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How AI is Reshaping Architecture and Engineering Firms

Join this 30-minute executive webinar hosted by YegaTech, featuring Dr. Sam Zolfagharian, President of YegaTech, in conversation with John Meyer, CEO of ��«ӰҵAPP, Matthew Onken, Director at Lionakis, and Jacob Nikolau, Director of Marketing at ��«ӰҵAPP.

This leadership-focused discussion explores how artificial intelligence is already changing the way A&E firms plan work, manage resources, and make strategic decisions, and what executives should be paying attention to next.

Rather than focusing on tools or demos, the conversation centers on impact, readiness, and how AI is shifting competitive dynamics across the industry.

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Webinar Overview

Artificial intelligence is moving quickly from experimentation to expectation across architecture and engineering firms. Leaders are being asked to separate signal from noise, understand where AI creates real value, and prepare their organizations for change.

In this executive webinar, we'll have a forward-looking conversation on how AI is impacting A&E firms today and how it will shape operations, workforce planning, and decision-making in the years ahead.

What You Will Learn

• Where AI is creating real operational impact inside A&E firms today
• How AI is changing planning, utilization, and resource decision-making
• What leadership teams should prioritize before and during AI adoption
• Common misconceptions about AI in professional services
• How firms can prepare their people, data, and processes for what comes next

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Who This Webinar Is For

This session is designed for A&E and professional services leaders who are responsible for guiding their firms through change, including:

• Partners, Principals, and Managing Directors
• COOs, CIOs, and Operations Leaders
• Finance, Delivery, and Strategy Executives
• Leaders evaluating how AI will affect growth, efficiency, and competitiveness

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Speakers

Dr. Sam Zolfagharian

President, YegaTech

Sam is an AI keynote speaker, author, and advisor to enterprise leaders on how artificial intelligence is transforming organizations. Through YegaTech, she helps executives move beyond hype to understand where AI delivers meaningful business impact and how to prepare for long-term change.

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John Meyer

CEO, ��«ӰҵAPP

John is the CEO and founder of ��«ӰҵAPP, an AI-powered resource management platform for professional services firms. He has worked in machine learning and AI for over six years and works closely with firm leaders to help them apply AI, data, and operational intelligence to improve utilization, profitability, and strategic decision-making.

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Matthew Onken

Director, Lionakis

Matthew is a Director at Lionakis and an Operations and IT leader with over 20 years of experience connecting teams, data, and operations for scalable growth. Through his leadership at the firm, he helps the organization move beyond siloed planning to implement a unified, firmwide resource management system that drives long-term efficiency.‍

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Moderator

Jacob Nikolau

Director of Marketing, ��«ӰҵAPP

Jacob Nikolau is the Director of Marketing at ��«ӰҵAPP, where he leads market research and analysis for the only AI-native resource management platform. He’s lead strategic marketing at various technology companies, previously serving as Head of Product Marketing at NovoEd. Jacob is a frequent speaker on workforce transformation and AI driven organizational performance, and his work have been published and cited by Forbes, Fast Company, and other leading business outlets. You can find his latest writing on the ��«ӰҵAPP blog.

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Why Watch

• Gain a clearer understanding of how AI is affecting A&E firms right now
• Learn how executives are thinking about AI beyond experimentation
• Hear an operator’s perspective on readiness, change management, and impact
• Walk away with a more grounded view of what AI will mean for your firm over the next three to five years

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About the Partnership

This executive webinar is hosted by ��«ӰҵAPP and YegaTech, ahead of the YegaTech AI Summit 2026, designed to help A&E leaders connect broader AI trends to the operational realities of professional services firms, and to preview the types of conversations explored at the Summit.