Published to Whisper Club: June 29, 2026 ID: TBW2198
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
ABSTRACT
“This Whisper Report investigates what licensing trend will reshape retail in 2027. Filmed at Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, it explores how emerging models are changing how brands connect with consumers and drive retail outcomes. Experts examine why traditional approaches are giving way to more immersive and conversion-driven strategies. Cited experts: Andrew Lieb JRL Group, Elizabeth McLead Screeny, Ashley Siler LMCA.”
Industry Whispers: Tokenization of Assets to Free the Economy of a Continent
Industry Whispers: Tokenization of Assets to Free the Economy of a Continent captures transformative history with Dr. Tyrone Moodley, Managing Director at Migodi-Auric. This conversation reveals how tokenized real-world assets formalize Africa’s artisanal mining sector for global capital markets. Institutional protocols replace opaque intermediaries through transparent verification and direct global access.
TBW2215
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INDUSTRY WHISPERS:
Tokenization of Assets to Free the Economy of a Continent
TBW2215 AMA with Dr. Tyrone Moodley, of Migodi-Auric
Produced by TBW Advisors LLC
Written, Filmed, and Edited by Doreen Galli, Ph.D. MBA
Host and Analyst Doreen Galli, Ph.D. MBA
Filmed March 18-19, 2024 At Internet 2.0 Las Vegas, NV
Published to Whisper Club: June 22, 2026 ID: TBW2131
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
ABSTRACT
“This Whisper Report investigates what XR tech will change enterprise workflows first at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. Experts highlight a shift toward edge-driven compute, autonomous XR agents, and hybrid service models reshaping operations. The implications extend beyond tools into workforce transformation and distributed execution. Cited experts: Matt Puchalski Bucket Robotics, Wayne Liu Perfect Corp, Paul Stanford Haply, Shogo Nishiguchi AVITA.”
InfoComm 2026 brought together enterprise visitors focused on AV innovation and experience delivery as Las Vegas hosted production, control, and infrastructure conversations shaping how organizations scale, automate, and integrate broadcast-ready environments across operations and customer engagement while exhibitors highlighted hardware, software, and workflow solutions without revealing full implications for deployment, cost, or long-term operational impact.
The Conference
A community of over 35,000 experience economy professionals engaged with over 807 exhibitors across the 395,000 square feet of exhibition space. A total of 94 countries were represented accounting for 20% of the presence.
Cautions
Friendly reminder: this research provides examples of what was shared with us at the event, not an evaluation, validation, or recommendation of the given technology.
State of the Experience Industry
The state of the experience industry was delivered at a Press event on opening day by AVIXA’s Mike Sullivan-Trainor. Interestingly their research showed significant budget resilience in the AV space; however, it was attributed to being able to handle inflation and continued passion for technology. Most projects experience a 10% tariff cost increase with the industry growing at a steady 4% forecasted rate. Currently 65% of AV providers are using some form of AI with 70% of that usage being generative. They purported that the percentage of organizations with AI governance rose from 33% in March 2025 to 47% in April 2026. One of the more interesting aspects is the growing trend of enterprises requiring broadcast capabilities across the organization in many divisions.
Shokz demonstrates their latest headset which comes in under 1 gram of weight. Due to their bone conduction approach, accessibility features such as wearing with hearing aids or glasses are standard across their line. They even have a headset that goes behind the head. Crescendo takes bone conduction to the floor providing bass you can feel. The best part, for highly urban areas where silent dance parties have taken off, it won’t disturb the neighbors!
One vendor from the Taiwan Excellence booth is able to overcome language barriers. GIO Optoelectronics is able to sit between your company and your guest, customer or visitor. If you do not speak the same language, no problem, it will listen to you in your language and speak and print what you said in the language of the guest. This device offers accessibility for language barriers as well as for any guest that suffers from vision or auditory disabilities. This device can provide live, real-time language translation for 26 different languages.
Opticis leverages optical fiber to provide high-quality long-distance AV cables. They offer HDMI cables that can maintain 4k or 8k resolution without signal loss for 300 meters. Their pure optical extender USXMP32 can transfer USB signals up to 330 meters. Their portfolio also can deliver up to 100 watts of power over 10 meters of USB cable as required in many meeting rooms.
