AVIXAgta Event - August 8, 2024

Our summer event is here!

Join us in the Westminster room at The Old Mill in Toronto for networking and presentations by 2 amazing women in the AV industry - Kristie Pater from Lenovo and Nancy Knowlton from Nureva!

sparkAV, a longtime supporter of AVIXAgta, will be hosting the event, and we greatly appreciate the sponsorship from Lenovo and Nureva!

• Kristie has over 20 years of channel and end user sales experience with the last 11 years spent in Audio Visual.
• She is passionate about the AV space and enjoys working with both the partner and end user communities.
• With the technology for collaboration quickly changing and expanding, collaboration has never been more interesting than it is today!

Nancy Knowlton is the president and CEO of Nureva Inc., a company she co-founded with her husband David Martin, in 2014. Prior to establishing Nureva, Nancy and David built the global tech brand SMART Technologies, which introduced interactive whiteboard to millions of classrooms and boardrooms worldwide.

Nancy holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration and has a background as a chartered accountant and university lecturer. She has contributed to several public and private commissions on education and business and has earned numerous prestigious awards. These include the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and the C21 Shifting Minds National Award for her distinctive achievements in 21st-century learning and innovation.

In 2022, Nancy was inducted into the Alberta Business Hall of Fame in recognition of her pioneering achievements in technology and her significant contributions to the economic development and prosperity of Alberta. Most recently, in March 2024, Nancy and David were awarded the prestigious Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) for their exceptional contributions to improving education opportunities for children in Canada and abroad.

Derek's industry experience dates back prior to 2000. Prior to AV, he rose through the ranks in both financial services and fashion. Since the inception of sparkAV, Derek has worked to grow the company into Canada's leading ProAV design and integration organization. In large part, this was accomplished by holding true to a basic core value - treat people with respect and help them achieve their goals.

Derek holds P&L responsibility for sparkAV, while also working closely with key customers. He personally oversees the customer satisfaction for all projects and does so by staying in close contact with our administration and project fulfillment teams. While Derek also occupies an operational role, he is truly passionate about working with customers; getting out there and meeting new people and organizations - helping them achieve their technology objectives, always brings a smile to his face. Derek is passionate about sparkAV, and he is not afraid to take challenges, especially if it leads to finding new and meaningful solutions for sparkAV to offer to its customers. Derek always goes the extra mile to make sure that working with sparkAV is the most positive and enjoyable experience possible.

• Onsite self parking is available at a charge of $2 per hour/max $12 per day
• The Old Mill is located approximately 10 minutes from downtown Toronto and 15 minutes from Pearson International Airport
• Easy subway access as Old Mill Station is a 5-min walk from the venue

• Enter through the Banquet Entrance/Chapel Entrance, which is located under the canopy over the circular drive by the 3 flagpoles.
• Westminster Room is just past the set of doors to the right of the Coat Check station.
• This entrance is accessible and there will be no stairs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

21 Old Mill Rd, 21 Old Mill Road, Toronto, Canada