Special: HETMA Presents... Live Keynote from the HETMA Virtual Conference

About this episode

The episode features a live keynote discussion on leadership and education AV spending at the HETMA Virtual Conference.

Recorded live as the Friday keynote on Day 3 of the HETMA Virtual Conference, this AV/IT Amplifier crosspost pulls a fast moving hybrid conversation from sister show HETMA Presents, combining #Roadto10K and This Month in Higher Ed AV into one session. Host Ryan Gray is joined by Britt Yenser, Tim Van Woeart, and Gina Sansivero to unpack the month’s community theme, Time to Level Up, and get specific about what leveling up actually looks like in real careers, real teams, and real life. The first half is personal and practical: leadership shifts, classroom design growth, mentoring, self awareness about learning styles, and the uncomfortable reality that documentation and continuity can feel emotional because it forces us to admit we will not be in the role forever. The second half pivots into a timely industry conversation sparked by a UK trade piece that framed education AV spend as wasteful and trend driven, followed by an AVWeek discussion and a HETMA board response op ed. The panel digs into why the framing landed as dismissive, why collapsing K 12 and higher ed into one story produces bad conclusions, and why higher ed AV decisions are shaped by governance, accessibility…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Gray

Guests: Britt Yenser, Tim Van Woeart, Gina Sansivero

Topics covered

• leadership shifts
• classroom design
• mentoring
• self awareness
• education AV spending
• higher education
• community engagement

Keywords

• AV
• education
• higher ed
• leadership
• mentoring
• classroom design
• community theme
• AV spending
• HETMA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HETMA, AVWeek, AV Interactive

Books & works: This Month in Higher Ed AV, #Roadto10K

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