Programs & Speaking
Bring research-backed insight to your chapter, conference or firm
The SMPS Foundation brings research and industry intelligence to life through presentations, facilitated discussions, and learning experiences for AEC professionals, firms, chapters, and regions. Our programming connects emerging research findings with practical conversations about the challenges and opportunities shaping the profession.
Through facilitated sessions, leadership conversations, and trend-based workshops, Foundation programs help audiences understand what’s changing, why it matters, and how to respond. Whether you’re planning chapter education, building a regional conference experience, or bringing strategic insight into your firm, the Foundation helps you deliver credible intelligence that informs, engages, and moves people toward action.
Powered by research
Foundation programs deliver AEC.Intelligence in various formats and topics based on the current body of research. More recent offerings include:
- Emerging Trends in AEC Marketing & Business Development
- Insight into the forces reshaping how A/E/C firms market, grow, and win work.
- Client Experience in the AEC Industry
- Research on how clients evaluate firms, make selection decisions, and define long-term value.
- AI Quarterly Insights
- Timely intelligence on how artificial intelligence is influencing AEC marketing, business development, operations, and competition.
Help your members connect industry changes to their work
Foundation programs give chapters ready-to-deliver, research-backed content without having to build it from scratch. Sessions are relevant across career stages and can support annual programming, member engagement, leadership development, or timely conversations around trends such as AI, client expectations, business development, proposals, and growth strategy.PROGRAM OPTIONS
- Emerging Trends Webinar
- A virtual session introducing major shifts shaping AEC marketing, business development, client experience, and growth strategy.
- Intelligence Workshop
- A facilitated working session focused on the research and how it connects to members’ daily work.
- Chapter Leadership Roundtable
- A candid conversation for senior-level members and chapter leaders about the future of the profession and the chapter’s role in it.
Give attendees insight they can’t get at their desk
Foundation programming helps regional conferences create a stronger throughline of research, strategy, and perspective. Through leadership roundtables, breakout sessions, mainstage content, on-site engagement, and post-event insight gathering, the Foundation helps attendees connect what they’re learning to where the profession is headed and actively engage with AEC.Intelligence™.
These programs can help elevate the conference experience, engage senior attendees, and create more meaningful conversations across the SMPS community.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
- Pre-Conference Leadership Roundtable
- A senior-level conversation that gives experienced attendees a compelling reason to arrive early and engage deeply.
- Emerging Trends Breakout Session
- A facilitated session that turns Foundation research into practical takeaways attendees can apply.
- Foundation Keynote or General Session
- A mainstage presentation connecting industry shifts to the strategic decisions AEC growth leaders are making now.
- Foundation Presence & Engagement
- On-site visibility, resources, Trustee connections, and donation opportunities in partnership with SMPS HQ.
- Conference Impact Survey
- A post-event survey that captures attendee insight and helps inform future Foundation research.
Bring independent AEC.Intelligence™ into your leadership conversation
Foundation workshops help firms understand how client expectations, buying behavior, marketing, business development, AI, and growth strategy are changing. Each engagement is facilitated by a Foundation trustee, grounded in primary Foundation research, and shaped around your firm’s goals, audience, and strategic priorities.
These sessions are designed for leadership teams, marketing and BD groups, and emerging leaders who need a clearer, evidence-based view of where the market is headed.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
- Executive Intelligence Briefing
- A research-driven presentation for senior leaders on the forces reshaping AEC growth.
- Strategic Leadership Roundtable
- A facilitated executive discussion designed to build shared understanding and strategic alignment.
- Client Experience & Buyer Expectations Session
- A session focused on how clients evaluate, select, and stay loyal to A/E/C firm partners.
- Growth Strategy Workshop
- A half-day or full-day working session connecting market intelligence to firm strategy.
- Emerging Leaders Intelligence Session
- A leadership development experience for high-potential professionals thinking beyond execution and into growth strategy.
Ready to bring Foundation intelligence to your audience?
Whether you’re engaging chapter members, elevating a regional conference, or bringing strategic insight into your firm, the SMPS Foundation can help create a program that fits your goals.