Innovation Institute

Digital Twin - Delivering Analytical Insight to Enhance the Fan Experience
2021-05-25 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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WEBINAR TOPIC
Powering the return of fans is Job One for venue owners and operators everywhere. The same digital technology that allows us to gather fan data to tailor experiences that delight fans and create new revenue streams can also make buildings more integrated, adaptive, proactive and self-learning.
Bringing together traditional operational technology, IT systems and cloud applications infused with AI and IoT, as well as cutting-edge technology such as digital twin, allows us to gain unprecedented insight, integration and collaboration to better adapt venues for the return of fans and future planning.
In this informative webinar, technology experts from Johnson Controls:
· demonstrate how OpenBlue Digital Twin enables 3D visual analysis by leveraging data in and around the building structure, plus location, events, assets and people, as well as past, present and future events related to the building and the environment
· show how digital twin allows for crowd modeling, arrival and departure analysis; “what if” scenario modeling for planned events; foot traffic heat mapping for disinfection; along with unplanned incident response events
· demonstrate how OpenBlue Digital Twin simulations allow end users, venue management and other stakeholders to test and validate their plans around cleaning and safety, where decisions are based on data and demand and not rigid schedules
Speaker:
Chad Pakett, Advanced Solutions Digital Leader, Johnson Controls
Nick Treder, Director of Sports & Entertainment, Johnson Controls
Jason Pelski, Sr. Manager of Architecture & Platform, Johnson Controls
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Reopening the Fan Experience: Identifying Online Threats through OSINT to Mitigate Actions from Bad Actors
2021-05-18 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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Reopening the Fan Experience: Identifying Online Threats through OSINT to Mitigate Actions from Bad Actors
This webinar will illuminate the trending behavior and tactics of users across the vast data landscape online. While traditional social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook will continue to be popular platforms of interest for sports chatter, this Webinar will also highlight the shift of users, particularly those nefarious in nature, who are moving to uncensored platforms, posting hate speech, planning action, and more. We will take a deep dive into this activity and show examples and use cases focused around the sports and entertainment industry.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Babel Street employs a team of experts with backgrounds and real world experience with structured open source and social media discovery and analytics in a variety of public and private sectors.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Thinking Beyond the Pandemic: Planning for Fall 2021 After-School Activities
2021-04-21 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago)
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In this webcast, presented by Campus Safety, Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX), and High School Federation, a distinguished panel of experts will address planning considerations for the preparation of returning to school next fall. The group will center their discussion on the pandemic impact of mental health, managing activities, safety and security and the student athlete and coach’s welfare.
In addition, the panelists will discuss key learnings, questions, and decisions that must be made during the “Great Wait” caused by the pandemic to safely return to interscholastic athletics and club activities. The panel will discuss key recommendations to guide school districts and administrators as they plan for fall events. Their recommendations and guidelines are based on discussions with health experts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Moderated By:

Dr. Lou Marciani
Director
Innovation Institute for Fan Experience
Guest Panelists:

Dr. Michael R. Anderson, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM, FAARC
Pediatric Critical Care Physician and Healthcare Executive
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Nancy Beatty
Director of Athletics
Providence Day School

Guy Grace
Chairman of Advisory Committee
Partner Alliance for Safer Schools

Andre Walker, CMAA, TAAC, M.Ed.
Director of Athletics and UIL Activities
Houston ISD

COVID Concessions - How Stadiums Can Adapt
2021-04-13 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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COVID Concessions – How Stadiums Can Adapt
Learn how top stadiums have adapted their concessions experience for COVID, the lessons they learned, and what it means for the future.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Mashgin provides a completely touchless self-checkout solution for sports stadiums. Utilizing computer vision, Mashgin rings up an entire tray of items at once without the need for barcodes – resulting in transactions up to 4x faster than cashiers. Stadiums that deploy Mashgin have seen their concessions throughput double and increased concessions sales as much as 34%.
Featured Speakers:
Alicia Woznicki, Vice President, Design & Development for Sports & Entertainment at Aramark
Taryn Donovan, Senior Director of Venue Services for the Mets
Jack Hogan, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Mashgin
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

D&B Fanblock
2021-04-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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SPEAKER INFORMATION
Sport is nothing without its fans. d&b Fanblock – powered by Autograph Stadium Sound combines technical and theatrical expertise to supply the emotionally charged atmosphere of a full stadium, arena or sports center while they are either empty or have greatly reduced seating capacity.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