On the control front, unRAVL is focused on enabling more organizations and venues to have the full AV experience. Democratizing access so one doesn’t need a specialized expert to just create an experience. As an AI-powered AV operating system, it leverages AI to simplify that task at hand even enabling natural language interfaces.
If you have ever operated the controls of an AV room and wondered why switching remote cameras is separated from operating the cameras themselves, you are not alone. Meet Telycam direct from China. Not only controlling what the camera sees and records but also the white balance and focus directly from the switch. The Telycam Mix One is an all-in-one production hub for the entire live event workflow. It can support up to six video channels simultaneously. Formats include NDI, HX3, RTMP, SRT, HDMI and USB. One interesting feature is its ability to record the program simplifying distribution.
PTZOptics is an employee-owned company out of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Like many of the exciting products we have seen on site, this also originated from AV engineers not finding what they needed. In this case, they really needed a robotic camera with advanced automation. Their latest technology can do voice tracking. Real-time adaptability is enabled through a natural language interface to communicate with the device versus scripts! Finally, this robotic camera features dual-lenses. One lens as reference, one for the actual camera action tracking. Finally, a healthcare solution that just as easily could be ripped from our coverage of HIMSS 2026 was noted. Their partner, LayerJot, created a solution able to track tool usage in the surgical room setting.
We were able to see the latest DaVinci Resolve 21 features in action with a demo on site. A major theme of the demo was the ability to do so much locally. Abilities in the demo include reshaping faces as well as deblurring and cleaning up sharpness. As one might suspect, these features also come together to enable the editor to literally change the focus of the image they are editing from one object in the frame to a different object. Natural language searching and dedicated photos are fully integrated.
One thing universally true in AV is that microphones are frequently involved, and they eat batteries like they are going out of style. Whether your organization finds this unacceptable due to the environmental impact or the cost of batteries, KLVR has an answer. KLVR offers a 48-battery capacity recharging unit for AA or AAA batteries. Each battery can charge for 1200 cycles. Therefore a single set of batteries replaces over 90,000 batteries. To ensure enduring performance, their batteries are Lithium-Ion Tech which provide higher voltage. The entire set of batteries can charge in approximately only 2 hours of time.
Whether you are hosting a major award show, a CEO town hall, or your own 24-hour broadcast, Broadcast Management Group is ready to help. Frequently referred to as BMG, they offer full-service live production and own their own equipment. In addition, they operate a Network Operational Center (NOC) in DC with additional studios across the country including Las Vegas. If you have your own equipment and team just short a few professionals – they also provide managed services and staffing.
After 40 plus videos including two livestreams and over a dozen fact checks, our coverage of InfoComm 2026 better known as IC26 closes. Over 35,000 experience economy professionals engaged with over 807 exhibitors across the 395,000 square feet of exhibition space. A total of 94 countries were represented accounting for 20% of the presence. The event was held in the Las Vegas Convention Center West Halls, North and Central. West Hall held their education programs with registration available. West Hall’s Food Court was open. It’s always interesting to see how a given event uses the space between West Hall and North Hall. For IC26 there were event signs supporting the theme. North Hall featured audio, broadcast AV, lighting and staging. North Hall also hosted a registration site and shares a huge food court just inside Central Hall Lobby. Central Hall hosted exhibitions across conferencing and collaboration systems, command and control solutions, digital signage platforms and educational technology topics heavily covered in our IC24 coverage.
We always try to bring you fresh technologies in our coverage. During the walkabouts you will recognize some broadcasting technology vendors from our coverage of the NAB Show. Likewise robotic and intelligent cameras could just as easily be in our ISC West coverage. Finally, there are experiential technologies like those found during our coverage of G2E.
We once again live streamed from on site. On Wednesday from outside of North Hall. Thursday we livestreamed from inside North Hall itself. I requested assistance on your favorite videos for my syndicated segment on the June 20th nationally broadcast edition of Computer Talk Radio.
We conducted research for TWELVE additional forthcoming Whisper Reports. The playlists are unlisted but available with the video version distributed first via YouTube Whisper Club upper tier membership area on our YouTube Channel.
