How Bias Affects AV Projects | AVWeek 788

One bundle, multiple vendors, fewer integration headaches, but what happens when something goes wrong? And the consultant debate gets equally uncomfortable: “Disclosure names a conflict; it doesn’t remove it.” So, how much should supplier relationships matter when choosing AV advice?

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Join host Tim Albright and his industry expert guests for a must-watch AVWeek covering the latest commercial AV updates, including the real tradeoffs behind multi-vendor bundles and how to distinguish independent from affiliated consultants.

Host: Tim Albright

• Guests:Samantha Haun – Presentations Concepts Corporation
• Dan Gundry – Command+Control Alliance
• This Week In AV:AV Network – Christopher Mounts Named Global CEO of FORTÉ
• Sound & Video Contractor – LG fights back against claims its TVs can secretly listen in on conversations
• AV Magazine – ISE 2027 to grow floor space by 7% and spread to two sites
• Installation International – IBC 2026 draws over 41,000 attendees to Amsterdam
• AV Buyers' Club – Barco, Huddly and Shure Launch Microsoft Teams-Certified Bundle for Medium Meeting Rooms

Roundtable Topics:

• AV Buyers' Club – Barco, Huddly and Shure Launch Microsoft Teams-Certified Bundle for Medium Meeting Rooms
• AV Magazine – AVIXA urged to look again at risk of bias in AV consultants

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