Conference Schedule

Name Time Speakers Credits Price
First-Timer's Breakfast8:30 AM - 9:30 AM   
Kickoff + Keynote Panel Discussion: Uncertainty to Opportunity: Designing Resilience in a Changing World10:00 AM - 11:30 AMPeter MacKeith, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas
Margaret Cavenagh, AIA, LEED AP, Perkins&Will
Elliot Felix, Buro Happold		1.5 AIA LU 
Networking Break11:30 AM - 12:00 PM   
Annual Business Meeting + Lunch12:00 PM - 1:45 PMPaul Battaglia, AIA, AIA Virginia1.75 AIA LU 
Networking Break/Expo Hall1:45 PM - 2:00 PM   
DO GOOD WORK: How Public Art Can Radically Enhance "Place"2:00 PM - 3:00 PMWilliam Dodge, A Gang of Three1 AIA LU 
ADUs: Why the Future of Housing is in Your Backyard2:00 PM - 3:00 PMileana schinder, Ileana Schinder, PLLC1 AIA LU | HSW 
An Architect's Guide to Sound Isolation2:00 PM - 3:00 PMAnthony Stazzone, Marino WARE1 AIA LU | HSW 
Boosting Profitability through More Effective Negotiations2:00 PM - 3:00 PMRichard Coughlan, University of Richmond1 AIA LU 
The Future of Inclusion in Architecture: LGBTQIA+ Alliances2:00 PM - 3:00 PMSpencer Lepler, Adaptive Property Solutions
Jonathan Hiser
Larry Paschal		1 AIA LU 
AI + The Future of Practice2:00 PM - 3:00 PMAmber Lombardo, Luna Lake, LLC
Daniel Stine, Lake Flato Architects		1 AIA LU | HSW 
Designing for Heroes2:00 PM - 3:00 PMMatthew Pearson, AIA, RIBA, Ayers Saint Gross
Victor Schelechow, Gensler		1 AIA LU 
Genomic Engineering for the Built Environment2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGiorgia Cannici, Virginia Tech1 AIA LU 
Networking Break/Expo Hall3:00 PM - 3:15 PM   
Coffee Networking: Advocacy3:15 PM - 4:00 PM   
Prefabricated Fireproof Columns4:00 PM - 5:00 PMTrish Brindle, Fire Trol1 AIA LU | HSW 
Designing the Future: Emerging Trends in Building Community4:00 PM - 5:00 PMManoj Dalaya, FAIA, KGD Architecture
Gregory Giammalvo, PE, Arup
Jennifer Hood, JLL		1 AIA LU | HSW 
AI-Accessibility: Modeling the Future of Inclusive Design4:00 PM - 5:00 PMAndrew Gipe-Lazarou, Virginia Tech1 AIA LU 
Building Impact: Assessing the Readiness of Practice & Education4:00 PM - 5:00 PMCorey Clayborne, The American Institute of Architects
Meagan Jancy, MTFA
Andrew McIntyre, NCARB
Michele Russo, American Institute of Architects		1 AIA LU 
Design Your Career: Navigating Growth and Balance4:00 PM - 5:00 PMShawn Mulligan, AIA, DESIGN CLARITY
Amanda Moxham, UVA Alumni Association		1 AIA LU | HSW 
Material Pledge: A Holistic Path to Healthy Materials4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSusan Pilato, Mantra Inspired Furniture
William Abrahamson, Grimm + Parker		1 AIA LU | HSW 
New Realities to Today’s Economic, Social & Political Challenges4:00 PM - 5:00 PMClark Davis, Cameron MacAllister Group1 AIA LU 
Architects’ Guide to Design Innovation, Safety, Performance, Sustainability & Resilience with CMU4:00 PM - 5:00 PMSteve Blye, Masonry Advisory Council1 AIA LU | HSW 
Connections Welcome Reception5:00 PM - 7:00 PM  $65.00
VANOMA 5-Year Anniversary Celebration7:00 PM - 9:00 PM  $20.00
Name Time Speakers Credits Price
Coffee Networking: JEDI & VANOMA7:45 AM - 8:30 AM   
Keynote Workshop: The Transformative Role of AI in the AEC Industry8:30 AM - 10:30 AMDr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh, YegaTech2 AIA LU 
Networking Break/Expo Hall10:30 AM - 10:45 AM   
Emerging Leaders in Architecture Class Project Presentation10:45 AM - 12:00 PMEmerging Leaders in Architecture (ELA)1.25 AIA LU 
Design Expo: Lunch with Exhibitors12:00 PM - 2:00 PM   
Coffee Networking: Emerging Professionals2:00 PM - 2:45 PM   
Resilience through Adaptation and Innovation: Rural Housing2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLemara Morrell, James Madison University1 AIA LU | HSW 
The Field Station Competition Colloquium — International Visions for Designing Resilience2:00 PM - 3:00 PMIrem Sezer, Texas A&M University1 AIA LU 
Building Community Capacity Through Intentional Design2:00 PM - 3:00 PMEric Harris, PhD, Associate AIA, NOMA, SSAC, BAIDA, University of the District of Columbia1 AIA LU | HSW 
Utilizing Technology for Experiential Decision Making2:00 PM - 3:00 PMChris Pollock
Jacqueline Le		1 AIA LU 
Architectural Mad Libs2:00 PM - 3:00 PMChris Warren, Clark Nexsen1 AIA LU 
Resilient and Sustainable Rainscreen Design2:00 PM - 3:00 PMJonnie Hasan1 AIA LU | HSW 
AI + Business Panel Discussion2:00 PM - 3:00 PMShawn Mulligan, AIA, DESIGN CLARITY
Omar Garriott, UVA Darden
Neal Magee, University of Virginia
Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh, YegaTech		1 AIA LU 
Spring Shadow Studio and the Future of Architectural Mentorship2:00 PM - 3:00 PMDaya Taylor, Ph.D, RA, Hampton University
Jeffrey Butts
Brian Gore
Ariana McCoy		1 AIA LU 
Networking Break3:00 PM - 3:15 PM   
Career Stage Roundtables (Emerging Professionals, Mid-Career, Late-Career)3:15 PM - 4:45 PMShawn Mulligan, AIA, DESIGN CLARITY
Carrie Parker, CannonDesign
Mitch Rowland, CPL Engineers & Architects		1.5 AIA LU 
Networking Break4:45 PM - 5:00 PM   
AIA Virginia J.E.D.I. Committee presents: Now What? A Conversation About Design Industry Culture5:00 PM - 6:00 PMQuinton Mason, Baskervill
Airiel Barrientos
Stacy Scott, PhD
Michael Spory, AIA
Mel Price, FAIA, LEED AP		1 AIA LU 
The Bread & Butter of Specifying – Building a Sandwich in 3 Parts5:00 PM - 6:00 PMGina Robinson, HDR, Inc.
