Description

*Registration Deadline September 11th, 2026. Firms can transfer attendees after this date, but cancellations are not refundable.

The ACEC Virginia Enhanced Leadership Program is designed to develop exceptional leaders who can drive company growth and create thriving, profitable businesses. By taking a proactive approach emphasizing emotional intelligence and facilitating behavioral change, this program equips participants to master five key leadership skills through comprehensive teaching, coaching, and development.

Through a proactive process that grows emotional intelligence and achieves behavioral change, the five elements of leadership skills can be taught, coached, and enhanced.

Click here for the ELP Brochure.

Program Dates:

• September 30, 2026 - Leadership Principles
• October 28, 2026 - Understanding Yourself and Others Better
• November 17-18, 2026 - One on One (Virtual or In-Person)
• December 9, 2026 - Communicating to Motivate
• January 13, 2027 - Leading Strong-Willed/Difficult People and Leading in Conflict Situations
• February 17, 2027 - Leading Change; Taking and Controlling Risk
• March 17, 2027 - Empowering and Growing Others
• April 14, 2027 - Team-Building; Defining Your Own Personal Leadership Style
• May 12, 2027 - Inspiring Leadership in Others; Creating A Leadership Culture
• June 9-11, 2027 - ELP Graduation at the ACEC Virginia Summer Conference 
  • **Summer Conference registration fee is not included in the ELP registration fee.

** If a class needs to be canceled due to inclement weather, a make-up date of June 2 is scheduled into this program.

Cost:

• ACEC Virginia Member - $4,500
• Prospective Member - $8,000

ELP Meal Sponsorship Opportunity - $250

This sponsorship provides your firm or business the opportunity to energize and fuel our ELP cohort during one of the scheduled ELP sessions in 2026-2027.

Sponsorship package includes the following:

• Signage with your firm/business name or logo displayed during the breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks
• Your firm/business name or logo displayed on the ELP website page
• 1 social media post recognizing your firm/business as an ELP meal sponsor

Hotel Information:

• Richmond Marriott Short Pump 

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