There's still time to register for our 3rd Annual Under 40 Leadership Summit, October 9-11 in San Francisco.
The list of AEC firms participating in this year's event continues to grow. The following companies are sending at least one of their rising stars to the Summit (many are sending multiple people):
Autodesk
Balfour Beatty
CTA Inc.
Esken + Dumez + Ripple
Gensler
HDR
Hill International
HMC Architects
hnedak bobo group
Jacobs Global Buildings
JE Dunn
KLMK Group
Level 10 Construction
Manhattan Construction
Martin/Martin
NTD
PHX Architecture
SmithGroupJJR
Southland Industries
SSOE Group
Stantec
Swinerton
Teabuild
Walter P Moore
If you know of up-and-coming leaders at your firm, please pass the U40 Leadership Summit registration link on: http://www.bdcnetwork.com/Under40Summit/index.html.
Attendees can earn up to 10.5 AIA CES Learning Units and participate in exclusive tours of Autodesk Gallery and the Mission Bay/UCSF Science & Technology-Healthcare-Mixed Use District.
PLUS, the Summit’s Vision U40 Competition, to be facilitated by Autodesk Fellow Tom Wujec (see his video at www.BDCnetwork.com/under40summit), will group Summiteers into teams to develop advanced concepts to solve major societal and global problems in eight categories: Access + Mobility, Aesthetics + Beauty, Climate Change + Environment, Food Equity, Human Health + Performance, Human Spirit + Quality of Life, Social Justice, and Technological Innovation. The winning team will share the $3,000 Vision U40 Prize and four runner-up teams will each share $500.
For the special rate of $195, register by September 27 (using code U40SF) at www.BDCnetwork.com/under40summit.
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