transforming the business of engineering and what it means for firm leaders in Minnesota and beyond. Drawing on the groundbreaking research from the ACEC Research Institute’s Firm of the Future initiative, this session will illuminate how AI is no longer a distant concept but an active force reshaping design, project delivery, client engagement, and workforce dynamics.
This keynote will deliver powerful insights from the ACEC Research Institute’s national study, including: