AVIXA AI Accelerator | InfoComm 2026

Tuesday, June 16 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

AVIXA’s AI Accelerator is a full day of insights designed for AV/IT leaders, engineers, and technology managers evaluating AI, featuring candid insights from integration and engineering leaders using AI in real-world AV workflows and operations.

AVIXA AI Accelerator Pass

Member: $399
Non-Member: $499

What's included?

Your AI Accelerator Pass includes a full day of conference sessions listed in the schedule below, peer-to-peer roundtable discussions, and a networking lunch to connect with fellow industry leaders.

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AVIXA AI Accelerator Schedule

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Welcome to the AVIXA AI Accelerator

AI02

10 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
Kick off the AI Accelerator with a clear view of what matters now, cutting through the noise to focus on where AI is delivering real value in AV and enterprise environments. This opening sets the stag ...

From Possibility to Practice: A Practical AI Framework for the AV Industry

AI03

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
Wherever you are on your AI journey, the sheer number of tools and approaches can make it difficult to know where to start—or what to prioritize next. AVIXA’s AI Accelerator opens with a practical, in ...

Phoebe Korn, Sr. Engineering Program Manager - TeamPeople

Timothy Bailey, VP of Engineering & Lead Consultant - TeamPeople

Can AI Design My System?

AI04

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Design and Integration
Hey AI, I have a bill of material, can you give me a drawing? Hey AI, I have a drawing, can you generate a wire pull list? Hey AI, can you verify my system design? In the time it took me to write t ...

Trevor Flynn, Principal/CEO - Flynn Design Services

AI Governance in Practice: From Policy to Reality

AI05

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business and Project Management
Navigating AI adoption in your company and projects is accompanied by a long list of concerns including accuracy, fairness, transparency, and data security that directly impact brand trust, customer c ...

Jack Hobaugh - Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Human Oversight and Validation in AI-Enabled AV Projects

AI06

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Design and Integration
As AI becomes embedded across AV system design, deployment, and support, human judgment remains critical to ensuring accuracy, accountability, and trust. This session focuses on the key human checkpoi ...

Bill Fons, President, AI Initiatives / Regional Vice President, Midwest - CTI

AI Accelerator Sandbox Sessions

AI07

60 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business and Project Management
- Design and Integration
Bring your real-world projects and challenges to the table and work collaboratively towards solutions. Each sandbox session last 30 minutes, and attendees will have the opportunity to join 2 discussio ...

Phoebe Korn, Sr. Engineering Program Manager - TeamPeople

Irina Dymarsky, Senior Vice President of Information Technology - AVIXA

Blaine Brown, Chief AI Officer - CTI

Leon Malahias, Senior Director, Strategy & Delivery, Information Technology - AVIXA

Bill Fons, President, AI Initiatives / Regional Vice President, Midwest - CTI

Matt Slomka, Senior Program Manager | Teams Rooms - Microsoft

Andrew Gross, SVP Sales - Xyte.ai

Steven Hoenig, Sr. Director - Portfolio Expansion Program Management - Legrand

Erik DeGiori, Founder and CEO - NetSpeek

Sharath Abraham, Global Strategy Manager - Jabra GN

Julian Phillips, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, XTG - AVI-SPL (XTG)

Felipe Henao, Zoom Spaces - AMER Team Lead - Zoom

Trevor Flynn, Principal/CEO - Flynn Design Services

Dr. Lance Ford, Zoom Spaces Education Lead - Zoom

Timothy Bailey, VP of Engineering & Lead Consultant - TeamPeople

The Human Upgrade: Rolling Out AI with Culture, Trust, and Workflow in Mind

AI08

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business and Project Management
AI projects don’t fail on model quality, they fail when the people who should use them…don’t. This talk is a practical, vendor-neutral guide to launching AI in any department without breaking culture ...

Sharath Abraham, Global Strategy Manager - Jabra GN

AI as a Translator: Enhancing Communication Across Trades and Stakeholders

AI09

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business and Project Management
AV projects often break down not because of technical gaps, but because the same information needs to be communicated differently to technicians, IT, project managers, and executives. Two case studie ...

Amanda Beckner, Principal Consultant - Initiatives in Action

Brian Banks, Chief Technology Officer - Core Consultor

Datagentism and the Age of Intelligent AV

AI10

30 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
- Design and Integration
The professional AV industry has always been defined by technology, but the next era will be shaped by intelligence. Datagentism represents a fundamental shift: the integration of real-time data and a ...

Julian Phillips, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, XTG - AVI-SPL (XTG)

AI Action Plan

AI11

40 mins

W213/W214
- Artificial Intelligence
Close out the AVIXA AI Accelerator by turning ideas into a clear, practical plan you can act on immediately. You’ll define your first use case, identify key actions, stakeholders, and success metrics, ...