AGENDA

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrivals & Coffee
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome from CEDIA
 
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Late payments, paperwork and problems – reduce your risk in 10 simple steps

Presenter: Hazel Napier, BEB Contract & Legal Services

In this interactive session, Hazel from BEB Contract & Legal Services will give you some simple tips and ideas you can implement in your business to help you:

  • get paid more quickly;
  • make sure your paperwork is legal and correct;
  • get your processes in order;
  • handle problems efficiently;
  • know what you’re signing up to;
  • understand the implications of sub-contracting;
  • protect your business structure;
  • and lots more

There’ll be a Q&A session at the end where you can ask questions specific to your business. 

You’ll also get a free, handy checklist to take away, with some steps you can take if you’re having trouble with payments and debtors. 

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
 
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Better Job Costing and Labour Controls to Increase Profits

Instructor: Leslie Shiner,  The ShinerGroup & CEDIA Fellow

This is a labour-intensive industry. Even with the modern technical advances, integrators still need a labour force to install the technology. Moreover, the cost of that labour force might be more than you know. It is crucial for integrators to understand and measure the true costs of paying an employee to work on a project. Once determined, the estimator can use that cost rate creating proposals and the accounting/project management department can use the same rate for job costing. This session will teach you how to determine the true cost of your labour.

Determine all costs that should be included in a fully burdened labour rate:

  • Uncover direct job costs hiding in your overhead costs
  • Learn how to utilize this information to determine your billing rates 
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel Session: Money Matters - Enhancing Business Profitability with Standards

Panellists: Owen Maddock, CinemaWorks | Chris Brooker, LAVA | Steve Carter, CEDIA

Find out more about CEDIA Standards by delving into the current portfolio of what’s available and the future roadmap in 2024 and beyond, plus find out ways how you can get involved. Gain insights from CEDIA members leveraging these standards to make more informed engineering decisions, contributing to enhanced business profitability.

Join us on a journey shaping the future of CEDIA standards and their impactful application in industry practices.

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