Agenda
2 DAYS OF
BUSINESS IDEAS FROM WORLD-CLASS EXPERTS
THE SCHEDULE • TWO DAYS, 15 SESSIONS
What You’ll Learn
Learn from experts at the very top of their game.
They’ll teach you what's working now to grow your practice.
We’ve curated two days around the topics architecture firm owners can’t afford to ignore - profit, positioning, people, systems, AI, business development and the future of practice.
Unlike most conferences, you won’t have to choose between sessions you actually want to attend. The schedule is built without conflicts, so you can go to every talk, workshop and panel.
Talks
Shorter talks. Longer Q&As. No more than 10 slides.
Every talk is designed to get to the point quickly, then open up the conversation so you can ask questions and get personalised feedback.
Workshops
Our workshops are where ideas get useful.
These are hands-on sessions designed to help you test new thinking, challenge old habits, and apply practical tools to your own firm.
Honest panels
Expect spicy, honest conversations about the realities of running, growing and future-proofing an architecture firm.
The kind of conversations you’ll still be thinking about weeks months after the event.
Profit
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Positioning
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People
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Systems
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AI
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Business Development
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The Future of Practice
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Profit • Positioning • People • Systems • AI • Business Development • The Future of Practice •
THURS 8 OCT
DAY 1
8:30 AM
Arrival and registration
9:00 AM
TALK
Architects, Why So Serious?
Nick White | Comedian and Content Creator
9:40 AM
TALK
Where AI Fits (No Hype)
Stjepan Mikulić | AI in AEC
10:20 AM
Morning tea
10:50 AM
TALK
Building a Studio That Doesn’t Depend on You
Magnus Ström | Ström Architects
11:35 AM
TALK
We need more architects to leave architecture (It’s not what you think)
Izzie White | Izzie White Creative
12:20 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
PANEL
Nobody Hires the Firm They’ve Never Heard Of
Kevin Hui + Andrew Maynard | Archimarathon
1:45 PM
TALK
Making Architecture Normal: How I fix more homes by working like a doctor
Sarah Hobday-North | Architect GP
2:30 PM
Afternoon tea
3:00 PM
TALK
Never Never Land – Don’t live in a Financial Fantasyland
Richard Naish | RTA Studio
3:50 PM
TALK
What makes SOM tick? The design culture behind a firm of firsts.
Adam Semel | SOM
4:30 PM
Networking drinks
5:30 PM
Day 1 concludes
6:30 PM
VIP Dinner Event (Valid Ticket-Holders only)
FRI 9 OCT
DAY 2
8:30 AM
Arrival and registration
9:00 AM
TALK
The Future is Bright
Tim Ross | Comedian and Presenter
9:55 AM
PANEL
Designed to Lead
Suzie Hunt | Suzanne Hunt Architect
Shannon Battisson | studio.sdb
Melonie Bayl-Smith | Bijl Architecture
Aya Shlachter | MGS Global Group
10:25 AM
Morning tea
10:55 AM
WORKSHOP
BD without the BS - A guide to Business Development in Design
Peta Michaelides | SOM
11:55 AM
WORKSHOP
Positioning to Win Work
Nikita Morell | Nikita Morell & DIRT
1:00 PM
Lunch
1:40 PM
WORKSHOP
AI for Personal Productivity
Stjepan Mikulić | AI in AEC
2:45 PM
PANEL
Hard Lessons Lead To Better Firms
Nick Sissions | Sissons
Bec Caldwell | Maytree Studios
Rodney Drayton | AJC
Aya Shlachter | MGS Global Group
3:15 PM
Afternoon tea
3:40 PM
WORKSHOP
Insights from 1001 presentations: what works, what doesn't and why
Saneia Norton | SNDC
5:00 PM
Day 2 concludes