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CONFERENCE: OCTOBER 23-29
EXHIBITS: OCTOBER 27-29
ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Seminar & Workshop Package

Seminar & Workshop Package

All the education you need. All in one place.

The Seminar & Workshop Package is a great way to learn from the experts while you're at InfoComm in a wide range of subjects, from audio to video and everything in between. 

The Seminar & Workshop Package includes:

  • Emerging Trends Day
  • Over 60 sessions 
  • All Manufacturers' Training sessions

*The Package does not include Premium Workshops, Tours or AVIXA Three-Day Courses.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2021!

You must pre-register for sessions in the Seminar and Workshop package.

Based on attendee feedback and to support social distancing, it is required that you reserve your spot for Seminar and Workshop sessions in advance. This is a change from previous years.

We don't want anyone to be turned away at the door, so please be sure to select the sessions you plan to attend during the online registration process.

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8:00 AM
  1. Emerging Trends: How Does 5G Cellular Impact the AV Industry?
    • .5 RUs
    SW63
    • Emerging Trends
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    What’s really happening in 5G and what does it mean for the future of AV? A review of the real performance advantages, evolution and application of fifth generation cellular communication.
8:30 AM
  1. Deciphering the Technology Differences in Beamforming Microphone Solutions
    • 1 RU
    SW57
    • Audio
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    The use of microphone beamforming technology has been on the rise in a lot of products and applications. From the smart home assistant, the conference desktop phone, the huddle-room video camera, to m ...
    Holger Stoltze
    Holger Stoltze, Senior Director of Technical Sales & Marketing - Yamaha Unified Communications
  2. Emerging Trends: Is This the Era of IOT?
    • .75 RUs
    SW64
    • Emerging Trends
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    The Connectivity Standards Alliance is promoting an industry unifying standard that promises reliable, secure connectivity and a seal of approval that devices will work seamlessly together, today and ...
9:15 AM
  1. Emerging Trends: Next Generation Mobile – The Rise of USB4 & Thunderbolt
    • .5 RUs
    SW65
    • Emerging Trends
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    USB type-C has a predicted CAGR of 29% through 2030. This is the next generation of connectivity for a mobile world. Is the “U” really universal?
9:30 AM
  1. Licensed Wireless Microphone Operations and New White Space Device Rules
    • .5 RUs
    SW02
    • Audio
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Installation
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    • Venues/Sports
    On October 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted some revised rules for unlicensed white space devices (WSD), also known as TV white space devices (TVWS). These will impact pla ...
    Joe Ciaudelli
    Joe Ciaudelli, Spectrum Communication
    Ahren Hartman
    Ahren Hartman, Vice President - Shure Incorporated
9:45 AM
  1. Emerging Trends: OTA or OTT? An ATSC 3.0 Primer
    • .75 RUs
    SW66
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Emerging Trends
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    NextGen TV is the first major overhaul to the ATSC over-the-air (OTA) standard since ATSC 1.0 in 1996. This new broadcast standard will support a fully digital platform supporting two-way interactivit ...
10:00 AM
  1. Audio DSP Signal Chain Best Practices for Speech Reinforcement Systems
    • 1 RU
    SW03
    • Audio
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    This session will cover “best practice” signal processing chain for typical speech reinforcement system applications including input signal processing and dynamics, echo cancelling, automatic mixing a ...
    Rodrigo Ordonez
    Rodrigo Ordonez, Principal - K2
10:30 AM
  1. Emerging Trends: AV Over IP
    • .5 RUs
    SW67
    • Emerging Trends
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
11:00 AM
  1. Emerging Trends: Video as a Service
    • 1 RU
    SW68
    • Emerging Trends
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Video as a Service (VaaS) is the delivery of multiparty or point-to-point video conferencing capabilities over an IP network by a managed service provider. What does this look like to the AV industry?
11:30 AM
  1. Deploying Milan Audio Networks for Live Sound Applications
    • 1 RU
    SW04
    • Audio
    • Live Events
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Live Events
    • Venues/Sports
    Live sound data must be precisely timed and utterly reliable. Meanwhile, touring audio systems are built under unforgiving circumstances: they must be set up to be configured quickly, potentially scal ...
    Richard Bugg
    Richard Bugg, Digital Products Solutions Architect - Meyer Sound
    Genio Kronauer
    Genio Kronauer, Director of Electronics - L-Acoustics US LLC
    Henning Kaltheuner
    Henning Kaltheuner, Head of Business Development and Market Intelligence - d&b audiotechnik
1:30 PM
  1. Unraveling Loudspeaker Impedance
    • 1 RU
    SW01
    • Audio
    • Engineering
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    The impedance curve of a loudspeaker is most often a complex curve that contains a lot of information about the loudspeaker that may not be obvious to the casual observer. This presentation will exami ...
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones, Professor Emeritus
    Tom Danley
    Tom Danley, Designer - Danley Sound Labs
  2. Welcome to D=SIGN
    • 0 RUs
    DS01
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    As the new normal emerges how comfortable will consumers be touching screens? A panel discussion on how interactivity will evolve with touch screens and touchless technology and the interaction with m ...
  3. The Current State of Conferencing and Collaboration
    • .75 RUs
    CC01
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    A panel of the foremost manufacturers and service providers share their insights on where conferencing and collaboration are now, a year and a half after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped our world. Plus ...
