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Modern Work

It’s rare to find a meeting, a classroom, or anywhere people collaborate without remote participants. In fact, recent research shows that 84% of employees regularly have at least one remote participant in their meetings*. Join in on discussions on the effects of the hybrid world we live and work in. The cultural shifts and realignments among employees; the repurposing and redesign of the physical workspace as a response; and the technological innovations that are transforming how we work, learn, and collaborate.

* Tackling the Modern Workplace by the Numbers,
by Crestron and Reworked

 

In-person. Enlightening.

Join futurist Philip Ross, bestselling author Andreas Ekström, Financial Times reporter Cristina Criddle and speakers from Microsoft, Intel, Zoom, Gensler, Jabra, Accenture, and Wainhouse Research amongst many others to gain advanced knowledge about modern work practices.

Key trends that will be covered include:

  • Cultural Trends and Shifts
  • Reinventing the Workplace
  • Employee Experience and Digital Equality
  • The Future of Work

 

 

 

Network. Learn. Advance.

The Modern Work Summit is designed for individuals who enable, build, or study modern work and/or who are wrestling with the technologies in those spaces. From C-suite to IT, consultant to architect, installer to AV manager, the goal of the Modern Work Summit is to enable attendees to design, advise about, or adopt the right room solutions for their organizations.

 

 

Session Topics

The ‘People’ Factors in the Modern Workplace

These sessions explore the cultural shifts and realignments among employees and office occupiers since the pandemic.

  • "The Power of &" with Andreas Ekström, Futurist/Author

  • How Accenture Engineers Employee Experience with Harry Morphakis, Accenture

  • Employee Experience: Beyond Hybrid Work with Antonio Cruz Cruz-Conde, Microsoft

  • Teams and Trust: Bringing People Closer Together in a Decentralized Era with Holger Reisinger, Jabra

  • Panel: Hybrid Working; The Human Factor hosted by Gert-Jan Duis, Eshgro

Workplace Reinvention

These sessions build on the analysis of changing worker needs in the hybrid era and the impact on repurposing and redesign of the physical workspace.

  • Welcome to Defining the Modern Workplace with Brad Hintze, Crestron, and Robin van Meeuwen, Crestron

  • Helping Your Customers Move Beyond Hybrid Work 1.0 with Craig Durr, Wainhouse Research

  • Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office with Philip Ross, UnGroup

  • The Great Reset: Trends, Insights, and Forecasts from Gensler’s Workplace Research with Naomi Sakamoto, Gensler

  • (R)evolution of the Modern Workplace with Peter Sany, Zoom

  • The Metaverse Workplace — The Future of Work with Cristina Criddle, Financial Times

  • Panel: Workplace Reinvention hosted by Lauren Simmen, Crestron

Digital Transformation

These sessions look at the ‘technology’ factors in the modern workplace that are transforming work.

  • Engineering the Technology that Drives Hybrid Work with Ilya Bukshteyn, Microsoft, and Brad Hintze, Crestron

  • Transforming Organizations in a ‘Digital First’ World with Astrid Steingrueber, Intel Corp

  • Crestron Solutions for Modern Work hosted by Richard Sasson, Crestron

  • The Outlook for Hybrid Work and the Role of AV with Sean Wargo, AVIXA

  • How Video Conferencing Has Shaped the Modern Workplace with Peter Owen, Allen & Overy LLC

  • Panel Session: Digital Transformation - How Technology is Powering the Modern Workplace hosted by Andy Clayton-Smith

Speakers

Futurists & Authors

Cristina Criddle
Cristina Criddle
Financial Times Technology Reporter, former BBC Technology Reporter
Craig Durr
Craig Durr
Senior Analyst
Wainhouse Research
Andreas Ekström
Andreas Ekström
Digital Futurist, Author, Award-Winning Journalist

Philip Ross
Philip Ross
Founder/CEO
UnGroup (UnWired & UnWork)

