Cesar Rodriguez (Ing)

Director Nacional de Innovación Tecnológica, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
Ana Maria Restrepo

Regional Manager - Andean and South Central America Region, AVIXA

Antonio Vaca

Project Manager, Dextra Electronics Mexico

I´ve been in this industry since 2002, I graduated from electronics engineering while working as AV designer, after a while I realized that there were many things I couldn´t understand about sound that I was passionated about so I decided to do masters on sound and vibration in Sweden, during all these time had the chance to design and be responsible for relevant projects like Panamerican games athletic stadium, soccer stadiums, arenas, concert halls and many other of all kind
Renata Mérida, PMP

Manager, Live Content LATAM, AVIXA

Franciele Mesadri - AVIXA

Marketing Manager - LatAm, AVIXA

I lead AVIXA’s Latin America marketing and communications initiatives and I look forward to making new connections on the Xchange.
Camilo Acosta

Certification Committe Chair, SAVe - Sustainability in AV

Ingeniero AV / Mg. en Artes Electrónicas / Entusiasta de Proyectos Especiales AV Engineer / Electronic Arts Mg. / Special Projects Enthusiast
Bill Larsen, CTS

District AV Technology Coordinator, Independent School District 197

Bill Larsen, CTS, serves as District AV Technology Coordinator for ISD 197 (West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, Minnesota), managing AV services across nine buildings including two high schools, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. He holds the CTS credential from AVIXA and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for CTS exam development. Bill is the founder of Backstage Essentials LLC, an independent consulting practice focused on K-12 performance space and AV systems. His forthcoming book, Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production, is being published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis in 2026. He also serves as Education Coordinator for IATSE Local 490 and brings more than 30 years of experience in educational technology and live event production.
Christopher Vann

Training Manager, Barco

Christopher Dechter, CTS-D, CTS-I

Manager, Instructional Technology, University of Wyoming

Christopher Hewitt

Manager, Classroom Technical Infrastructure, University of Guelph