Connected, the AV integrator's podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the official podcast for Connected magazine. Here you can find interviews, discussions, news updates and more for the Australian and New Zealand residential and commercial Pro AV integrator market.
Sean Carroll from Connected magazine was lucky enough to be joined by Nice North America vice president of sales, Horacio Morales on this episode of the podcast. Horacio talks about what the company is focusing on at the moment and, more importantly, what's around the corner in the Australian market. It's an insightful discussion and always great to hear what companies have in store for ANZ.
Please note: When this podcast was recorded, it was before ISE 2025. This podcast was released after the show.
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Connected magazine visited Flinders University in Adelaide for the annual AETM Conference 2024. As the premiere event for education AV, it's a great space to learn and share about major projects, innovative solutions and talk about what's to come. In this video, we speak to several vendors about what they're seeing in this space and how it has influenced their product decisions.To find more videos like this or to read more, visit www.connectedmag.com.au Facebook: https://facebook.com/ConnectedMagAUSLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/groups/3720229/X: https://x.com/ConnectedMagAUSThe AETM represents AV and educational technology professionals and specialists in the Asia Pacific region and also facilitates engagement with the wider industry by bringing its extended AV community together, welcoming AV integration, product and service suppliers.#AETM #AETM2024 #ConnectedMag #ConnectedTV #AVTweeps
Connected magazine visited the Newcastle Town Hall in November 2024 for the annual CEDIA Tech+Business Summit. As we walked across the show floor, saying hello to friends and colleagues, we asked a few people what they thought of the residential AV industry in Australia and what more CEDIA can do to help improve business.
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A mogul in both the Australian (and worldwide) commercial and residential AV industry, Michael Henriksen joins Connected, the AV integrator's podcast to talk about his time in the industry, his start in hi-fi and his journey with Blustream.
Congratulations to Michael for the win and to read a full profile piece following his win, check out Connected's website or read the latest edition of the magazine, out now.
Integrate is just around the corner and Soren Norgaard from Diversified Communications comes on the podcast to talk about what's on at this year's event. Soren says that the show is quite literally "raising the bar" with an expanded show footprint, more education sessions, additional breakout rooms for exhibitors and more.
To find a full list of what's on, click on this link and to register for the event, click this link. As always, check out Connected to stay up to date with the latest across the commercial and residential AV industry, as well as Integrate 2024 updates.
The AETM 2023 Conference was an excellent show that saw some of Australia's best education AV and IT professionals descend on St. Lucia, QLD. Connected magazine attended the event and learnt what the various companies, individuals and associations were focusing on during the show.
A written breakdown of the AETM Conference can be found in the next edition of Connected magazine. Make sure you check out our website for more content.
CEDIA Regional Development Independent Consultant, Australia and New Zealand, Paul Skelton has been awarded Connected's Most Influential Person for 2023. He sits down with Connected to talk about how he go into the industry, what he has been doing in his role with CEDIA and what he hopes to achieve in the future.
After this, we talk about the upcoming CEDIA Tech Summit in the Gold Coast between 10-12 October 2023. To register, follow this link.
Join Andy Moore as he investigates the origin of KNX and uncovers the reasons behind its success as the worlds leading open protocol for home and building automation.
He also talks about the upcoming KNX Roadshow that will be on in early June 2023 featuring talks by Joost Demarest. Joost, the chief technical officer at KNX Association, is visiting from the KNX Association HQ in Brussels to present at a series of events aimed at providing system integrators, specifiers and consultants with a deeper understanding of KNX and the latest updates to the KNX InternationalStandard for home and building automation
To register for the show, follow this link.
In this episode, editor Anna Hayes is joined by Rise Legal's managing director, Helen Kay, to discuss the legal side of running your business.
This podcast does not remove the need for legal advice - there is no one-size-fits all approach to legal issues so please contact a legal professional if you have a specific issue or query.
Helen is offering a free 15-minute call to listeners - this can be accessed through this link: https://calendly.com/contracts-lawyer/free-15-minute-call-general
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes is joined by Paul Skelton of CEDIA and Matt Manalis of eXperience One and the CEDIA Global Certification Committee, to discuss industry certification and the drive to get more members certified in order to grow the industry.
Over 500 people took part in the 2022 Connected Most Popular Awards which are outlined in Issue #4 of the magazine. In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes talks to Toni McAllister, founder of the Women in AV Australia forum and winner of this year's Most Influential Person Award for 2022.
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes speaks to Paul Skelton, regional development independent consultant for Australia and New Zealand, about the upcoming CEDIA Tech Summit and Conference. The event will be held at Tweed Heads, NSW from October 18-20 and features an extensive education program as well as the chance to catch up with local distributors and see all of their new products.
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes talks to Chris Tolton, technical product manager at Blustream UK, about Blustream's involvement in the summer and winter Olympic Games over the past four years. From pandemic postponements to quarantined configuring, Chris's account details a fascinating (and sometimes nerve-wrecking!) professional experience.
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes is joined by Soren Norgaard, commercial manager at Diversified Communications and show runner of Integrate 2022.
After two years of virtual engagement, the show floor will be bustling once again in Sydney in August.
Connected editor Anna Hayes talks to Women in AV Forum founder Toni McAllister about the forum's endeavors to promote women working in AV and encourage others to pursue a career in the industry.
Current and former Connected editors Anna Hayes and Paul Skelton pull up chairs to discuss this year's CEDIA Awards and how the industry is faring after a tough few years.
Connected editor Anna Hayes talks to this year's winner of the Connected Most Influential Person Award, Adam Merlino from Snap One.
Connected editor Anna Hayes talks to Crestron's director of residential systems, Dee Bubeck, about how present day control systems match up to the sci-fi depictions we grew up watching, and where these systems might go in the future.
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes speaks to Benjamin Davies, founder of B2BAV, a new AV marketplace giving integrators the opportunity to engage with talented professionals and outsource aspects of their projects to them. Benjamin is a big believer in using outsourcing to grow the efficiency of a business, freeing the integrator up to focus on the things they like and excel at.
Connected editor Anna Hayes is joined by Integrate show-runner Soren Norgaard for a quick update on this year's show.
With Integrated Systems Events (ISE) planning two smaller local events in June, Connected editor Anna Hayes had a chat with the company's managing director Mike Blackman to see what viewers can expect from the new digital offering.
Connected editor Anna Hayes is joined by AETM president Scott Doyle to discuss the upcoming AETM Conference (starting December 3), the work of the organisation, and the challenges AV managers face in this sector in the future.
In this episode, Connected editor Anna Hayes speaks to this year's Golden Paul winners, Bruce Cox and Stephan Goodhue from New Zealand based Liquid Automation.
Connected editor Anna Hayes chats to Holger Stoltze, senior director of technical sales and marketing at Yamaha Unified Communications about how unified communications is set to evolve in the coming years, mainly due to vast improvements in artificially intelligent technology.
Ben Green joins the podcast for a follow-up chat of the last episode. Building on our discussion about residential gaming set-ups and the integrator, Ben talks about the next generation of consoles in the PS5 and XBox Series X and what their power can bring to the table.
With these two new systems, consoles can finally bridge the gap between console and PC gaming systems. On top of its computing power, there are plenty of opportunities to use these systems as a media hub, with Sony releasing a PS5 media remote alongside their consoles.
We hope you enjoy!
Integrator and industry consultant Ben Green joins the Connected podcast to talk about the ever-growing gaming industry. We focus on residential gaming set-ups and where integrators can add value to PC or console gaming rooms.
The interview was used for an article in the second edition of the Connected magazine which published in June 2020.
We hope you enjoy!
Connected editor Anna Hayes chats with Bare Conductive chief executive and co-founder to discuss his printed electronics products.
Based out of London, Bare Conductive designs and manufactures a suite of technologies that transform surfaces and objects into precise, robust and low-cost sensors. The suite of products include Electric Paint and the Touch Board among others.
Be sure to check our their website, as well as the featured article in the upcoming edition of Connected magazine.
This is the Connected podcast, the official podcast for Connected magazine; an industry-leading publication that serves the needs of professional residential and commercial systems integrators.
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