CE Pro 100 Summit Wraps Up Second Annual Event
Receptions, boardroom presentations and one-on-one sessions highlight exclusive dealer summitNovember 5, 2009 – The CE Pro 100 Integrators Summit wrapped up its second annual event Wednesday, bringing together elite custom electronics integrators and leading industry vendors in a one-of-a-kind summit.
During the three-day event, attendees were treated to presentations and panels by manufacturers, fellow integrators and the staff of CE Pro magazine, as well as roundtable discussions, one-on-one sessions and receptions.
The summit began on Monday, Nov. 2 with a golf outing sponsored by Concierge Direct and opening reception sponsored by Monster Cable. Mike Moore, co-founder and president of Making Customers, Inc. and creator of New Home Retailing and Finished Home Design, delivered the keynote speech at the reception, urging attendees to shift the focus of their sales efforts to making customers, not sales orders.
Day 2 of the summit started with a Breakfast Reception sponsored by NuVo Technologies, where president and COO David Rodarte led a panel discussion on new opportunities for dealers including retrofit, digital signage and home health services.
Attendees spent the morning in Boardroom Presentations, where vendor sponsors presented their latest products and programs and solicited feedback from integrator guests. The lunch presentation, “Cashing in on Alternative Energy & Energy Management,” sponsored by SpeakerCraft, featured CE Pro editor Jason Knott and a panel of dealers discussing energy monitoring, wind turbines and solar panels.
The afternoon featured Integrator Roundtables, sponsored by TruAudio, where groups of attendees shared best practices and trade tips to improve their businesses. The second day ended with a Dinner Reception and Casino Night, sponsored by Perfect Path by PPC.
At the reception, the winners of the Best Practice Awards were announced. They are:
- Financial Management: SoundVision, Novato, CA
- Human Capital Management: Audio Video Interiors, Inc., Medina, OH
- Legal Administration: SoundVision, Novato, CA
- Production Management: ETC, West Palm Beach, FL
- Sales & Marketing Management: Audio Video Interiors, Inc., Medina, OH
The final day of the summit started with a Closing Breakfast, sponsored by Paradigm, featuring a discussion on digital video content led by CE Pro’s Julie Jacobson.
After Boardroom Presentations and one-on-one meetings between vendors and guests, the summit closed with a surprise drum circle finale, sponsored by SpeakerCraft, where attendees connected, had fun and were inspired to establish an exciting new rhythm of growth for their companies.
“The CE Pro 100 Integrators Summit is like no other event in the industry,” says John Galante, president, AE Ventures, which produces the show for CE Pro/EH Publishing. “This year’s summit was an amazing success, arming integrator guests with great management, marketing and product related information and idea and new spirit of enthusiasm and entrepreneurship for their businesses. We look forward to continuing to grow and evolve the Summit in the coming years.”
The 2009 CE Pro 100 Integrators Summit sponsors included: APC by Schneider Electric, Cables To Go, Chief Manufacturing, Colorado vNet, Concierge Direct, EH Publishing, ELAN Home Systems, LLC, Electronic Security Association, Legrand, Mechoshade Home Systems, Microsoft, Monster, NuVo Technologies, Paradigm Electronics Inc., Perfect Path by PPC, Russound, Sanus, Security Partners, Sencore, Sony, SpeakerCraft, Structured Cable Products, TruAudio, and Vantage.
The 2010 CE Pro 100 Integrators Summit will be held Nov. 2 – Nov. 4, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. For more details, visit www.cepro100summit.com or contact Shannon Murphy for sponsorship opportunities at 508-618-4224, smurphy@ae-ventures.com.
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