7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Coffee with the Texas Water Development Board Keynote: “Raising the Grade: Flood Planning for the State of Texas“ with Brooke T. Paup (Chairwoman) & Reem Zoun PE, CFM, ENV SP (Assistant Deputy Executive Administrator, Office of Planning)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Networking Break

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
River Water Authority Panel with Matthew Jalbert PE (Trinity),  Aubrey Spear PE (San Jacinto), and David Collinsworth (Brazos)
Moderated by John Mudd PE

Sponsored by HR Green

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
K-12 STEM Activity

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Break with Exhibitors

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Risk Management: Reshaping Uncertainty into Opportunity by Glenn Goldstein PE, PMP, PMI-RMP 
• Non Destructive Testing: How Nondestructive Testing makes Inspections and Forensic Engineering more safe and efficient by Fernando Gomez SET
• TxEWRI TRACK: Planning for Natural and Manmade Threats to Utilities and Infrastructure by Al Petrasek PhD, PE 
• TxGI TRACK: Raising the Grade, Deliberately: Managing Risk in Trenchless Utility Projects by Cameron Lawrence PE
• TxSEI TRACK: Deicing Bridges Using Geothermal Energy: A Case Study in Fort Worth by Xinbao Yu PhD, PE 
• TxTDI TRACK: Driving the Road to Digital Delivery: TxDOT’s journey to full 3D modeling by Ronny Lackey RPLS, MS and Alejandro Franco PE  

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Networking Break with Exhibitors

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch & Keynote: “Raising the Grade in Academia: Candidate Attraction & Retention” with Jean-Louis Briaud PhD, PE

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Raising the Grade in Academia Panel with Andrea Herrera Moreno (TAME), Janille Smith-Colin PhD, PE, M.ASCE (SMU), Norma Jean Mattei PhD, PE (UNO), and Robert B. Gilbert PhD, PE, D.GE, NAE (UT Austin)
Moderated by Wayne Swafford PE (LAN, Inc)

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM
Break with Exhibitor Networking

1:30 PM – 2:30PM
Breakout Sessions

• Poster Sessions
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Management of Construction Projects by Aamir Butt
• Asset Management: Upgrade Your Infrastructure by Elizabeth Young GISP , Scot Gordon PE, and Laura Carr
• TxEWRI TRACK: Managing Water in River and Reservoir Systems: Water Resources, Institutional Practices, and Constructed Infrastructure in Texas by Ralph Wurbs PhD, PE, Hon.D.WRE, F.ASCE 
  
• TxGI TRACK: Upgrading Existing Earthen Levees to Prevent Urban Flooding with Pressed-in Sheet Piles by Takefumi Takuma
• TxSEI TRACK: Field Testing of Recycled Steel Fiber-reinforced Concrete by Xijun Shi PhD, PE
• TxTDI TRACK: The Use of AI Technology for Mapping Utilities at Scale by Raz Ezra

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break with Exhibitor Networking

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Poster Sessions
• Dredging Implementation Plan & 3 Critical Tips for Success: Bringing Clarity to a Dredging Project by Trent Lewis FPC
• Evaluation of Millability and Recyclability of Asphalt with Paving Interlayers by Ashray Saxena
• TxEWRI TRACK: Sustainable Pipeline Design and the ENVISION Rating System by John Simpson PE
• TxGI TRACK: The Importance Of Field Load Tests To A Better Foundation Design: Drilled Shaft Load Tests by Hosam Salman PE, PhD, F. ASCE
• TxSEI TRACK: Bridge Asset Condition Maintenance and Improvement through Logical and Cost-Effective Intervention by Naima Tahsin Zenika
• TxTDI TRACK: Driving Tomorrow’s Highways: Innovative Corridors Pioneering Future Mobility by Luke Urie PMP

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Happy Hour with Exhibitors
Sponsored by LAN, Inc

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Unleashing the Power of Our Story Keynote with Shayla Rivera (Director of the ENGR[x] program, Comedian, Aerospace Engineer)

Sponsored by BGE

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Break & Change for Awards Gala

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner & ASCE Texas Section Annual Awards Ceremony

Sponsored by Baselok and Premier Concrete by Industrial Fabrics

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Roaring ’20s Casino Night Gala (dress recommended business to formal)

Sponsored by Stantec

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors  

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Coffee with TBPELS
Professional Practice Update/Ethics*: Updates on engineering ethics and Code of Conduct, Board Activities, rule and statutory changes, and general updates on Board initiatives, presented by Michael Sims PE (TBPELS Director of Compliance & Enforcement)
*Qualifies as ethics PDH

Sponsored by Terracon

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Networking Break

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Breakout Sessions

• Keeping Wastewater Asset Management Digestible by Michelle Alvarez PE, ENV SP
• Providing Access to All: Leveraging Technology to Expedite Accessibility Improvements by James Wick RAS
• TxEWRI TRACK: Dam Safety Toolbox  by Melinda Luna PE, CFM, F.ASCE
• TxGI TRACK: Insights on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments and Pavements on Problematic Soils by Ning Lou PhD
• TxTDI TRACK: Multimodal Corridor Planning: Connecting with the Past, Present, and Future of Transportation by Ram Maddali PE, AICP, PMP, Gus Sanchez, and Curtis Jones
• TxSEI TRACK: Non-Destructive Evaluation of a Newly Constructed Bridge Deck Affected by Plastic Settlement by Ibukunoluwa Olowe 

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break with Exhibitors

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

• Texas ASCE IRC Parks and Recreation Update and How Reinvestment can Help Economies & Communities by Adam Giblin PE and Komala Narra PE, CFM
• Managing the Risks of Deferred Design by Noel Janacek PE 
• TxEWRI TRACK:  The Nexus between Academia and Public Service – Involving Students and General Public to Solve Drainage Issues by John Furlong PE, D.WRE and John Easton, PhD
• TxGI TRACK: Utilizing Geophysical Investigation along with Conventional Drilling for Seepage Assessment and Slope Failure in Earthen Levee by Jubir Hossain PhD, PE 
• TxSEI TRACK: Performance-Based Design Framework for CFRP Retrofitted Bridge Piers Subjected to Vehicular Collision by Sujan Subedi PhD Candidate
• TxTDI TRACK: Design and Construction Recommendations for Concrete Pavements: Highways, Industrial Pavements, City Streets and Local Roads by Randy Bowers PE and Nancy Beltran PhD

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM
Exhibitor Networking Break

12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
CECON Lunch with ASCE Texas Section Business Meeting, including installation of the 2024-2025 Section Officers

12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Closing Keynote:
Texas Civil Engineering Foundation (TCEF) Leadership Series: How to Lead with Vision with David Daniel PhD, PE

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM
“Raise Up Your Business Card” CECON Closing Networking

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ASCE Texas Section Board of Direction Meetings 

2:30 PM – 5:30
CECON Technical Tour: Reclaimed Water Pump Station in Frisco, Texas

Sponsored by ADS