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CI NEWS IN BRIEF RECENT STORIES PEOPLE AND PLACES WHAT'S NEW
Total Tech Summit 2021 Slated for Orlando in November,
Now Open for Applications
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW open
for the 2021 Total Tech Summit,
coming to the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando,
Fla., from Nov. 17 to 19.
The annual event brings
together the best and brightest
minds in commercial AV and
residential AV and security integration
for panel discussion,
keynotes and breakout sessions
focused on improving every
aspect of your business - and
learning from your peers.
The hosted event - which
was held virtually in 2020 -
pairs attendees in all three
disciplines with manufacturers
who can introduce them to
new products and solutions.
Attendees of the 2020 Total
Tech Summit recently kicked
off VIP peer-to-peer networking
groups to extend their
connections.
" The core objective is to
create engagement and networking
opportunity, " says CI
publisher Ray Lyons.
Lyons knows other event
organizers have tried to create
similar networking opportunities
for attendees at their
events and have failed.He's
confident with the advances in
technology recently and with
the backing of " a lot of assets
in-house to make this successful, "
these networking groups
will be a big hit.
" Any person in these peer
groups will have the chance to
be the student and the mentor, "
said Lyons.
Felix Media Solutions CEO
Lionel Felix knows he'll garner
important insights from his VIP
Peer-to-Peer networking group
during the yearlong interaction,
like he's been able to
learn new approaches to business
from Total Tech Summit
attendees he's met in person at
previous shows.
" There's something very
comforting to know there are
others living a similar life and
going through the same things
as you, " said Felix. " I want
to be part of that club. That
means a lot to me. I'm looking
forward to being there for other
people. "
Chief content officer Jason
Knott agrees the networking
opportunities provided
through Total Tech Summit
attendance is " the key to the
success of the event we've
created. " Knott noted that the
Summit follows the same principle
of all three publications it
represents: helping integrators
do their jobs better.
PEOPLE + PLACES
Bacher
LG Business
Solutions USA
has appointed
tech industry
veteran David
Bacher as head of marketing
for digital signage, hospitality
solutions, IT products and solar
modules.
Bacher joins LG following a
two-decade career at HP Inc..
Kramer Electronics recently
announced Doron M. Cohen
as VP of sales for Kramer North
America.
In a career spanning 30
years, Cohen has led the Products
Division as VP and CEO
of Liam One1 (part of One1
Technologies in Israel).
McLaughlin
Renkus-Heinz
has appointed
Dudley McLaughlin
to the
position of
national sales manager and
Garrison Parkin to the position
of western regional sales
manager. The positions both
cover the North American
region.
McLaughlin has been with
Renkus-Heinz since he was
hired as western regional
sales manager in 2018. Parkin
joined the company in 2019
as southwestern territory sales
manager.
Three well-known industry
figures have joined forces to
form a new business consultancy
primarily focused on press,
PR, marketing and sales for the
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global professional AV, IT and
CE sectors.
mental Lights was built with a
focus on engineering quality
solutions and providing excellent
customer service. Tedder
brings extensive experience in
both areas and will lead Environmental
Lights into its next
phase of growth.
The new business - called
Re-Sauce - has been founded
by Gordon Dutch (former
shareholder/executive VP and
managing director of Peerless-AV),
Lee Baker (former
Midwich Group commercial
director) and Ian Sempers
(former owner of Medium UK).
Tedder
Environmental
Lights recently
announced they
have named Brad
Tedder as CEO.
Founded in 2006, EnvironRoslon
With
more than 10
years of experience
leading
Epson's various
product lines,
Mark Roslon welcomes his
new role as director of product
management for commercial
projectors and augmented
reality glasses.
Roslon will lead Epson's
projector business across K12,
higher education, corporate,
large venue, and rental & staging
segments.
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