KA Connect 2025 Program
Sundance Mountain Resort
Sundance, UT
August 12th — August 15th
Tuesday, August 12th
5 - 9 PM
Welcome Reception + Dinner
Wednesday, August 13th
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast + Networking
8:30 - 8:45 AM
Welcome to KA Connect
Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO, Knowledge Architecture
8:45 AM - 12:15 PM
GENERAL SESSION:
Connecting the Dots: How LS3P Aligns Knowledge Management, Marketing, and AI
Katie Robinson, Chief Marketing Officer, LS3P
Upskilling the Next Generation: A Targeted Knowledge Management Strategy
Kari Shonblom, Knowledge Manager, BWBR
Rethinking KM Teams: When Your Newest Teammate Is AI
Todd Henderson, Director of Practice Improvement, Boulder Associates
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 PM
Choose Your Own Adventure, Round 1
Organizational Development Roundtable
Intranet Cafe
Hangouts
Nature Activities
3:45 - 5:15 PM
Choose Your Own Adventure, Round 2
Knowledge Management Roundtable
Intranet Cafe
Hangouts
Nature Activities
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Dinner + Hang
Thursday, August 14th
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast + Networking
8:30 - 8:45 AM
Day 2 Kickoff
Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO, Knowledge Architecture
8:45 AM - 12:15 PM
GENERAL SESSION:
What KM 3.0 Wants: How AEC Firms Can Thrive in the AI-Powered Era of Knowledge
Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO, Knowledge Architecture
Debating the Future: How Will AI Change the Way We Learn, Teach, and Work?
Kate Grimes, Director of Knowledge, Snøhetta
Chad Carpenter, Senior Project Leader, Snøhetta
How Video Became a KM Superpower at Shepley Bulfinch
Jess Purcell, Design Technology Manager, Shepley Bulfinch
Focusing on What Matters Most: Preparing for Synthesis LMS at RIOS
Gillian Hutchison, Project Operations Director, RIOS
Low-Code, High-Impact: Solving Real Business Problems with Custom AI Apps
Ron Heims, Director of Practice Innovation, RDG Planning & Design
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:45 - 3:15 PM
Choose Your Own Adventure, Round 3
Learning + Development Roundtable
Intranet Cafe
Hangouts
Nature Activities
3:45 - 5:15 PM
Choose Your Own Adventure, Round 4
Internal Communications Roundtable
Intranet Cafe
Hangouts
Nature Activities
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Free Time
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Dinner + Hang
Friday, August 15th
8 - 10:30 AM
Farewell Brunch + Networking