“Those who tell the stories rule the world.” – Native American proverb.

KC will share his personal narrative and professional endeavors via a robust and interactive convo to enlighten, engage, entertain and elevate the value, role and importance of authentic storytelling.

Raised by his grandparents in the greater Philadelphia area, Kevin spent endless hours at the neighborhood playground where he found his “calling” — a red rubber ball. His subsequent pursuit of sport and play (aka his “red rubber ball”) plus his love of learning has led Kevin to become an author, a speaker and a social change agent.

Kevin is an author of four highly successful books published by ESPN, Disney Press, McGraw-Hill and A Kids Book About. He has helped turn creative ideas into reality for organizations such as Nike, Starbucks, Adidas, Walt Disney, Target, Proctor & Gamble, Columbia Sportswear, Mattel, the National Basketball Association and many others. He’s also a three-time TED Talks speaker.

Kevin has dedicated his life to advancing education, sports and play as a vehicle for social change and success. He was honored to address the United Nations as part of the UN Year of Sports for Development and Peace in 2005 and is an ongoing advisor and active supporter for many global social innovation organizations. Kevin was named by SUCCESS magazine as one of 19 “SEERS – changing the world!”

Kevin’s TED Talks

• TEDxVancouver – Kevin Carroll – 11/21/09
• TEDxHarlem – Kevin Carroll – Play is Necessary

We will be giving away 100 copies of Kevin’s best-selling book, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball: Find and Sustain Your Life’s Work, DURING his presentation!

When it comes to professional AV technology, Sony provides much more than just great products. We create solutions that make visual communications and knowledge sharing smarter and more effective. From schools to universities, small business to big business, transportation to retail, we empower organizations of every industry, sector and size with advanced audio-visual tools that help them go further.

Tired of constantly rewriting your signage? Looking for somewhere unique and innovative to display your message? Look no further! Join us to learn more about what innovative digital signage products can help elevate your space. Clear Digital offers a variety of solutions, from mobile digital signage to LED walls to sanitizer stations. Join us to learn how to make your Signage Evolved.

If collaboration was the buzzword of 2019, then “Hybrid” definitely took the top honors in 2020.

However, creating a true hybrid workplace goes well beyond adding a $100 webcam and choosing your favorite soft codec platform. Going to fully working from home was actually easier than creating an effective hybrid workplace. In this talk, we look at how ProAV can help create equality between in-person and virtual participants, maximize the effectiveness of distributed teams, and help bridge the gaps that inevitably develop when people are no longer physically together.

A little bit of human behavior, a little bit of technology, and a whole lot of ideas are packed into this session.

Shure’s Troy Jensen discusses the state of virtual meetings and the future workplace as the importance of reliable audio and flexible setup becomes more apparent than ever.

Literally, 10-minute interviews in which Gary Kayye will ask the guests questions and get totally unscripted answers — all LIVE too. Both “Unscripted” sessions will feature industry influencers you WANT to talk to, as well as some #AVtweeps doing really good, creative work!

In the B2B and home entertainment spaces, Sony is embracing our core competencies to deliver enhanced large display options to our customers, which bring together flexibility, detailed resolution, vivid colors, and high contrast.

LAVNCH WEEK 3.0 brings you, as Pexip calls its product, a “no bullshit, no hidden agenda” collection of colleagues and partners that will call it like it is. Led by the best panel moderator in the ProAV industry, rAVe’s own Gary Kayye, the subjects will be candid, timely and honest, and they’ll always include specific takeaways any attendee can use. Using the LAVNCH NETWORKING module, right there on the LAVNCH WEEK 3.0 page, we’ll have YOU asking all the questions. So, this is your chance to participate. We’ll be giving away prizes during the panel to random attendees who participate in LAVNCH NETWORKING, with the grand prize being a personal one-on-one tour of the InfoComm 2021 show floor with Gary Kayye! Not going to InfoComm? No problem — we will pay for you to fly, stay and attend.

While the world is still in the midst of a pandemic, but with a vaccine finally here, there is a need to consider what it means to transition back to the office and the strategic use of space moving forward. Included in that transition and the evolution of work will be the use of technology to enable communications, productivity and efficiency, and to minimize risk to employees, teachers and students.

Download Transitioning Back to the Office white paper

Featuring:

• S. Ann Earon, Ph.D., President, Telemanagement Resources International Inc. (TRI)
• Michael Goldman, CTS, Principal, Communications Design Associates, Inc. (CDA)

When COVID-19 hit, many office workers were sent home en masse, forcing departments to quickly select collaboration tools to keep their teams connected while at home. Today, IT is left with the rubble, managing pockets of users with different tools in addition to legacy video systems. As a result, many have lost control over the security and cost of these disjointed tools, and they need a plan for the future.

Frost and Sullivan expects that post-pandemic, the number of remote workers is likely to grow 6X over the pre-pandemic number to reach 30% of the global office worker population. Now is the time to build a long-term video conferencing strategy to meet the needs of users and IT teams.

During this session we’ll discuss what IT leaders should consider as part of this plan, including:

• Security and privacy of meeting solutions
• Migrating to the cloud, and how to accelerate that journey
• Data control and management
• Maximizing existing investments in video conferencing
• Scaling capacity to adapt to changing demand in response to pandemic needs
• Optimizing your video conferencing architecture
• Breaking down silos between collaboration tools so everyone can meet

In his 2021 Kayye’s Krystal Ball last month, Gary Kayye said Bluescape is exactly what the AV industry needs right now – a visual collaboration solution for remote teams to meet and interact. And, what you’re about to watch is a real-time demo of Bluescape INSIDE Bluescape while on Zoom, MS Teams and WebEx – yes, you can use all three UCC platforms inside Bluescape too! And, it’s a cloud-based SaaS platform that integrators can sell and support their clients with, including a recurring-service revenue model! So, watch!

For more than 20 years, rAVe’s founder, Gary Kayye, has written a predictions piece (called Kayye’s Krystal Ball) that sets forth what he thinks will happen in the upcoming year with AV, UCC and digital signage technology. This session will be a LIVE version of that — aimed at making sure the end users at LAVNCH WEEK 3.0 make the right decisions coming out of COVID-19, helping them budget and plan appropriately. Deciding what to buy, what to specify and how to design systems is always challenging, considering that the average product life cycle in the ProAV market is 16 months. This session will explain how to be mindful of picking the right products for the year, as well as which products and technology to stay away from. It’s a candid, opinionated educational session that will save you tens of thousands, if not hundreds, of dollars.

Literally, 10-minute interviews in which Gary Kayye will ask the guests questions and get totally unscripted answers — all LIVE too. Both “Unscripted” sessions will feature industry influencers you WANT to talk to, as well as some #AVtweeps doing really good, creative work!

The AV market happens to be THE market that can help businesses, schools and the hospitality industry reopen for business. But instead of sitting around, telling you what’s going to happen in 2022 or 2023, we’ve assembled a panel of people designing and specifying AV, UCC and digital signage systems TODAY. They will share their personal experiences of the products, technology and processes they are using to help their clients open now and prepare to be occupied.

We’ve teamed up with HETMA to bring you the Tech Manager Panel from their Spring Virtual Conference. Join and learn about tech managers who are addressing equipment security when focusing on the challenges and solutions needed for successful higher ed hybrid teaching and learning.