Steinar Skjerdingstad is CEO of the Association of Consulting Architect Companies of Norway (Arkitektbedriftene i Norge). SKjerdingstad is originally trained as an engineer from NTH Trondheim, with further education from BI Norwegian Business School. THrough his carreer he has gained a solid competency within strategic business development, leadership, real estate development and branding. As the leader of Arkitektbedriftene he works to strengthen the conditions of architecture offices and to show what significance architecture has for the creation of values, sustainability and development of great communities. In particular he is concerned about architects having a distinct place in the public debate and not least in the development of the buildings, places and cities of the future.