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May 2026

Backupalooza 2026! New Tools Using AI, Immutability, Air Gapping, Automation, and More

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"Backup and recovery are no longer back-office functions—they are front-line defenses against ransomware, outages, and data loss. With AI, immutable storage, air-gapped protection, and advanced automation redefining what's possible, IT leaders are actively searching for the next generation of tools that keep their data secure and their businesses resilient. This MegaCast gives your company the opportunity to engage directly with IT buyers and influencers who are exploring innovative approaches to modern backup and disaster recovery. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its solutions deliver smarter protection, faster recovery, and simpler management for today's hybrid and cloud environments. Attendees will be evaluating tools that ensure business continuity, reduce risk, and streamline operations—placing your brand front and center with decision-makers making critical data protection investments.

Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include backup and recovery vendors, cloud storage providers, cybersecurity companies focused on ransomware defense, data management platforms, and automation tool providers."

August 2026

Displays: The New Pitch

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There has never been a more exciting and opportune time to implement displays into your corporate, education, museum, healthcare, hospitality, government, or transportation environment. The cost of displays has come down, content management and workflows have become easier to use, and there's no better way to engage audiences.

Whether a massive wrap-around video wall in the lobby to set the tone and brand identity, a virtual studio for announcing new products or hosting a town hall, large displays for classrooms and collaboration spaces, strategically placed displays throughout campuses for wayfinding, kiosks, critical messaging, dynamic content in cafeterias, projection-mapped immersive experiences and so much more, it's an exciting time.

+ AVoIP and SoC play a major role in the hybrid environment

+ All-In-One displays for flexibility

+ Utilizing near-field communications (NFC)

+ Sustainability and ESG

October 2026

Transforming Backup and Disaster Recovery with AI and Emerging Techniques

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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.

AV/IT Manager Higher Ed Classroom AV Roundtable

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250

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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

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