As a Client Success Manager at Diversified, a leading global technology solutions provider, I oversee the delivery of cutting-edge audiovisual (AV) services to clients across Canada. With over 12 years of experience in customer-focused and operational roles, I bring a strategic approach to client relationships, ensuring both satisfaction and long-term success. My expertise spans strategic planning, cross-functional team leadership, and optimizing operational performance. I am passionate about leveraging technology to drive business transformation and enhance the customer experience. In addition to my role, I am a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and I actively support initiatives that promote these values both in the workplace and the AV industry. Some of my recent honours include being named Service Delivery of the Year, Top 100 Women in Events, 40 Under 40 by Commercial Integrator and BizBash, and Outstanding Volunteer of the Year by Meeting Professionals International Toronto.

Started in the AV industry in 1981. have owned and or operated a number of businesses over the years and have not settled into Sales Design Engineering. I've been involved in virtually all verticals from k-12 to stadiums, Corp America, and foreign, and Government local and federal.

I am Tanya Houston, the CEO of Wildwood Plus, a specialist PR and marketing agency I founded in 1994. With well over 30 years of experience in the industry, I am committed to supporting women in the technology and AV industry. As the co-lead for the AVIXA Women's Council in the UK, I focus on making connections, amplifying voices and creating opportunities to support women and allies working in, and dreaming of a career in, AV and its associated industries. At Wildwood+, we work with manufacturers, service providers, consultants, designers and installers helping to tell their stories and make connections. We are also agency for AVIXA, CEDIA and ISE - and we love to help make connections and grow businesses together.

Andy was a deeply committed tech-head who had played with a broad range of AV technologies since well before there was something called AV.  He hungered to know how and why things work, and stumbled on the fact that he had a talent for explaining what he'd learned, so he taught and wrote about all kinds of technologies, in books, magazines, manuals, seminars, and online.  He worked in AV, broadcast, live production, IT, publishing, consulting, and events. In the early 2020s he wrote the new editions of the CTS, CTS-I, and CTS-D Exam Guides. The most fun part of what he did was the research into developing technologies to see how they could fit into the future of AV and IT. Most recently, he became heavily involved in initiatives to improve the sustainability of the technologies we use in the audiovisual industries. Vale Andy Ciddor — AV.technology

I am the Program Coordinator for UK, Ireland and Africa with AVIXA and based in the UK. I can help guide you with anything to do with membership, courses, CTS and AVIXA Partnered ECS Card.