Register for rAVe's 2025 Audio Symposium

rAVe’s 2025

Audio Symposium

December 2, 2025 | 1 p.m. ET

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Join us at rAVe’s 2025 Audio Symposium, an in-depth event designed for AV professionals looking to sharpen their expertise in the audio side of AV technology. Whether you’re an integrator, consultant, or end-user, this symposium will offer fresh insights into emerging trends, technologies, and solutions shaping the future of audio in ProAV.

Key Takeaways

Understand the role of AI in audio technologies and how it’s revolutionizing soundscapes across various sectors.

Explore advancements in spatial audio, immersive sound experiences, and their applications in live events, corporate spaces, and beyond.

Learn how to effectively implement AV over IP in audio systems, ensuring seamless, scalable solutions.

Discover practical approaches to audio system design, including best practices for integrating audio with other AV components.

Featuring

Steph BeckettExecutive Editor
rAVe [PUBS]

Cynthia MennaVP and General Manager AV
ADI Global Distribution

Mark DonovanDirector of Commercial Applications
Audio-Technica

James RempelVP, Products
Nureva

Shawn HanssonCEO and Founder
Logic Integration

Bradford BennChief Advisist
Advisist Group, LLC

Tom KehrSystems Designer and Trainer
Almo Pro AV

Jim MalteseVP of Quality Standards
Level 3 Audiovisual

AGENDA

All times in ET

1:00 PM

Welcome

With Steph Beckett

1:05 PM

Where Residential Meets Commercial: Designing Simplicity-Forward Audio Without Sacrificing Quality

Sponsored by ADI | Snap One

Many commercial environments don’t need enterprise-level AV stacks — but they still require reliability, scalability and a user-friendly experience. This session explores how integrators are applying residential-style design principles to restaurants, boutique offices, wellness facilities, retail and specialty hospitality spaces where fast deployment, clean aesthetics and intuitive control can matter as much as performance. Panelists will discuss when resimercial approaches make sense, when they don’t and how to ensure long-term serviceability and client satisfaction.

With Steph Beckett, Cynthia Menna and Shawn Hansson

1:40 PM

The Right Audio for the Right Room

Sponsored by Audio-Technica

Whether it’s a hybrid classroom, conference room or multipurpose auditorium, every space demands a different approach to sound. This panel explores scalable audio design across environments, with experts sharing lessons learned from real-world installations. Attendees will also experience live demonstrations of Audio-Technica solutions that simplify setup and deliver clarity across any platform.

With Steph Beckett, Mark Donovan and Bradford Benn

2:15 PM

Cracking the Large-Room Audio Challenge

Sponsored by Nureva

Large spaces — classrooms, training rooms and multipurpose venues — present audio challenges that smaller rooms simply don’t. In these environments, it’s not just about making sure the remote participants can hear: It’s about ensuring the people in the room can hear one another, assistive listening needs are met, and the system can flex between a live lecture, full-range media playback and a video call with clear audio to support AI agents and recording. This panel will explore the unique audio requirements of large rooms and the strategies technology managers and integrators are using to deliver clear, consistent sound. Panelists will discuss how to support collaboration, accessibility, inclusivity and quality in a broad range of larger spaces that need to support more than the typical conference room setup.

With Steph Beckett, James Rempel, Tom Kehr and Jim Maltese

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