    Sean Wargo
    Sean Wargo, Senior Director, Market Intelligence - AVIXA
1:45 PM
  1. D=SIGN: Trends in Interactivity & Touch Screens in a Post-Pandemic World
    • 1 RU
    DS02
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    As the new normal emerges how comfortable will consumers be touching screens? A panel discussion on how interactivity will evolve with touch screens and touchless technology and the interaction with m ...
2:15 PM
  1. Enable Meeting Success through Technology and Human Connections
    • .5 RUs
    CC02
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Still working in conference rooms where you can’t connect and viewing meetings as a waste of time? Different types of gatherings need different tech tools to enhance and support meaningful human inter ...
    Kay Sargent
    Kay Sargent, Senior Principal Director of WorkPlace - HOK
    Adriana Rojas
    Adriana Rojas, Director of Interiors - HOK
2:45 PM
  1. Clear Audio for Conferencing
    • .75 RUs
    CC04
    • Audio
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Working together, yet apart, has highlighted the critical need for clear audio in conferencing and collaboration. Join a panel of the foremost manufacturers and service providers to explore the curren ...
    Holger Stoltze
    Holger Stoltze, Senior Director of Technical Sales & Marketing - Yamaha Unified Communications
    Kanika Khanna
    Kanika Khanna, Associate Technical Director - Jack Morton Worldwide
    Tom Noble
    Tom Noble
    Tim Albright
    Tim Albright, President - AVNation TV
  2. D=SIGN: Why Every Digital Sign Should be Connected to the Cloud for Remote Management
    • .5 RUs
    DS03
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Companies continue to have remote employees who may need access to maintain and update their CMS GUI from anywhere in the world. Many companies have set up separate AV networks to eliminate the need t ...
3:15 PM
  1. D=SIGN Case Study
    • 0 RUs
    DS04
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    More information coming soon!
3:30 PM
  1. Audio 401: Limiters, Equalization, and Multi Zone (distributed) PA systems
    • 1.5 RUs
    SW07
    W311AB
    • Audio
    • Engineering
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Systems Design
    • House of Worship
    • Live Events
    • Venues/Sports
    Have better gain before feedback and sound systems with fuller, more pleasant results leading to happier audiences and satisfied clients. Beginning with the theory of delaying loudspeakers and distrib ...
    Bill Magod
    Bill Magod, Account Executive - Crossfire Sound
  2. Designing Flexible Collaboration Spaces
    • .75 RUs
    CC05
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    The design and layout of conferencing and collaboration spaces is being reconsidered from the ground up. As workers begin to repopulate office environments in phases, hybrid meetings will rise to fore ...
    Julia Cooper
    Julia Cooper
    Pete (TEC MAN) Coman
    Pete (TEC MAN) Coman, Chief Technology Officer - PTS - People | Technology | Space
3:45 PM
  1. D=SIGN: Security & Privacy – What it Means for Your Digital Signage Network
    • 1 RU
    DS05
    • Digital Signage
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Learn how GDPR affects the data and security of your digital signage network and deployment. Discover how liability and risk factors into key decisions of how the network is configured and hardware se ...
    Mike White
    Mike White, Senior Solutions Specialist - Unified Technology Systems a Solutionz Company
4:15 PM
  1. Hybrid Workspaces Done Right: Collaborative Technology Bringing Together Distributed Teams
    • .75 RUs
    CC06
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Digital transformation remains an untapped potential. Collaboration and unified communications technology are a critical part of business plans now and in the future to support distributed and hybrid ...
    Dana Corey
    Dana Corey, Senior Vice President & General Manager - Avocor
4:45 PM
  1. D=SIGN: Overcoming Connectivity Barriers Using 4G/5G Connectivity
    • .5 RUs
    DS06
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    During this session, companies will discuss overcoming connectivity issues with digital signage installations where internet connections are not available, less stable, or do not have the bandwidth to ...
8:30 AM
  1. AV in the Office Space with a Work-from-home Workforce
    • .5 RUs
    CC07
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    A look at the trends across multiple industries, including health care, banking, and other corporations, to better understand how your client's 5 year technology plan is changing. More and more, offic ...
    Jennifer Tetreault
    Jennifer Tetreault, Vice President of Delivery - SiteREADY
  2. AV Project Management: Expectation vs. Reality
    • 1.5 RUs
    SW09
    • Business and Project Management
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    The biggest downfall in AV project management is when there is a difference between the client’s expectations and the designer’s reality. Through careful planning and a proactive approach, exceeding c ...
    Jonathan Owens
    Jonathan Owens, Senior Consultant - Shen Milsom & Wilke LLC
  3. Recruiting, Retaining and Mentoring Employees: Three Part Workshop
    • 0 RUs
    SW08
    W311AB
    • Business and Project Management
    • Project Management
    Our little-known high-tech industry requires a new approach to hiring and retention.  Hiring the right employees and building an effective team are vital to the survival of an AV organization. This wo ...
    Kelly Perkins
    Kelly Perkins, Marketing & Communications - Kelly Perkins Consulting
    Steve Greenblatt
    Steve Greenblatt, President - Control Concepts, Inc.
  4. D=SIGN: How to Use AI, Machine Learning, Sensors & More to Trigger Smart Content Changes
    • .5 RUs
    DS07
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Instead of a looping playlist of content, retailers are leveraging the power of AI and Machine Learning to analyze data from POS, inventory management, weather, demographic information and more to gen ...
