AI Won’t Win Your Next AEC Project. Trust Will.

AI Won’t Win Your Next AEC Project. Trust Will: How Firms Use Client Experience to Stand Out in the AI Era

Clients hire people they trust, and keeping that trust is getting harder. AI is making firms faster, but it’s also making technical work easier to replicate. With so much consolidation, the firm a client hired may now have a new name, new leaders and new faces. Clients have more choices than ever, and what sets a firm apart is how they feel working with its people.This session looks at why client trust is becoming the clearest differentiator in AEC, and how a deliberate approach to client experience builds it. You’ll hear what top-performing firms do differently to listen, respond and earn loyalty, and how they develop empathy as a skill across their teams. You’ll leave with practical first steps to strengthen client relationships at your firm, starting in 2027.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain why client trust is becoming the key differentiator for AEC firms as AI narrows the gap in technical output.
• Identify the listening, response and follow-through habits that set top-performing firms apart.
• Protect client relationships through ownership changes, mergers and team transitions.
• Use client feedback to confirm that new tools and processes, including AI, are strengthening relationships rather than eroding them.

Date & Time: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026, 2:00 PM ET

Speakers:

Ryan Suydam, CX Architect & Founder, ClearlyRated
Scott Butcher, Manager Director of Strategy & Growth, SNZweig
Mike Meddock, Chief Development Officer, SME
Seth Robertson, Client Services Director, Ardurra
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Register Here.