The AIA national Small Firm Exchange board hand-selected the following sessions and events for small firm leaders at AIA25.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 4
First-Timers Orientation: AIA Conference on Architecture and Design
8:30am-9:15am
EV102
Stronger by Design: Architecture Firm Business Recovery & Resiliency Post-Crisis
9:30am -10:30am
WE105
Legal Best Practices for Architects
9:30am-11:30am
WE102
AIA Annual Business Meeting
1:00PM-4:00PM
EV104
Streamlined Financial Habits for Busy Firm Owners
4:00PM-4:30PM
WE140
One Foot in Your Mouth, the Other in a Grave
4:00PM-4:30PM
WE145
THURSDAY JUNE 5
David vs. Goliath: How Small Firms Can Compete & Win
7:30AM-8:30AM
TH102
The Art of Estimating Fees: Unlocking Firm Profitability
7:30AM-8:30AM
TH100
Keynote Speaker
9:00am-10:15am
GS100
AI-Powered Innovation: Making Tech Accessible & Boosting Firm Productivity
11:00am-11:30am
EX023
Committee on the Environment Open Forum
11:00AM-12:30PM
EV114
Free Firm Performance Audits
12:00PM-5:00PM (15-minutes 1:1 slots during this time!)
EV125
Reasoning & Designing With AI
1:40PM-2:10PM
TH206
Surviving & Thriving in the Design Data Desert
4:00PM-5:15PM
TH303
Small Firm Meetup @ AIA Booth
5:00PM-6:00PM
EV129
FRIDAY JUNE 6
Mergers & Acquisitions: The Good, the Bad & The Ugly
7:30AM-8:30AM
FR101
From Contracts to Courtrooms: An Architect’s Guide to the Law
7:30AM-8:30AM
FR109
Keynote Speaker
9:00am-10:15am
GS200
Framework for Design Excellence Workshop at the NextGen Lounge
10:30am-11:30am
EV133
Small Project Design Open Forum
11:00am-12:30am
EV135
Free Firm Performance Audits
12:00PM-3:00PM (15-minutes 1:1 slots during this time!)
EV141
Architecture With Impact: Empowering Your Career Through Civic Engagement
3:00pm-3:30pm
FR303
Young Architects Forum Meetup
3:00pm-4:00pm
EV145
Scan to BIM: Driving Efficiencies Through Automation
3:40pm – 4:10
FR306
SATURDAY JUNE 7
Is My Practice Making Any Profit? Key Metrics for Success
7:30am-8:30am
SA100
The Digital Presence Playbook for Growing Architecture Firms
7:30am – 8:30
SA101
Keynote Speaker
9:00am-10:00am
GS300
Winning Words: Proposal Writing for Impact
10:30am-12:30am
SA202
How Do You Know If Your Brand Works?
10:30am-11:30am
SA206
The Client Is the Hero: Utilizing Storytelling to Win Clients
12:00pm-1:00pm
SA300
Rock-Star Presentation Skills for Architects & Designers
12:00pm – 1:00pm
SA302
Write by Design: Grow Your Practice with Strategic Narratives
12:00pm – 1:00pm
SA301
Small Firm Exchange Forum
1:00pm-2:30pm
EV150
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