Webinar Schedule
Wish List (17)
- October 2025
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MegaCast Enterprise Lockdown 2026: Everything to Know About Securing Everything from Endpoints to the Cloud to your Supply Chain to APIs
About This MegaCast
As organizations face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, understanding how to secure every facet of the enterprise has never been more critical. Join us for this MegaCast, "Enterprise Lockdown 2026," where industry experts will discuss essential strategies for protecting endpoints, cloud environments, supply chains, and APIs. Attendees will gain insights into implementing Zero Trust frameworks, enhancing endpoint security, and ensuring secure access throughout their networks. This event presents an opportunity for your company to establish itself as a leader in the cybersecurity space, reaching an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers actively seeking solutions to strengthen their security posture. By participating in this MegaCast, you will showcase your expertise and innovative offerings to decision-makers focused on comprehensive security strategies for their organizations.Vendor Fit
This event is ideal for companies providing security solutions across various domains, including endpoint protection, cloud security, supply chain security, identity management, and API security technologies designed to enhance enterprise resilience against cyber threats. - December 2025
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EcoCast AI Strategies for 2026 You Should Plan for Now
About This EcoCast
AI innovation is accelerating—and forward-thinking IT leaders are already planning for the next wave. As we approach 2026, success with AI will hinge on the ability to scale pilot projects, operationalize models, and align AI efforts with measurable business goals. This EcoCast will explore strategic priorities IT teams should act on today to be ready for what's next: building robust data pipelines, implementing effective governance, adopting agentic systems, and evaluating platforms for automation, analytics, and generative AI. Sponsors will have the opportunity to present solutions that help enterprises future-proof their AI strategies while addressing current challenges in performance, security, and integration. This event connects vendors with an audience of IT buyers and influencers committed to using AI to drive lasting transformation across the business.Vendor Fit
Ideal for AI platform providers, MLOps vendors, automation firms, or companies supporting enterprise AI readiness and scalability. - 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
- May 2026
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MegaCast Supercharging IT Summit
"IT organizations are being asked to do more than ever—deliver higher performance, embrace cloud innovation, strengthen security, empower users, and integrate artificial intelligence into daily operations—all while managing tighter budgets and leaner teams. Leaders are seeking solutions that supercharge efficiency, resilience, and agility across every layer of IT, from infrastructure and applications to security and data management. This MegaCast provides your company with the opportunity to connect directly with IT buyers and influencers who are actively evaluating the tools, services, and strategies that will power their organizations into 2026 and beyond. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how it helps enterprises accelerate transformation, reduce complexity, and achieve more with less. Attendees will be exploring proven approaches to automation, AI adoption, cloud optimization, observability, cybersecurity, and data protection. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers looking for the next generation of IT innovation.
Vendor Fit
This event is an ideal platform for any provider of IT solutions or services." - June 2026
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SmartPanel Countering Ransomware Threats: Tactics to Mitigate Phishing Attacks
"As ransomware evolves, having a robust strategy and tactics to counteract phishing campaigns is more critical than ever. As a leading industry expert, join us to explore the latest trends in ransomware, providing actionable insights into how attackers can override traditional security measures and share strategies for enhanced detection, proactive defense and rapid response against malware.
Target Audience: IT security managers, CISOs, cloud security engineers"
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EcoCast Empowering Distributed Workforces: DEX, DaaS, VDI and Other Tools to Level up Your Organization's Productivity
"As distributed and hybrid work models become the norm, enterprises are challenged to deliver secure, reliable, and seamless digital experiences that keep employees productive no matter where they work. From digital employee experience (DEX) platforms to desktop as a service (DaaS) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), IT leaders are actively seeking solutions that optimize performance, strengthen security, and simplify management at scale. This EcoCast provides your company with the opportunity to engage directly with IT buyers and influencers who are evaluating the next generation of tools designed to empower today's distributed workforce. By sponsoring, your organization can showcase its expertise in enabling high-quality digital experiences, integrating productivity-enhancing technologies, and supporting business agility. Attendees will be exploring proven approaches that reduce friction, boost end-user satisfaction, and ensure secure, consistent access to business-critical applications. Sponsorship ensures your brand is positioned in front of decision-makers shaping the future of work.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include DEX platform providers, DaaS and VDI vendors, endpoint management specialists, collaboration tool providers, and cloud or security vendors enabling distributed workforce productivity." -
SmartPanel AI Strategies to Optimize Stock and Supply Chain Operations
"Join our panel to discuss how AI applications transform inventory management and demand forecasting, enabling retailers to reduce stockouts, overstock situations and anticipate future demand spikes, ensuring product availability and efficiency. As an expert, help us teach how to leverage predictive analytics software and AI applications to improve operations.
