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TORONTO SESSION SCHEDULE  | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

If you're in the Toronto area this is your best opportunity to catch the roadshow on it's way across the nation. The Rental & Staging Roadshow rolls into The Capitol Event Theatre on Wednesday, August 10 in downtown Toronto. Don't miss a minute of the networking opportunities, the technical and business sessions and the chance to grow your business!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!  EXHIBITOR LIST

10:00 - 10:30am
REGISTRATION | COFFEE | EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
10:30 - 10:45am
INTRODUCTION | David Keene | Executive Editor, Rental & Staging Magazine
 10:45 - 11:30am
KEYNOTE: 21st Century Sales |  Tom Stimson | The Stimson Group  When clients ask Tom Stimson ‘What is the biggest challenge facing the audiovisual industry today?’ his answer is quick and concise. “We use 1990 sales techniques on 21st century clients and risk losing our sales channels to parallel industries.” Tom’s Roadshow keynote will deconstruct these outdated sales models and describe what we need  -  at a minimum – to compete going forward.
 11:30 - 1:00pm
NETWORKING LUNCH & EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE
 1:00 - 2:00pm
TECHNICAL PRESENTATION:  Project Management for Live Events | Andre LeJeune, CTS | InfoComm  The successful execution of an event is dependent on many  factors, including the client, the venue, the crew and the equipment. This presentation will provide an overview of PM principles to improve management of resources and time including Work Breakdown Schedules, Logic Networks and Risk Management.
 2:00 - 3:00pm
BUSINESS PRESENTATION:  R&S Business Survival Kit | Tom Stimson | The Stimson Group Tom Stimson takes a look at some of the best practices and biggest mistakes of the Live Events  industry. Tom will share some of the insights he has picked up visiting and working with staging companies across North America. Topics range from Sales compensation to equipment utilization and will highlight the best and the worst approaches in use today.
 3:00 - 4:30pm NETWORKING  & EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE