Iulia Popescu - AVIXA (She/Her)

Coordinator, Digital Content, Avixa
We’re not satisfied with the status quo, nor are our customers. Our goal is to move beyond where AV integrators have traditionally lived – focusing more on outcomes and moving your businesses forward.   For customers across industries and geographies, FORTÉ delivers next-generation visual collaboration solutions built with a people-first approach.    The employee-owners of FORTÉ leverage unrivaled technical experience, talent, and commitment in delivering customized AV solutions that empower you to seize opportunities and imagine new possibilities. Founded in 1974 by Joe Stoebner, FORTÉ has grown from one office location in North Dakota to 42 locations in the United States and four locations in Europe. FORTÉ is also the only employee-owned communications and collaboration company with more than 1,500 employees as of August 2025. The company serves customers in all 50 states and, as the Regional Business Unit of GPA, FORTÉ assists multinational enterprises, providing design, delivery and installation services in 170 cities around the world. FORTÉ's unique approach with its customers includes providing subject matter expertise in enterprise audiovisual solutions, unified collaboration solutions, Microsoft services, digital media, mission critical solutions, and broadcast solutions. In addition, FORTÉ delivers a complete suite of managed services to ensure every solution remains up-to-date and functioning as it should. In 2024, FORTÉ announced the addition of its Velocity Logisitics Center in Dallas, Texas. This center enables FORTÉ to develop and deploy pre-engineered meeting room solutions anywhere in the United States within days, not months. An industry first!
Gabriela Avila

Coordinator, Member Services Latam, AVIXA

Rogger Castillo

General Manager, iSmart IT Ec

Profesional con espíritu de investigación con trayectoria de 25 años en Generación de proyectos Tecnológicos para el Gobierno y Sector Privado, Apasionado por la tecnología, Intereses: Mercados Verticales, Audio Y Video, Media & Entertainment, Señaletica Digital, Video Conferencia, Apple Certified Support Professional.
Pilla Sai

Av tecnical , Gitam University Hyderabad

ISE 2026 will return to Barcelona on 3-6 February 2026.  PUSH BEYOND Step into out-of-this-world. Ground-breaking. Show-stopping. Spine-tingling. Step into out-of-this-world, for some serious show time. The world-renowned annual tech show for the systems integration and audiovisual industry returns. Join us for ISE 2026. Let's turn it up, let's Push Beyond. #ISE2026 | 📍 Fira de Barcelona Gran Via | 📅 3–6 February 2026 | 🐦 Don’t miss out! Super Early Bird – 50% off ISE Summits until 31 October 2025. 👉 Register now: https://www.iseurope.org/?actioncode=ise2026social and follow us on Social Media for the latest updates!
Melissa Bertke-Heslin

Project Manager, ProITAV

Todd Carey

Estimator, Pinnacle

Nicholas Allen

Technician ll , All pro

From Middle Tennessee with a degree in Digital Media. I work for All Pro Integrated Systems as a Technician ll bringing venues to life with AVL install work. 
Mahesha N

Technical Manager, Alphaa AV Solutions pvt Ltd

Grace Magdalene Ekirapa

AV Designer , Audio Visual Control Systems Ltd

I'm Grace Ekirapa, an upcoming AV Designer. I look forward to advancing in AV and will be honored to connect. P.S: I enjoy all things tech, and digital media so AV is a great industry to be in. I also thrive at digital marketing and currently exploring the same for the AV industry. 
Dave Petricig ~ In Memoriam

Director of Channel Sales, Creative Realities, Inc.

Focused and results-driven sales professional with 28 years of experience creating lucrative business development plans that drive multi-million dollar growth for companies of varying sizes and industries. Experienced in selling to channel partners and direct customers using solution-based sales methods, with an emphasis on detailed product knowledge, productive sales strategies, accurate account management, and superior client services. Exceptional strategic planning and market development skills. Adept in optimizing relationships with key clients, C-level decision makers, and valuable business partners. Effective management skills, creating teams that generate revenue and processes that save both time and money. Proven record of success in accomplishing set goals and objectives. My transferable skills include: • Channel development and recruitment. For distributors, resellers and DMR accounts. • Direct sales and channel support with end user opportunities with C-Level Executives. • Sales training and product demonstrations. • Uncovering client needs and offering appropriate products or services. • Selling solutions to customers and then backing up those sales with top-quality service. • Building relationships with coworkers, clients, and strategic business partners. • Sales incentive program development and end-user demand generation through successful marketing campaigns. Specialties: Digital Signage & Pro AV products. Team leader, competitive analysis, sales and channel strategies, sales training, system design and marketing.
Murali Dhasarathan

Onsite Maintenance Technician, AVI-SPL India Pvt Ltd

Racheal Aye , CTS

CEO & Founder | Xchange Advocate EMEA Region , Pearl Audio Visuals

About Me Innovating the way the World sees and hears Racheal Aye is a Certified AV Engineer and Chief Executive Officer of Pearl Audio Visuals, bringing a strong Foundation in Mobile and Satellites Communications Engineering and a passion for innovation in audiovisual technology with extensive experience in designing and delivering advanced AV Solutions, she believes that AV Technology is more than equipment but - it is the backbone of Modern communication. Through strategic leadership and Technical excellence, she is committed to raising industry standards and expanding awareness of the power of AV across the Africa. Skills and Expertise Design and Proposal Writing: Crafting comprehensive and tailored AV solutions for clients. Project Experience: Expertise in designing AV systems for stadiums, learning environments, boardrooms, and digital signage. Technical Certifications: AVIXA CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) Dante Certification from Audinate Dante Interests
Dana Jelter - AVIXA

Manager, Digital Content, AVIXA

As AVIXA's manager of editorial content, I bring to the role fifteen years of marketing experience and ten working predominantly in editorial and video content. I've spent many years in the entertainment industry working for Nickelodeon, Lucasfilm, Disney, and even a small theater in the heart of Florence, Italy. I love great stories and finding the right way to tell them. I am also a stop-motion animation aficionado who makes puppets and writes books. And if you have a food-related AV story, I'd love to hear it!
Michael Martzke

Educational Technology Specialist , University of California

Janell Smith

CEO, Iron Dragon Productions

Asaf Vanunu

CEO, Angels Music Productions

We are a tech-savvy creative multimedia production agency specializing in the concept, design, and production of immersive and interactive experiences for events and brand activations across North America and beyond.​ With expertise in projection mapping, interactive brand experiences, multimedia content production, and immersive 3D content for brand awareness, Go2 creatively leverages technology to design unforgettable experiences. 
Userful™ is a leading provider of software-defined AV over IP for advanced operations of mission-critical environments and core workflows, serving IT organizations worldwide. Userful’s unified software platform provides services and management through a complete suite of enterprise AV applications for comprehensive organizational and situational awareness, and readiness for modernized operations. Userful harnesses the same unified platform to provide global manageability through a single-pane-of-glass. Built on IT standards and protocols, the Userful Infinity Platform™ is scalable, secure, centrally managed, and future-proof. Its software-defined architecture reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) and eliminates the supply-chain constrained proprietary hardware and the operational silos created by traditional AV deployments. Userful partners with leading global companies powering a technology ecosystem that ensures seamless integrations and end-to-end interoperability. A multinational company with headquarters in Silicon Valley and Calgary, AB, Userful supports customers in more than 100 countries around the world.