Webinar Schedule
Wish List (19)
- September 2025
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EcoCast Enterprise Architecture: The Emerging Leader Landscape
About This EcoCast
Enterprise architecture plays a crucial role in driving organizational success through strategic IT alignment. This EcoCast will explore the emerging landscape of enterprise architecture and its impact on networking, cloud, and data protection. Attendees will gain insights into best practices and frameworks that facilitate innovation and agility. As a presenting sponsor, your company will connect with a focused audience of IT buyers and influencers seeking to enhance their enterprise architecture capabilities. This event positions your brand as a leader in strategic IT solutions.Vendor Fit
Companies specializing in enterprise architecture consulting, IT strategy development, or cloud integration services would benefit from sponsoring this event. - 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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EcoCast Getting Storage Under Control: Simplifying On-Prem and Cloud-Based Storage Architectures
"Explosive data growth is straining both on-premises and cloud-based storage systems, leaving IT teams struggling with rising costs, management complexity, and performance bottlenecks. Organizations are actively seeking solutions that streamline storage architectures, ensure scalability, and enable predictable performance across hybrid environments. This EcoCast offers your company the opportunity to showcase its expertise directly to IT buyers and influencers who are evaluating strategies to modernize and simplify storage. By sponsoring, your organization can demonstrate how its technologies and services deliver unified management, data protection, cost optimization, and flexibility across on-prem and cloud storage. Attendees will be exploring proven approaches to reduce complexity, increase efficiency, and gain visibility into their storage environments. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers who are ready to invest in next-generation storage strategies.
Vendor Fit
Best suited for storage solution providers, hybrid cloud storage vendors, backup and recovery innovators, data management platforms, and storage optimization specialists." - 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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Expert Series Securing What's Outside Your Control: Supply Chain Security, Shadow AI, SBOM, and More
"Today's enterprises rely on an intricate web of vendors, partners, and technologies that extend well beyond direct control. This creates exposure to supply chain compromises, unmanaged "shadow AI" projects, and vulnerabilities hidden within software components. Addressing these risks requires visibility, governance, and proactive security strategies. This Expert Series provides your company with the opportunity to reach an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are actively evaluating solutions to these challenges. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will deliver the presentation, covering real-world practices for strengthening supply chain defenses, managing AI-driven risks, and leveraging SBOMs to mitigate hidden threats. As a sponsor, all you'll need to do is provide a single slide and a short message. Everything else—expert presentation, production, and audience recruitment—will be managed for you, ensuring maximum exposure with minimal effort.
Vendor Fit
Security vendors, compliance solution providers, AI governance platforms, and supply chain risk management companies would benefit from sponsoring this event.
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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." -
MegaCast Keeping up with Ransomware: Evolving Defenses to Counter Changing Attacks
"Ransomware continues to evolve, with attackers employing new tactics that bypass traditional defenses, exploit cloud services, and target backups. Enterprises can no longer rely on static strategies—they need adaptive, layered approaches that combine prevention, detection, and rapid recovery. IT buyers and influencers are actively searching for solutions that reduce risk, minimize downtime, and protect critical data from increasingly destructive attacks. This MegaCast provides your company the opportunity to connect directly with decision-makers who are prioritizing ransomware defense as a top security investment. By sponsoring, your organization can showcase how its technologies and services deliver resilient protection, from immutable backups and AI-driven threat detection to automated response and recovery. Attendees will be evaluating solutions that strengthen security postures, simplify operations, and enable business continuity even under attack. Sponsorship ensures your brand is top-of-mind with organizations ready to invest in ransomware defense.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include cybersecurity vendors, backup and recovery providers, ransomware detection platforms, incident response service providers, and cloud security innovators." - 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. -
SmartPanel Displays: The New Pitch
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
- 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
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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. -
Expert Series The Complete Ransomware Protection Stack: From Prevention to Detection to Response to Recovery
Ransomware remains one of the most damaging and persistent threats organizations face today, and IT leaders know that no single tool or tactic is enough. They need a comprehensive protection stack that spans prevention, detection, response, and recovery. This Expert Series event provides your company the opportunity to reach an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are seeking practical guidance for building end-to-end ransomware resilience. An expert speaker provided by ActualTech Media will deliver the session, exploring best practices for hardening defenses, monitoring activity, orchestrating response plans, and ensuring fast recovery after an attack. As a sponsor, your role is simple: provide one slide and a short message. We'll handle the rest, ensuring your brand gains recognition with decision-makers determined to strengthen their ransomware defenses.
Vendor Fit
Ideal for security solution vendors, backup and recovery providers, and incident response specialists focused on ransomware resilience. - October 2026
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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. -
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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EcoCast Taking Identity and Access Management to the Next Level
Identity and access management (IAM) is central to enterprise security, but traditional solutions often struggle to keep up with today's hybrid infrastructures, distributed workforces, and ever-tightening compliance requirements. Organizations are seeking more advanced approaches that combine strong authentication, granular access controls, and seamless user experiences with simplified administration. IT buyers and influencers are actively evaluating tools that enable zero trust initiatives, reduce risk, and improve agility. This EcoCast gives your company the opportunity to showcase its IAM innovations directly to a highly engaged audience that is planning its next stage of identity modernization. By sponsoring, your organization can highlight how its technologies strengthen identity security, streamline access, and ensure compliance. Attendees will be exploring practical, proven solutions that improve governance, protect sensitive assets, and deliver stronger business outcomes. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers making critical IAM investments.
Vendor Fit
Best suited for IAM vendors, authentication and passwordless technology providers, privileged access management specialists, zero trust platforms, and compliance-focused identity solution providers. -
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.
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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
- December 2026
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EcoCast Supercharging Public Sector and Education Technology and Security
"Public sector agencies and educational institutions are under growing pressure to modernize technology, secure sensitive data, and deliver seamless digital experiences for users—all while facing budget constraints and compliance requirements. From strengthening cybersecurity and protecting personal information to adopting cloud-based services and supporting remote access, IT leaders in these sectors are actively seeking solutions that drive efficiency, reliability, and resilience. This EcoCast provides your company with the opportunity to showcase its expertise to an engaged audience of IT buyers and influencers who are tasked with advancing public sector and education technology initiatives. By sponsoring, your organization can highlight how its solutions enable secure digital services, modernize IT infrastructure, and empower faculty, staff, and citizens alike. Attendees will be evaluating proven tools that improve performance, reduce risk, and align technology investments with mission-critical goals. Sponsorship ensures your brand is front and center with decision-makers shaping the future of public sector and education IT.
Vendor Fit
Ideal sponsors include cybersecurity vendors, cloud service providers, identity and access management specialists, data protection companies, and IT service providers supporting government and education."