Top 10 Education Sessions of 2025
The A/E industry is operating in a period of unprecedented change. From persistent talent shortages and shifting workforce expectations to evolving regulations, legal risk, and rapid technological advancement, firm leaders are being asked to adapt faster than ever before. To help engineering and consulting firms navigate this complex landscape, ACEC continues to deliver timely, practical education focused on the issues that matter most. The following programs—ranked among ACEC’s Top 10 education sessions of 2025—bring together industry experts and peer insights to help firms compete, comply, and innovate with confidence.
- Flip the Script: Using Modern Marketing Principles to Win the Talent War – The great resignation. Quiet quitting. Disengagement at work. The war on talent. The statistics are staggering and not in the employers’ favor. What’s an A/E firm to do? View on Demand
- Final Preparations for Defense CMMC Requirements – After many months of delay, the Department of Defense has finalized the DFAR acquisition rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program to go into effect on November 10, 2025. View on Demand
- The New NEPA: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition – In-depth educational session on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalitionand what it means for the future of NEPA reviews. View on Demand
- Data Center Market Briefing: A Three-Part Online Series Hosted by the Market Intel Committee – a three-part online series hosted by the Market Intel Committee. View on Demand
- Rewards that Resonate: Today’s AEC Firm Total Rewards Strategies – This session will bring a structured approach to thinking about what makes up the employee experience and what strategies firms are implementing to impact a key element that sits at the foundation of that experience. View on Demand
- Mastering AI Adoption: Essential Guidelines for ACEC Members – Please join the co-chairs of the ACEC Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence for a discussion of the Subcommittee’s recommended policies on adoption of artificial intelligence in an engineering firm. View on Demand
- Embracing Progressive Design-Build in Modern Engineering – Explore the transformative potential of progressive design-build in today’s dynamic project delivery landscape. View on Demand
- Standard of Care in a Changing Climate – What Engineers Need to Know– As climate impacts grow more severe and unpredictable, engineers face rising expectations—and legal exposure—to design for a broader range of conditions. View on Demand
- Breaking the Mold: How Conventional Financial Reporting Can Stunt Growth in Consulting Engineering – This webinar will explore how conventional financial metrics and organizational alignment often foster short-term thinking and fail to capture progress towards long term success of growth and improvement initiatives.View on Demand
- Marketing & Proposal Automation with Joist AI – Join this educational two-part series, presented by Joist AI in collaboration with Olsson. This series is designed to help attendees navigate the complexities of artificial intelligence and how to properly leverage it for marketing and proposal automation while focusing on what truly matters for decision-makers, ROI. View on Demand