9:00 AM
  1. Using Workplace Analytics to Manage the Modern Workplace
    • .5 RUs
    CC08
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    The enterprise workplace is undergoing its largest transformation in decades. Perhaps the biggest challenge organizations face is how to understand and manage the return to work, especially how the wo ...
    Chris Jaynes
    Chris Jaynes, Founder & CTO - Mersive
  2. D=SIGN: Tips for Deciding Between Video Walls, LED & Projection
    • 1 RU
    DS08
    • Design and Integration
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    How do you decide what display technology is right for your project? Learn more about the benefits and differences of video walls, LED, and projection technology for any scale installs.
    Mark Coxon
    Mark Coxon, BLOGGER - HD Distributing
9:30 AM
  1. What’s New in BYOM
    • .75 RUs
    CC09
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Bring your own meeting (BYOM) systems are top-of-mind and have accelerated over the past year to become simpler, more flexible, and more capable. Rapid advances in wireless collaboration technologies ...
    Shannon Webster
    Shannon Webster, AV Manager - Instacart
    Jay Taylor
    Jay Taylor, Sr. Director - Strategic Alliances - Screenbeam
    Justin Watts
    Justin Watts, Senior Design Engineer - Apple
    Chris Jaynes
    Chris Jaynes, Founder & CTO - Mersive
10:00 AM
  1. D=SIGN Case Study
    DS09
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    More information coming soon!
10:15 AM
  1. Conferencing & Collaboration Case Study
    CC16
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    More information coming soon!
10:30 AM
  1. Vectorworks: Simplify Your Systems Integration Design and Documentation Workflow with ConnectCAD
    • .75 RUs
    MT25
    W311GH
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Attendees will explore how ConnectCAD, our latest add-on module of Vectorworks Spotlight and Designer, allows for the design and coordination of complex audiovisual (AV) installations, broadcast syste ...
    Jim Woodward
    Jim Woodward, Senior Product Specialist - Vectorworks, Inc.
  2. D-Tools: Create a Project in D-Tools System Integrator Software
    • .75 RUs
    MT22
    W311EF
    • Design and Integration
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Attendees will learn how to create a project and start designing in D-Tools System Integrator (SI). D-Tools SI is an end-to-end software solution for commercial AV integrators that substantially impro ...
    Seth Enos
    Seth Enos, Head Product Manager - D-Tools, Inc.
  3. Developing Effective Communication for Increased Success
    • .5 RUs
    SW13
    • Business and Project Management
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    All too often, integrators and consultants end up with projects that don't meet a customer's needs, project delays "while we try to figure this mess out," or even losing customers because you "just do ...
    Dawn Meade
    Dawn Meade, Senior AV Architect / Project Manager
  4. Crestron New Technology Showcase
    • .75 RUs
    MT29
    W314AB
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Learn about the latest Crestron hardware and software innovations including Crestron Flex Unified Communications and collaboration platform; DM NVX™ network A/V now with the AVoIT alliance and much mo ...
    Rich Sasson
    Rich Sasson, Global Director, Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
  5. ZeeVee: AV Savvy Casinos Know Winning Over Players is Not a Game of Chance
    • .75 RUs
    MT18
    W311CD
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Design and Integration
    • Digital Signage
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Venues/Sports
    Gaming is a nearly $450 billion industry, and the competition between rival physical and online casinos is fierce. Establishing a property as a ‘must-see destination’ among jaded consumers who have se ...
    Art Weeks
    Art Weeks, Director of Product Management - ZeeVee
    Doug Whelan
    Doug Whelan, Director of Systems Integration - NMR Events
  6. D=SIGN: Selecting the Right Sensor Hardware to Get the Metrics That Matter
    • .75 RUs
    DS10
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Learn more about how different types of sensors can provide useful data for creating highly contextual content experiences that help increase the effectiveness of your messaging strategy.
10:45 AM
  1. Artificial Intelligence Tools in Corporate Conferencing
    • .75 RUs
    CC10
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    There is undeniable heat surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools right now. When it comes to AI in conferencing and collaboration systems, however, how much of that intelligence is truly artifi ...
    Linda Gedemer
    Linda Gedemer, Principal - Technology - AlfaTech
    Damon LuVisi
    Damon LuVisi
    Lance McDonald
    Lance McDonald
    Megan Dutta
    Megan Dutta, Content Director - Systems Contractor News
11:15 AM
  1. D=SIGN: When & How to Use Audio with Digital Signage
    • .75 RUs
    DS11
    • Audio
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Learn when to use audio for solutions to complete objectives as well as providing accessibility options for a broader audience. Understand ways to use audio selectively to enhance the solution and not ...
11:30 AM
  1. Cisco: How I Built a Scrappy Dream Team Inside Big Tech
    • .5 RUs
    SW12
    • Business and Project Management
    • Experience Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Corporate
    Learn how I defied convention to build and foster an empowered team to create something magical. When I received approval from my executive team to prove out a concept and build a prototype of a cutti ...
    Elizabeth Bieniek
    Elizabeth Bieniek, Director of Engineering Innovation, Collaboration & Security - Cisco
  2. AI and the Human Experience
    • .5 RUs
    CC11
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    New technologies and innovations are emerging rapidly and will forever impact the way we work, how we manage space and the human experience. We need to look to the future to see the shift that is on t ...