Readers and viewers wishing to experience the entire event are encouraged to view the Conference Whispers: InfoComm 2026 IC26 Playlist in its entirety. The playlist will be sited in the end screen, description, and as a pinned comment of the video edition.
We conclude with gratitude towards those that contributed and a video montage of responses to Bonus Question, “What’s the best part about attending the IC26 live in Las Vegas?”.
The InfoComm 2027 will be at its alternate location in Orlando, Florida. The event is scheduled June 12-18.
*When vendors’ names are shared as examples in this document, it is to provide a concrete example of what was on display at the conference, not an evaluation or recommendation. Evaluation and recommendation of these vendors are beyond the scope of this specific research document. Other examples products in the same category may have also been on display.
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Published to Whisper Club: June15, 2026 ID: TBW2185
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
ABSTRACT:
“This Whisper Report investigates What data problem slows fleet electrification most? based on expert insights from ACT Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, revealing hidden gaps in usage data, power economics, energy modeling, and risk that quietly stall progress and distort investment decisions before organizations realize what they are missing. Cited experts: Austin Smith Burns & McDonnell, Alexander Stratmoen Voltra, Dion Van Leeve Triz Engineering, Micah Gold-Utting FractalEV.”
Published to Whisper Club: June 9, 2026 ID: TBW2081
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
ABSTRACT:
“This Whisper Report investigates how can we leverage customer interaction data to drive business insights and innovation. Based on expert perspectives gathered at Customer Connect Expo held in Las Vegas, teasing how everyday conversations can become enterprise-wide signals—before the best opportunities and risks surface on their own. Cited experts: Siva Kannan Ganesan Macy’s, Dr. Kalifa Oliver at Ford, Sean Gigremoss at Claritiv, Atul Grover at Enthu.ai, Dayna Neumann at Unified Direct Solutions, Pedro Lopez Slevin at Mitrol, Alex Hamberger at Blitz, Zac Brooksher at Verse.ai and Patrick Reynolds Etech.”
Published to Whisper Club: June 1, 2026 ID: TBW2178
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
ABSTRACT:
“This Whisper Report investigates which media workflow is AI changing fastest? It distills expert perspectives from NAB Show 2026, spotlighting the workflows where AI is compressing cycles and reshaping execution across teams—signaling where attention should shift next. Cited experts : Tony Abrahams AI Media, Carl Rutman Brightcove, Glen Wastyn Freepik..”
Published to Whisper Club: May 26, 2026 ID: TBW2133
Analyst(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Photojournalist(s): Dr. Doreen Galli
Abstract:
“This Whisper Report investigates What’s the killer XR use case no one sees coming? Across CES, three very different XR stories emerged — one surprising, two accelerating. Together they reveal why XR’s real breakthrough may not be where everyone expects. Cited experts: Paul Standford, Haply; David Sniderman, Mapbox; Daisuke Takoze, Gakugeki.”
“Informatica World 2026 brought together enterprise visitors focused on data governance, AI readiness, and data management as Las Vegas hosted enterprise data and analytics conversations shaping how organizations prepare trusted data foundations, enable AI agents, and drive business impact through governed, high-quality data pipelines and scalable ecosystem execution across increasingly complex digital environments.”
The Conference
Informatica World brought a community of approximately 2000 data management and governance experts to discuss governance in the age of AI.
Cautions:
Friendly reminder: this research provides examples of what was shared with us at the event, not an evaluation, validation, or recommendation of the given technology.
Just because a technology can do something in general doesn’t mean it will work in your environment or in a governed fashion. It is critical to validate a technology including its false positive and error rates.
If one believes you can put garbage in an AI solution and magically with get Gospel out, AI will greatly disappoint you. In practice, thinking you don’t have to clean up your data before deploying AI doesn’t align with reality. TBW Advisors LLC was able to catch an exclusive interview with Informatica’s Keynote Speaker and VP of Product, Sumeet Agrawal. Specially we asked him what’s the most exciting news he had to share at this event. For those that know data, it was no surprise. It is all about Data Governance and their Informatica’s Cloud Data Governance Catalog (CDGC) and a system of truth. The intent of the CDGC is to enable metadata and catalog information directly to AI agents. Now AI agents can plug into and leverage the data governance solutions already in place.
