Review the LAVNCH WEEK 2.0 Archives
We just wrapped up another successful LAVNCH WEEK, with LAVNCH WEEK 2.0. Filled with educational content, LAVNCH WEEK 2.0 included 30 presenters, 20 hours of live streaming and hundreds of products. If you missed LAVNCH WEEK 2.0, you’re in luck! You can still access each day’s content, including the keynotes, LAVNCH & LEARN sessions, panel discussions and product features. Just register below to watch the content on demand.
What Is LAVNCH WEEK?
THE rAVe Agency, rAVe [PUBS] and Zoom partnered to bring you the best virtual launch event focused exclusively on AV education — designed for integrators, manufacturers, AV/IT tech managers, consultants, end users and more. LAVNCH WEEK 2.0, which was held June 22-26, 2020, was the second weeklong event under rAVe’s new LAVNCH (pronounced “launch”) platform for the AV, UCC and digital signage industries. It was like having a webinar, new product launch event and conference all in one. Each day of LAVNCH WEEK 2.0 focused on a different topic or vertical market. If you missed anything from the event, please register to review the on-demand content below.
LAVNCH WEEK 2.0 | At a Glance
Check out the date tabs below to see the agenda for LAVNCH WEEK 2.0. The live portion of each day ran from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT (8 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT and 16:00 to 20:00 GMT+1). You can now view all the content on demand.
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Monday

Monday, June 22: UCC Day
Even before COVID-19, the collaboration market was booming. Now, everyone’s using Zoom and (sort of) knows what we do in the AV industry. UCC Day (Unified Communications & Collaboration Day) is for both end users and integrators alike.
Keynote
Jon Sidwick with Chris McIntyre-Brown and Kay Sargent
Is the AV Industry Equipped To Deliver the COVID-19 Revolution?
LAVNCH & Learn
David Danto
No Such Thing As Normal: How We Must Adapt As UCC Constantly Changes
UCC Panel
Charmaine Torruella, Richard Hoar, Gary Kayye, Tom Loza, Carla Virola
The Marriage of AV & UCC
Tuesday

Tuesday, June 23: ProAV Day
Do you design, sell, install, specify or use commercial (pro) AV gear? If you said yes, you should sign up for ProAV Day. All the products and live sessions for the day will be focused on the commercial AV market and will appeal to system designers, integrators and end users of AV gear.
Keynote
Laurie Englert
Using Journey Mapping & Design Thinking to Make Customer Experiences Amazing!
LAVNCH & Learn
Gary Kayye and Chuck Wilson
Debating the Future of Integration — What Will the Commercial Integration Channel Look Like Tomorrow?
ProAV Panel
Gary Kayye, Justin Kennington, Gabi Shriki, Andrew Starks, Karl Johnson
The Ultimate AV-Over-IP Debate LIVE
Wednesday

Wednesday, June 24: New Tech LAVNCH Day
This day of LAVNCH WEEK 2.0 is devoted solely to something we’re all desperately missing by not being able to attend conferences this year — new product launches, like those you typically see on the trade show floor. Whether you’re an integrator looking for an upgrade or an AV/IT manager seeking the latest solutions for your institution, you could find it on New Tech LAVNCH Day.
Keynote
Gary Kayye
The Future of AV Is a Lot of UCC
Thursday

Thursday, June 25: EdTech Day
Education-technology (EdTech) managers have a unique role as both end user and in-house integrator slash designer slash technology guru slash therapist for the users of AV/IT equipment at their K-12 or higher-ed institutions. Though time is often fleeting for the EdTech manager servicing technology both on-premise and off-premise, we promise EdTech Day will be worth your time. Note: EdTech Day will only be open to those with an education email address.
Keynote
James Ashby
Reimagining the Classroom: Education trends made possible by emerging technologies and accelerated by responses to COVID-19
LAVNCH & Learn
Colin Birney
Life Cycle Management in EdTech
EdTech Panel
Gary Kayye, Brian Cockrell, Sharon Crawford, Brooke Hay, Craig Park
A Discussion on How UCC Tech Can Totally Solve HyFlex & Hybrid Classrooms
Friday

Friday, June 26: Digital Signage Day
If you’re in the digital signage market or want to be in the digital signage market — a huge portion of the AV industry with even more huge growth potential — Digital Signage Day is the day for you. On Digital Signage Day, our presenters will talk status and trends of the digital signage and media industries related to AV integration. They’ll dig into current challenges and potential opportunities post-coronavirus and for the future.
Keynote
Russell Abdullah and Gary Kayye
The Simplest Way for AV Integrators to Earn Recurring Revenue in Signage
Laura Davis-Taylor
Digital Signage Gets Back to Business: New Norms, New Opportunities
LAVNCH & Learn
Dane Oldridge
Back-to-Business Technologies & Tactics: A Holistic View of New Category
Digital Signage Panel
Dave Haynes, George Anderson, Chris Gibbs, Michael Johnson, Gary Kibel, Chris Mertens
Safely Through the Doors
Presenters

Russell Abdullah
Head of Strategy & Planning - Display Division - Samsung

George Anderson
Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher - RetailWire.com

James Ashby
President - Edify Education Services

Colin Birney
Principal Consultant - Birney Consulting

Brian Cockrell
Intel Unite Product Owner & Co-Founder - Intel

Sharon Crawford
Studio Principal of Workplace Interior Architecture - Little Diversified Architectural Consulting

David Danto
Director of Emerging Technology - The IMCCA

Laura Davis-Taylor
Chief Strategy Officer - InReality

Laurie Englert
VP of Customer Experience - Legrand | AV

Chris Gibbs
President - Exponation LLC

Brooke Hay
Assistant Vice President, Facilities Planning & Capital Programs - University of Nebraska

Dave Haynes
Founding Editor - Sixteen:Nine

Richard Hoar
Exec. Director, Media & Event Technology Services - Fashion Institute of Technology

Karl Johnson
Director, Terra Product Management - Christie Digital Systems

Michael Johnson
Senior Account Executive - McCann Systems

Gary Kayye
Director & Co-Founder - THE rAVe Agency

Justin Kennington
President - SDVoE Alliance

Gary Kibel
Partner - Davis & Gilbert LLP

Tom Loza
VP, Business Development & Channel - Bluescape

Chris McIntyre-Brown
Associate Director - Futuresource Consulting

Chris Mertens
Vice President of US Sales, B2B Displays - Samsung

Dane Oldridge
Vertical Sales Specialist/SME, Visual Solutions - IOTG

Craig Park
Principal Consultant - Sextant Group / NV5 Engineering & Technology

Kay Sargent
Senior Principal - Director of WorkPlace - HOK

Gabi Shriki
SVP, Head of AV Business - Valens, HDBaseT Founding Member

Jon Sidwick
Vice Chairman of the Board - AVIXA

Andrew Starks
Director of Product Management - Macnica Americas, AIMS Alliance Adopter

Charmaine Torruella
Global Services Manager - Verrex

Carla Virola
Business Consultant - InVision Source

Chuck Wilson
Executive Director - NSCA
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