Dr. Josiah Way is the Executive Director of Digital Spaces at the University of California, Los Angeles, 2019 AV Professional of the Year, named to the Top 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers List, and Top 50 UC Professionals List. Joe is a highly sought keynote speaker, ed tech thought leader, and writer, known for designing the technology standard for hybrid instruction, which won 24 global awards. Joe serves as the Cofounder and Chair of HETMA, the Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance, Editor-in-Chief of Higher Ed AV Media, and Steering Committee Chair of FLEXspace. He is the author of the bestselling book, Producing Worship, and monthly Business of AV column, as well as serving on multiple audiovisual-industry and higher education advisory boards. Joe has over 30 years’ experience in education, technical production and the arts, and organizational leadership and management. Joe’s current research is in integrating augmented reality, blockchain, and the metaverse into learning space design for improved equity, accessibility, and sustainability. Over his career, Dr. Way has received diverse awards in the areas of education, the arts, and business.

Prem is the Chief Climate Officer for global architecture and engineering firm, DLR Group. As a recognized thought leader on sustainability and research-informed design, he drives innovation to advance technical design and practice while leveraging data to evaluate the impact of design on users and the environment.

With over 15 years of work experience in the technology field, Heather is the Chief Information Officer and Principal at DLR Group, a global design firm that delivers integrated architecture, engineering, planning, and interiors solutions. In this role, she is responsible for leading the IT strategy, vision, and operations, as well as driving the digital transformation and innovation for the firm. Heather holds an MBA in Executive Management from Ashland University.

Raymond is the former CEO and Managing Partner of Sustainable Technologies Group and leads a number of specialty disciplines within the architecture firm DLR Group. Raymond has written on sustainability and technology, taught at InfoComm as an adjunct faculty, created training modules for USGBC, and was involved in the creation and administration of the Sustainable Technologies Environment Program (STEP). He is the recipient of the 2012 Sustainable Technologies Award from AVIXA.