Hana Nguyenky, Conspectus, Inc.		1 AIA LU 
From Planning to Possibility: A Strategic Vision for William & Mary's Campus5:00 PM - 6:00 PMDan Pisaniello, William & Mary
Sinead Gallivan		1 AIA LU 
Engagement by Design: Blueprint for Community Involvement5:00 PM - 6:00 PMSerena Gruia, Albemarle County1 AIA LU 
Preserving the Hand in a Digital Future5:00 PM - 6:00 PMZach Grigg
Jimmy Grigg
Willie Greenough		1 AIA LU 
AI + You Workshop5:00 PM - 6:00 PMJack Deutsch, Amphibian
Ali Rizwan		1 AIA LU 
Next-Gen Revit Families for Laboratory Prototyping5:00 PM - 6:00 PMMegan Johnson, Nycom
Benjamin DeMaria, Nycom
Thomas Mooney, Nycom Inc		1 AIA LU 
Visions for Architecture Cocktail Reception & Gala6:30 PM - 10:30 PM  $160.00
Name Time Speakers Credits Price
Coffee Networking: Historic Resources Committee8:00 AM - 8:45 AM   
Coffee Networking: Virginia Committee on the Environment8:00 AM - 8:45 AM   
Fellows Breakfast8:00 AM - 9:00 AM  $50.00
Firm Size + Non Traditional Roundtables (Small, Mid-Size, Large, and Non-traditional)9:00 AM - 10:30 AMMaggie Schubert, AIA
Braden Field, AIA, LEED AP
Bill Conkey, AIA
Lori Garrett, FAIA, Glave& Holmes Architecture		1.5 AIA LU 
Safety Assessment Program (SAP) Training9:00 AM - 3:30 PMPaula Loomis, Urban Collaborative6.5 AIA LU | HSW 
Networking Break10:30 AM - 10:45 AM   
Fort Bradshaw LBC Certification - Challenges and Lessons10:45 AM - 11:45 AMLuis G Huertas, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC1 AIA LU | HSW 
Fostering Environmental Stewards: Graphics for Green Schools10:45 AM - 11:45 AMBrittney Butler, Iconograph
Rush Otis, Iconograph
Tyler Jenkins, Associate AIA		1 AIA LU 
Learning by Design: Creative Futures at the Intersection of Arts, Innovation, and Architecture10:45 AM - 11:45 AMLori Garrett, FAIA, Glave& Holmes Architecture
Kevin Bergeron
Robert Parise, AIA
Terry McCormick
Samuel M. Lasky
Paul Lund, Hord Coplan Macht Architects		1 AIA LU | HSW 
How Resiliency Assessments Improve Design and Minimize Risk10:45 AM - 11:45 AMRebecca Aarons-Sydnor, Assoc AIA, LEED AP, CDT, GPCP, Mead & Hunt
Heather Bray		1 AIA LU | HSW 
Differing Minds: Considering Neurodiversity in School Design10:45 AM - 11:45 AMEmily Wright, Grimm + Parker Architects
Kat Schooley		1 AIA LU | HSW 
The Art and Challenge of Transforming History: Ballast Tour10:45 AM - 12:15 PMEmily Striffler, 510 Architects llc
Chrisie Thompson
Christina Kern
Rachel Ramey, NCIDQ		1 AIA LU 
Experience RVA – TukTuk Tours: Scavenger Hunt10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 1.5 AIA LU 
North Building at Kinsale Center Tour10:45 AM - 12:15 PMChristopher Cromer
Justin Sculthorpe		1 AIA LU 
Feed More Tour10:45 AM - 12:15 PMAlan Davis, Baskervill
Jeff Taylor		1 AIA LU 
VPM Media Corporation Headquarters Hard Hat Tour10:45 AM - 12:15 PMLisa Clark
Spencer Grice
Andy Lehman		1 AIA LU 
Experience RVA – TukTuk Tours: Richmond Mural Tour10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 1.5 AIA LU 
Experience RVA – TukTuk Tours: Best of Richmond Bakeries10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 1.5 AIA LU 
Experience RVA – TukTuk Tours: Civil War, Slavery, & Emancipation10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 1.5 AIA LU 
Richmond Community Centers Tour10:45 AM - 1:00 PMAnca Lipan, Baskervill
Nicole Gallini
Kelly McCarthy		2 AIA LU 
Craftsperson's Crawl10:45 AM - 3:00 PMSusan Reed, Glavé & Holmes Architecture4 AIA LU 
Name Time Speakers Credits Price
First Timer's Breakfast8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NA 
Kickoff + Keynote9:30 AM - 11:00 AM 1.5 AIA LU (pending) 
NETWORKING BREAK11:00 AM - 11:30 AM NA 
Annual Membership Meeting + Lunch11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 1.5 AIA LU (pending) 
Coffee Networking: Advocay1:30 PM - 2:00 PM NA 
NETWORKING BREAK1:30 PM - 2:00 PM NA 
Designing the Missing Middle - Three Firms, One Conversation2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Building Codes: Historical Development and Contemporary Application2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
A Guide to Sound Isolation for Cold-Formed Steel Framing2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Risk to Resilience: Designing with Vulnerability Assessments2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
The AI Hail Mary2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
POE Workshop: People, Outcomes, Experience2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Rethinking Practice: The Future of Value & Business2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
