Experience the meeting room of the future

The challenge:

We experience a gap between how meetings should be and how they actually are

Your organisation has invested in modern meeting facilities. Good cameras, clear audio and user-friendly controls have now become the basis.

Teams work flexibly and hybrid. But the meeting experience? It often still falls short of expectations.

Remote participants do not feel sufficiently seen and heard. Participants in the room miss the non-verbal communication of their remote colleagues. The technology still works smoothly enough. The result: 43% of remote employees do not feel engaged, and more than 60% feel that they cannot fully see or interact with colleagues. These are hard figures from studies by Microsoft and Crestron.

As a facility or IT manager, you recognise this problem. Participants in the meeting room struggle between looking at their colleagues physically present and the remote participants on the screen. Remote participants look at people’s backs and miss crucial non-verbal communication.

Hybrid working is no longer a temporary phase; it is the new reality. Organisations that continue to invest in technology that embraces this reality position themselves as innovation leaders and employers chosen by top talent.

Top three obstacles:

*source: Crestron Modern Work Research Report

The good news

Technology continues to evolve and is making hybrid meetings increasingly effective.

We are seeing the next development emerge: meeting rooms that, with the help of AI, smart cameras and multiple displays, translate the dynamics of a physical meeting even better to remote participants.

During a recent visit to the Crestron EMEA headquarters in Mechelen, we saw an inspiring example of where the meeting room is heading.

We would like to introduce you to the Crestron Sightline Experience.

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Crestron Sightline in action:

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What you experience:

• The Sightline experience live in a fully equipped boardroom
• Hands-on demonstrations of speaker tracking and conversation mode
• The full ecosystem with Visual AI, DM NVX, Crestron Control and Room Scheduling
• Personal advice from Crestron experts and AVEX specialists for your specific situation

What makes an ideal hybrid meeting room?

The best hybrid meeting rooms share a number of crucial characteristics:

• Intelligent cameras that automatically follow the right speaker, so remote participants can naturally follow the conversation.
• Multiple displays on every wall that ensure both remote colleagues and presented content remain visible from every position.
• AI-driven technology that understands who is speaking and automatically responds, without manual control.
• An intuitive interface that brings all technology – from AV to lighting – together in one system.

The result? Every participant, whether remote or in-person, feels fully engaged and can contribute effectively to the conversation.

The Crestron Sightline Experience brings it all together:

AVEX & Crestron: 35-year partnership, proven results

For more than three decades, we have translated Crestron’s global innovation into local implementations that really work. With a proven track record among our customers, AVEX combines technological leadership with local expertise and personal service.

AVEX is a Crestron Platinum Elite Partner. This is the highest status in the Crestron partner programme, exclusively for system integrators that consistently provide excellent customer service and support for Crestron solutions. Our skills and experience reflect our many years of involvement with Crestron.