Designed for Next — AIA Atlanta Business Symposium

The profession is changing. Is your practice ready?

Designed for Next is AIA Atlanta’s premier business symposium for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals — a full day built around the decisions that determine whether a firm survives, scales, or leads.

Sessions cover AI adoption, firm growth and business development, risk management, succession planning, and development fundamentals, led by practitioners with proven track records and anchored in real case studies. You’ll leave with frameworks you can use Monday morning.

What’s included

• Hot Lunch
• Coffee & Tea
• Smoothie Bar
• Networking with AEC practitioners, emerging leaders, and industry vendors

Sessions and speaker overview

Earn up to 5 AIA LU, including 2 HSW.

AI in Action: Real Tools, Real Impact (1 LU)
Akhil Hemanth, Assoc. AIA
Newcomb & Boyd

Risk Management — Real Decisions, Real Stakes (1 LU/HSW)
Jim Eshleman, AIA
REDCON Consulting

Strategy: Firm Direction and Marketing (1 LU)
Simon Goodhead
Goodhead Strategies

Succession Planning as a Growth Strategy — Not Just an Exit Plan
Paul Van Slyke, AIA
Van Slyke Architectural Group

Understanding the Deal: Fundamentals of Development Every Architect Should Know (1 LU)
KK Loy, AIA
JLL

The Forum: Work the Problem (1 LU/HSW)
Live Group Application

Passes

Early Bird (Ends April 3o)

• AIA Member: $199
• Nonmember: $249

Standard

• AIA Member: $225
• Nonmember: $275