We are in an industry being reshaped by forces none of us fully control. Economic pressure, political uncertainty, and technology moving faster than our frameworks can absorb. Most of the conversations happening right now are reactive. This one won’t be. A small group of senior leaders from across the building industry will sit down together, not to present, not to panel, not to network, but to think out loud with people who rarely get to be in the same room.
You see where the system actually works and where it quietly doesn't. That perspective is exactly what this conversation needs and almost never gets.
You’ve been invited because your perspective is not replaceable. The people in this room were chosen because they are most capable of shaping what comes next, rather than inheriting what others decide. We will not solve everything in three hours. But we may name what has been sitting unnamed. And that is usually where things begin to change.
DATE: Friday, August 14, 2026
SESSION: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
RECEPTION: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Sacramento, California
Ginger Thompson, AIA
President, AIA California
Senior Design Integration Manager,
DPR Construction
