{"id":12486,"date":"2017-01-19T18:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T18:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/how_itexpo_has_transformed_into_the_communications_event.html"},"modified":"2022-10-14T18:30:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T22:30:35","slug":"how-itexpo-has-transformed-into-the-communications-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/technology\/how-itexpo-has-transformed-into-the-communications-event.html","title":{"rendered":"How ITEXPO Has Transformed into THE Communications Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we have had a great deal of feedback from attendees commenting that ITEXPO in Florida (Yes, Florida, in February &ndash; and airfares are literally dirt cheap) has evolved to become THE communications event &ndash; for the Americas and beyond. We are humbled by the comments but the credit goes to my team who tirelessly looks to improve each event with fresh new content.<\/p>\n<p>An analyst told me once that the show is so full of information that you run around like a chicken with your head cut off, except he said it <a href=\"https:\/\/zisamoglen.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/30\/yiddish-word-of-the-day-flablunget-rhymes-with-plunge-it\/\">Yiddish<\/a> which made it sound more exotic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/itexpo-events-2017-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/assets_c\/2017\/01\/itexpo-events-2017-1-thumb-500x64-15532.png\" alt=\"itexpo-events-2017-1.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&rsquo;t sure at the time if it was a compliment but in a way it is the testament that the show has so much important information that you really need a team to cover it all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/itexpo-events-2017-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/assets_c\/2017\/01\/itexpo-events-2017-2-thumb-500x64-15534.png\" alt=\"itexpo-events-2017-2.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over three days &ndash; February 8-10 &ndash; you can attend workshops, sessions, keynotes, networking events and parties with the entire communications ecosystem. Most events take place at the Greater Fort Lauderdale\/Broward County Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>You really will learn all you need to about tech and telecom &ndash; all the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/itexpo-events-2017-3.png\" alt=\"itexpo-events-2017-3.png\" width=\"128\" height=\"71\" align=\"right\" \/>trends, what is hot, what you need to sell and buy in 2017, etc.<\/p>\n<p>We expect between 8000+ people in attendance for the events. Here are some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-day ITEXPO experience is a carefully-crafted mix of education, networking, product research, and a little fun.<\/p>\n<p>You can attend laser-targeted courses &#8211; some free with an <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/registration.aspx\">Expo Plus pass<\/a> &#8211; that prepare you to ask the right questions of vendors on the show floor.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/images.tmcnet.com\/mkt\/blast\/expo\/2017\/ITEXPO_FL_EM09.html\">list of workshops, seminars and presentations<\/a>. These are in addition to the main <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/conference-program.aspx\">ITEXPO Conference Program<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/content-marketing-and-marketing-automation.aspx\">Content Marketing &#038; Automation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/telecom-reseller-week.aspx\">Telecom Reseller Week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mspexpo.com\/\">MSP Expo Conference Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvxexpo.com\/\">ChannelVision Expo Sessions on Expo Floor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/workshops.aspx#WRR\">Wireless Repair Roundup (Fee required)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/collocated-events\/idea-showcase.aspx\">IDEA Showcase Startup Event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/collocated-events\/asterisk1-2-3.aspx\">Asterisk from Scratch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asterisk-world.com\/\">Asterisk World (Fee required)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblockchainevent.com\/\">The Blockchain Event (Fee required)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allabouttheapi.com\/east\/\">All About the API (Fee required)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/keynote-speakers.aspx\">Keynote presentations free with Expo Plus Pass<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the full ITEXPO agenda <a href=\"http:\/\/mark.tmcnet.com\/DOzA00a0VRu00d09sP240b3\">click here.<\/a> Speakers are updated daily.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the great topics, we have some of the greatest speakers around&hellip; Jonathan Adelstein heads up the PCIA and was a former FCC Chairman; IBM&rsquo;s GM, Strategy &#038; Development, Jamie Thomas; Sumit Dhawan is Senior VP and GM of VMWare; and Peter Bailey, President &#038; CEO of Vertical Communications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/itexpo-home-2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/assets_c\/2017\/01\/itexpo-home-2017-thumb-500x250-15537.png\" alt=\"itexpo-home-2017.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver joined us before at ITEXPO and we welcome him back again as a major speaker at the IDEA Showcase Startup pitch event.