Former Associate Dean for Research, College of Architecture Planning & Landscape Architecture, University of Arizona
Former Associate Vice President of Facilities, Engineering & Planning, Rice University

After practicing architecture for nearly two decades, Barbara Bryson, managed planning, construction, and strategic planning at three universities, including Rice University where she led more than $1.4 billion in construction. Currently the Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs at the College of Architecture Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, she was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2008 and named Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. Dr. Bryson co-authored The Owners Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry and pushes the boundaries of strategic futures at DI Strategic Advisors.

FAIA, Former Chief Operating Officer, HGA Architects & Engineers

Stephen Fiskum served as Chief Operating Officer of HGA Architects and Engineers for 15 years, steering the growth, expansion, and profitability of the organization. Steve was in HGA leadership for 32 years. During Steve’s tenure as COO, his firm embarked on a successful national expansion strategy that included organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Design excellence of HGA under Steve’s leadership has been recognized through scores of awards, including AIA National Honor Awards. Steve served in leadership positions for both AIA Minnesota and AIA National. He is a Richard Upjohn Fellow and a DFC Senior Fellow.

President & CEO, DesignIntelligence

Dave Gilmore is president and CEO of DesignIntelligence. He is a strategist facilitating strategy design, creating organizational constructs, managing merger and acquisition transactions, supporting deal funding, executing strategic and operational plans, and supporting executive decision makers. He also serves as managing director of The Tricord Group in Atlanta.

AIA, CDS, Principal, DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisory
Former San Francisco Office Director & Director of Hospitality, HKS

Don has more than 3 decades of experience in Architecture, with an emphasis in studio management and development side owner’s representation. He spent 13 years with HKS, a global design firm with over 1400 employees and 24 offices, serving as San Francisco Office Director and Director of Hospitality. Prior to HKS, Don was a Principal with Hill Glazier Architects, Inc., where his projects included the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel & Residences, the Ritz Carlton Drove Mountain in Marana, AZ, the Montage Deer Valley Resort & Residences in Park City, UT, the Four Seasons Napa Valley, and the Yellowstone Lodge in Big Sky, MT. Today, Don serves as a Principal of DesignIntelligence Strategic Advisory where he focuses on creating cohesive team dynamics and promoting individuals’ professional growth.

FAIA, President, Heller & Metzger PC

Barbara Heller founded Heller & Associates (now Heller & Metzger), a specifications consulting firm in 1982. She founded Design + Construction Strategies in 2006, a consulting firm which assists building owners with strategic planning and internal work process improvement. Barbara has participated in over 500 building projects for a wide range of building types including the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery of Art in London, the FDR Memorial, the Pentagon renovation and over 15 U.S. Embassies. She is a former Chair of the AIA Documents Committee.

Founding Principal of Vickery-Hyett in the U.K.
Past President, Royal Institute of British Architects

Paul Hyett, an experienced sports and entertainment architect, has worked on major projects in the UK, France, Spain, Russia, the Middle East, China and Australia. Projects have comprised both new-build and major re-working and expansion of existing facilities. Committed to teamwork, Paul believes in the closest possible collaboration with clients in the formulation of project briefs, design and delivery. Hyett is also an experienced forensics architect who has investigated and reported on major building failures in terms of basic design and technical problems as well as code compliance. Such issues are critical to the delivery of safe and functional sporting venues and this experience informs all aspects of Paul’s work at both design and delivery stages of projects. Hyett is a past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

CEO & Founder, 2G3R

2G3R CEO and founder Ana Pinto da Silva drives transformational change at the intersection of housing, healthcare and technology. 2G3R connects passion to purpose across generations and abilities, delivering home and community solutions that help people thrive.

As a designer, technologist, community leader and accomplished public speaker, Ana is dedicated to creating products that matter, defining new landscapes of opportunity for people world-wide. She has lead future-forward design innovation initiatives traversing healthcare, education, civics, shopping and productivity for Amazon, Microsoft, NBBJ and others. Her work explores the nexus of leading-edge scientific research, design thinking, business development and social change, underscoring the continued need to develop products and services that center under-served populations as both drivers and recipients of first-tier technology innovation.

Ana is deeply committed to serving the creative community. She is the founder of the Seattle Pecha Kucha speaker series, one of the longest running PK city series in the world and is the founding chair of the Harvard Graduate School of Design's global Design Impact initiative. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Harvard Graduate School of Design Masters in Design Engineering program, the Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council, Leadership Tomorrow and 4Culture. She was past board Vice-President for Design In Public, and has been an adviser to the Seattle Waterfront Design Oversight Committee.

Ana received her B.A. in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley and her MDesS from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. She is a graduate of Seattle’s Leadership Tomorrow program serving as class valedictorian in 2009.

FAIA, Managing Principal, DesignIntelligence

Ken Sanders, FAIA, is Managing Principal at DesignIntelligence. He has a passion for sustainable design, global practice and the intersection of digital technology and design innovation.

In his 40-year career as an architect, Ken has worked on a wide variety of institutional, educational, corporate and mixed-use projects, including the Shanghai Tower; Nvidia Headquarters in Santa Clara; 3D-Printed Office Building in Dubai; MGM Mirage CityCenter in Las Vegas; San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2; California Science Center in Los Angeles; Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon; and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

FAIA, LEED AP, Former CEO, The Stubbins Associates

Scott is an award-winning architect and former CEO of The Stubbins Associates. A Richard Upjohn Fellow of the AIA and Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, he has published more than 200 articles on issues of innovation in the A/E/C industry as well as four books: How Firms Succeed 5.0, The Next Architect, Lessons from the Future, and Small Firm Success. He teaches at the Advanced Management Development Program at Harvard University and is a member of DI Strategic Advisors.