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Smart Stage Schedule
Back by popular demand, the Smart Stage will showcase three full days of inspiring and
educational talks from connected technology experts sharing insights into what the future
holds for the custom integration industry. Take a deep dive into multiple trending topics
such as the latest in resimercial: light commercial, outdoor lighting, work from home, home
theaters, design/build, and wellness.
WEDNESDAY, September 1
9:30am-10:15am
State of the Industry: Surviving and
Th riving Th rough New Realities
Moderator: Jason Knott , Chief Content Offi cer, CE Pro
Panelists: Mollie Carmichael, Principal, Zonda; David
Workman, CEO/President, ProSource; Josh Christian, CEO,
Home Technology Association (HTA); Gene LaNois, Head of
Professional Industry Partnerships, Google Nest Pro
What are the post-pandemic permanent changes? What
has changed, what is never returning? Conversation
includes technology, strategy, society. Integrators and
vendors discuss how long shortages will last, what
integrators need to do to mitigate the potential rising costs
and lack of product availability.
Sponsored by
10:30am
CEDIA Talks: Grow Your Business 10X
with an Abundance Mindset
Speaker: Rich Green, Founder, Rich Green Design
Opportunity abounds when you embrace the exponential
growth of the digitized world. With an abundance mindset
you set your sights on 10X growth and blow right past
your competition. Many CEDIA businesses are mired
in the woes of pricing, discounts, product availability,
shortage of talent, shortage of capital, crippling service
calls and pervasive pessimism. In other worlds, some
think we live in a world of SCARCITY. You know who your
are! Rich Green will get you juiced with optimism, and a
compelling vision for a new way to grow your business far
beyond expectations. Reinventing your business with an
abundance mindset will att ract new talent, energize your
staff and open doors to customers you never knew existed.
Explore how your business will change with an abundance
mindset!
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Moderator: Gary Sorrentino, IMCCA Board Member and
Deputy CIO, Zoom
Panelists: Jay McArdle, Product Director, Technology
Partners, Poly; Catelyn Orsini, Director of Engineering,
Cisco; John Yohanna, Regional Sales Director, Crestron;
Aurangzeb Khan, SVP, Intelligent Vision Systems, Jabra
Th e communications / collaboration space was an area of
exponential growth during worst pandemic in a century.
Th e current state of collaboration for the workplace, school
and doctor's offi ce has been permanently changed. In
this session, led by the IMCCA, experts from this industry
will discuss these changes at a high-level and point out
signifi cant shiſt s in technology and culture - some of
which are not that obvious. How will our homes, offi ces,
schools and healthcare facilities change to meet these new
needs? What have we learned from our experiences?
Sponsored by
cediaexpo.com
1:00pm
CEDIA Talks: Understanding Wi-Fi 6 and
Wi-Fi 6E
Speaker: Nathan Holmes, Senior Manager of Training,
Access Networks/Snap One
Wi-Fi 6 is most advanced wireless networking technology
available, and it is a permeating technology for 2021. With
signifi cant increases in effi ciency, batt ery usage, multiple
client access and a nice increase in data throughput,
Wi-Fi 6 is the go to wireless technology of today. Th e newly
announced Wi-Fi 6E is an enhancement that will provide
greater options to avoid interference and potentially
maximize Wi-Fi 6 data rates. Join us as we discuss why all
new designs should be based upon Wi-Fi 6, how to ensure
the infrastructure will support Wi-Fi 6E (when it becomes
available), and why most client devices will experience the
exact same performance on both Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E.
2:00pm-2:45pm
Th e World of Hybrid Collaboration
Post-Pandemic (IMCCA)

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