SPONSOR SESSION2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   
NETWORKING BREAK3:00 PM - 3:15 PM NA 
SPONSOR SESSION3:15 PM - 4:15 PM   
Restorative Urban Development: Creating Social Capacity3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Creating a Center for Historic Preservation in Soutwest Virginia3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
At the Ownership Threshold: Building an Enduring Firm3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Leveling Up Your Digital Practice Approach3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Out in Architecture, Volume 2: Continuing the Conversation3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Mandated Performance: The HPBA and State & Local Projects3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Designing for the Aging Condition3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Connections Welcome Reception4:15 PM - 6:00 PM NA 
Name Time Speakers Credits Price
Designing Presence: Mindfulness for Creative Practice7:00 AM - 7:45 AM 0.75 AIA LU (pending) 
Coffee Networking: Small Firm Exchange8:00 AM - 8:30 AM NA 
Coffee Networking: JEDI & VANOMA8:00 AM - 8:30 AM NA 
Keynote Presentation8:30 AM - 9:30 AM   
NETWORKING BREAK9:30 AM - 9:45 AM NA 
Emerging Leaders in Architecture Class Project Presentation9:45 AM - 11:00 AM 1.25 AIA LU (pending) 
NETWORKING BREAK11:00 AM - 11:15 AM NA 
Designing the First Job11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
DrawnOut! Mental Health Sketch Workshop11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Winning the Room: How to Pitch Design11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Every Picture Tells a Story - Hand Drawing, Alive & Well11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
From Sustainability to Regeneration: A Practice Shift11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Secure Facilities, Human Outcomes: Designing Serenity Inside11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Lead the Future: Strategy & Firm Transitions11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
SPONSOR SESSION - Garland11:15 AM - 12:15 PM   
Design Expo: Lunch with Exhibitors12:15 PM - 2:00 PM NA 
Crossing the Threshold: Diversity in Architectural Practice2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Project Management Best Practices2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Fellowship - the Direct and Winding Road2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Design How We Feel: On Creation, Awareness, and What We Choose to Express2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Beyond the Stamp | Non-Licensed Professional Roundtable2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Design Awards Session2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
SPONSOR SESSION2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   
Reframing Adaptive Resue: Buildings as Engines of Change2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Coffee Networking: Emerging Professionals3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NA 
Coffee Networking: Mid-Career Professionals3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NA 
NETWORKING BREAK3:00 PM - 3:30 PM NA 
Career Stage Roundtables (Early, Mid, Late)3:30 PM - 5:00 PM 1.5 AIA LU (pending) 
Visions Cocktail Reception & Gala6:30 PM - 7:30 PM NA 
Name Time Speakers Credits Price
Fellows Breakfast8:00 AM - 9:00 AM NA 
Coffee Networking: VA Committee on the Environment8:30 AM - 9:00 AM NA 
Coffee Networking: Historic Resources Committee8:30 AM - 9:00 AM NA 
Firm Size + Non-Traditional Roundtables (Small, Mid, Large)9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 1.5 AIA LU (pending) 
CarMax Park Tour11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
CoStar Building Tour11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 AIA LU (pending) 
Discover Richmond Brewery Tour11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 2 AIA LU (pending) 
Experience RVA – TukTuk Tours: Civil War, Slavery, & Emancipation11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 1.5 AIA LU (pending) 
Discover Richmond Arts District Food Tour11:00 AM - 1:30 PM 2 AIA LU (pending) 
Cosentino Tour and Session11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 1 AIA LU|HSW (pending) 
Craftsperson's Crawl11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 4 AIA LU (pending)