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.  

I am a lover of Family, Life, and AV and Great Experiences.

“I am Lucas Chow, an AV IT professional with over 10 years of experience in designing, managing, and maintaining advanced audio-visual systems. Currently, as AV IT Manager at The University of Chicago Hong Kong, I lead a team to deliver innovative AV solutions, achieving 99.9% system uptime and enhancing user experience by 25% through major system upgrades. I hold multiple Crestron and Shure certifications and am fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Passionate about emerging technologies like AI, I continuously learn to drive innovation and efficiency in dynamic environments.”

CTS certified. A1 Audio tech. V2 video tech. 20+ vears live sound experience