The Collaboration Space

Delivering exceptional workplace experiences across more spaces with fewer resources is a growing challenge for organizations. In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL's Mathew DeFreitas is joined by Steve McCary, Platform Integration Manager at Q-SYS, to explore what defines a high-performance workplace and how organizations can scale those experiences consistently.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The key compo...

Workplace technology is evolving beyond individual meeting rooms and collaboration tools. IT leaders are being asked to think more broadly about how connected technology works.

We need to create better employee experiences while keeping them manageable at scale. In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL leaders John Bailey and Jared Lederhandler discuss the changing workplace technology landscape and what it means ...

In this podcast episode, Nancy Lussier from AVI-SPL sits down with Pat Piwowarczyk from HP Poly to discuss how AI is transforming workplace collaboration today and what IT teams should prioritize as they build a future-ready technology strategy.

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We discuss how HP Poly is using AI to improve meeting experiences through intelligent audio and video, create more consistent coll...

In this episode of The Collaboration Space podcast, you'll see how Symphony brings together multi-vendor collaboration technology for proactive monitoring, analytics, and simplified IT management.

Laurie Berg walks us through a live demo that illustrates how the Symphony platform enables IT teams to maintain consistent experiences across meeting spaces. She shows examples of integrations with Logitech, Legrand AV, and Q-SYS devices ...

Recorded live from InfoComm, AVI-SPL sits down with Chris Merrick, VP of Global Marketing for Collaboration at Shure. We discuss why professional audio has become essential to delivering better meeting experiences in today's AI-enabled workplace.

As expectations for seamless collaboration continue to rise, organizations are looking for ways to ensure everyone is heard clearly, whether they're in the room or joining remotely....

As AI transforms the workplace, organizations need collaboration technology that is easy to deploy, simple to manage, and ready to scale. In this episode, Crestron's Joel Mulpeter and host Nancy Lussier discuss how the next evolution of collaboration is helping IT leaders deliver consistent meeting experiences across every space.

Learn how a common collaboration platform can simplify deployment, support Microsoft Teams and Z...

In this podcast episode, Microsoft's Sarika Kesavan shares insights into Microsoft Teams Rooms Express Install. She discusses ways organizations can transform small meeting spaces into intelligent collaboration hubs in as little as one hour. 

Discover how pre-engineered room solutions reduce deployment costs, simplify installation, replace unmanaged BYOD rooms, and create a consistent Teams experience that scales across your wo...

Beyond Monitoring: How Symphony Connects AV, UC, and IT Operations

What happens when your monitoring platform does more than just alert you to problems? In this episode of The Collaboration Space, Nancy Lussier sits down with Laurie Berg from AVI-SPL to explore how Symphony helps IT teams move from reactive support to proactive management across AV, UC, and collaboration environments.

Laurie shares her unique perspective from more th...

Before we dive in, sign up here for the May 12, 2026, webcast that we mentioned.

Now on to our discussion...

In this podcast episode, we explore what truly drives a consistent meeting room experience, and why simplicity, not over‑engineering, is the key to adoption.

The conversation highlights how Neat’s consistent product portfolio, paired with built-in machine learning and AI, creates intuitive, reliab...

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, we share how IT’s role continues to evolve, including sharing more insights into how and where we work and the spaces we use. Specifically, we’ll dive into how workplace automation and analytics help your real estate and facilities teams make informed decisions. We’ll also talk about how to get started.

Joining this discussion is Henry Levak from Logitech

Henry and host Na...

AI is already changing how we meet, collaborate, and get work done. But what comes next and how can organizations prepare their AV and UC ecosystems for the next wave of AI?

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas talks with Sudeep Trivedi, Head of Alliances and Go-To-Market at Logitech. They explore how AI is enhancing meetings today,  the next phase of AI, called pervasive AI, and what it ...

People want hybrid meetings that feel natural. IT wants solutions that are easy to deploy and manage across the enterprise. Focusing on these human-centric needs can drive more compelling engagement and more effective collaboration across the organization.

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas talks with HP Poly’s Joe Mukherjee. They discuss how AI and advanced AV systems remove barriers ...

Agentic AI can anticipate needs and support users in real time, transforming how organizations collaborate and operate. It represents the next step in the evolution of AI.

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas talks with Cisco’s David Beisly about what Agentic AI means for the workplace. They also discuss how Cisco and AVI-SPL are preparing organizations for what comes next.

Key conversati...

Full-stack AV, what is it? Can it help IT keep pace with constant change in technology and user needs? And will it redefine how organizations manage and scale their AV environments? Find out in this episode of The Collaboration Space. 

Q-SYS’ Steve McCary breaks down what full-stack AV means, why it matters, and how it helps organizations stay adaptable, connected, and ready for the future.

Key conversation takeaways:

• F...

Displays get bumped, moved, and used every day, directly impacting their longevity. The ones built to last survive the rigors of daily use.

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas talks with Kianna Pompa, Product Manager for Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays. They explore why durability is a key factor in sustainable AV and how it extends technology lifecycles, a critical component of ESG initiat...

Updating your unified communications and collaboration (UCC) environment can feel complex. The challenge isn’t knowing what to improve. It’s knowing where to start.

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas talks with Andy Blumreich, AVI-SPL’s Principal Consultant. Together, they break down the first essential steps organizations can take to optimize their UCC environments and bui...

Federal agencies and departments face strict compliance and security standards. As collaboration technology advances, those rules continue to change.

In this episode of The Collaboration Space, AVI-SPL’s Mathew DeFreitas sits down with Chuck Fiorentino, AVI-SPL Federal Engineering Manager, and Bruce Wyrwitzke, Philips Director of Professional Displays. They discuss how Philips and AVI-SPL help agencies stay compliant, secure, ...

Welcome! Listen to this episode to find out how AVI-SPL Symphony helps you create a better meeting room user experience.

Here's the link to the Symphony webcast scheduled for October 10, 2025, that we mentioned.

AVI-SPL's Laurie Berg joins host Nancy Lussier in The Collaboration Space to share insights into:

• Benefits to IT teams and end users
• How Symphony leverages AI
• Integration with your preferred manufacturer devi...

Step into the Collaboration Space. In this episode, Barco Project Manager for ClickShare, Pieter Vancoillie, stops by to talk about sustainability in the modern workplace. He highlights:

• The benefits of investing in sustainable collaboration technology solutions.
• Sustainability's connection to Barco's heritage
• ClickShare Hub's collaboration benefits and carbon neutral focus
•  How AVI-SPL and Barco, together, deliver peace of mi...