Webinar Schedule
Wish List (15)
- March 2026
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SmartPanel Day 2: AV/IT Interoperability
You've completed the installation and everything is running smoothly—until it's not. "Day 2" explores how to mitigate interoperability issues once a new firmware is pushed out or a new device gets added to the AV/IT network. We address whether networked AV should be on its own dedicated network.
+ An update on AV standards and protocols
+ What's new in Dante
+ The security talk
+ Wi-Fi 7
+ What AV folks need to know about IT
+ What IT folks need to know about AV
- June 2026
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EcoCast Protecting Your Data: A Holistic Approach to Data Security, Data Loss, PII Protection, and More
"Enterprises today face relentless pressure to protect sensitive data from theft, loss, misuse, and regulatory non-compliance. From intellectual property and customer records to personally identifiable information (PII), the risks extend across on-premises systems, cloud services, and distributed workforces. IT leaders are actively searching for integrated strategies that combine strong prevention, rapid detection, and reliable recovery. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to connect with an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are evaluating the next generation of tools and services to safeguard critical data assets. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its solutions deliver holistic protection—combining encryption, access controls, monitoring, backup, and compliance automation into unified approaches. Attendees will be exploring proven methods that reduce exposure, streamline governance, and ensure data remains both secure and accessible. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers prioritizing investments in data security.
Vendor Fit
Best suited for data security vendors, data loss prevention (DLP) providers, compliance and privacy specialists, backup and recovery innovators, and cloud security platforms." - July 2026
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EcoCast Securing Identity with Passwordless Authentication
Passwords have long been the weakest link in enterprise security, fueling phishing attacks, credential theft, and user frustration. Organizations are increasingly turning to passwordless authentication methods—such as biometrics, hardware keys, and mobile-based authenticators—to strengthen identity security while improving the user experience. IT buyers and influencers are actively exploring these solutions to align with zero trust strategies, reduce risk, and simplify access management. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to showcase its expertise directly to an engaged audience making critical investments in identity security. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its solutions help enterprises replace passwords with stronger, more convenient authentication methods. Attendees will be evaluating technologies that deliver seamless login experiences, reduce administrative overhead, and protect sensitive systems against evolving threats. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers committed to advancing their identity and access management programs.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include identity and access management vendors, passwordless authentication providers, multi-factor authentication platforms, biometric security companies, and zero trust solution providers. - August 2026
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EcoCast The Power of Data: Enabling Automation and Operational Efficiencies
Data has become the engine driving smarter operations and business agility. Enterprises are looking beyond traditional reporting to harness data for automation, predictive insights, and improved efficiency across IT and business processes. From streamlining workflows and optimizing resources to enhancing decision-making, data-driven strategies are reshaping how organizations operate. IT buyers and influencers are actively seeking solutions that help them unlock the full potential of their data while maintaining security, governance, and scalability. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to showcase its expertise directly to decision-makers who are planning investments in data-driven automation. By sponsoring, your organization can highlight how its technologies help enterprises transform data into actionable intelligence, automate repetitive tasks, and drive measurable business outcomes. Attendees will be evaluating proven approaches that reduce operational costs, increase agility, and deliver more value from existing systems. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with organizations ready to maximize their data.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include data analytics providers, automation and orchestration platforms, AI/ML solution vendors, governance and compliance specialists, and cloud service providers focused on operational efficiency. -
MegaCast Cloud Security Fest 2026!
Cloud adoption continues to accelerate, but with it comes new risks—from misconfigurations and compliance gaps to ransomware, identity breaches, and API vulnerabilities. IT leaders are urgently seeking innovative approaches to secure multicloud and hybrid environments without slowing business agility. This MegaCast offers your company the chance to showcase its solutions to an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively exploring the next generation of cloud security tools and strategies. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its technologies and services deliver stronger visibility, governance, and protection across cloud platforms. Attendees will be evaluating proven approaches for identity security, workload protection, compliance automation, and AI-enhanced defenses. Sponsorship ensures your brand is highlighted directly in front of decision-makers who are prioritizing cloud security as a top investment for 2026 and beyond.