If we cannot put garbage in, we must first fix that data problem so we are not starting with garbage. DataSwitch wants you to know, data migration doesn’t have to be painful. DS Data Maps focuses on data lineage and traceability. This enables one to have visibility during the migration. They also lean in on data democratization with their engineering agent. This agent is designed to streamline data access through simplifying complex data engineering tasks. Their Newest Innovation is ‘Switchi’. Switchi enables data migration into the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud without Power Center being required.
Bringing their deep data experience based out of Washington DC Incept Data Solutions is an Informatica Platinum Partner. Their core focus is all about data management including governance and data quality. Whether your organization need help with integration, or data governance or AI readiness, they are there to serve. Incept can engage through outsourcing, complimenting your team or staffing them with temporary or permanent staff.
Now that are data is AI ready, one can start thinking about business impact. Miracle Software Systems provides the Rapid Innovation Prototyping Service or RIPS. RIPS is designed to help your organization move from piloting to a prototype to less than 6 weeks. With a history of working with SMB all the way to Fortune 100, this Detroit based company also has your connector needs covered.
With over 1000 certified Informatica Professionals, Accenture was onsite and ready to help your business. Their portfolio of services spans data ingestion and integration, master data management (MDM), data curation and ensuring data products are ready for business. With today’s current data demands, they firmly believe this practice will continue to grow strong.
Cognizant was on hand to share their four key focus areas with Informatica’s clients needing assistance. Specifically, data management, outcome-based solutions, AI development and strategic collaboration. Their primary theme is focused on delivering outcome-based solutions. Now who doesn’t want an great outcome?
Taking a trip down memory lane, Informatica World brought us back to the very first TBW Advisors’s Conference Whispers: Informatica World 2019. In the meantime, we have grown by leaps and bounds and Informatica was just acquired by Salesforce. Gone were the orange competitions we were so touched to observe. In came the blue wash of Sales Force. Speaking to many attending during lunch, it seemed internally, the closer the employee is to hands on data engineering the more excited they were about the acquisition. Data governance and master data management have always been Informatica’s strength making them a great talent acquisition purchase. A majority of the customers also seemed quite excited about the acquisition. Being a vendor hosted event, registration was efficient and a full lunch was served! For those who were still hungry, Mandalay Bay Food Court was fully open. Enjoy the walkabout to and through expo hall. We always try to bring you fresh vendors in our coverage but you will recognize many brands in the walkabout from our coverage of other data events such as the Put Data First.
We once again live streamed from on site. On Wednesday requesting those attending to find me to answer Questions for Whisper Reports, to introduce all to TBW Advisors LLC, and requesting assistance. Specifically, I requested assistance on your favorite videos for my syndicated segment on the May 23rd nationally broadcast edition of Computer Talk Radio.
We conducted research for Six additional forthcoming Whisper Reports for our clients. The playlists are unlisted but available with the video version to be distributed via YouTube Whisper Club upper tier membership area on our YouTube Channel.
Readers and viewers wishing to experience the entire event are encouraged to view the Conference Whispers: Informatica World 2026 Playlist in its entirety. The playlist will be sited in the end screen, description, and as a pinned comment of the video edition.
The video edition will conclude with gratitude towards those that contributed and a montage of responses to Bonus Question, “What’s the best part about attending the Informatica World live in Las Vegas?”.
Informatica has been purchased by Salesforce and is being integrated into their Data 360. As such no word on if Informatica World will once again return to Las Vegas or if it will be folded completely into Dreamforce.
*When vendors’ names are shared as examples in this document, it is to provide a concrete example of what was on display at the conference, not an evaluation or recommendation. Evaluation and recommendation of these vendors are beyond the scope of this specific research document. Other examples products in the same category may have also been on display.
