Peerless-AV has announced speakers from AVIXA, Microsoft, Neutral Human and Visual Displays at the upcoming AV Showcase 2024, 14-15 May, at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London. This year, the education sessions will take place live on the show floor, on both mornings of the event, supported by Sennheiser’s Mobile Connect App and Samsung The Wall MicroLED Display.
Free to attend, these keynotes will offer AV Showcase visitors the opportunity to hear from and engage with industry-leading experts on the latest industry trends, as well as providing access to high-quality data and content, plus the chance to claim one AVIXA Renewal Unit (RU) per session.
The programme is confirmed as follows:
Day 1 – 14th May, 10.30-11.30
Keynote: Michel Bouman, EMEA solution specialist lead teams & devices, Microsoft.
Panellist: Greg Jeffreys, founder & co-owner, Visual Displays.
Topic: “Latest trends & what to look for when deploying Teams Rooms, including insights into integrating Copilot and GenAI.”
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the latest trends in work and meeting.
- Understand how Copilot will change work and productivity.
- Understand how to bring Copilot to the meeting room.
- Understand what makes or breaks a good meeting room experience.
Day 2 – 15th May, 10.30-11.30
Keynote: Ben Barnard, regional manager, AVIXA UK & Ireland.
Topic: “ISE Takeaways and Future Trends.”
Looking into the facts and figures of the largest ISE yet, he discusses what trends emerged and what this means for the future of the industry.
Keynote: Sarah Cox, founder & managing director, Neutral Human & Co-Founder of Framesync.
Topic: “XR, Virtual Production & Hybrid Events, it’s all Linked.”
Learning Objectives:
- The evolution of Virtual Production technologies & the impact for the AV Industry.
- The major solution differences between ICVFX LED Volumes & XR LED Volumes.
- Key use cases in the AV sector for Virtual Production technologies.
- Key technologies in play.
- Ai’s impact in capture technology & content creation for virtual environments.
- The evolution of Virtual Production tools to a hybrid entertainment future.
After the presentations, visitors have freedom to explore the Showcase where they can meet and collaborate with more than 40 exhibiting brands. At end of Day 1, exhibitors and visitors are invited to attend the sunset evening networking reception on the Centurian Roof Terrace overlooking the grounds.
“Lord’s will be the nucleus of the UK AV world for these two days in May,” said Keith Dutch, managing director, EMEA, Peerless-AV. “The floor plan is designed to offer visiting professionals access to a wide range of vendors and innovative technologies and the education programme will provide a platform to hear from industry authorities on the latest advancements, topics and talking points impacting the year ahead.”
The two-day education sessions are free to attend but spaces are limited. Register for the event here.