Vendor Fit
Best suited for cloud security vendors, identity and access management providers, compliance and governance platforms, workload protection specialists, and managed cloud security service providers. - September 2026
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Expert Series Cloud Security Posture: Shrinking the Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud Attack Surface
As organizations expand their use of public, private, and hybrid cloud services, their attack surfaces continue to grow in complexity. From misconfigurations and weak identity controls to exposed data and vulnerable APIs, IT leaders are urgently searching for proven strategies to reduce risk and strengthen defenses. This Expert Series event offers your company the opportunity to connect with a highly engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are prioritizing cloud security posture. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will lead the session, breaking down best practices for identifying risks, implementing controls, and maintaining visibility across multi-cloud environments. As a sponsor, your role is simple: provide a single slide and a short message. ActualTech Media handles the rest, ensuring your brand gains exposure with professionals making critical cloud security decisions.
Vendor Fit
Best for cloud security vendors, identity management providers, and compliance solution companies supporting multi-cloud strategies. -
MegaCast Next Level IT: Tools, Products, and Services for Exceptional IT Operations
Enterprises are under pressure to deliver faster, more reliable, and more secure IT operations while keeping costs and complexity under control. From automation and observability to security, cloud optimization, and AI-powered support, IT leaders are actively exploring solutions that help them elevate performance and efficiency across the enterprise. This MegaCast provides your company with the opportunity to showcase its expertise to an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are evaluating the tools, products, and services that can take their IT operations to the next level. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its solutions reduce operational friction, improve agility, and enable IT teams to deliver more value to the business. Attendees will be looking for proven approaches that strengthen resilience, simplify management, and accelerate digital transformation. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers committed to optimizing IT.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include automation vendors, observability and monitoring providers, AI-powered IT operations platforms, cloud optimization companies, and security innovators. -
EcoCast Best Practices Series: Implementing Advanced Threat Detection
Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, faster, and harder to detect using traditional defenses. Enterprises need advanced detection capabilities that leverage automation, analytics, and threat intelligence to identify suspicious activity before it escalates into full-blown incidents. IT buyers and influencers are actively evaluating tools and strategies that strengthen detection across networks, endpoints, cloud services, and identities. This EcoCast provides your company with the opportunity to showcase its expertise to an engaged audience of decision-makers who are making critical investments in advanced security solutions. By sponsoring, your organization can highlight how its technologies improve visibility, shorten response times, and reduce risk. Attendees will be exploring proven approaches that integrate SIEM, XDR, AI-powered analytics, and automation into cohesive detection strategies. Sponsorship ensures your brand is positioned in front of IT professionals committed to elevating their security capabilities.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include SIEM and XDR vendors, threat intelligence providers, MDR and SOC service providers, and AI-driven security analytics platforms. - October 2026
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EcoCast Building a Proactive PC Upgrade Strategy
As workforce demands evolve, enterprises can no longer rely on reactive hardware refresh cycles. Aging PCs reduce productivity, increase security risks, and raise support costs—yet many organizations still struggle with planning effective, long-term upgrade strategies. IT buyers and influencers are actively looking for solutions that help them modernize their fleets with the right mix of performance, security, and manageability. This EcoCast provides your company the opportunity to showcase its expertise directly to decision-makers who are preparing to align PC lifecycle management with business goals. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its products and services enable smarter refresh planning, enhance endpoint security, and optimize total cost of ownership. Attendees will be exploring proven approaches for streamlining procurement, deploying modern devices, and supporting hybrid and remote work environments. Sponsorship ensures your brand is in front of enterprises ready to invest in their next wave of PC upgrades.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include PC manufacturers, device management solution providers, endpoint security vendors, lifecycle services companies, and resellers focused on modern workplace technology. -
Expert Series Protecting and Optimizing Team Collaboration Software: Keeping Slack, Teams, Google and Other Users and Data Safe
Collaboration platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Workspace have become essential to business productivity—but they also present new avenues for cyberattacks, data loss, and compliance risks. IT leaders are under pressure to secure these tools without slowing down communication or user experience. This Expert Series event gives your company the opportunity to connect with an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively seeking solutions for protecting and optimizing their collaboration environments. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will deliver the session, sharing best practices for safeguarding users, data, and integrations while ensuring reliable performance. As a sponsor, your participation is simple: provide one slide and a short message. We'll take care of the rest, ensuring your brand is recognized by decision-makers focused on securing collaboration platforms.