“Licensing Expo 2026 brought together enterprise visitors focused on brand licensing, IP management, and merchandising strategy as Las Vegas hosted global retail, media, and marketing conversations shaping how brands extend, protect, and monetize intellectual property through AI, partnerships, and fan-driven experiences in an increasingly digital, connected marketplace for future growth and competitive differentiation across industries.”
Conference
Licensing Expo 2026 had over 410 companies exhibit at this year’s gathering. Over 130 of the exhibitors were experiencing their first ever Licensing Expo event.
Over 12,500 industry professionals attended spanning retailers, manufacturers, brands, and marketers. Over 78 countries were represented among the 28% of global visitors.
Cautions
Friendly reminder: this research provides examples of what was shared with us at the event, not an evaluation, validation, or recommendation of the given technology.
Movie theaters hosting YouTube Live streams and replays? Screeny is looking to help fans of the same channel get together and enjoy content together In Real Life (IRL). If you have ever wanted to meet new friends and enjoy some really amazingly popular influencer content, the answer might just be your closest movie theater!
While many licensing products have been upgraded to include AI features, MyMediabox is an AI-first platform. Designed with AI in mind at the beginning, AI is not a clumsy bolt-on within the platform but carefully leveraged for results. These results come in the form of rapid feature expansion and operational efficiency for users. Product reviews and style compliance a burden? No more. Requiring advanced natural language search? In their AI-first world, you get efficient workflows.
If you simply need a US Agent to facilitate merchandise licensing partnerships, Creative Licensing Corporation is able to assist – globally. Working with an incredibly diverse portfolio, JRL Group was onsite with their 27 years’ experience. Featuring clients from famous motorsport brands, corporate brands, to educational brands, JRL Group is prepared to make the difference. If you view licensing as a strategic tool, LMCA would like to share their 40 years of experience with you. Their client-first strategy starts with the business needs. Those needs then turn into a strategic plan with tactical goals to execute against.
Are you a brand owner who needs help with copyrights and patents? Need help with licensing agents, and licensees who use the brands? Dependable Solutions has all your brand needs covered throughout the lifecycle of a brand. They can assist at the copyright and patent stage of branding. Likewise they have licensing agents who can represent the brand outbound and licensees that desire to use brands. In addition, they handle the end-to-end management of the brand approvals, distribution, royalty tracking, and forecasting.
Bringing 30 years’ experience, Octane5 describes their impact as licensing ecosystem wide. They serve the consumer, licensee and the licensor. In the management arena they cover the marketplace to contracts, approvals, royalties, and audits. No matter which direction, Octane5 believes they offer best in class in every direction.
Breaking all previous records, Licensing Expo 2026 had over 410 companies exhibit at this year’s gathering. Over 130 of the exhibitors were experiencing their first ever Licensing Expo event. The 12,500 industry professionals spanning retailers, manufacturers, brands, and marketers. Over 78% countries were represented among the 28% of global visitors. Interestingly over 49% of the visitors hold global decision-making power. Enjoy our video of getting to the exhibit and the walkabout in the event space. Given the complex licensing and the high value brands, we were not allowed to do an Expo Hall walkabout. The Mandalay Food Court for all to enjoy.
We once again live streamed from on site on Tuesday requesting assistance on your favorite videos for my syndicated segment on the May 25th nationally broadcast edition of Computer Talk Radio.
We conducted research for additional forthcoming Whisper Reports for our clients. The playlists are unlisted but available with the video version to be distributed via YouTube Whisper Club upper tier membership area on our YouTube Channel.
Readers and viewers wishing to experience the entire event are encouraged to view the Conference Whispers: Licensing Expo 2026 Playlist in its entirety. The playlist will be sited in the end screen, description, and as a pinned comment of the video edition.
The video edition will conclude with gratitude towards those that contributed and a montage of responses to Bonus Question, “What’s the best part about attending the Licensing Expo live in Las Vegas?”.
Next Year’s Conference The Licensing Expo will once again return to Las Vegas and will be held at the Mandalay Bay on May 25-27, 2027.
*When vendors’ names are shared as examples in this document, it is to provide a concrete example of what was on display at the conference, not an evaluation or recommendation. Evaluation and recommendation of these vendors are beyond the scope of this specific research document. Other examples products in the same category may have also been on display.
