Our networks are in a constant state of change, with so many options for making the best of your network setup. This year at Infocomm, you can learn how to prep your network for the return to office and how to support the changing workplace environment. Check out these sessions to help you make the most of your InfoComm experience:

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Aiding the Radical Workplace Transformation

 Peter Babigian – Partner, Cerami & Associates, Inc.

 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

The ability to work from anywhere and have the same collaborative experience as teams working on-site has moved from a nice-to-have to the standard. This session will detail ways to design office spaces that deliver a consistent workplace experience for on-site as well as remote workers.

 Wednesday, June 14, 2023

 Harnessing the Power of IoT for Space Reservations

John C. Wang, CEO & Co-founder - IAdea Corporation

 8:30 AM- 9:30 AM

Examine recent case studies of organizations that have implemented IoT and AV technology to achieve 'the perfect workplace' and share strategies for managing and reserving space using technology, policies, and employee involvement.

 Hacking Conference Rooms: Are Your Rooms Secure?

 Peter Lurie – Microsoft Meetings Rooms Specialist, Microsoft

 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

This session will cover real and potential attacks against conference rooms. Review why this is critical, how data can be exfiltrated in the real world, and how an end customer or AV partner can protect themselves. This will be done through real-world examples of existing hardware and tools that can be abused to leak data. There are no dependencies on the specific collaboration technology used - are all vulnerable to some extent.

 Network Convergence and AV System Optimization

 Nyere Hollingsworth – Senior Manager, Collaboration and Productivity, Grainger

 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

At the end of this course, students should be able to speak a common language with their technology partners and ensure their systems can reliably operate on a converged network.

Is Your Network Ready for the Return to Office?

Andy Howard, MBA, Managing Director - Howard & Associates

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

This session is crucial for any AV Professionals that are involved in troubleshooting network issues. With employees finally returning to the office, organizations need to ensure their networks can support the order of magnitude increase in video that will continue in the hybrid environment.

 Thursday, June 15, 2023

 Basics of Service and Commissioning Principles for AV-over-IP

Maxwell Kopsho, CTS-D, CTS-I, PMP, EVP Business Development – Christie

 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

 This course outlines the need-to-know information for AV/IT. It will start with the OSI Model and finish with design principles for AV/IT. This course is a great introduction for AV/IT professionals to get the need-to-know information on making the IT infrastructure work well for AV applications.

 Show Floor Tour: Enterprise IT

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This show floor tour for enterprise IT users will give you an overview of the equipment and technologies to match your IT infrastructure strategy.

 Supporting Videoconferencing at Google

 Scott Josephson, CTS, Senior Corporate Operations Engineer - Google

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Gain insight into Google's scalable, repeatable approach and process for selecting and replacing technology to ensure user productivity and satisfaction. This session will provide a high-level overview of how Google supports videoconferencing, including network considerations, escalation paths, cross-functional partnerships to ensure stability and reliability, new product introduction, and hybrid work.

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