Target Audience: Supply chain directors, inventory managers, operations managers/directors, logistics and warehouse managers"
- August 2026
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EcoCast Boosting IT Efficiency: How to Do More with Less
IT teams are expected to deliver greater business value while facing tighter budgets, talent shortages, and growing complexity. From cloud optimization and process automation to AI-driven support and smarter infrastructure management, organizations are searching for ways to reduce costs, streamline operations, and maximize productivity without compromising performance or security. This EcoCast gives your company a direct opportunity to connect with IT buyers and influencers who are actively evaluating solutions that help them achieve more with fewer resources. By sponsoring, your organization will demonstrate how its solutions improve efficiency, reduce waste, and unlock innovation in environments constrained by budgets and staffing. Attendees will be exploring practical approaches that include automation platforms, observability tools, AI-powered assistants, cost optimization strategies, and integrated service delivery models. Your brand will be positioned in front of decision-makers determined to reimagine efficiency for 2026 and beyond.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include automation vendors, observability and monitoring providers, AI-powered IT operations platforms, cost optimization specialists, and cloud or infrastructure management innovators. -
Expert Series The 101 Course: Keeping Data Safe and Recoverable
Data protection remains a top priority for every IT team, but the fundamentals are often overlooked or misunderstood. From ensuring backups are complete and reliable to validating recovery strategies, organizations need a clear understanding of how to keep data both safe and recoverable. This Expert Series event offers your company the opportunity to reach an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively seeking foundational best practices. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will guide attendees through core principles, practical safeguards, and recovery techniques that every organization must master. As a sponsor, your participation is simple: provide a single slide and a short message. We'll handle the rest, ensuring your brand is recognized by IT decision-makers focused on strengthening their data protection strategy.
Vendor Fit
Well-suited for backup providers, disaster recovery vendors, and data protection specialists seeking visibility with IT professionals. -
EcoCast Upleveling Your Identity and Access Management Solutions
Identity and access management (IAM) sits at the heart of enterprise security, yet many organizations are finding that traditional tools no longer meet the needs of hybrid workforces, multicloud environments, and escalating compliance requirements. IT leaders are searching for advanced IAM solutions that provide stronger security, simplify user experiences, and scale with business growth. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to connect with an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are evaluating how to modernize and strengthen their identity strategies. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its solutions support zero trust initiatives, streamline authentication, protect privileged accounts, and reduce risk. Attendees will be exploring proven technologies and best practices that improve governance, enable passwordless access, and deliver both security and efficiency. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers preparing their next IAM investments.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include IAM vendors, authentication and passwordless technology providers, privileged access management specialists, zero trust platforms, and governance and compliance solution providers. -
SmartPanel The Human Edge: Succeeding with an AI-Powered Workforce
Connect with organizational leaders eager to unlock the future of HR. Join us at the 2026 AI Impact Summit to showcase your tools and solutions that are transforming hiring, talent development, and workforce management. Don't miss this prime opportunity to position your brand as a strategic partner in the AI revolution shaping the workforce of tomorrow. Elevate your reach—partner with us and lead the conversation.
Target Audience: Executives running companies and leading workteams
- September 2026
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SmartPanel Zero Trust: What Does It Take to Get It Right?
Zero Trust has become a necessity, but many companies struggle to move from concept to execution. Do you have what it takes to get zero trust right and offer practical advice on the steps and technologies needed to build (or refine) an effective Zero Trust strategy?
Target Audience: IT security managers/architects, CISOs, infrastructure managers, risk managers
- 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. -
SmartPanel Beyond Awareness Month: Building Year-Round Cyber Resilience
Cybersecurity Awareness Month serves as an annual reminder, but with today's evolving threats, thinking about cybersecurity once a year is not enough. In this webinar, help us discuss practical strategies, emerging trends and real-world examples that will help IT organizations build year-round cyber resilience.
Target Audience: IT security leaders, compliance professionals, training managers and cybersecurity strategists
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EcoCast Transforming Backup and Disaster Recovery with AI and Emerging Techniques
Traditional backup and disaster recovery strategies are no longer enough to protect against today's evolving threats and complex IT environments. Organizations now demand solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence, automation, immutability, and other advanced techniques to ensure data resilience and business continuity. IT buyers and influencers are actively exploring tools that reduce recovery times, improve detection of anomalies, and strengthen protection against ransomware and outages. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to present directly to decision-makers who are evaluating the next generation of backup and disaster recovery solutions. By sponsoring, your organization can showcase how its technologies harness AI and emerging innovations to deliver smarter protection and faster recovery. Attendees will be seeking practical, proven approaches to simplify management, strengthen resilience, and safeguard critical systems. Sponsorship ensures your brand is visible to enterprises prioritizing modern data protection strategies.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include backup and recovery providers, AI-driven data protection vendors, cloud storage innovators, disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) providers, and cybersecurity firms focused on resilience. -
SmartPanel AV/IT Manager Higher Ed Classroom AV Roundtable
AV Technology invites six AV/IT technology managers from various colleges and universities to discuss classroom AV challenges and successes.
+ What new classroom tech have they installed that is making a difference?
+ What new tech are they planning for next year?
+ The enrolment cliff. Real or not?
+ Best practices for instructor training?
+ AI, AR, VR, AND XR
It is not a requirement, but sponsors can suggest an AV/IT manager from a specific university.
This panel will be end-users only.
- November 2026
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SmartPanel Your Pain Points Answered
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