Leadership evolution ACE recently appointed new leadership including Milda Manomaityte as CEO and Denise Bower OBE as Chair, signaling a strategic shift and potential new priorities that may open doors for fresh partnerships, technology pilots, and policy-aligned initiatives.

AI and tech partnerships ACE has engaged in collaborative efforts around AI strategy with Autodesk and calls for national AI engineering leadership, presenting opportunities to offer AI-enabled design, simulation, and automation solutions that align with their advocacy and member needs.

Infrastructure focus Representing firms delivering UK infrastructure, ACE members contribute substantial economic value; sales opportunities exist for tools and services that enhance project delivery, lifecycle maintenance, and upgrade programs across transport, utilities, and social infrastructure.

Wellbeing and risk Partnerships like the wellbeing guide with International SOS indicate interest in sustainability and workforce resilience; there is potential to offer health, safety, wellbeing analytics, and risk management solutions for engineering teams.

Engagement network Active collaboration with industry groups such as EIC and Project Works, plus a broad member base, creates openings for vendor partnerships, training programs, and co-marketed solutions aimed at ACE member firms seeking competency development and competitive differentiation.