Nicole Verardi

Senior Director of Marketing, AVIXA
Jenny Hicks

Group Head of Technology, Midwich Group PLC

Kelly Bousman

SVP Marketing, AVI-SPL

Mark Alan Coxon

Business Development Director, XTG, AVI-SPL

Paco Garcia

CEO , Noise Comuncación

Con mas de dos décadas de experiencia trabajando en marketing, comunicación y ventas para algunas de las marcas más destacadas a nivel nacional e internacional, y movido por las carencias que encontraba en mi día a día a nivel de comunicación decidí embarcarme en mi propio proyecto, dando vida a www.sonidoeiluminacion.com Gracias a un enfoque en contenido de calidad y objetivo en el sector AV enfocado en la comunidad hispano parlante alrededor del mundo, www.sonidoeiluminacion.com se convirtió rápidamente en un referente dentro de nuestro querido sector. No obstante, el éxito de esta iniciativa me llevó a ver la necesidad de expandir nuestras fronteras y diversificar nuestra oferta. Tras tres años de trayectoria con www.sonidoeiluminacion.com , decidimos ampliar nuestro porfolio de marcas con www.integracion-audiovisual.com, lo que nos ha permitido especializarnos aún más en el sector AV. Poco tiempo después se incorporaron www.AV-red.com y www.Noise-TV.com y Smart-AV Fue así como surgió Noise Comunicación, un grupo de medios especializado en el sector AV de habla hispana, que da cobertura a mas de 350k visitantes mensuales alrededor del mundo. A lo largo de estos años, he tenido el honor de trabajar junto a un equipo talentoso y comprometido que comparte mi visión, amor y dedicación por el sector audiovisual. Creemos firmemente en el poder de la colaboración, por lo que en Noise Comunicación nos esforzamos por trabajar codo con codo con nuestros clientes, promocionando sus productos, servicios e instalaciones, y dando cobertura especificas a sus necesidades de marketing y comunicación. Siempre en busca de la excelencia, la mejora y adaptación a nuevas tendencias, formatos y tecnologías, nuestro éxito radica en nuestra capacidad para escuchar, entender y responder a las necesidades de nuestros clientes y audiencia. __________________________________________________________________________________________ With more than two decades of experience working in marketing, communication and sales for some of the most prominent brands nationally and internationally, and driven by the shortcomings I found in my day to day communication I decided to embark on my own project, giving life to www.sonidoeiluminacion.com. Thanks to a focus on quality and objective content in the AV sector focused on the Spanish-speaking community around the world, www.sonidoeiluminacion.com quickly became a reference in our beloved sector. However, the success of this initiative led me to see the need to expand our borders and diversify our offer. After three years with www.sonidoeiluminacion.com , we decided to expand our brand portfolio with www.integracion-audiovisual.com, which has allowed us to specialise even more in the AV sector. Shortly afterwards, www.AV-red.com and www.Noise-TV.com and Smart-AV joined the company. This is how Noise Comunicación was born, a media group specialised in the Spanish-speaking AV sector, covering more than 350k monthly visitors around the world. Throughout these years, I have had the honour of working alongside a talented and committed team that shares my vision, love and dedication to the audiovisual sector. We firmly believe in the power of collaboration, which is why at Noise Comunicación we strive to work closely with our clients, promoting their products, services and facilities, and providing specific coverage for their marketing and communication needs. Always in search of excellence, improvement and adaptation to new trends, formats and technologies, our success lies in our ability to listen, understand and respond to the needs of our clients and audience.
Shelby Hill

President, Next Leader Up

Alan C. Brawn

Principal, Brawn Consulting

Alan C. Brawn - CTS, DSCE, DSDE, DSNE, DCME, DSSP, ISF, ISF-C Alan Brawn is a principal of Brawn Consulting, an audio visual and digital signage consulting, training, educational development, and market intelligence company with national exposure to major manufacturers, integrators, and associations in the industry. Alan is an industry veteran with experience spanning 4 decades and a recognized author for leading industry publications. Alan is an Imaging Science Foundation fellow and co-founder of ISF Commercial. He holds CTS certification and is an educational contributor to AVIXA. He was the moderator of the ANSI Projected Image System Contrast Ratio (PISCR) standard. Brawn was awarded the AVIXA Volunteer of the Year Award in 2011, and he is one of the founders and the past Chairman of the Digital Signage Federation. He is a DSF Legacy recipient and the Digital Signage Federation educator of the year award is named after him. Alan C. Brawn received the Fred Dixon Lifetime Achievement in AV Education from AVIXA in 2015.
Krissy Rushing Tomlin

CEO, RISE Media Strategy

Krissy Rushing Tomlin is the CEO and co-founder of RISE Media Strategy. RISE is a full-service marketing agency that emphasizes expert, no-rewrites-needed, use-everywhere content that creates a resounding YES in the commercial and residential AV markets and beyond. This new marketing and content firm provides a fresh perspective on messaging, content, and marketing using big-picture AV expertise plus boots-on-the ground tactical marketing and writing chops to bring your company's message into crystal-clear view. 
Megan Roberts

