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Smart Stage Schedule
12:00pm-12:45pm
Expanding Diversity and Inclusion in the
Smart Home Industry
1:30pm-2:00pm
Why Integrated Plumbing/Water Solutions
Are the Next Frontier
Moderator: Jason Knott , Chief Content Offi cer, CE Pro
Panelists: Alex Capecelatro, CEO, Josh.ai; Bill Skaer,
Principal, Bill Skaer Home Th eater & Technology; Jacob
Whipple, Product Marketing Manager, Snap One; Juliet
Prater, Founder and CEO, Modern Life Technical Solutions;
Giles Sutt on, Interim Co-CEO, CEDIA; Janeen Gaskins,
Founder & CEO, G.A.S.K.I.N.S. Charity
Industry leaders from the custom installation channel
discuss ways to foster more inclusion for women,
minorities and LGBTQ individuals in the industry.
Knowing that individual merit is always the most
important criteria for hiring, the panel will explain why
being more diverse is good for your business. Join us on
the Smart Stage for this fi rst-ever provocative discussion.
1:00pm
CEDIA Talks: Holistic Design | Beyond
Problem Solving
Moderator: Arlen Schweiger, Executive Editor, CE Pro
Panelists: Michael Don Ham, Co-Founder & President,
Pure365; Shane Allis, Director of Marketing and Business
Development - Smart Home Solutions, Kohler Co.; Erik J
Bernal, CEO, Elite Water Systems
Kitchen and bathrooms are the intersection areas for
designers and integrators. Integrators who focus on
bringing solutions for those rooms of the home will forge
more relationships and stronger business relationships
with designers, leading to more revenue and bett er client
satisfaction. Th is panel is ALL about water management
and will focus on topics such as leak detection systems,
water wellness ideas (everything from audio to touchpanel
control to lighting to Vitamin C-infused water), water
quality management, and smart fi xtures. Learn how to
integrate fi xtures into whole-house control solutions and
the business model around them in terms of purchasing,
margin, inventory, etc.
Sponsored by
2:00pm-2:45pm
Hot Ticket: Selling Immersive Home
Th eaters/Private Cinemas
Speaker: Peter Aylett , Partner, HTE Acoustic Interior Design
Design is for solving problems. Holistic user experiences
refl ects empathy for all users of the systems. From
inclusive design practice and intergenerational living,
through sustainability and spirituality, holistic design is
much more about people, than it is about technology.
Currently, projects all too oſt en move from sales to
specifi cation without the incorporation of discovery, or
non-linear design. Th is talk will discuss a future where
our industry's product centricity will give way to a human
centric holistic design approach.
Moderator: George Walter, President, RAYVA
Panelists: Christina Stroh, COO, StroTek LLC; Dennis
Erskine, Founder, Erskine Group; Keith Yates, Founder, CEO
and Principal Project Designer, Keith Yates Design
Private cinema/dedicated theaters are back strong,
along with multipurpose room home theaters. Learn
how to position your business as a go-to resource for
both projector and TV-based viewing, and hear from the
experts about the latest media servers, components, and
peripherals ranging from acoustic treatments to seating to
interfaces.
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