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ROUNDTABLE | TUESDAY, 4:15 - 5:15 PM PDT

Fireside Chat: The Questions You Wish You Could Ask AEC Leaders

Have you ever left a leadership meeting thinking, I wish I understood how that decision was really made?

This interactive fireside chat invites you to ask senior AEC leaders the questions that do not always feel easy to raise inside their own firms. Through candid, audience-driven conversation, executives will share how they evaluate performance, influence, risk, growth, and readiness for advancement.

What earns trust at the leadership table?
How are strategic decisions made when priorities compete?
What separates high-potential professionals from high-performers?
What do seasoned leaders wish they had understood earlier in their careers?

Panelists will speak openly about pivotal decisions, missteps, internal pressures, and the realities of balancing growth, culture, and accountability. The goal is not polished talking points. It is clarity into how leaders think and how decisions are made.

If you want a clearer view of executive decision-making and practical insight into navigating it more strategically, this is the conversation you will not want to miss.

Learner outcomes

Explain how senior AEC leaders assess influence, performance, and advancement potential.
Analyze how executives balance growth expectations, risk, and culture when making strategic decisions.
Apply leadership insights to strengthen credibility, internal alignment, and strategic impact within their firms.