Principals & Owners Summer Summit 2025
Principals & Owners Summer Summit 2025
Thursday, August 21, 2025 (1:00 PM - 5:30 PM) (EDT)
Description
Join other principals and owners from across the state to hear from Stafano DePonti, CEO/ GM of Dallara USA to hear leadership, innovation, leveraging technology and diversifying one’s business. Following the keynote, and engage in a series of breakout sessions will offer a deep dive on several pressing areas relating to the engineering industry, in-state retention and workforce development. Lastly, we'll walk through the newly constructed Hendricks Live! facility.
Schedule of Events
1-1:30 p.m. Registration & Networking
1:30-2:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker
2:15-2:30 p.m. Roundtable Instructions/ Break
2:30- 3:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussions on Topics Including:
- Financials with CBIZ
- INDOT
- Managing Uncertainty in the Design Industry: Supply Chain; Tariff Policies; Labor Shortages; Project Budgets with Walker Professional Insurance
- Workforce Development Initiatives with Liz Walker
3:30-4:30 p.m. Tours of Hendricks Live! Facility
4:30-5:30 p.m. Networking Reception, Bar and Appetizers
Eligible for 2 PDHs
There is a free parking garage located on Center Street. ADA and Diamond VIP Parking is located in the lot behind the theatre accessible via Mill Street.
- Free Parking Garage: Located on Center Street.
- Free Surface Lot: A white rock parking lot is available west of the venue.
- ADA Parking: Accessible behind the theater off Mill Street.
Presenting Sponsor: C2 Strategic Communications
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$125/ ACEC Indiana members
$300/ non-ACEC Indiana members
200 W Main Street
Plainfield, 46168
1-5:30 p.m. ET