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 June 11-13, 2025 | Las Vegas, NV

Western States
M&A and Business Symposium

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Symposium Schedule

Wed, June 11
Confidential CEO Meetings
Opening Reception
CEO Networking Dinners
Thu, June 12
General Sessions
Reception
CEO Networking Dinners
Fri, June 13
Concurrent Panels
and Workshops

Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
What’s New for 2025

Speakers & Panelists

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Nick Belitz, CVA
Principal
Morrissey Goodale

Nick heads Morrissey Goodale’s Advisory business. He and his team have successfully …

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Matthew C. Bissett, PS
President
Atwell (ENR #71)

At his core, Matt Bissett is an advisor. He is dedicated to understanding our clients’ …

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George E. Christodoulo
Partner
Lawson & Weitzen, LLP

George E. Christodoulo is a corporate lawyer who has spent over forty years in private …

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Brendon Cussio
Principal
Morrissey Goodale

Brendon specializes in M&A advisory and strategic business planning for engineering, …

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Matthias David, FMVA
Consultant

Matthias David is a Consultant with Morrissey Goodale, supporting the firm’s mergers …

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Karen Erger
Senior Vice President & Director of Practice Risk Management
Lockton

In her role as Director of Practice Risk Management, Karen provides risk management …

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Jon Escobar, CM&AA
Principal
Morrissey Goodale

Jon leads Morrissey Goodale’s full-service buy-side practice. He and his team help …

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Laura Knauss
President and Chief Practice Officer
Lionakis (ENR #387)

Laura Knauss is a President and Chief Practice Officer at Lionakis. She has over 30 …

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Tony Kreis
Chief Development Officer – Stratus

Anthony brings over two decades of experience in corporate development, mergers and …

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Mick Morrissey
Managing Principal
Morrissey Goodale

For the past 25 years, Mick has been advising U.S. and global AE & Environmental …

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Frank Ricciardi, PE, LSP
CEO
Weston & Sampson (ENR #140)

Frank is CEO of the firm, after serving for many years as Vice President and Discipline …

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Tom Secker
Chief Corporate Development Officer
Trilon

Tom is focused on growing the Trilon Group’s portfolio of infrastructure consulting …

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David M. Sullivan, Jr., CPA
Partner
PKF O’Connor Davies

David leads PKF O’Connor Davies’ Architecture & Engineering practice and …

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Alexander (“Allie”) Tepper, PhD
Principal Advisor
Morrissey Goodale

Allie specializes in internal ownership transition, firm valuation, and incentive …

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Sarah Thornhill
Consultant
Morrissey Goodale

Sarah is a Consultant with Morrissey Goodale who specializes in strategic planning, …

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Megan Miller
Senior Director of Product Marketing for Professional Services
Deltek

Megan Miller is senior director of product marketing for Deltek where she focuses on …

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Stafford Palmieri Sievert
Principal Advisor

Stafford specializes in market research, strategic planning, and business development …

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Nate Wentworth, CVA, CM&AA, FMVA
Morrissey Goodale

Nate is an experienced management consultant with a demonstrated track record in mergers …

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The reviews are in:

“The variety of timely topics, pacing of the presentations, insights from the panels and opportunity for networking resulted in time well spent.”
Scott Murphy
President and CEO, Morrison-Maierle – Helena, MT (ENR #311)
“The Morrissey Goodale symposium is the perfect combination of a room full of leaders, decision makers, and entrepreneurs with deep industry experience, succinct presentations of critical forecasts and market trends, and fun! A perfect sized attendee group in a stellar venue to naturally network and have meaningful conversations.”
Carla Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Earthvisionz – Boulder, CO
“Mick and his team always attend to every detail when producing their M&A symposiums and never disappoint. The word is out on the value that the MG symposiums offer executives in the AEC space as evidenced by the record number of participants at this most recent symposium. If you are serious about undertaking a transaction in the future, this symposium is a must for you and your company.”
Gary Elzweig
Chief Strategy Officer, Universal Engineering Sciences, Inc. (ENR #34)
“This symposium is a must for all A/E leaders interested in buying or selling a firm. It is a very efficient and fun way to meet a lot of people in our space and catch up on important M&A trends. I would not miss it.”
Michael L. Davis
Senior Vice President/Chief Strategy Officer, WGI (ENR #171)
“I’ve attended at least three Morrissey Goodale Symposiums. The topics are always pertinent to running our firm efficiently and the preparation by the MG staff is in depth. These are fantastic learning symposium for buyers and sellers. The networking time and after-hours gatherings are excellent.”
Karl Knapp
Director Land Division Colorado, Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (ENR #83)
“I gained a lot of insight from this symposium. Good information on M&A trends and nice panel discussions. Well worth the time!”
Neil Dobler
Senior Vice President/Director, Bartlett & West Engineers, Inc. – Topeka, KS (ENR #258)

Event Registration

Your registration fee includes opening reception on June 11, the full day of events, materials, reception on June 12, and breakfast and half day sessions on June 13.

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