ACEC-Sound Transit Architecture and Engineering Summit 2025
Name:
ACEC-Sound Transit Architecture and Engineering Summit 2025
Date:
April 28, 2025
Time:
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM PDT
Registration:
Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
Agenda
- 9-10am: Morning General Session
- Topic: Sound Transit and ACEC Partnership - Recognizing our work together
- Speakers:
- Terri Mestas, Deputy CEO, Capital Delivery at Sound Transit
- Steve Cusick, P.E., Chief of Staff – Capital Delivery at Sound Transit, Co-Chair, ACEC/ST Partnership Committee
- Roger Smith, P.E., Principal at KBA, Inc, Co-Chair, ACEC/ST Partnership Committee
- 10:10-11am: Breakout Sessions 1
- Option A: How to Work with Sound Transit
- Facilitators:
- Brad Owen, Executive Director
- Amanda Lanier, Director - Design & Construction Contracts
- Facilitators:
- Option B: Design to Budget
- Facilitators:
- Manan Garg, Executive Director
- Facilitators:
- Option C: Station Standards and Design
- Facilitators:
- Bernadette McDermott, Executive Director
- Julie Montgomery, Acting: Deputy Executive Director
- Gavin Schaefer, Principal Architect - Standards
- Facilitators:
- Option A: How to Work with Sound Transit
- 11:10am-12pm: Breakout Sessions 2
- Option A: Design & Construction Technology
- Facilitators:
- Katie Drake, Deputy Executive Director
- Erin O’Meara, Acting Deputy Executive Director - Information Services
- Justin Lopez, Manager - Design Technology
- Indra Banerjee, Director - Technical Standards & Requirements
- Facilitators:
- Option B: Collaborative Behavior
- Facilitators:
- Michael Morgan, Executive Director, Capital Delivery
- Sepehr Sobhani, Deputy Executive Project Director - Federal Way
- Catherine Calvert, Principal Architect
- Facilitators:
- Option C: Resiliency
- Facilitator:
- John Martin, Executive Director
- Facilitator:
- Option A: Design & Construction Technology
- 1-2:30pm: Afternoon General Session
- Panel discussion on upcoming projects
- Facilitator:
- Bernadette McDermott, Executive Director – Center of Excellence
- Speakers:
- Capital Delivery Executive Directors
- Terri Mestas, Deputy CEO, Capital Delivery
- 2:30-3:30pm: Networking with Sound Transit Executives and Staff