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The AV industry helps clients collaborate, experiment, and innovate every day, yet too often treats innovation internally as a destination rather than a discipline. In an AI-driven era, that disconnect is becoming increasingly visible. AI is not simply another technology trend; it is fundamentally collaborative, lowering the barrier to experimentation and demanding faster, more distributed ways of working. This shift is forcing the industry to rethink not just what it builds, but how it learns, adapts, and evolves. Through a practical discussion with early movers from across the industry, we’ll examine what changes when organizations stop treating innovation as an outcome and start designing the conditions that allow it to happen repeatedly. Rather than prescribing a single model or solution, the session will surface real-world examples, shared patterns, and honest lessons from those already doing the work.
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Founder & Chief Transformation Officer, NEXXT
Byron brings nearly three decades of transformative leadership in the meeting and collaboration technology sector. Byron's innovative leadership over 30+ years in the industry has not only challenged, but also reshaped traditional business and operational models in global AV/UC system integration & beyond. Byron's career is marked by a fervent passion for harnessing transformative shifts in technology’s role in enabling collaborative modern work environments.
His progressive and forward-thinking mindset is now channeled into his latest venture as Founder & Chief Transformation officer of NEXXT - a social enterprise organization launching to provide a hub for knowledge, community, advisory, and enablement around the transformational business opportunities of this AI age.
An experienced speaker, consultant, and collaborative enabler, Byron's insights empower organizations worldwide to navigate and thrive in the evolving digital landscape.

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