Harper Hall Venue
177 N. Upper St.
Lexington, KY 40507
11:00 a.m.
The Human Layer of Interoperability: Communication as Strategic Infrastructure
Speaker
Alexandra Blanchet, KTGY, Design Technology Manager
Description
Soft skills are the binding agent that makes software interoperable. In most AEC organizations, communication is treated as an assumed competency rather than a deliberate system—leading teams to mistake communication breakdowns for software failures, resistance to change, or execution gaps. This session bridges hospitality-trained emotional intelligence with AEC technology execution to strengthen team alignment, habit formation, and adaptability. Explore how communication strategy directly impacts tech adoption and discover practical ways to connect fragmented platforms into a cohesive, scalable practice. Whether you are leading enterprise software implementations, managing teams, or driving organizational change, this session provides a framework for treating communication not as a soft-skill afterthought, but as the primary strategic system that enables everything else.
11:45 a.m.
Practice Transformation Panel
Speakers
Alexandra Blanchet, KTGY, Design Technology Manager
Artyom Savin, Turner Fleischer, Manager of Digital Practice
Steve Bennett, Taylor Design, Senior Associate and Director of Design Technology
Description
What does it really take to build a future-ready AEC firm? After their individual sessions, Alexandra, Artyom, and Steve will come together for a panel discussion connecting internal capability, strategy, communication, and adoption.