The AVIXA Women’s Council hosted a Shared Experiences Panel with inspirational women (and men) from Audio, Conferencing, Project Management and others who will discuss how they arrived into the AV industry, challenges they have faced and how the AV industry is tackling gender imbalance. Intro by Sarah Joyce, CGO, AVIXA; Chair: Deborah Jones, AV/IT Sales Manager, QEII Conference Centre, London; Panelists: Malle Kaas, Live Sound Engineer, Women in Live Music, Denmark; Michaela Hirsch, Director of Sales, Peerless AV, Germany; Anna Shahin, Application Support Engineer, Audiologic, UK; Greg Jeffreys, Director, Visual Displays Ltd., UK; Rob Smith, Senior Director, System Sales, Shure, UK; Diana Quintero, Territory Manager, LATAM export, Bose, Chile