| 9:05 AM - 9:10 AM (EDT) | Welcoming Remarks   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:10 AM - 9:45 AM (EDT) | The Future is Now: Re-Think Everything! Now that COVID has super-charged digital adoption and forever changed consumer expectations, every business sector must quickly adapt. In this session, Manolo Almagro and Ben Gauthier from Q Division share insights on how various industries are rethinking and prioritizing digital tech to keep pace and survive the fast-changing business environments.   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9:50 AM - 10:05 AM (EDT) | Kramer Morning Keynote
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| 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) | 31 Flavors of AVoIP With solutions ranging from less than a Gb to 10 gig, what is the right solution to use? Is there one AVoIP to rule them all? This panel will look at the pros and cons of the various flavors of AV-over-IP and give AV pros a better understanding of the use cases of each. Tim Albright - AVNation TV Frank Padikkala - Audinate Gabi Shriki - Valens, HDBaseT Alliance Joe Way Way - University of Southern California Erica Williams - Henderson Engineers     | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) | Back to Reality: How Pro AV Will Emerge from the Pandemic Architects, consultants, engineers, and facility managers are all planning for the return to the office, schools, and even arenas. This panel will discuss how society returns to a communal environment safely and what AV and technology can do to assist in the transition. Megan A. Dutta - Systems Contractor News Rodrigo Ordonez - K2 Adam Schmidt - Planar Veronica "Rony" Sebok - 1 Beyond Charmaine Torruella - Verrex LLC     | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM (EDT) | Exhibit Hall Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM (EDT) | Securing Your Networked Audio Audio has lived on the network for almost two decades. How do AV pros transmit audio across the network safely; maintaining both the security of the network appliances but also the integrity of the audio signal? Our panel will give practical advice on using IT standards to secure your networked audio installations. Tim Albright - AVNation TV Bradford Benn - AVNation Bob Ehlers - Audinate Rebecca Sullins - Pro Media Audio Video Ronald Rousseau - Shure Incorporated     | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:50 PM - 2:45 PM (EDT) | Exhibit Hall Break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:50 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) | Tech Tales Join innovative AV manufacturers as they give 15-minutes overviews of their latest technological developments. Laurent Masia - NETGEAR Business Rob Tobias - HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. Josh Litwack - SnapAV    | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:40 PM - 4:30 PM (EDT) | Digital Signage Download What does the future hold for digital signage? This panel will discuss the current state of things like video walls, AR/VR, content creation, the user experience, and more. Megan A. Dutta - Systems Contractor News Katherine Bell - McCann Systems Paul Fleuranges - Digital Signage Federation Bryan Meszaros - OpenEye Global Michelle Montazeri - Legrand AV     | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM (EDT) | Wrap-Up/Passport to Prizes Join us as we wrap-up of the day’s programming, along with prize giveaways, courtesy of our group of sponsors. All registered attendees are eligible, with winners selected randomly from a group that demonstrates the most active engagement with sponsors and programming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT) | Networking in Exhibit Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT) | Happy Hour Join fellow attendees for the AV Network Nation Happy Hour, hosted by Megan A. Dutta and Tim Albright. Mixologist Alyssa Ocampo will give a demo of how to make our custom event cocktail, The AV WallHanger. Following her demonstration, you'll have the ability to network with your fellow #AVTweeps. Click here for The AV WallHanger recipe.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||