Marketing & Service Lead, Candeo Vision

I am a Marketing & Service Lead with over 6 years of experience in the administration industry. Recently, I made a transition to the audio visual industry and currently manage the Marketing and Service Team at Candeo Vision. In this role, I provide leadership and support to the team, oversee general admin and communication support, resolve issues, implement new processes, and assist with personal and professional development.
Sanj Surati

Digital Atelier, Tiger Heart

I am an award winning multi disciplined Digital Creative with over twenty years of experience within the music, fashion and luxury industries. I attribute all of my success to all of the teams I have worked with, as without them none of my achievements would have been possible. I started work in the Music Business developing an understanding of ecommerce and social trends within the web back in the late 90s. From there I started to help Digital Start Ups target Music Industry Professionals during the seismic shift of consumer habit evolution from physical products to digital. My exposure to luxury began when the Head of Music at Burberry approached me regarding the use of holographic technology for a show in Beijing back in 2011. Over 120 million viewers watched the show live. Since then I have worked with some of the biggest luxury brands in the world. My specialty is working with technology to develop new live digital experiences for the purpose of product launches and experiential events. I have worked with many award winning artists and have brokered some exciting initiatives with some of the biggest brands in the world. My most notable project so far being part of the team that delivered the 2Pac hologram at Coachella back in 2012. This initiative won Titanium at the Cannes Lions and broke Digital PR Records faster than anything before that feat. I am the lead singer in a political rock band and I love scarves and trainers. Favourite projects so far: Producing the Magic Mirror installations for Charlotte Tilbury, wowing the Chef de Cave of Dom Perignon and delivering the world’s largest holographic installation for Alfred Dunhill in Shanghai. May 2017: I have just set up my own agency called Tiger Heart which is the next stage in my digital journey.
Alison Paolini

Marketing, Global Unified Solution Services Inc

Marketer at Global USS. Co-host of the Global USS Tech Talk Podcast. 
LAVNCH [CODE] serves technology enthusiasts with the emerging technology news and advice they crave—covering extended reality, experiential advertising, virtual production, and more!
At Newtech Group, we guide our customers throughout their digital transformation and technological adoption journey. Making complex communications and collaborations solutions simple for all types of organizations. We streamline and transform traditional channels into agile and effective ones, allowing for greater efficiency and productivity. We started the business 22 years ago but before those years we inaugurated the first videoconference service though Latam in 1989, leading us today to help the customers in design and deployments of MTR rooms.  Our knowledge on phone system integration evolved from LCS (Live Communications Services) to OCS (Office Communication Services), to Skype for Business, and now to Microsoft Teams. As we continue to grow, we are leveraging our expertise in audio and video, adoption and change management, cognitive services, and software development, we provide a comprehensive view to ensure successful customer outcomes. Partnering with Microsoft in many areas: FastTrack Ready Partner, Microsoft Teams Rooms partner program, JumpStart Employee Experience Viva program and performing as an ISV to develop extensions to the Microsoft 365 platform, positions us to tackle customer issues from different fronts. Besides, we have strategic partnerships with global hardware vendors, like Poly/HP, Logitech, Crestron, Lenovo, Jabra, Cisco, Neat, Yealink, Jupiter and more to complete our offering. We provide services throughout Latin America with commercial offices in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Brasil and the United States.
Ben Thomas

Head of Pro AV, Sr. Director of Publishing, MarketScale

Ben currently serves as the Head of Pro AV and the Sr. Director of Publishing for MarketScale, a B2B publisher and strategic marketing firm. He has over a decade of award winning experience in media publishing for large scale events, OTT & live streaming platforms, marketing, network television, and podcasting. Ben decided on his career path at the age of 7, and to date has led some of the most influential brands in the world including Intel, Nokia, Samsung and Segway, to billions of content interactions. A huge hockey fan (Go Stars!), and former contestant and current fan of Family Feud, Thomas resides in Dallas, Texas.
LASSO is the people platform for the events and entertainment industry. LASSO offers workforce management software that unifies event staff management tasks into one easy workflow via scheduling, communication, onboarding, time tracking, payroll, travel, and talent sourcing. ​ With LASSO, both event companies and event crew are able to reimagine the effectiveness and efficiency of all the details that go into putting on a great event.​
Hazel Yu

Senior Marketing Specialist, Astrogate Inc.

Stephanie Bleakley

Group Marketing Manager, Integrate

The HDBaseT Alliance advances and promotes the adoption of HDBaseT technology as the global standard for ultra-high-definition multimedia distribution. Since its founding in 2010 by LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Valens Semiconductors, the Alliance has brought together the leading names in the consumer electronics, professional AV, industrial and medical verticals, today boasting more than 200 members and thousands of interoperable products.
Martin Vallo

Marketing Director, Ventrata

Sruthi Sahasranaman

Social Media Executive, Integrated Systems Europe (ISE)

Josh Riley

Senior Marketing Operations Specialist, signageOS