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I should list all the speakers because we not only have a great intersection of tech and telecom companies but we also have people who know their topics cold and are generally compelling. BTW &ndash; if you every find a speaker you don&rsquo;t like &ndash; I invite you to contact me and let me know. But I digress &ndash; here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/speaker-list.aspx\">complete speaker list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You won&rsquo;t want to miss the <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/collocated-events\/idea-showcase.aspx\">IDEA Showcase<\/a> where the startups are judged, the <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/all-conference-party.aspx\">networking party<\/a> or the $15,000 cash giveaway at the end of the show &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/giveaways.aspx\">must be present to win<\/a> (see below for details).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing #1<\/strong> &#8211; Thursday, February 9th, 5:00pm at IDEA SHOWCASE startup pitch event.<\/p>\n<p>Attend IDEA SHOWCASE, Floridian Ballroom, 3rd Floor. Giveaway winners announced just before IDEA SHOWCASE voting. Each winner selects from the available prize packages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing #2<\/strong> &#8211; Friday, February 10th, 1:45pm in expo hall.<\/p>\n<p>Includes $15,000 Grand Prize Giveaway!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/itexpo-sponsors-2017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/assets_c\/2017\/01\/itexpo-sponsors-2017-thumb-500x121-15539.png\" alt=\"itexpo-sponsors-2017.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If this wasn&rsquo;t enough, there is a complete IoT event happening at the same convention center &ndash; on virtually the same dates. It&rsquo;s called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/\">IoT Evolution Expo<\/a> and it too is loaded with content. For example, it&rsquo;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/event-highlights.aspx\">only IoT Event<\/a> where you can do all of the following under one roof:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/certification-series.aspx\">IoT Certified<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discuss IoT Standards with the body setting them &ndash; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/industrial-iot-conference-agenda.aspx\">Industrial Internet Consortium<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Partake in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/security.aspx\">IoT Cybersecurity Track<\/a>: Connected, Smart &#038; Secure<\/li>\n<li>Witness the Business Impact Awards, given for real life IoT implementations &ndash; chosen by industry experts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/industrial-iot-conference-agenda.aspx\">Industrial IoT Conference<\/a> &ndash; Yes, the next Industrial Revolution is upon us. See actual test-bed cases in manufacturing, transport, emergency services and more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/agenda.aspx?t=IoT+Enterprise+Operations#main\">IoT Enterprise Operations<\/a>: See how IoT is making enterprises more efficient<\/li>\n<li>Case Study Theatre: More real-world IoT implementations to wrap your brain around<\/li>\n<li>100 sessions dedicated to vertical market solutions such as healthcare, transportation, retail, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/agenda.aspx?t=IoT+Developers\">IoT Developers<\/a>: For the coder in you just dying to get out<\/li>\n<li>Business intelligence and machine learning<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/agenda.aspx?t=Open+Fog+Workshop#main\">Open Fog Consortium Workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Connected life and work<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/iot-in-the-channel.aspx\">IoT in the Channel<\/a> &ndash; sure, it&rsquo;s great to have IoT solutions but someone needs to sell them<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/telit-iot-inovation.aspx\">Tellit IoT Innovation<\/a>: an information packed event that is actually a quality, highly sought-after show of its own within the IoT Evolution ecosystem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/uploads\/iot-evolution.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/assets_c\/2017\/01\/iot-evolution-thumb-500x212-15541.png\" alt=\"iot-evolution.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, this event too will have top speakers like Richard Soley of the OMG\/Industrial Internet Consortium; J. Michael Palermo, Senior Alexa Evangelist; Lisa Peterson, VP Marketing and Connected Aircraft at GoGo Business Aviation; Ron Felice, Automotive Industry Architect, IBM Watson IoT; Fred Yentz, CEO, IoT Platforms, Telit; Uzair Siddiqui, Senior Product &#038; marketing manager, IoT, Verizon; Ravi Srivatsav, Chief business development officer, NTT; and Chris Chang, Alien Technology &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/speakers.aspx\">view complete list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are more <a href=\"http:\/\/images.tmcnet.com\/mkt\/blast\/iot-evolution-expo\/florida-17\/IoT-FL17-ExpoPass02.html\">details<\/a> on times and dates of keynotes and other important events.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you to these events &ndash; it should be a fantastic start to our communications future and a fantastic 2017!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ITEXPO <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/registration.aspx\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IoT Evolution <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iotevolutionexpo.com\/east\/registration.aspx\">Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>P.S. Check me out as I <a href=\"http:\/\/itexpo.tmcnet.com\/east\/conference-program.aspx?z=GS-01\">moderate<\/a> this cloud UC panel with the top names in the space. Thursday, February 9th, 2017 at 9:00 am.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we have had a great deal of feedback from attendees commenting that ITEXPO in Florida (Yes, Florida, in February &ndash; and airfares are literally dirt cheap) has evolved to become THE communications event &ndash; for the Americas and beyond. 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