Vendor Fit
Best for security vendors, SaaS protection providers, and compliance-focused companies supporting collaboration platforms. -
SmartPanel AI's Role in Loss Prevention and Retail Security in Modern Stores
Retail shrink is a persistent challenge, but cutting-edge AI technologies are transforming the landscape of loss prevention and security. Our panel will explore how retailers are leveraging AI-powered video analytics and predictive analytics for fraud detection and intelligent access control systems to minimize theft and enhance store safety. Your company can be one of the experts to discuss real-time monitoring solutions, AI-driven insights, and loss mitigation strategies for operations and to create a secure shopping environment.
Target Audience: Loss prevention directors / managers, operations leaders, asset protection specialists.
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MegaCast Defense in Depth: Building a Robust Ransomware Prevention and Recovery Strategy
Ransomware remains one of the most pressing threats to enterprise security, with attacks growing more sophisticated, frequent, and costly. To defend against these risks, IT leaders are adopting a defense-in-depth approach that combines layered prevention, rapid detection, and resilient recovery. From protecting endpoints and identities to ensuring data backups are immutable and quickly recoverable, organizations need integrated solutions that minimize downtime and financial loss. This MegaCast provides your company with the opportunity to showcase its expertise to an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are prioritizing ransomware prevention and recovery in 2026 and beyond. By sponsoring, your organization can highlight how its solutions strengthen defenses, streamline response, and ensure business continuity. Attendees will be evaluating tools and services that protect against evolving threats while enabling fast, reliable recovery. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers making critical security investments.
Vendor Fit
Best suited for endpoint protection vendors, backup and disaster recovery providers, identity security specialists, incident response service providers, and cybersecurity innovators focused on ransomware defense. -
Expert Series Kubernetes and Containers: New Ways to Secure, Back up and Optimize Modern App Environments
Kubernetes and container technologies are transforming how modern applications are deployed, scaled, and managed. Yet with this agility comes new challenges: securing containerized workloads, ensuring reliable backups, and optimizing performance across complex environments. IT leaders are seeking clear guidance on how to keep these environments secure, resilient, and cost-effective. This Expert Series event offers your company the chance to reach an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively investing in modern app infrastructures. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will deliver the content, covering emerging best practices for protecting, backing up, and fine-tuning containerized environments. As a sponsor, your involvement is simple: provide a single slide and a short message. We'll handle the rest, ensuring your brand gains visibility with decision-makers charting their container strategies.
Vendor Fit
Ideal for container security vendors, backup providers, and optimization solution companies focused on Kubernetes environments. - November 2026
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SmartPanel Retail 2027: Navigating the Next Wave of Consumer Shopping Experiences
Our panel of experts, like you, will look ahead at what's to come for consumer and technology innovations. It will explore key trends and industry advancements that will redefine retail in 2027. Topics discussed will include AI for personalized experiences, immersive shopping environments with AR and VR and the evolving role of physical stores as experience hubs. Help usl forecast the changing consumer behaviors and emerging opportunities that will shape the successful retail strategies of tomorrow.
Target Audience: Retail CEOs, CMOs, CIOs, heads of innovation, digital strategy leads ecommerce directors, business development managers, loss prevention specialists, operations and warehouse management.
- December 2026
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SmartPanel Higher Ed UC&C: Beyond the Classroom
Some colleges and universities have a larger footprint than many corporate enterprises but have unique needs for unified communications and collaboration.
Offices and meeting spaces for administration and instructors must be equipped for collaboration across campus and accommodating hybrid workers. Public spaces are often used for ad hoc lessons and study with engaging video walls, and wayfinding has become a staple on many campuses.
+ Critical UC systems link virtually every communications device
+ The higher-ed meeting space
+ Mobile device for emergency alerts throughout every space within the campus.
+ Mitigating security vulnerabilities
+ Deploy, manage, and monitor