AEC Industry CEO Forum

2025 Annual Meeting

When

4.15.2025 - 4.16.2025

Where

1871 Innovation Hub at the Merchandise Mart 222 W Merchandise Plaza, #1212 Chicago, IL 60654

The CEO Forum is an exclusive, high level and interactive meeting of buildings and infrastructure leadership peers. Since we first hosted our CEO Tech Forum in 2016, the AEC Industry has witnessed a tectonic shift in the role of technology fueled by billions of dollars in venture and private equity investment. Once a function delegated to IT, technology is now permeating all aspects of business in the sector, impacting businesses at a strategic level, and increasingly dividing the industry between leaders and laggards.

In order to survive and thrive in this changing world, it is imperative for CEOs to understand the landscape and to be able to formulate strategies for adapting their organizations effectively in the face of disruption.

Limited to a cohort of 40 executives, this year's forum offers a unique opportunity for three cohorts of senior executives from the global leaders, mid sized company ceos, and emerging tech company leaders to learn from each other in specialized tracks as well as broader group sessions with one of the world's premier, global technology accelerators as the setting.

2025 Session Leaders

Dai Ohama

General Manager, Innovation and Incubation Office, Kajima

Gene Hodge

Vice President, I4, Mortenson Construction

Jennifer Todd

President, LMS General Contractors

Brigham McCown

Founder and Chairman, Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii)

Natalia Moudrak

Managing Director, Climate Risk Advisory, Aon

Tyler Sewall

Senior Director, BuiltWorlds

Rosemarie Lipman

BuiltWorlds

Tariq Taherbhai

Chief Commercial Officer, Construction & Infrastructure, Aon

John Lepak

CEO & President, Omaha Electric Service

CEO Forum Meeting Agenda

Day 1 Schedule

11:30AM – 1:00PM
Merchandise Mart

Opening Luncheon

1:00PM – 5:00PM
Merchandise Mart

Afternoon Discussion Sessions

5:00PM – 9:00PM

Dinner & Evening Program

Day 2 Schedule

8:00AM – 9:00AM
Merchandise Mart

Breakfast & Welcome

9:00AM – 12:00PM
Merchandise Mart

Morning Sessions

12:00PM – 1:00PM
Merchandise Mart

Closing Luncheon

2:00PM – 5:00PM
Merchandise Mart

OPTIONAL: 1871 Web3.0 Demo Day Programming

Member Registration

Registration for this event is limited to members of our Business Strategy Research Track. To get more information on how to join the track, email info@builtworlds.com

How To Register for the CEO Forum Annual Meeting

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