Technology Experts

Patty Ardinger-Purcell
Patty Ardinger-Purcell
Director IT Engineering and Operations
Comcast
Ilya Bukshteyn
Ilya Bukshteyn
VP, Microsoft Teams® Software Calling and Devices
Microsoft
Andy Clayton-Smith
Andy Clayton-Smith
Executive Editor
Technology Record

Antonio Cruz Cruz-Conde
Antonio Cruz Cruz-Conde
Modern Workplace and Security Go-To-Market Lead
Microsoft
Nica Faustino
Nica Faustino
Chief Commercial Officer, Hybrid Work Evangelist
New Wave Workspace
Dan Feldstein
Dan Feldstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
Crestron Electronics
Neil Fluester
Neil Fluester
Global Director of Technology Alliances
Crestron Electronics
John Hilderbrands
John Hilderbrands
Vice President Solutions Engineering
Eptura
Brad Hintze
Brad Hintze
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing
Crestron Electronics
Sam Kennedy
Sam Kennedy
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Crestron Electronics

Jay Leedy
Jay Leedy
Head of Business Development, Technical Alliances
Sony Electronics Corporation
Chris Merrick
Chris Merrick
Senior Director Conferencing
Shure Inc

Alex Peras
Alex Peras
Senior Director, Unified Communication & Corporate Development Partnerships
Crestron Electronics
Holger Reisinger
Holger Reisinger
Senior Vice President, Large Enterprise Solutions
Jabra
Richard Sasson
Richard Sasson
Global Director Pro Community
Crestron Electronics
Peter Sany
Peter Sany
Executive Advisor
Zoom
Lauren Simmen
Lauren Simmen
Director of Product Marketing
Crestron Electronics
Astrid Steingrueber
Astrid Steingrueber
Client Computing Category Lead, EMEA
Intel Corp

Kai Tossing
Kai Tossing
Head of Product Management, Business Communication
Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Robin van Meeuwen
Robin van Meeuwen
Executive Director of EMEA Sales
Crestron Electronics
Sean Wargo
Sean Wargo
VP, Market Intelligence
AVIXA

Workplace Reinvention

George Clopp
George Clopp
Chief Technology Officer
Korbyt
Luis De Souza
Luis De Souza
Chief Executive Officer
NFS Technology
Rocío Díez
Rocío Díez
Communications Manager – EMEA
Steelcase
Oliver Mack
Oliver Mack
CEO
macom—Part of Drees & Sommer
Harry Morphakis
Harry Morphakis
Senior Manager Intelligent Workplaces
Accenture
Peter Owen
Peter Owen
AV Service Manager
Allen & Overy LLP
Naomi Sakamoto
Naomi Sakamoto
Studio Director
Gensler

People & Culture Experts

Tom Arbuthnot
Tom Arbuthnot
Co-founder
Empowering.Cloud

Brecht Buysschaert
Brecht Buysschaert
Workplace Health & Well-being Expert
Springbok Health Coaching
Bart Cools
Bart Cools
Transformation & Change Expert
Flexso for People

Gert-Jan Duis
Gert-Jan Duis
HR Director
Eshgro
Alistair Johnston
Alistair Johnston
Head of Collaboration
Futuresource Consulting

Annelies Kampert
Annelies Kampert
Vice President and General Manager Europe
Crestron Electronics

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Welcome to Defining the Modern Workplace
with Brad Hintze, Crestron, and Robin van Meeuwen, Crestron

The workplace has changed significantly over recent years — where technology was a luxury, it is now a necessity. As hybrid working moves from the margins to the mainstream and is widely adopted, the right strategies and collaboration technologies will need to be put in place for the evolving modern workplace. Throughout this opening session, we will explore the new challenges that employers face when striving toward a more efficient, effective, and inclusive workplace.

Engineering the Technology that Drives Hybrid Work
A conversation with Ilya Bukshteyn, Microsoft, and Brad Hintze, Crestron

Join Ilya Bukshteyn and Brad Hintze as they discuss what drives the creation of a new generation of experiences. They will also explore the depth and breadth of the Microsoft Teams® solutions for enhancing engagement, connection, and collaboration.

