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SUMMARY:Actionable Strategies to Prepare Your Teams for an AI-driven Future
DESCRIPTION:Online registration will be open until Nov. 3 at 12pm. \nAfter this time registration will be available by email only: acecma@engineers.org. \nActionable Strategies to Prepare Your Teams for an AI-driven FutureJoin ACEC/MA at CDM Smith in Boston for this ACEC/MA breakfast program.8 AM Registration and Breakfast 8:30 AM  Program BeginsGerry Preble\, ACEC/MA President as host to introduce:Keynote: Mehdi Nourbakhsh\, PhD\, CEO at YegaTechFollowed by a roundtable of engineering leaders discussing organizational culture and implementation:- Carrie Lavallee\, PE\, Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer\, MassDOT Highway - Todd Clark\, PE\, Senior Vice President & Principal Transportation Engineer\, Hoyle Tanner-  Michael Pelletier\, PE\, PMP\, ENV SP\, Senior Project Manager\, CDM Smith -  Erik Zuker\, PE\, Structural Engineer\, HNTB-  Bill Ashworth\, Chief Operating Officer & President-Elect\, VHBApp: 10:45 AM: event concludes\nLearning Objectives1. Understand how AI is transforming engineering design\, project delivery\, and decision-making.2. Explore real-world use cases where AI enhances creativity\, efficiency\, and client value.3. Identify key opportunities and threats AI presents to engineering practices and business models.4. Learn actionable strategies to prepare your teams for an AI-driven future.\nThank you to our 2025 ACEC/MA Corporate Sponsors -- contact acecma@engineers.org for sponsorship info.PLATINUMAECOM\nArup\nGFT\nGeocomp\, Inc.\nHDR\nJacobs\nMG + M The Law Firm\nMichael Baker International\nMott MacDonald\nSimpson Gumpertz & Heger\nStantec\nVHB\nWSPGOLDAI Engineers\, Inc.\nArora Engineers\nBeals and Thomas\nBETA Group\, Inc.\nBSC Group\nCHA\nCollins Engineers\, Inc.\nDewberry\nFuss & O'Neill\nGEI Consultants\, Inc.\nGreen International Affiliates\, Inc.\, A Lochner Company\nH&H (Hardesty & Hanover)\nHNTB\nHorsley Witten Group\nIMEG Corp.\nNitsch Engineering\nPare Corporation\nSTV\nTEC\, Inc. The Engineering Corp\nTetra Tech\, Inc.\nTighe & Bond\nWeston & SampsonSILVERApex Companies\, LLC\nBenesch\nCDR Maguire Engineering\nCDW Consultants\nFitzemeyer & Tocci Associates\, Inc.\nFrench & Parrello Associates\nGPI\nGray\, Gray & Gray\, LLP\nGZA GeoEnvironmental\nHoward Stein Hudson\nHoyle\, Tanner & Associates\, Inc.\nMcFarland Johnson\, Inc.\nPKF O'Connor Davies\, LLC\nSamiotes Consultants\, Inc.\nSanborn\, Head & Associates\nSLR\nStacey DePasquale Engineering\, Inc.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><hr fr-original-style="" style="clear: both\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;"></span><p><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Online registration will be open until Nov. 3 at 12pm.&nbsp\;</strong><br></span><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">After this time registration will be available by email only: <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:acecma@engineers.org" style="user-select: auto\;">acecma@engineers.org</a>. </span></strong></p><hr fr-original-style="" style="clear: both\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;"><p><br></p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Actionable Strategies to Prepare Your Teams for an AI-driven Future</strong></p><p>Join ACEC/MA at CDM Smith in Boston for this ACEC/MA breakfast program.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">8 AM Registration and Breakfast&nbsp\;</strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">8:30 AM &nbsp\;Program Begins</strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Gerry Preble\, ACEC/MA President as host to introduce:</strong></p><p style="background: white\; vertical-align: baseline\; margin-left: 20px\;">Keynote: <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Mehdi Nourbakhsh\, PhD\, CEO</strong> at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://yegatech.