    Kay Sargent
    Kay Sargent, Senior Principal Director of WorkPlace - HOK
    Adriana Rojas
    Adriana Rojas, Director of Interiors - HOK
1:00 PM
  1. Poly Advance codec systems DSP and Control for AV Integrators
    • .75 RUs
    MT19
    W311CD
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Integration
    Learn about the latest product feature enhancements on the latest Poly video endpoints. From compatibility with AV manufacturers to Dante and room control support.
    Anthony Harvey
    Anthony Harvey, Collaboration Architect - Poly
  2. Crestron: Utilizing a Simplified User Experience
    • .75 RUs
    MT30
    W314AB
    • Design and Integration
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Discuss the new Crestron User Interface designs in the commercial space. How to create great user experiences with Crestron UI with Crestron HTML5 in the custom world and how to program the user exper ...
    Selveno Andrade
    Selveno Andrade, Senior Technical Trainer - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
1:30 PM
  1. Live Event Technology: Using Trends and Technology to WOW
    • 1 RU
    SW54
    • Live Events
    • Experience Design
    • Project Management
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    Experience live technology demos and discover creative tips on how to use technology and trends to wow your attendees. Find out how this clever technology can also make your day-to-day workflows more ...
    Deborah Elias
    Deborah Elias, President - Elias Events, LLC
  2. How to Navigate Difficult Customer Conversations
    • 1 RU
    SW15
    • Business and Project Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Integration
    This session will cover the landscape of issues that cause customers to be less than satisfied and provide tools to help you navigate those conversations that could threaten the health of that custome ...
    Nyere Hollingsworth
    Nyere Hollingsworth - Mitre Corporation
  3. Case Study: Creating a Multi-Site, Multi-Opportunity Active Learning Environment
    • .5 RUs
    SW14
    • Learning Spaces
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    • Healthcare
    This session will walk participants through the process of designing an active learning environment that extends beyond the physical barriers of a building or a single campus. For the past year, the O ...
    Jodie Penrod
    Jodie Penrod, Senior Director, Technology - Ohio University, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Kevin Wenderoth
    Kevin Wenderoth, President - Root Integrated Systems
    Ian Wright
    Ian Wright, Business Development, Midwest
    Blair Rubio
    Blair Rubio, Vice President of Marketing - T1V
  4. HDBaseT Master Program
    • 3 RUs
    MT15
    W311GH
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    This course is targeted at installers and integrators who would like an in-depth review of HDBaseT technology, its features, benefits and installation setups. With relevant content to both the beginne ...
    Daniel Shwartzberg
    Daniel Shwartzberg, Director of Customer Experience - HDBaseT Alliance
  5. Shure: You Had Me at ‘Ecosystem’: A Debut Showcase of the Combined Solutions Portfolio of Shure and Stem Audio
    • 1.5 RUs
    MT23
    W311EF
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Last year, Shure announced the acquisition of Stem Audio, bringing the ability for Shure to further expand and diversify its solution offering for organizations of all sizes, while Stem Audio will ben ...
    Troy Jensen
    Troy Jensen, Senior Manager, Global Accounts - Shure, Inc.
    Tyler Troutman
    Tyler Troutman, Market Development Specialist - Shure, Inc.
  6. Virtual (Homecoming) Remote Broadcasting During The Pandemic
    • 1 RU
    SW61
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Learning Spaces
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    • Live Events
    Join us for an in depth view of the products, layout, production, equipment, pros, cons, and lessons learned during Prairie View A&M University's six-day virtual homecoming celebration. We will dive i ...
    John Douglas
    John Douglas, Senior Audio Video Specialist - Prairie View A&M University
2:00 PM
  1. Case Study: Agile PM in Action for Higher Ed AV Support
    • .5 RUs
    SW16
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Business and Project Management
    • Learning Spaces
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Project Management
    • Education
    Florida State University College of Business offers four core methods of production that faculty can chose from to capture and produce their course video lectures. Utilizing a flexible model allowing ...
    Aiden Sizemore
    Aiden Sizemore, Director of Academic Technology - Florida State University
    Britney White
    Britney White, Media Specialist - Florida State University - College of Business
3:00 PM
  1. How to Optimize Patient Outcomes through Intelligent System Integration
    • 1 RU
    SW60
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Healthcare
    This session will present the technology utilized within patient rooms and throughout the University of Utah Rehabilitation Hospital to help manage the healing process and increase functionality of th ...
    James Verhaal
    James Verhaal, Principal, Director of AV technology - BNA Consulting
  2. Build Your Personal Brand by Leveraging AV Tech and Analytics
    • 0 RUs
    SW18
    • Business and Project Management
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    This trio of industry experts will talk about unexpected ways you can leverage AV technology to build your personal brand. This session will cover equipment selection for your home office set-up, what ...
    Camille Burch
    Camille Burch, Public Relations & Marketing Manager
    Mark Coxon
    Mark Coxon, BLOGGER - HD Distributing
    Christopher Neto
    Christopher Neto, Market Development Manager - Starin
  3. Poly: APIs for Controlling Poly Devices
    • .75 RUs
    MT20
    W311CD
    • Design and Integration
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    The primary audience for this class is systems integrators who intend to enable configuration and management of the system features through integrated systems.
