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SUMMARY:Build vs. Buy: Navigating Software Strategy in Geoprofessional Practice
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is part of the GBA Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series: free online learning opportunities for geoprofessionals that directly connect them with our industry partners who are creating impactful technology to elevate the industry. \nProgramming and software development have long played a role in geoprofessional practice\, but the available options continue to expand. Today\, firms can use everything from scripts and low-code platforms to APIs\, custom applications\, and AI-enabled “vibe coding.” \nWith more options comes an important strategic question: Should your organization build its own software tools or invest in commercial solutions? \nJoin GBA and Seequent on Thursday\, October 29\, 2026\, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time for a practical discussion of the benefits\, trade-offs\, and potential consequences of each approach. \nPresenters Mark Skinner\, CEng MICE\, CITP MBCS\, and Carl Grice will examine the technical and cultural factors that encourage firms to develop their own tools. They will also discuss the often-overlooked risks and costs associated with self-built software\, including security\, compliance\, maintainability\, access\, transparency\, quality assurance\, privacy\, and return on investment. \nThe session will conclude with a look at how connected\, extensible commercial platforms can support innovation and competitive advantage without preventing organizations from developing workflows that meet their specific needs. \nAttendees will:\n• Explore the geoprofessional mindset and common development techniques that drive custom software creation.\n• Better understand the benefits\, costs\, and trade-offs associated with in-house programming and software development.\n• Learn how integrating and extending established software platforms can accelerate innovation and support competitive advantage. \nPresenters\nMark Skinner\, CEng MICE\, CITP MBCS\, leads the Seequent Product Management team responsible for its geotechnical information management software\, including gINT\, HoleBase\, and OpenGround. Before moving into product management\, he spent 15 years as a consulting geotechnical engineer in the United Kingdom\, Australia\, and New Zealand. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer in the United Kingdom and a Chartered IT Professional with the British Computer Society. \nCarl Grice is a Senior Director at Seequent and leads the software-development teams that build and maintain Seequent’s subsurface information management products\, including gINT\, HoleBase\, OpenGround\, MX Deposit\, and Imago. He has more than 20 years of experience building and supporting software for the subsurface. \nThis webinar is free and open to GBA members and nonmembers. Attendees will earn 0.5 professional development hours.
URL:https://www.geoprofessional.org/event/webinar-build-vs-buy-software-strategy/
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SUMMARY:CEO Summit
DESCRIPTION:GBA is partnering with the California Geotechnical Engineering Association (CalGeo) to host the CEO Summit 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco. This leadership event is designed to bring together top firm leaders to gather\, grow\, and guide the geoprofessional industry. \nAttendance Eligibility \nAttendance is open to the CEO/President of any GBA or CalGeo member firm. Firms unable to send the CEO/President may send a designated leader who is an expert in the strategy and business operations of their firm. \nTop top leader of other geoprofessional industry associations and the GBA and CalGeo Boards are also eligible to attend. \nSpeakers \n\nDr. Jason DeJong\, UC Davis – Research-practice feedback loops and funding\nDavid A. Gagne\, MetaField by Agile Frameworks – Integrating AI into existing software\nDavid D. Harwood\, Terracon Consultants – Process- and data-first approaches to enterprise AI\nWichert Kooloos\, VIKTOR – AI in production and governance\nJamie P. Barr\, Langan – AI capabilities across deterministic\, non-deterministic\, and probabilistic cases\nBrian Stromquist\, Gensler – Optimizing for the hybrid norm and future workforce\nShawn Weedon\, Geocon Incorporated – Avoiding wage and hour claims: a case study\nRon Skaggs\, Condor Earth – Managing C-suite stress and securing personal support\nBryan Hixson\, The Brain Performance Centers of Southern California – Brain performance and resilience\nSeana Fippin\, Red Box Business Solutions – IT strategy in the AI age
URL:https://www.geoprofessional.org/event/ceo-summit/
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