Visual 1st Perspectives
September 24, 2020
Boost your industry network at Visual 1st –

Meet exciting new or existing partners at this year's virtual edition


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OK, we can’t offer our usual award-winning outdoor reception this year at Visual 1st, but my partner Alexis Gerard and I have received great suggestions and feedback for how to implement new ways to network, find partners and be discovered as potential partner before, during and after this year’s virtual edition of Visual 1st, Oct. 14-15.

Here is an overview:

1. Before
Discover – or be discovered by – other registered attendees

Share a short video message by introducing yourself to your fellow attendees and tell them with what types of partners you’d like to engage. Check out fellow attendees’ videos or search by company, job title or name, and reach out to them by means of their embedded LinkedIn link.
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Visual 1st 2020: Oct. 14-15
Our networking page is password-protected for access by registered attendees only.

Click here for more info and check out a video example from Champ Bennett, Co-founder of Capsule, the company we’ve partnered with to provide this service.


2. During
Private chats

Reach out live to appropriate fellow attendees through the private chat function of our video conferencing service. Send your chat messages during the mingling time before or after the program, or during the half-time break.


3. After
Virtual roundtable get-togethers

When: the week after the conference on October 21, 22, 23 and 24, at 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Pacific Time.
Join one (or several) of our optional “birds of a feather”-type informal video calls for attendees who share similar interests and would like to share their experiences. No formal program – just a way to meet existing or new industry friends and exchange experiences or opinions.

Female attendees: mark your calendars – the first get-together roundtable will be October 21 as an informal Women in Imaging gathering, replicating the inaugural Women in Imaging lunch meeting we hosted last year.

The topics on the other days will be selected through polls during the conference.

Want to hear more about the reasoning behind our networking offerings at Visual 1st 2020?

Check out my hot-of-the-press podcast interview, conducted by Gary Pageau of our media partner, Dead Pixels Society.
Visual 1st conference updates
New speaker

Victor Riparbelli, CEO & Co-founder, Synthesia
I’m pleased to announce that Victor Riparbelli, CEO @ Co-founder at Synthesia, will join our “Making Imaging Machine Learning Super Smart” panel at this year’s virtual edition of Visual 1st, Oct. 14-15, where he will join Anthony Pieters, CEO of Viesus and a soon to be announced third imaging AI entrepreneur.

Synthesia provides sophisticated solutions for creating AI videos by simply typing in text, enabling enterprises and SMBs to generate engaging video content at scale without the need for actors, film crews and studios.
New Fireside Chat Panel

We're pleased to announce the speakers for our Visual 1st Fireside Chat Panel, "To Acquire or be Acquired - that is the question," featuring Andrew Cousin, CEO of Circle Graphics, Beth Burkhart, VP and GM of Shutterfly, and Richard Bellamy, CEO of RPI.
VP, General Manager
New sponsors
We’re very pleased and appreciative for the support of 4 new sponsors this week: Phototales, RPI, Mediaclip, Alexander’s Print Advantage.
Only 5 Show & Tell demo slots left

We still have 5 non-committed demo slots left. Interested in showing your app, web or hardware solution in one of our Show & Tell sessions? Check out the lineup so far; or the info about our selection process.

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