    Anthony Harvey
    Anthony Harvey, Collaboration Architect - Poly
  4. Design Considerations for Automatic Camera Tracking for Classrooms and Meetings
    • .5 RUs
    SW17
    • Design and Integration
    • Learning Spaces
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    With social distancing requirements, larger spaces need cameras, microphones, and speakers and these need to be positioned around the room to cover the audience as well as the presenter so that remote ...
    Rony Sebok
    Rony Sebok, Vice President - 1 Beyond, Inc.
  5. Crestron: DigitalMedia the Next Generation, Design and Implementation
    • .75 RUs
    MT31
    W314AB
    • Design and Integration
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    From simple room solutions to business, campus or home wide distribution, Crestron DigitalMedia is the solutions. We will examine DMLite, DigitalMedia, and DM NVX technology including the AVoIP allian ...
    Eric Roache
    Eric Roache, Manager, Training East - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Rich Sasson
    Rich Sasson, Global Director, Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
  6. How and Why We Should Think More Inclusively About AV
    • 1 RU
    SW69
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Multiple studies demonstrate a positive relationship between diversity and organizations' financial performance. Maile will talk about her own experience as a woman and how her organization has benefi ...
    Maile Keone
    Maile Keone, N/A - Listen Technologies Corporation
4:00 PM
  1. A Customer's View on System Design and Good CX
    • 1 RU
    SW23
    • Design and Integration
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Every system integrator knows how to design a system, right? Well, yes and no. In the corporate world, there are a lot of considerations that technology managers and internal consultants need to keep ...
    Dawn Meade
    Dawn Meade, Senior AV Architect / Project Manager
    Gary Yarbrough
    Gary Yarbrough, IT/COMMS Executive Manager - Northrop Grumman Corporation
  2. How to Design for High Performance & Sustainable AV Environments
    • 1 RU
    SW62
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Other
    • Corporate
    Join this interactive session to learn how AV / IT integration can support green building and landscaping projects like those being certified through LEED, WELL, Fitwel, SITES, and the Living Building ...
    Patrick Cuddy
    Patrick Cuddy, Director, Enterprise & Pro AV Distribution - Legrand AV
    Julia Farber
    Julia Farber, Northeast Regional Solutions and Consultants Manager - Legrand
4:30 PM
  1. Latin America’s Pro Audio Industry
    • 1 RU
    SW59
    • Audio
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Latin America’s pro audio industry reflects its many countries pervasive love of music and the ongoing introduction of new formats and applications. Countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cost ...
    Sergio Molho
    Sergio Molho, Director of Business Development - WSDG
8:30 AM
  1. Managing Multiple AV Facilities using an Enterprise Monitoring & Control System
    • .75 RUs
    SW19
    • Control Systems
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    • Education
    • Government, Military
    • Healthcare
    In any office, building, or campus, the need to properly support, manage, and control multiple AV systems becomes a challenge. An enterprise grade managed monitor and control system can significantly ...
    Christopher Maione
    Christopher Maione, AV Guru - Christopher Maione Associates
  2. A Holistic Approach to AV System Design
    • .75 RUs
    SW20
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    As systems in a box and commodity products become more prevalent, it is easy to rely on a copy/paste approach to AV systems design and lose focus on the elements of an AV system that provide long term ...
    Holly Clausen
    Holly Clausen, Project Engineer - AVI-SPL
    Rodrigo Ordonez
    Rodrigo Ordonez, Principal - K2
  3. Mersive: How to Deploy and Use Mersive Solstice in Hybrid Meeting and Learning Spaces
    • 1.5 RUs
    MT40
    W311GH
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    In this Mersive workshop, join John Razes, Director of Technical Services, and Erica Carroll, Product Training Manager, to fully experience the Mersive Solstice Ecosystem. Participants will learn from ...
    Erica Carroll
    Erica Carroll, Training Manager - Mersive Technologies
    John Razes
    John Razes, Director of Technical Services - Mersive Technologies
9:15 AM
  1. Why Power Quality Is the Key to Client Satisfaction
    • .5 RUs
    SW21
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    With everything integrators and tech managers do, power is the foundation. Using an interactive Q&A format, we will discuss how energy management is the ultimate key to client satisfaction. In the pas ...
    Joe Piccirilli
    Joe Piccirilli, Managing Director - RoseWater Energy Group
    Coleen Sterns Leith
    Coleen Sterns Leith, President - Marketing Matters
9:30 AM
  1. Increasing Business Intelligence and Actionable Analytics to Boost ROI
    • .75 RUs
    CC13
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Control Systems
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    This panel will discuss the importance of monitoring and controlling today's collaboration technology and environments. With "under the hood" insight and actionable analytics, organizations can make i ...
    Laurie Berg
    Laurie Berg, Product Management Director - AVI-SPL Columbia
    Frank Mehr
    Frank Mehr, SVP, Technology Enabled Services - AVI-SPL
10:00 AM
  1. How to Make Your AV Installations ADA Compliant
    • .5 RUs
    SW24
    • Design and Integration
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Are you wondering how the American Disability Act (ADA) might affect your projects? In this session, we'll define and clarify the American Disability Act (ADA) as it applies to AV installations, outli ...