How to Leverage Technology to Improve Fan Experience
2021-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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HOW TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FAN EXPERIENCE
SPEAKER INFORMATION
The amount of new health and safety protocols creates additional challenges while maintaining an enjoyable fan experience during your re-opening efforts. Fans and visitors are excited to get back to their favorite past times, and you need to ensure their safety through every step of your facility. Your existing technology – including IP surveillance cameras, access control, and network audio devices – can support with your efforts by providing solutions beyond traditional security measures.
Join key industry experts for a panel-style discussion about creative surveillance technology uses and lessons learned in maintaining a positive fan experience while adhering to safety and health requirements. You’ll hear from Security Physical Security Specialist, Ahlonko Bruce, as he shares his experience in re-opening Chicago’s beloved United Center. He will be joined by Axis Communications’ Steve Burdet (Solution Management Manager) and Kevin Taylor (Segment Development Manager for Smart Cities) as they uncover unique uses for your existing infrastructure throughout every level of your facility – from your parking lot to fan seating – and every area in between.
Host: Kevin Taylor, Segment Development Manager, Smart Cities, Axis Communications
Panelist: Steve Burdet, Manager, Solution Management, Axis Communications
Panelist: Ahlonko Bruce, Security Physical Security Specialist, United Center
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

TMI Salt Pure
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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4/6/2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
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About This Session
The session will discuss TMI’s ZGEN Series Hypochlorous Generators. The innovative sanitation solutions company will explore some of the key challenges public organizations such as schools, universities and sports venues have faced since the onset of the pandemic and strategies to implement cost effective, safe and efficient disinfection procedures to create a safe environment for all.
We will delve into a real world example of how one district used innovation and cost cutting strategies to achieve safe and efficient solutions allowing them to safely re-open.
Timothy and Michele Petsch, founders and co-owners of TMI Salt Pure Corporation will discuss how sports and entertainment organizations of any size, with a particular focus on education, can quickly develop and implement scalable, cost-effective, and efficient cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting systems. We’ll go over how the systems ensure a safe environment for patrons that complies with CDC guidelines. With the increased need to disinfect high touch surfaces in public places budgets can get stretched thin and the supply chain and logistics can be problematic. The discussion will also include budget friendly solutions such as manufacturing disinfectant on site and reducing labor by disinfecting as you clean with Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl). HOCl is not only effective against COVID-SARS 2, but is also non-toxic, environmental and affordable. Our panelist is a representative from the Anchorage School District, Rob Holland, Director of Maintenance and Operations who has helped the district attain unprecedented cleanliness standards within a limited budget. Rob recently received a Denali Award for Excellence.
“Rob’s vision will literally save the District thousands of dollars over the next several years. His innovation and strategic thinking maximized the best outcome while effectively operating within a very limited budget,” said Senior Director of Maintenance and Operations Darin Hargraves.
SPEAKER INFORMATION

Timothy S Petsch, Managing Director, TMI Salt Pure Corporation – Host – Co-Founder and Managing Director, TMI Salt Pure Corporation – Timothy is responsible for the technical side of the company and focuses on relationships pertaining to business development. Timothy’s business history is the bend of practical experience in fields ranging from construction in Africa to off-shore oil platforms in the North Sea, to renewable energy in the installation and sales of Solar Heating in S. California; to the corporate boardrooms of America during his decade long tenure with Bank of America in their Securities Service division of Mergers and Acquisitions. It was during this phase of his career that he was instrumental in designing the support structure of Master Limited Partnerships that helped the Bank to distinguish itself from others in the field. Timothy was privileged to hold the position of President of the San Diego Chapter of Corporate Secretaries for public corporations in 1987 – 1988. But it is TMI Salt Pure® that Timothy is most proud of in his list of accomplishments. Through his varied business experience Timothy learned many of the basic tenets that now drive TMI, but the most profound lesson he learned was that if you treat your customers and business associates in a moral manner and put client satisfaction before revenue generation, you will create a sustainable corporation built on strong ethics.
Michele G Petsch, Financial Director, TMI Salt Pure Corporation -Host – Financial Director, TMI Salt Pure Corporation – As Co-Founder and the Financial / Marketing Director for TMI Salt Pure® Corporation, Michele is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the organization specifically as it relates to financial & administrative functions. This includes database & systems management, information management, marketing and bidding. Michele graduated from Natal University in South Africa in the 1980’s with an Honors degree in Economic History and from the Graduate School of Marketing in Durban in the same decade.
Rob Holland, Director of Maintenance & Operations, Anchorage School District – Panelist – After graduating from CWU, Rob worked in the private sector for 30 years in the wholesale supply industry as a vendor for custodial supplies and equipment. This led to an emphasis in institutional sales and training within school districts, colleges hospitals. Rob has spent the past 26 years in Alaska, which includes equipment set up and has-mat shipping/training in the North Slope oil fields of Alaska, as well as custodial training to remote school districts off of the road system. Rob is currently responsible for 95 total facilities (85 schools) encompassing 7.5 million square feet, including 330 custodians and 150 maintenance employees.

WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Oneplanevents
2021-03-23 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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SPEAKER INFO

Venue Twin is the world’s most advanced 3D solution for stadiums and arenas. It opens new operational and commercial opportunities for venue owners, by creating a fully interactive 3D version of sports and entertainment venues.

Plan any event at your venue in real-time, easily and accurately moving any infrastructure, staff or any item to the exact place you need it to be, on any floor level. You can run customer walk-throughs remotely with incredible detail.

For fans considering buying tickets, Venue Twin has the most advanced 3D Seat View, even showing fans their route though the venue – ideal for families and fans with disabilities. While for sponsors and advertisers, Venue Twin enables corporate partners to plan and design their client hospitality with the fully interactive 3D Suite View. These are just some of the numerous commercial opportunities that our ground-breaking 3D Venue Twin technology provides.

Venue Twin has been developed by OnePlan, the world’s leading event planning platform.

WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

In-Control
2021-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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WEBINAR TOPIC
OPTIMIZE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OPERATIONS THROUGH PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
SPEAKER INFORMATION
The saying ‘the more the merrier’ speaks to our social society. We enjoy attending events with our friends, but also want to do so in a safe and secure manner, while increasing more and more people into our lives and to our events.
These gatherings of thousands seem unpredictable and sometimes even dangerous. We at INCONTROL Simulation Solutions can help you to predict, control and analyze the movement of your attendees, talent, and staff by providing insight into various situations. This has never been more important than now during the pandemic.
The InControl software enables you to simulate unlimited functional scenarios such as ingress, egress, crowd flow, social distancing, evacuation, sheltering, active shooter and other terrorist attacks to experiment and explore various response options.
With our software you can predict and control all kind of scenarios…. Or as we say it enables you to Experience the Future before it happens!
HOST:

Gary Gardner

PANELIST:

Richard Fenton, Vice President/CSO, Corporate Security & Safety | Ilitch Holdings
Fred Jansma, CTO, InControl Simulation Solutions

WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

How Preventing Unwelcome Germs Can Welcome Fans Back
2021-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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How Preventing Unwelcome Germs Can Welcome Fans Back
Learn how the SilvaClean technology platform revolutionizes fabric hygiene to create a cleaner and safer overall environment.
SPEAKER INFORMATION

