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July 2026

Securing Identity with Passwordless Authentication

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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

Navigating Privacy-First Targeting 101

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As traditional marketing faces increasing scrutiny, reduced budgets and limitations, contextual targeting is experiencing a powerful resurgence. This panel will move beyond basic keyword matching to explore advanced contextual strategies leveraging AI, machine learning and semantic analysis. Discover how marketers can effectively reach audiences based on content relevance, brand safety and evolving consumer interests, ensuring impactful campaigns in a privacy-centric world.

Target Audience: Data privacy officers, CDPs, advertising tech specialists, data strategists

The Power of Data: Enabling Automation and Operational Efficiencies

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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.

October 2026

AI's Role in Loss Prevention and Retail Security in Modern Stores

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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.

November 2026

Retail 2027: Navigating the Next Wave of Consumer Shopping Experiences

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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.

Your Pain Points Answered

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During the live AV/IT Summit we ran a special interactive panel where the audience and AV/IT expert panelists asked questions and provided solutions. We will gather some questions ahead of time and give the audience an open-mic period to ask questions. Here's a sample:
+ How do you reduce the number of components in your AV ecosystem without losing functionality?

+ Cross-platform meetings still have interoperability challenges - what can we do to fix this?

+ Are open standards the solution, and how do we get there?

+ What does the future of AV service look like given the fact that trouble calls are increasingly IT related

December 2026

Database Bakeoff: Exploring Modern Database Structures

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Databases remain the foundation of every business, but the structures and strategies behind them are undergoing massive change. SQL, NoSQL, distributed, cloud-native, and hybrid models all promise unique benefits, leaving IT leaders searching for trusted guidance on which approach best fits their needs. This Expert Series from ActualTech Media gives your company the chance to connect with a highly engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively comparing modern database approaches. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will deliver the content, breaking down the trade-offs, use cases, and performance considerations in ways that resonate with decision-makers. As a sponsor, your participation is simple: provide a single slide and a brief message. We'll handle everything else, ensuring your brand gains visibility and recognition in front of professionals who are making critical data platform decisions.

Vendor Fit
Best suited for database providers, cloud service companies, and data management vendors seeking to build awareness with IT decision-makers.