    Kathryn Gaskell
    Kathryn Gaskell, Director - Product Management - Legrand
10:30 AM
  1. Case Study: Redesigning the Virtual Healthcare Workspace During a Pandemic
    • .5 RUs
    CC14
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Business and Project Management
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Design and Integration
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Healthcare
    Overnight, the Collaborative Media department and the myriad of teleconferencing, streaming, hosting and remote work tools it provides became critical to the ongoing operation of the Mass General Brig ...
    Bo Toof
    Bo Toof, Senior Video Producer & Streaming Specialist - Partners HealthCare
  2. Programmed vs Configured Control Solutions
    • .75 RUs
    SW25
    • Control Systems
    • Engineering
    • Systems Integration
    • Other
    AV control system programming is still a highly-valued offering with clear advantages, but its future is becoming more ambiguous as the industry’s understanding, needs, and expectations evolve. While ...
    Steve Greenblatt
    Steve Greenblatt, President - Control Concepts, Inc.
  3. Biamp: Unboxing to Conferencing in Under 10 Minutes with a Complete Tesira Solution
    • .75 RUs
    MT37
    W311EF
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Installation
    • Systems Integration
    In this course, we will go from a heap of hardware and wires, to making a test call in less than 10 minutes! At the beginning of the course the Tesira hardware will be laid out, wired up, deployed, cu ...
    Heath Aiken
    Heath Aiken, Field Sales Engineer - Biamp Systems
  4. Crestron New Technology Showcase
    • .75 RUs
    MT44
    W314AB
    • Design and Integration
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Learn about the latest Crestron hardware and software innovations including Crestron Flex Unified Communications and collaboration platform; DM NVX™ network A/V now with the AVoIT alliance and much mo ...
    Rich Sasson
    Rich Sasson, Global Director, Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
11:00 AM
  1. Case Study: Strategic Building Design and AV Technology Installations for Higher Ed
    • .75 RUs
    SW27
    • Design and Integration
    • Learning Spaces
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    • Venues/Sports
    As video game design becomes more prominent in higher education, Southern Methodist University determined it was time to create a new home for the Guildhall Game Design Program, one of the top-ranked ...
    Chris Gaut
    Chris Gaut, AV Support Consultant - Southern Methodist University (SMU)
    Gavin Downey
    Gavin Downey, Product Manager - EPSON America, Inc.
  2. Getting Real About Inclusive Design
    • .5 RUs
    SW28
    • Business and Project Management
    • Design and Integration
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    Inclusive design adds value. Even better, there are no prerequisites for employing inclusive design! Inclusive design thinking can be used by anyone for any type of project. This session will explore ...
    Bren Walker
    Bren Walker, Partner & Principal, Integrated Systems - Kirkegaard
11:30 AM
  1. How Strategy Defines Workplace Content Design and Implementation
    • .75 RUs
    DS12
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Design and Integration
    • Digital Signage
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Emily and Rachel are collaborators defining a holistic workplace experience. Together, our complementary skillsets help us bridge the digital communications and physical manifestation of workplace inn ...
    Emily Conrad
    Emily Conrad, Co-Founder and President - Tessellate Studio
    Rachel Casanova
    Rachel Casanova, Senior Managing Director - Cushman & Wakefield
  2. User Experience Driven Control Systems Programming
    • .75 RUs
    SW29
    • Business and Project Management
    • Control Systems
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    The panel will discuss their approach towards delivering programming for AV systems with a customer-driven approach that is focused on providing an exceptional user experience and puts technology at t ...
    Hope Roth
    Hope Roth, Lead Programmer - Riordan Brothers Audio/Video
    Evan Hall
    Evan Hall, Chief of Big Ideas - Forward Thinking Designs
    Steve Greenblatt
    Steve Greenblatt, President - Control Concepts, Inc.
    Rodrigo Ordonez
    Rodrigo Ordonez, Principal - K2
11:45 AM
  1. Case Study: Converting 100 Classrooms to Hybrid-Learning
    • .75 RUs
    CC15
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Learning Spaces
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    NJIT started planning in April 2020 to convert over 100 classrooms to have video conferencing features. Solutions were researched quickly and primarily done through remote collaboration. Budget decisi ...
    Jesse House
    Jesse House, Assistant Director, Digital Media Services - New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Justine Krawiec
    Justine Krawiec, Instructional Designer - New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Brian Hart
    Brian Hart, WEC Technical Specialist - New Jersey Institute of Technology
1:00 PM
  1. Axis: Leveraging the Power of Analytics Using IP Audio and Video
    • .75 RUs
    MT38
    W311EF
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    • Education
    • Government, Military
    • Healthcare
    • House of Worship
    • Live Events
    • Media
    • Retail, E-Commerce
    How can analytics enhance audio and video solutions? In this session, you will hear how software analytics work with network audio and video applications to provide solutions for security and business ...
    Chris Wildfoerster
    Chris Wildfoerster, Business Development Manager, Audio - Axis Communications
    Aaron Andino
    Aaron Andino, Solutions Engineer - Axis Communications, Inc.
  2. The Crestron Digital Workplace
    • .75 RUs
    MT45
    W314AB
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Keep the conversation strong and collaborative with our network counterparts. Learn how to express requirements to the AV & UC & IT team, by speaking a language they'll understand. The Digital Workpla ...
