KA Connect 2026 | Sundance
August 11 - 14, 2026
Designing Modern Learning Organizations
KA Connect 2026, our annual knowledge and learning management conference for the AEC industry, will take place at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Sundance, Utah from August 11th to August 14th, 2026.
We’ll explore what it means to design a modern learning organization—one that blends knowledge management, learning and development, and artificial intelligence into a more integrated and intentional approach to capability building.
We’re just at the beginning of this journey. The technology is evolving rapidly and best practices are beginning to emerge. By coming together as a community—sharing experiments, surfacing insights, and challenging assumptions—we can get smarter faster, together.
Over two mornings of general sessions, we’ll hear real-world stories from AEC firms navigating this shift and learn how they are:
Accelerating knowledge transfer by blending on-demand learning, social learning, and AI-powered search approaches
Building new learning experiences that are smarter, more concise, more effective, and more engaging for today’s learners
Making expertise more scalable by using AI to surface and distribute firmwide knowledge in the flow of work
Integrating KM and L&D—operationally, culturally, and technologically—to better serve employees and the business
Designing for the future by investing in modern platforms, knowledge agents, smarter workflows, and high-trust cultures of learning
Sundance’s stunning location—at 6,100 feet in the north fork of Provo Canyon—will provide an inspiring backdrop for you to learn from and with your fellow KA Community members.
Join us as we explore how to integrate knowledge management, learning & development, and AI to build smarter, more adaptive learning organizations.
The KA Connect Experience
Like no conference you’ve ever attended.
Program Overview
Wednesday | 8/12
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast + Networking
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
General Sessions
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 - 5:30 PM
Choose Your Own Adventure Program
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Dinner + Hang
Tuesday | 8/11
5 - 9 PM
Welcome Reception + Dinner
Thursday | 8/13
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Breakfast + Networking
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
General Sessions
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Choose Your Own
Adventure Program
3:45 - 5:30 PM
Closing General Session
6:30 - 9:30 PM
Dinner + Hang
Friday | 8/14
8 - 10:30 AM
Farewell Brunch + Networking
Early Registration is Now Open
We’ll announce the full conference program in the spring of 2026. In the meantime, take advantage of early registration pricing while we plan!
Registration Type
Super Early Bird
Early Bird
Regular
Price
$1,995
$2,195
$2,395
Deadline
Through January 24, 2026
January 24 - May 23, 2026
After May 23, 2026
Your registration to KA Connect 2026 includes all sessions and activities, all meals, and Salt Lake City (SLC) airport transportation to and from your hotel (either Sundance Mountain Resort or Provo Marriott), as well as transportation between Provo Marriott and Sundance Mountain Resort during the conference.
Please Note: Due to limited space, only active employees of AEC firms will be eligible to attend KA Connect 2026. If you are unsure of whether or not you meet this criteria, please email us at connect@knowledge-architecture.com.
Where to Stay
Sundance Mountain Resort
Stay onsite at Sundance Mountain Resort.
Book online or call 801.225.4107 to book your room using the Group Code:
“KA Connect 2026”
Why do our attendees keep coming back to KA Connect?
“KA Connect is one of the best AEC industry events if you are looking to get inspired and learn from firms that are in various parts of their KM journey. There is relevant learning and engagement at every level, whether you are a firm leader, design professional or a business partner. Every conference, we meet and forge connections with other firms that inspire us and our attendees go back to our firms with immediately applicable action items — big and small. The KA team also has a secret sauce — not only are they connection builders, but they truly make you feel like they SEE you and your firm and proactively help you navigate through your KM journey, no matter where you are in that journey.
KA Connect was the jump start into knowledge management we didn’t even know we needed. The connections I have made within the KA community are genuine and long-lasting. I still search prior KA Connect speaker recordings for inspiration and won’t hesitate to reach out to another firm to ask questions or openly share details about our own KM journey.
If you are seeking a community that values empowerment through knowledge sharing for the betterment of the AEC industry (and beyond) above all else, consider going to KA Connect. If staying curious is one of your firm’s core values, you will never stop learning at KA Connect…get ready for a transformation!”
Silvia Chan
Knowledge and Internal Communication Lead, Associate,
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
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Questions about KA Connect 2026?
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