Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are transforming the way we conduct meetings by creating more collaborative, inclusive, and secure environments. These innovations help overcome accessibility barriers through advanced features like speech-to-text transcription, language translation, gesture recognition, and audio enhancement technologies. We'll explore the latest AI tools and discuss how you can leverage AI to make your meetings more effective and seamless. Tune in to this insightful power hour to discover how AI can elevate your meeting experience, making it more effective and streamlined.
Workspace trends are moving towards smaller, more flexible spaces, with more remote working over the long-term according to AVIXA’s IOTA report. For more key developments and digital workplace trends, view past webinars in the monthly Conferencing and Collaboration Power Hour.
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Speaker Information
Jason joined FORTÉ as Managing Director of the wholly owned subsidiary, Magenium Solutions, in 2024. In this role, Jason leads what is now the Microsoft Solutions Business at FORTÉ where he sets the strategic direction for growth and success for the business, which is focused on delivering Microsoft solutions including Microsoft Teams room services, unified communication voice services, and more. Jason has more than 20 years of experience in workplace technology including audiovisual and unified collaboration solutions. He is a customer advocate as well as a platform device specialist for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other UC solutions.
With over 3+ years of dedicated experience at Yealink, Regend serves as the Regional Tech Lead, spearheading technical support, solution design, and product roadmap delivery for conference and collaboration systems across Yealink's North America (Northwest and Midwest) regions. In his role (since January 2024), Regend works closely with authorized distributors and channel partners, regularly travelling across the U.S. to guide informed deployments and configurations of Yealink's latest AI-enhanced meeting technologies.
Prior to this leadership position, he built a strong technical foundation as:
- a Sr. Solution Engineer supporting unified communication providers across North America (March 2023–Dec 2023),
- a Sales Engineer focusing on custom conferencing setups (May 2022–March 2023),
- and a Senior Customer Support Engineer at CDNetworks, managing global escalation response and internal training (Mar 2021–Feb 2022)
Regend holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Data Communications & Networking from Multimedia University (Malaysia, 2019), and is skilled in system administration, network design, and web development. He also contributed to blockchain‑based IoT and agent‑performance tracking platforms during his undergraduate research.
AI Industry Relevance & Contribution
Regend combines deep technical insight into AI‑powered conferencing tools—such as speech‑to‑text transcription, multi‑language translation, and gesture tracking—with real‑world deployment experience. His hands‑on expertise ensures that organizations harness Yealink’s AI solutions to make meetings more inclusive, collaborative, and effective.
Event Information
Date
22 October 2025
Time
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Type
Webinar