3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Arrival and Registration
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | LP1: THE PROBLEM: The Vanishing Apprenticeship
The analysis, research, and first-draft work that used to build a young consultant's instincts is now done by machine in seconds. A generation is arriving at senior decisions without the reps that used to precede them. What does that cost a firm in five years, and why is it invisible on today's utilization report?
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | LP2: THE PROCESS: The Deliberate Apprenticeship
If AI drafts first, development has to be redesigned on purpose. This speaker shows how leading firms are re-engineering the workflow and the career path so judgment still compounds: deliberate exposure, structured review, and the human staying in the loop by design rather than by accident. The apprenticeship does not return on its own. Someone has to build it.4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | LP3: THE PROOF: The Judgment Visibility Gap
The first two talks build real judgment. This one turns outward: once a firm has it, how does the market recognize it? AI now lets any firm publish polished, expert-sounding work, so looking smart no longer proves anything. That opens a gap between the judgment a firm genuinely holds and what clients and prospective talent can see and trust. The speaker shows how firms close it, demonstrating and validating what their people know in ways that separate real expertise from AI-generated content.
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Deep-Dive Panel Discussion: Closing the Experience Deficit
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Program Ends / Pre-Networking
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Awards Cocktail Reception
For information on attending the Awards Reception, please contact Eric Gordon at 917.685.2996 or email eric.gordon@arc-network.com.
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Awards Ceremony Dinner
For information on attending the Awards Dinner, please contact Eric Gordon at 917.685.2996 or email eric.gordon@arc-network.com.