October 7, 2010
KANSAS CITY, KS—To prepare companies
for the new frontier of Unified
Communications, SKC Communications
once again held its annual Smart
Communications Technology Summit,
July 27-28 in Kansas City, KS.
The annual summit, now in its
third year, brought 18 major communications
experts, including Tandberg,
now part of Cisco, Polycom,
Avaya, and Plantronics, together at
the Kansas City Convention Center.
The two-day event, attended by more
than 400 professionals, included an
open house at SKC’s high-tech headquarters,
a networking event, breakout
sessions, vendor exhibits and an
Expert Panel Discussion with six top
industry experts.

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Left: The Expert Panel Discussion at the SKC Smart Communications Summit included (l–r): Rashid Skaf, president and CEO of AMX; Andy
Miller, president and CEO of Polycom; Phil Edholm, VP of technology strategy and innovation of Avaya; Tray Vedock, president and CEO of SKC;
Ken Kannappan, president and CEO of Plantronics; Carl Wiese, global collaboration VP of Cisco Systems; Randy Klein, EVP and COO of Crestron
Electronics. Right: SKC recently held its annual Smart Communications Summit for more than 400 professionals at the Kansas City Convention
Center. Attendees gained key insights and hands-on experience with the latest Unified Communication and collaboration technologies.
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“The Technology Summit has
always provided a unique opportunity
for communications technology
professionals to learn,” said Tray
Vedock, president of SKC. “From
the open house to the expert panel,
the Smart Communications Summit
brought together top manufacturers
with clients and prospects to build
relationships. You can’t get this kind
of opportunity anywhere else.”
SKC’s unparalleled Expert Panel
Discussion continued to be a highlight
of the summit, revealing three
key insights: There is no singular
solution, interoperability is key, and
the end-user will determine success.
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