    Eric Roache
    Eric Roache, Manager, Training East - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Rich Sasson
    Rich Sasson, Global Director, Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
1:30 PM
  1. Case Study: The Value of Master Planning AV Systems in Large Venues
    • 1 RU
    DS13
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Design and Integration
    • Digital Signage
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Interior Design
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Hospitality
    • Retail, E-Commerce
    • Venues/Sports
    American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ is a true retail and entertainment destination. Developed by Triple 5, American Dream is a 3 million-square-foot development composed of 55% entertainment venues ...
    Mitchell Mittler
    Mitchell Mittler, VP Sales, Design and Technology - Diversified Media Group
    Jesse Schmidt
    Jesse Schmidt, AV Multimedia Specialist - Turner Broadcasting
    Dean Roberts
    Dean Roberts, Systems Integration Manager - Diversified Seattle
    Charles Buscarino
    Charles Buscarino, President - The Clarient Group
  2. Quality of Service (QoS) Explained for Networked AV Systems
    • .5 RUs
    SW32
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    QoS is critical in the deployment of networked AV systems that provide real-time low latency media delivery. The concept and technical details of QoS are often misunderstood and create a challenge for ...
    Rodrigo Ordonez
    Rodrigo Ordonez, Principal - K2
2:00 PM
  1. The Benefits of Fiber in AV
    • .5 RUs
    SW35
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    In this session, we will discuss the relevance to fiber in AV, as well as the benefits to using fiber in general. An introduction to the basics of fiber optics will be given, as well as an overview of ...
    Gary Vlaeminck
    Gary Vlaeminck, Head of Training and Certification - Cleerline Technology Group
  2. Leveraging NDI for Live Video Distribution over IP
    • .5 RUs
    SW36
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Learning Spaces
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    • Education
    • Government, Military
    • House of Worship
    • Live Events
    • Media
    NDI is a mature, enterprise-ready technology for distributing lossless high-definition video over IP in real-time. This protocol can be used to distribute video not just over a network, but over the n ...
    William Golde
    William Golde, Director of Channel Development - PTZOptics/HuddleCamHD
    John Reese
    John Reese, Domestic Channel Account Manager - PTZOptics
    Patrick Kirby
    Patrick Kirby, International Business Development - HuddleCamHD & PTZOptics
2:30 PM
  1. Content Creation with Generative Media and Gaming Engines
    • .75 RUs
    SW38
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Live Events
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Interior Design
    • Hospitality
    • Live Events
    • Media
    • Retail, E-Commerce
    • Venues/Sports
    Generative media is disrupting the traditional ways of creating content and changing the ways we work. Gaming engines are at the forefront of creating these tools. The ways of creating traditional med ...
    Geoffrey Platt
    Geoffrey Platt, Director of RealMotion
    Ginger Leigh
    Ginger Leigh, Interactive and Audiovisual Designer - Synthestruct
3:00 PM
  1. Zero Trust Architectures for the Information Communication Industry
    • 1 RU
    SW39
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Engineering
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    Data networks have long been designed to keep “bad guys” out while allowing “good guys” in, yet stories continue about data leaks, credential hijacking, ransomware, or worse. Organizations are increas ...
    Joel Bilheimer
    Joel Bilheimer, Cybersecurity Architect - Pexip
    Kevin Davis
    Kevin Davis, Principal Consultant - Advantage Engineering
  2. Immersive Audio for Multi-Sensory Brand Experiences
    • .5 RUs
    SW40
    • Audio
    • Design and Integration
    • Live Events
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Installation
    • Interior Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Hospitality
    • Retail, E-Commerce
    As we move from a ‘solutions’ to an ‘experiences’ industry, the pandemic has accelerated several trends already underway — including consumers’ preferences to purchase goods online rather than within ...
    Graeme Harrison
    Graeme Harrison, Vice President & General Manager - Bluesound Professional
3:30 PM
  1. Automatic Speech Recognition and Caption Delivery for Venues
    • .5 RUs
    SW42
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Audio
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Content Creation
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Live Events
    • Venues/Sports
    This informative session will illustrate the importance of Automatic Speech Recognition-based captioning of video and aural content, and why freely and adequately enabling the displaying of such capti ...
    Bill Bennett
    Bill Bennett, Media Solutions Account Manager - ENCO Systems, Inc.
4:00 PM
  1. How to Add Remote Guests to Your Live Stream
    • .5 RUs
    SW45
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Live Events
    Just about anyone can stream a live video, but can you include a remote guest in your program? We'll discuss the fundamentals and challenges of remote contribution, including specific examples and equ ...
    Jesse Miller
    Jesse Miller, CTO - Midtown Video, Inc.
  2. Extending Next Generation HDMI Connections - Challenges & Solutions
    • 1 RU
    SW44
    • Design and Integration
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    The system design looks fine. Everything should work as expected, but the system fails when a different laptop is connected. Or maybe it intermittently reminds you that *something* isn't right. Pictur ...
    Joseph Cornwall
    Joseph Cornwall, AV Technology Evangelist - Legrand AV
  3. Ensuring the Security of AV Components on a Network
    • 1 RU
    SW43
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Engineering
    • Facilities Management
    • Installation
    • Network Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Learn the design intents behind the security requirements on modern networks and how to design AV systems that will succeed on an enterprise network. Beyond the keys to design and architecture, this c ...