Missy Travis – Missy Travis is the founder of IP&C Consulting LLC, a consulting company that assists other Infection Preventionists, business owners, and sports teams develop an effective infection prevention program. She has 20 years of experience focusing on infection prevention techniques. She has utilized her skills as a Registered Nurse and Infection Preventionist in a variety of settings including: Acute Care Hospitals, Large Teaching University Medical Centers, Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals, Sports (Nashville Predators), and Public Health Settings (CDC Foundation). She has served as President for the Middle Tennessee Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Chapter twice since 2006. She has also served in other chapter leadership positions as well as sitting on the Board of Directors. She has presented three scientific abstract posters at National Meetings. She has created educational courses, IP Mentor, as part of her consulting business. She has also hosted multiple online workshops and webinars.
Priya Balachandran – Priya is Applied Silver’s operational leader. Under this role, she oversees all of Applied Silver’s operations including Marketing, Product, Customer Service, Field Service, Manufacturing, IT and HR. She directly manages corporate and product marketing, customer collaborations and KOLs. Dr. Balachandran is an accomplished health technology executive with experience in commercializing disruptive innovations impacting outcomes in healthcare, biopharmaceuticals, sports medicine, and consumer products. She has expertise in brand management, product management, business development, product marketing, regulatory affairs, and global market development and product development in molecular diagnostics, microbiology, and antimicrobials. Priya is a successful researcher with peer-reviewed publications and patents and Is an active member of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, American Society for Microbiology and the Infectious Disease Society of America. She serves on advisory boards for early stage companies. Prior to Applied Silver, Dr. Balachandran held leadership positions at NuGEN Technologies, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and scientific and business roles at Life Technologies. Dr. Balachandran received her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at San Francisco.
Frank Belzer – As the SVP of Portfolio Sales at Universal Parks and Resorts, Frank oversees all domestic and international sales strategies for all four current and soon-to-be five theme park destinations. This oversight includes managing all trade partner relationships, development of unique programs for youth, military and other specialized groups, supervision of the call center, the hotels and the Universal Parks and Vacations Travel Company. The international sales and marketing offices in London, São Paulo and Mexico City are an exciting part of his responsibility and he oversees partner relationships, PR efforts, marketing campaigns and more as the international markets continue to be an integral part of the parks’ strategy. Frank sits on the Board of Directors for Visit Florida and he is chair of the marketing council. He is part of the IPW planning committee formed by US Travel and sits on the Advisory Round Tables for Brand USA.Prior to joining Universal, Frank was the VP of Corporate Training at Kurlan and Associates and as such had developed and trained some progressive and fast growth companies in the technology.
Graham Siderius – Graham enters his 13th season with the Ducks and second as Vice President, Corporate Partnerships. In his capacity, Siderius oversees the organization’s Corporate Partnership team and related revenue, activation, and new business development for the Ducks and Honda Center. He also oversees Corporate Partnerships at FivePoint Arena and Great Park Ice, The Rinks operations and via contracts with the city of Anaheim, manages advertising sales for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) marquee signs and naming rights sales efforts.Siderius previously served as the Director of Anaheim’s Corporate Partnerships department from 2014-20, overseeing record-high revenues, and introduction of naming rights to the new Great Park facility (FivePoint Arena) and the club’s first-ever Season Presenting Partnership (UCI Health) in 2018. He also oversaw the implementation of naming rights to Honda Center’s Pacific Premier Bank Club Level, Shock Top Terrace, TCL Entrance and Impact Club, an exclusive arena-level VIP entertainment space coming in fall 2022. He began his career with the Ducks in 2008.
A native of San Diego, Siderius earned a M.B.A in Sports Business Management from San Diego State University and a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Washington State University. He was a kicker for the Cougars Pac-10 football team. He serves on the Corporate Partnership Committee of Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Graham and his wife, Jessica, have two children, Brennan and Cameron. The family resides in Ladera Ranch.

WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

How to Protect Fans, Staff and Players in COVID-19 and Beyond
2021-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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How to Protect Fans, Staff and Players in COVID-19 and Beyond
Stadium and event personnel have confronted multiple challenges during this pandemic with perseverance and ingenuity that continues to inspire. But the SARS-CoV-2 virus is relentless, and challenges persist. With a desire to bring fans, staff, and players safely back to the arena, leaders are facing increased pressure to implement effective safety and disinfection protocols, fast.
While the mandate for safety and trust is clear, leaders are inundated with information and resources on developing and implementing the right plan to combat COVID-19. So, what is the best approach?
On March 4, join IIFX and the biosafety company R-Zero for a discussion on how to use UV-C to reduce the spread of infection. By incorporating the same multi-layered approach as hospitals, you can safely bring fans, staff, and players back to the arena.
As COVID-19 has expanded the need for highly effective disinfection solutions beyond patient rooms and operating rooms, arenas across the country are mapping hospital best practices to their own facilities. The highest standards for disinfection will not only help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but also other pathogens prevalent in luxury suites and lockers rooms, such as norovirus and the seasonal flu.
Join us and learn:
● The efficacy of UV-C light, common myths, and how to evaluate it as an air and surface disinfection tool for your facilities
● How to incorporate hospital-grade disinfection practices in your cleaning and disinfection protocols
● Why UV-C disinfection will make your fans, players, and staff feel safer when they are inside your venue
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Dr. Richard L. Wade
A leading expert in toxicology, Dr. Richard L. Wade has spent the last 43 years in microbiological contamination, toxicology and risk management roles for the corporate and governmental sectors, including through his time as deputy chief for occupational health Cal/OSHA. He currently serves as Chief Scientist for R-Zero, the first biosafety company dedicated to making the spaces we all live, learn, work, and play safer and clinically clean. He is an advocate for making UV-C light disinfection a regular part of daily cleaning and disinfection processes in the COVID-19 era and beyond.
Dr. Wade has provided technical consultation, risk management and mitigation strategies for some of the world’s most challenging contamination scenarios, including oil spills, the Ebola outbreak and the aftermath of fires and explosions. He has advised many prominent institutions over his career including the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Supreme Court, NASA and ABC News. He is the author of hundreds of publications, presentations and reports, and a longtime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Wade received a Ph.D. and M.P.H. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a B.S. in Biological Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire. He completed postdoctoral studies and training in risk management and corporate planning at Oxford University and the Executive Training Program in Health Policy and Management at Harvard University. He is a frequent guest lecturer on environmental risk management at Oxford University, an adjunct associate professor at the University of California San Francisco, an adjunct clinical professor of medicine at University of California Irvine School of Medicine, a National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the Naval Studies Board, and serves on the executive committee of the American Society of Safety Engineers, as well as numerous other professional associations.
Eli Harris – President, Co-Founder
Eli is an entrepreneur passionate about democratizing technology to aid public health crises and disaster relief, and R-Zero is the most recent manifestation of that passion. Before co-founding R-Zero in April 2020, Eli founded Eco Flow, a portable energy storage company with a mission to develop renewable power solutions that are accessible to the most vulnerable. Eco Flow’s latest product was deployed to ad-hoc hospitals in Wuhan during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to that, Eli led international partnerships at DJI Technology, the global industry leader in drone development and manufacturing, where he traveled to more than 15 countries researching and testing how drones could support projects like search-and-rescue missions.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Intellisite
2021-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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COVID TECH PLAYBOOK LIVE WEBINAR TOPICS
“Now, Back to the Game”; Using Scalable AI-Enabled IoT to Get Fans Safely Back In Seats and Empower Your Team
Sports and entertainment facilities have been hit hard by the global pandemic, IntelliSite is helping fans back in their seats to enjoy the game or concert with smart, data-driven services.
Learn how IntelliSite is guiding facilities large and small ‘build-back-better’ by designing end-to-end cloud-native, extensible suite of IoT AI-enabled solutions. Increasing public safety and accuracy of incident reporting, for CDC compliance as well as an array of security-focused safety outcomes. All centrally managed with Platinum-level support.
“There are no ‘off-the-shelf’ smart stadiums or arenas; every facility brings with it unique challenges and opportunities,” explains Ken Mills, CEO of EPIC IO, IntelliSite and Broad Sky Networks. “Our solutions are guided by the desired outcomes, launching projects with a ‘smart community as a service’ mindset means taking incremental steps to drive results.”
Some of the IntelliSite solutions we will be reviewing include:
IntelliSite’s hBM (Heuristic Based Monitoring) – Keep your fans, staff and teams safe and remain compliant with CDC Guidelines– conduct thermal scans in motion with accuracy, identify mask usage and monitor occupancy from one central location.
IntelliSite’s Solutions for Smart & Safe Communities – AI Enabled IoT to make your stadiums and arenas safer.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Ken Mills serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Epic IO, IntelliSite & Broad Sky Networks.
Ken has an early background in nuclear physics and reactor engineering, and over 20 years of business-to-business technology and information security expertise.
Prior to joining IntelliSite, Ken was the General Manager & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Dell Technologies Safety & Security, IoT, and Computer Vision business unit. During his tenure, he was recognized as one of Dell Technologies top security and public safety experts who were instrumental in establishing and growing Dell Technologies Safety and Security solutions.
Prior to Dell Technologies, Ken was a Fellow at the U.S. Department of State. Earlier in his career, he spent close to eight years building a hyper-growth business for Cisco’s Safety and Security, Access Control, and Emergency Response business unit. Previously, Ken was a Partner in one of the largest contract field sales organizations in the United States and served as a Nuclear Engineer for the United States Navy.
Ken holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Clemson University. He is a member of the Security Industry Association (SIA) and serves on the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee for the University of South Florida Muma College of Business, an Advisory Board Member for the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, and a member of the Forbes Technology Council.
IntelliSite Corporation, a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners, delivers outcomes for our customers across IoT, Safety & Security and Computer Vision.
Founded in 2001, IntelliSite has evolved its turnkey IoT solutions to a wide range of managed
applications that create connected businesses and actionable outcomes.
IntelliSite, with hundreds of deployed applications across the U.S., Europe and Latin America,
provides enterprise-scale solutions spanning across the healthcare, public works, financial, energy, agriculture, retail, and education markets. IntelliSite provides a proven solution that
utilizes high-volume, high-analytic IoT services that produce measurable results. Strategic partners include DELL, Verizon, World Wide Technology, Inc., Cisco, Intel amongst others.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Insight
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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To register for this session of the COVID Tech Playbook Live Webinar Series, please do so here.
COVID TECH PLAYBOOK LIVE WEBINAR TOPIC
Contact Tracing 101: Protecting Employee Safety & Privacy with Insight Connected Platform
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Insight is committed to serving as a good corporate citizen. This means conducting business with integrity, avoiding corruption of all kinds and reducing our impact on the environment.
We firmly believe technology inspires the spirit of togetherness, and we’ll continue to explore new innovations in technology with integrity and thoughtfulness at the heart of everything we do.
Ali Lavine, Insight (she will be available for Q&A at the end) and Ellen Brockley.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

