Solutions Summit:
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
AND
COLLABORATION
4 days of UCC education at the largest event
for AV and collaboration technology
June 17-20, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada
Solutions Summit: Unified
Communications and Collaboration,
provides a focused look into next-generation,
IP-enabled enterprise communications.
Held during InfoComm, the largest and
most comprehensive trade show for AV and
collaboration technology, this educational
program enables you to join other AV
professionals, IT managers, and industry
experts for an interactive discussion of how
to achieve ubiquitous unified communications
in your organization.
Your Solutions Summit registration includes
access to the Exhibit Hall, where you’ll
see hundreds of the latest examples of
collaborative technology.
Package pricing for the Solutions Summit
includes the full-day Tuesday program,
plus 4 sessions Wednesday-Friday. Visit
infocommshow.org/ssucc for more details.
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE
Lt. Col (ret.) Rob “Waldo” Waldman, MBA, CSP, CPA Author of the National Bestseller “Never Fly Solo”
Today, in our super charged, highly competitive world of rapid and constant change, those who work as a team will dodge the missiles and win. By committing yourself to excellence and placing your trust in those around you, you can overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and break performance barriers during adverse times. Be a wingman to your customers and team and there is no mission you can’t complete!
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Detailed Overview of Unified Communications
A presentation will be provided on the history of UC, how it is defined, what people are doing today with unified communications and future trends. Input from attendees about their questions and concerns related to unified communications will be encouraged.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
End-User Panel Discussion
End users from a variety of industries discuss how they defined and deployed unified communications, what worked for them and what they would do differently.
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Expert Commentary
Industry experts will present their experiences with unified communications and their thoughts on the technology of today, the technology of tomorrow, and applications and benefits of unified communications.
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
End-User Case Study
An end user will present a case study of how he tackled unified communications, the process he followed to deploy technology, and how he worked with his organization’s end users to seamlessly integrate unified communications into the day-to-day work environment.
3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Final Remarks
Dr. S. Ann Earon, President, Telemanagement Resources Intl, Inc.
Dr. Earon will provide a summary of the event, ensuring that all the issues raised in the morning by the attendees have been addressed.
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
The Merger of AV and IT – What Works, What Doesn’t?
This session addresses important issues when working in an environment where both IT and AV are essential – in other words, how to work together in most rooms! Panelists will share stories about user experiences and discuss steps to take to make the merger of AV and IT successful and seamless.
10:30 a.m.-Noon
The Future of Desktop & Mobile Devices
Video and collaboration have moved from group systems and room systems to desktop and mobile devices. Ses-sion panelists discuss the current and expected future of these technologies. They will look at what is happening today, the impact it’s having on organizations and where they believe it’s all going.
Noon-2 p.m.
State of the Industry Lunch & Learn
Join Cisco, Microsoft and industry experts as they address the latest issues related to conferencing, collaboration and unified communications. Attend the luncheon to learn, ask questions and challenge the panelists.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Smarter Working – How Have Today’s Collaboration Tools and New Office Designs
Changed the Face of Working?
The era of smarter working dictates that work is what you do, not where you go. Organizations are reaping the re-wards of lower facility costs and happier, more productive workers. In this session our panel will describe some new work environments and policies that have been a great success for many organizations.
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Visual Collaboration in the Cloud – Choreographing the Event
Organizations adopting cloud services are looking to add real-time communications into that fold. This session will address the pros and cons of putting video in the cloud, explain what you need to know in order to do so effectively, and will look at the most recent offerings in this space.
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Understanding B2B Video Communications
Video communications is no longer cumbersome to use and/or experimental new technology prone to failure! Come and explore the results of a 2013 Forrester study with a panel of Open Video Communications Consortium (OVCC) experts and learn about the barriers to video B2B adoption and how the OVCC is addressing these issues.
10:30 a.m.-Noon
Unified Communications & Collaboration Roadmap
A successful unified communications (UC) strategy has been nearly impossible to achieve – until now. It’s elusive because UC means different things to different people. This session will look at the successes and pitfalls of UC implementation and how to achieve that right blend.
Noon-2 p.m.
State of Collaboration Tools Lunch & Learn: What Do We Have, How Is It Working,
What Do We Need?
In this panel discussion you’ll hear from end users and industry experts on what they experience on a day-to-day basis 17 years after the term unified communications was launched. What are they able to rely on? What should our industry’s priorities be? Learn firsthand examples of achievable successes and avoidable pitfalls.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Clearing Video Collaboration Adoption Hurdles
Strategies and tactics to ensure fast, wiranging adoption of collaboration technologies. Discuss how the de-ployment of video and collaboration technology can be much more successful when organizations follow a detailed adoption plan. Dimension Data’s Mitchell Hershkowitz will walk attendees through the specific steps of a successful collaboration adoption program and will be joined by guest panelists who have experienced successful collaboration adoption programs.
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
WebRTC – Important Trend or Hype Engine
While WebRTC represents some excellent concepts to drive ubiquity and compatibility, the promise and the reality are miles apart. This session will go over the latest from the W3C working group and the involved manufacturers. We’ll present a realistic picture of what’s happened and how much longer it will take to achieve the promised universal compatibility.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Getting ‘Smart’er – Collaboration and the Internet of Everything
With sensors everywhere recording about 2.5 exabytes of data a day, what will the offices of tomorrow look like? How will our collaboration change? This panel will discuss how we believe smart things, big data and collaboration will work together.
10:30 a.m.-Noon
InfoComm 2014 – Themes and Trends From the Exhibit Floor
What were the outstanding new products launched in this year’s exhibit hall? What themes and trends emerged? With the conference nearly over, join analysts, journalists, industry experts and members of the InfoComm senior staff to talk about the highlights and lowlights from this year’s conference.
Solutions Summit: UCC is co-presented by IMCCA, the International Multimedia and Collaborative Communications Alliance. IMCCA is a non-profit industry association resolved to strengthen and grow the overall unified
conferencing and communications market by providing impartial information and education about people-to-people communication and collaboration technology and applications. For more information about IMCCA, visit imcca.org.
Visit the Unified Communications and Collaboration Pavilion!
Meet top providers of collaborative communications solutions, including:
AGT
AVI-SPL
Blue Jeans Network
Cisco
ClearOne
Compunetix
Dimension Data
Lifesize
Microsoft
myVRM
Polycom
Smart
Videxio
Vidyo
WolfVisionFind these products at InfoComm:
Videoconferencing and Telepresence Systems
Remote Worker / Teleworker Technologies
Cloud Services
Unified Collaboration Technologies
Networked Interactive Whiteboards
Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) Providers
Managed Services ProvidersRegister today with the VIP code below for FREE Exhibit Hall access.
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