    Ron Berty
    Ron Berty, Business Development Manager - Matrox Video
    Rich Sasson
    Rich Sasson, Global Director, Training - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Caroline Injoyan
    Caroline Injoyan, Business Development Manager - Matrox Video
4:30 PM
  1. Creating Equitable Experiences over Video Conference
    • .5 RUs
    CC12
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Conferencing and Collaboration
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Engineering
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    This session is about creating equity for an accurate representation of varying skin tones on video conferencing. Google has done extensive work in designing systems and spaces that look to create equ ...
    John Arpino
    John Arpino, Manager Audiovisual Design - Google
    Danny Bhadran
    Danny Bhadran, Program Manager - Google NorCal
5:00 PM
  1. Securing Audio Visual Systems in an Enterprise Environment
    • .5 RUs
    SW47
    • Networked AV and AV over IP
    • Engineering
    • Network Management
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Corporate
    Learn the processes for hardening and monitoring audio visual hardware in an enterprise environment. The session will detail best practices and lessons learned while deploying audio visual technologie ...
    Mathew Slack
    Mathew Slack, Service and Platform Owner - CIBC
    Jamie Horner
    Jamie Horner, Managing Director - HiCLIFF Technologies Inc.
8:30 AM
  1. Preparing Your Events Business for Post-Pandemic Success
    • 1 RU
    SW49
    • Business and Project Management
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    Producing events during a pandemic has been a huge learning experience for production rental businesses suddenly thrust into the world of virtual events and related pre-production activities. All indi ...
    Thomas Stimson
    Thomas Stimson, Owner/President - The Stimson Group
9:00 AM
  1. Higher Ed AV Solutions Forum
    • 1 RU
    SW50
    • Learning Spaces
    • Engineering
    • Installation
    • Project Management
    • Systems Design
    • Systems Integration
    • Education
    Join the Higher Ed AV Super Friends as they take on the Legion of Terrible AV by answering your questions about your projects and discussing the current state of college and university AV: what works, ...
    Raj Singh
    Raj Singh, Manager AV/IT Design & Engineering - University of Southern California
    Lawrence Eng
    Lawrence Eng, Presentation Support Desk Coordinator-Academic Technology -Classroom Technology/Technical Services, Oregon State U - Oregon State University
    Jameson Rinehart
    Jameson Rinehart, AV Systems Designer - University of Missouri - Kansas City
    Larry Darling
    Larry Darling, Classroom Technology Manager - UNC Greensboro
    Christopher Dechter
    Christopher Dechter, Principal Learning Space Engineer - Indiana University
  2. Creating a Cinema Experience in Non-Cinema Spaces
    • 1 RU
    SW70
    • Audio
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Design and Integration
    • Experience Design
    • Systems Design
    • Education
    • Entertainment
    • Venues/Sports
    Presentation spaces are often expected to serve many functions – to be a place to hear lectures, watch live performances, host academic and business conferences, or experience recorded audiovisual and ...
    Mark Mayfield
    Mark Mayfield
    Barry Ferrell
    Barry Ferrell
9:30 AM
  1. Create Remarkable Hybrid Events Using AV, Social Media, and Messaging
    • 1 RU
    SW51
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    • Media
    • Venues/Sports
    Combine the strength of best-practice digital platforms and in-person points of engagement to build a completely immersive and engaging live event. Featuring case studies with examples of successful e ...
    Eboni Green
    Eboni Green, CEO
10:30 AM
  1. Case Study: Bringing Live Music Back to Music City During COVID-19
    • 1 RU
    SW52
    • Live Events
    • Architecture/Building Design
    • Experience Design
    • Facilities Management
    • Interior Design
    • Project Management
    • Sales/Marketing
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    Learn how one team created a safe environment for artists, touring personnel, venues, promoters, and fans, to gather again for live music events. Bleach and other toxic chemicals are regularly used to ...
    Kimberly Sarubbi
    Kimberly Sarubbi, Vice President of Media - IoTecha Corp
    Jeremy Young
    Jeremy Young, Chief Operating Officer - 3P America
    Laura Davis-Taylor
    Laura Davis-Taylor, Chief Strategy Officer - InReality, LLC
  2. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Live Events & Entertainment Industries
    • 1.5 RUs
    SW53
    • Business and Project Management
    • Live Events
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    In 2019, the Behind the Scenes Foundation conducted an entertainment industry-wide survey. With over 3,400 respondents, the results found that over 90% of respondents have experienced anxiety and over ...
    Lori Rubinstein
    Lori Rubinstein, Executive Director - Behind the Scenes Foundation
    Taryn Longo
    Taryn Longo, Founder - The Mastery Studio
    Patricia White
    Patricia White, Director of Education and Training - IATSE
12:00 PM
  1. Creating New Events with Virtual Production and Extended Reality
    • 1 RU
    SW56
    • Content, Production and Streaming
    • Live Events
    • Content Creation
    • Experience Design
    • Staging/Rigging
    • Live Events
    • Media
    • Retail, E-Commerce
    • Venues/Sports
    Virtual production and extended reality (XR) events are changing the landscapes of how events are created. They open areas of creativity that have not been achievable in the past. Virtual events are a ...
    Vincent Steenhoek
    Vincent Steenhoek, Co-Founder & Managing Director - EVOKE Studios
    Vello Virkhaus
    Vello Virkhaus, Co Owner, Creative Director and Generalist - XiteLabs
    Urs Nyffenegger
    Urs Nyffenegger, Partner & Creative Producer - EVOKE Studios
    Geoffrey Platt
    Geoffrey Platt, Director of RealMotion

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