Alert Trace
2021-02-11 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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To register for this session of the COVID Tech Playbook Live Webinar Series, please do so here.
COVID TECH PLAYBOOK LIVE WEBINAR TOPIC
As sports and live entertainment venues across the world continue to implement innovative health, safety, and security technologies to safely return to work, play, and spectate, many organizations are adding digital contact tracing solutions to keep their players, staff, and spectators safe.
Kyle Hopkins, Vice President of Business Development for VOS Systems LLC, will discuss how sports and entertainment organizations of any size can quickly develop and implement a scalable, cost-effective, and efficient digital contact tracing program to monitor social distancing and enable contact tracing. With Kyle as their guide, attendees will explore the capabilities and limitations of technologies supporting today’s digital contact tracing solutions, including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID), and cellular networks. Kyle will also demonstrate at VOS System’s AlertTrace digital contact tracing solution.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
Is your organization having trouble following CDC guidelines? Manual contact tracing is not accurate, contacts can be easily missed or forgotten, and social distancing can be hard to enforce in the workplace.
AlertTrace is a sophisticated and affordable contact tracing solution that offers a unified approach in ensuring all your bases are covered. With zero tracking or GPS capabilities, user-friendly software, and encrypted and secured anonymous data for maximum privacy protection, AlertTrace technology assists you in keeping your employees safe and your organization in operation.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.

NTT
2021-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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To register for this session of the COVID Tech Playbook Live Webinar Series, please do so here.
COVID TECH PLAYBOOK LIVE WEBINAR TOPIC
Leveraging NTT Smart Solutions to Revolutionize the Stadium Experience
Host and Panelists:
· Bill Baver, VP NTT SMART World – Host
· Bennett Indart, VP NTT SMART World – Panelist
· Peter Gray, SVP, Advanced Technology for Sport, NTT – Panelist
· Akhil Uniyal, VP Growth & Strategy for Smart Sport, NTT – Panelist
· Kirk Compton, VP Cloud & Enterprise Application Management Services Sales, NTT – Panelist
About this session
You will hear from NTT experts about some of the key challenges Sports organizations are facing right now and how technology and data can help them solve these to become more resilient.
You will hear real world examples of how Sports events and organizations across cycling, baseball, car racing and golf have leveraged Smart Solutions to improve fans’ safety and enhance their experiences to better follow and engage with their favorite Sports and athletes.
You will leave this session with some concrete ideas on how to accelerate your own Smart Sports journey, where to start and how to grow a small pilot into a project that will revolutionize your all business.
SPEAKER INFORMATION
NTT is a leading global technology and services provider for your digital journey: from planning and strategic design, to implementation, deployment and ongoing support.
NTT Smart Solutions can help transform your data into actionable intelligence. Powered by a big data engine, our solutions can calibrate and curate data in record time with highly accurate results to reveal trends that are hidden in your data.
To accelerate Smart Sports, we have developed Stadium solutions with enhanced occupancy control and missing person functionalities to keep the fans safe, and Fan Experience solutions to provide a personalized experience and revolutionize the way fans engage and interact with their favorite Sports events.
We’re proud to be part of the global holding company under NTT, called NTT Incorporated (Inc.) Jun Sawada, current President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for NTT, is also the CEO of NTT Inc. For more information, please visit www.global.ntt.
WHAT IS COVID TECH PLAYBOOK?
A Live Webinar Series – The Latest Innovative TECHnology Powering a Confident Return to Live Events.
Xperience, an IIFX technology network of enterprises and startups is producing a COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate Tech Talk Series. As we move into 2021, sports and entertainment organizations will prepare to reset/restart/reopen to fans. The process of opening a venue and delivering a live sports/entertainment experience has never been more difficult. Not only must venue operators meet medical and government requirements to ensure safety, while maintaining a security posture, they must also convince skeptical fans that the in-venue experience is worth it.
The Tech Talk Series will provide insight how these products may affect and assist your organization in the COVID-19 Return to Work, Play and Spectate. Technology provides some of the most important tools in the toolkit to help the sports and entertainment industry manage risk, signal they are ready to their staff and fans, reopen their doors, and deliver memory making experiences.