"The Power of &"
with Andreas Ekström, Futurist/Author

"The Power of &" is a captivating presentation that outlines the most difficult challenges for the digital decade. It will start with how our disagreements can be more productive — and give some straightforward ideas on how to organize your change making in the future workplace. It will touch on the balance between liberty and control, independence, and detailed coaching.

Helping Your Customers Move Beyond Hybrid Work 1.0
with Craig Durr, Wainhouse Research

If you are like many organizations, getting to a productive state of hybrid work has been hampered by a variety of obstacles: changing health conditions, conflict with new organization goals, and employee resistance. As you reconsider your next steps (or formulate your first efforts), you can learn from the research that underpins this session. Join Craig as he shares with you some of the common challenges identified in early efforts, and insights as you plan your path forward. The key, you will learn, is to reframe hybrid work as a journey, not a destination.

How Accenture Engineers Employee Experience
with Harry Morphakis, Accenture

Fifty-nine percent of employees desire hybrid working, but despite increasingly flexible work policies, organizations continue to face unprecedented rates of burnout, productivity gains are not equally distributed, and colleagues feel more disconnected than ever. Far more is needed than a flexible work policy and competitive salary to retain and attract talent; a true future workplace experience will separate the good from the great. In this session, Accenture will detail their Employee Experience Architecture framework for engineering next-generation employee experiences across the workforce, workspace, and workplace.

How Video Conferencing Has Shaped the Modern Workplace
with Peter Owen, Allen & Overy

Video conferencing has progressed from hardware codecs to soft codecs and multiple vendors offering solutions to helping us communicate across global and regional offices This has been a struggle for those working in AV until now. This session examines how we have arrived at where we are today, how we are tackling the latest challenges, how the past two years have put a spotlight on AV as a critical service, and how we see the future of workplace designed.

The World Reshaped: Transforming Organizations in a ‘Digital First’ World
with Astrid Steingrueber, Intel Corp

As we try to build a better future, what are leaders doing? How is a ‘digital first’ approach helping? The next wave of technology capabilities is already here and rapidly establishing itself. This presentation will address the balancing act of delivering what users want in today’s world coupled with what IT needs to ensure a safe, secure, and productive environment.

Panel Session: Digital Transformation - How Technology is Powering the Modern Workplace
hosted by Andy Clayton-Smith, Technology Record with panelists from Sony, Eptura, Sennheiser, Shure, New Wave Workspace, Crestron

The acceleration of transforming the workplace using digital tools was already underway, and then the 2020 pandemic injected nitrogen dixoide right into an already screaming engine of change. Migration to cloud services, broad integration of API-centric platforms, and the need to leverage deep investments more fully has taken many companies from good to great while leaving many of those resistant to change in shambles. Learn how extending Digital Transformation initiatives into physical spaces can meet the expectations of the new workforce. We’ll also look at the trends of the near future, like AI and XR, and their impacts on these critical keys to our modern, hybrid world.

The Outlook for Hybrid Work and the Role of AV
with Sean Wargo, AVIXA

As companies continue to experiment with new ways of supporting a flexible working arrangement for their employees, the office as we've known it needs to evolve. Though amplified by the pandemic, these forces began long ago with the advent of video conferencing and collaboration tools that moved us in the direction of digital work engagement. Pro AV has had a role to play in this transition, with further growth possible, though the scale of that growth is still evolving. Sean will provide a perspective on these trends from the lens of AVIXA's expansive body of research with an outlook for the future.

Crestron Solutions for Modern Work
hosted by Richard Sasson, Crestron
Crestron presenters: Dan Feldstein, Brad Hintze, Sam Kennedy, Alex Peras
Featured partners: Ilya Bukshteyn, Microsoft, Patty Ardinger-Purcell, Comcast

Join the key executives leading the way in developing better ways of working and learning. Be the first to see new technologies that responds to the challenges and opportunities of our constantly evolving world. Solutions designed to make organizations smarter, more nimble, more collaborative, and better positioned for what’s to come.

Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office
with Philip Ross, Founder/CEO UnGroup (UnWired & UnWork)

The global pandemic brought our attendance in the office to an abrupt halt and triggered a complete re-evaluation of the purpose of the workplace. In this keynote, Philip Ross outlines a manifesto for 'unworking' — unlearning old habits and rituals and creating new ones fit for an age of digital technology, design innovation, and diverse workforces.

Employee Experience: Beyond Hybrid Work
with Antonio Cruz Cruz-Conde, Microsoft

Organizations must rethink how to face the new challenges that hybrid work brings considering that there are no magic sticks or universal solutions. A new operating model should be considered with at least three dimensions: people, processes, and places. To design and implement the right operating model for every organization and every role, culture and technology must go together, providing a holistic approach to enable and optimize employee experience in the hybrid work environment. During this session we will go through Microsoft’s approach and technology solutions that focus on these challenges related to hybrid work, employee experience, and space transformation.

The Great Reset: Trends, Insights, and Forecasts from Gensler’s Workplace Research
with Naomi Sakamoto, Gensler

We will explore how organizations can fine-tune their workplace recipe to enable their talent to do their best work and use their office as a tool for transformation. Gensler’s latest research highlights that the office still has an important role to play in the future of work. It is how we curate experiences and spaces to facilitate effective work that needs a critical re-evaluation. We surveyed thousands of office workers across diverse geographies to understand what is and isn’t working in the office today, and what design interventions might create a more compelling destination for employees to work in. The data reveals that workers still value the office as a place to focus.

Panel: Workplace Reinvention
hosted by Lauren Simmen, Crestron, with panelists from macom, Gensler, Steelcase, Korbyt, and NFS Technology

In the hybrid era, the needs of workers have changed. But what does that mean for the office? Does it still have a role? Does the modern office serve as a catalyst for company innovation, or is that just a myth? Should it be repurposed and redesigned? How important are sustainability and planetary health in the office of the future? Or health and wellness of the people in the office?

Teams and Trust: Bringing People Closer Together in a Decentralized Era
with Holger Reisinger, Senior Vice President, Large Enterprise Solutions, Jabra

As we navigate the greatest workplace disruption of a generation, we’re seeing engagement, connection, and team inclusion challenged in new ways. Economic uncertainty, layoffs, and supply chain issues are just a few of the curveballs impacting teams as they establish new hybrid working routines across different locations. In this session, we will present a new way of thinking around connectivity to drive inclusion, trust, and the overall pace of business in a modern hybrid environment.

Panel: Hybrid Working; The Human Factor
hosted by Gert-Jan Duis, Eshgro with panelists from Crestron, Futuresource, Empowering.Cloud, Springbok Health Coaching

After creating the office landscape, hybrid working is the biggest revolution in the way we approach work. We will talk about new competencies and new forms of leadership. What does the new manager look like? How will hybrid working evolve in the future and will hybrid working be here to stay? Hybrid working has changed the work-life balance, it has an impact on our vitality and it makes us realize how much we missed our colleagues. There is still a lot to discover.

(R)evolution of the Modern Workplace
with Peter Sany, Zoom

Modern work will go far beyond the home office, adding video channels and conference rooms in a survival mode. Future work models will span the whole product cycle, integrating not only across internal functions, but also across companies. This includes all areas from white-collar office workers to frontline workers. Work will become truly independent of location and time. That means a need to focus much more on the entirety of the business landscape. This session will address what’s needed for open, flexible, and easily connecting platforms, where the business processes can be integrated and orchestrated fluidly, securely, and in easy-to-use ways.

The Metaverse Workplace — The Future of Work?
with Cristina Criddle, Financial Times

This session will cover what the modern workplace might look like in the future, when the metaverse is more developed and how the workplace has already developed to include virtual experiences, especially after the pandemic. Cristina will cover definitions of the metaverse, new technologies like AR and VR and how these can improve ways of working, as well as software which is already widely used. In her talk, she will also focus on some of the consequences of the metaverse, including its impact on morale, a positive working environment, and inclusion and diversity.