Kuori Oy, founded in 2015 in Finland, is a high-technology company specialising in designing and manufacturing Hardware and Software Interfaces for Digital Experience Platforms (DXP), delivering them worldwide. Additionally, it has several pending patents relating to display technology. Its expertise delivers added value in various demanding environments: industrial displays, advertising, and payment terminals such as parking, EV charging and fast food.  Kuori’s core competencies include Android OS development. By building its own Android version, with full Google GMS compatibility and certification (EDLA), Kuori brings new advantages to its display and OS customers. 

🎯 Role Overview 🔸AV Systems Designer / Solutions Architect 🔹Crafting bespoke audio-visual systems tailored to client needs. 🛠️ Core Responsibilities 🔸Designing customized AV solutions with precision and technical depth. 🔸Creating comprehensive technical documentation. 🔸Acting as a technical authority during business development. 🔸Managing multiple projects while balancing account managers' expectations. 💻 Specialization in Video Conferencing Platforms 🔸Expertise in designing AV systems for: 🔹Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Webex Rooms, Google Meet Rooms 🔧 Technology Stack 🔸Solutions built using leading AV brands: 🚀 Design Philosophy 🔸Integration of the latest corporate AV trends. 🔸Focus on innovation, security, and scalability. 🔸Incorporating networking and security into AV designs. 🔸Ensuring alignment with user experience through close collaboration with teams and clients.

Smart box is a company that designs, builds, and maintains technology systems for residential, corporate, educational, and hotel projects, among others. Smart Box Ingeniería & Tecnología Nosotros Smart box ofrece servicios de automatización de alta calidad con soluciones integrales a la vanguardia de la tecnología, con nuestro equipo de trabajo nos comprometemos con el servicio para generar relaciones duraderas con nuestros clientes y proveedores, proporcionándoles a sus proyectos tecnologías innovadoras a su medida, con el objeto de incrementar su competitividad, productividad y crear oportunidades de sostenibilidad. Experiencia en proyectos residenciales, educativos, hoteleros, casinos, escenarios deportivos, teatros, auditorios, centros comerciales y tiendas de retail.

Dr. Josiah Way is the Executive Director, Digital Spaces at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), known as a revolutionary visionary and innovator in the audiovisual industry. As the leading educational technology thought leader, Joe was recognized as the 2019 AV Professional of the Year, 2023 AV Living Legend, 2008 Businessman of the Year, and is named to multiple top industry and influencers lists, including the 2024 global Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs, 2024 Who’s Who in America, 2023 Top 50 UC Professionals, and 2019 and 2022 Top 30 Higher Ed IT Leaders lists. He is a highly sought keynote speaker and writer, most acclaimed for his innovative design of the technology standard for hybrid instruction and business development within the higher ed vertical. Joe is the cofounder of the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA) and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Higher Ed AV Media, host of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, and writer of the Business of AV monthly column. Dr. Way authored the bestselling book, Producing Worship, and is a regular contributor to multiple leading AV-industry publications, while also serving on numerous corporate and higher education advisory boards. Joe has over 30 years’ experience in education, technical production and the arts, and organizational leadership and management. He has been featured in Forbes Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, ABC and PBS Television, Yahoo News, and consulted for high profile organizations like the United Nations, US Department of Education, and over forty Fortune 500’s. In his free time, Joe enjoys cruising the lake on his boat with family and friends, golfing PGA West, and perfecting his Traeger meat-smoking techniques. Oh, and he once won his fantasy football league. Joe is available for speaking engagements, media appearances, and business development consulting.

I started working on the floor of a wire harness manufacturing business in created by my grandfather in 1955.  By the time I was fitting into a onsie, I was exposed to the manufacturing environment and hooked.  After leaving the family business to explore opportunities on my own, I ended up working for the largest distributor of DIRECTV, RCA, YAMAHA, Pioneer, LG, Toshiba, and various other lines in the United States.  Having a passion towards helping the "little guy" succeed against the big box stores and mass-marketer operations, led to success within the distribution channel.  I was introduced to the world of Rigging and Staging with the acceptance of a role with James Thomas Engineering and was introduced an entirely different opportunity.  I have served as a sales manager for JTE, Tomcat, Eurotruss and eventually Ops with Eurotruss/Total Structures.  After the great CV19 pandemic decimated the staging and truss manufacturing of our industry for a couple of years, I joined GIS Corporation in 2022 as the Marketing Manager and Sales.