Held on February 20th, 2025 at Burns & McDonnell in Chicago, fifty public and private industry leaders convened for the AEG Chicago 25Q1 Stakeholder Challenge: Critical Infrastructure + Workforce. The purpose of this challenge was to 1.) Agree on a critical obstacle preventing achievement of Greater Chicago’'s critical infrastructure and workforce goals;  2.) Align on a 90-day sprint and 12-month objective to best address this obstacle; and 3.) Enable stakeholders to create a volunteer Task Force accountable for delivering the agreed solution.