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><u>YegaTech</u></strong></a></p><p style="background: white\; vertical-align: baseline\; margin-left: 20px\;">Followed by a roundtable of engineering leaders discussing organizational culture and implementation:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">- Carrie Lavallee\, PE\, Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer\, MassDOT Highway&nbsp\;</strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">- Todd Clark\, PE\, Senior Vice President &amp\; Principal Transportation Engineer\, Hoyle Tanner</strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">- &nbsp\;Michael Pelletier\, PE\, PMP\, ENV SP\, Senior Project Manager\, CDM Smith&nbsp\;</strong></p><p style="line-height: 13pt\; margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">- &nbsp\;Erik Zuker\, PE\,&nbsp\;</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Structural Engineer\, HNTB</strong></p><p style="line-height: 13pt\; margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">- &nbsp\;Bill Ashworth\, Chief Operating Officer &amp\; President-Elect\, VHB</strong></p><p style="line-height: 13pt\; margin-left: 20px\;">App: 10:45 AM: event concludes<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><br></strong></p><p style="background:white\;vertical-align:baseline\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Learning Objectives</strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">1.</strong> Understand how AI is transforming engineering design\, project delivery\, and decision-making.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">2.&nbsp\;</strong>Explore real-world use cases where AI enhances creativity\, efficiency\, and client value.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">3.</strong> Identify key opportunities and threats AI presents to engineering practices and business models.</p><p style="margin-left: 20px\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">4.</strong> Learn actionable strategies to prepare your teams for an AI-driven future.</p><p><br></p><p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\;"><em>Thank you to our 2025 ACEC/MA Corporate Sponsors --</em></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal\;"><em>&nbsp\;contact&nbsp\;</em></b><a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:acecma@engineers.org" style="user-select: auto\;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\;"><em>acecma@engineers.org</em></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:  normal\;"><em>&nbsp\;for sponsorship info.</em></b></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" fr-original-style="margin-left: -0.05in\; 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Heger<br>Stantec<br>VHB<br>WSP</p></td><td fr-original-style="width: 33.6338%\; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-image: initial\; border-left: none\; background: rgb(255\, 213\, 79)\; padding: 0in 5.4pt\; height: 116.5pt\;" style="width: 33.6338%\; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-image: initial\; border-left: none\; background: rgb(255\, 213\, 79)\; padding: 0in 5.4pt\; height: 116.5pt\; min-width: 5px\; user-select: text\;" valign="top" width="204"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">GOLD</strong><p>AI Engineers\, Inc.<br>Arora Engineers<br>Beals and Thomas<br>BETA Group\, Inc.<br>BSC Group<br>CHA<br>Collins Engineers\, Inc.<br>Dewberry<br>Fuss &amp\; O&#39\;Neill<br>GEI Consultants\, Inc.<br>Green International Affiliates\, Inc.\, A Lochner Company<br>H&amp\;H (Hardesty &amp\; Hanover)<br>HNTB<br>Horsley Witten Group<br>IMEG Corp.<br>Nitsch Engineering<br>Pare Corporation<br>STV<br>TEC\, Inc. The Engineering Corp<br>Tetra Tech\, Inc.<br>Tighe &amp\; Bond<br>Weston &amp\; Sampson</p></td><td fr-original-style="width: 34.695%\; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-image: initial\; border-left: none\; background: rgb(255\, 213\, 79)\; padding: 0in 5.4pt\; height: 116.5pt\;" style="width: 34.695%\; border-top: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext\; border-image: initial\; border-left: none\; background: rgb(255\, 213\, 79)\; padding: 0in 5.4pt\; height: 116.5pt\; min-width: 5px\; user-select: text\;" valign="top" width="210"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">SILVER</strong><p>Apex Companies\, LLC<br>Benesch<br>CDR Maguire Engineering<br>CDW Consultants<br>Fitzemeyer &amp\; Tocci Associates\, Inc.<br>French &amp\; Parrello Associates<br>GPI<br>Gray\, Gray &amp\; Gray\, LLP<br>GZA GeoEnvironmental<br>Howard Stein Hudson<br>Hoyle\, Tanner &amp\; Associates\, Inc.<br>McFarland Johnson\, Inc.<br>PKF O&#39\;Connor Davies\, LLC<br>Samiotes Consultants\, Inc.<br>Sanborn\, Head &amp\; Associates<br>SLR<br>Stacey DePasquale Engineering\, Inc.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></body></html>
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