Get ready to learn and network! The 2026 IRgA Workshop, October 15-16 in Nashville, will be packed with opportunities to expand your knowledge, develop new connections, connect with old friends, and get inspired! Below is the tentative agenda. Click here for more information and to register.
Thursday, October 15
Noon to 5 pm: Bus Trip
- Shop visit to Big Visual Group, a major producer of architectural signage, banners, vehicle wraps and other large-format graphics. BVG operates out of a 40,000-square-foot print production and sign fabrication facility and caters to a diverse array of clients nationwide. With cutting-edge printing technology, materials, and techniques, BVG offers innovative solutions for every kind of marketing signage need.
- Visit to Country Music Hall of Fame, a 350,000-square-foot cultural center and museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history and traditions of country music.
6 p.m. Welcome Cocktails and Dinner: The Row Kitchen & Pub
Friday, October 16
8 a.m. Breakfast and Welcome
8:30 a.m. Keynote Address, Will Taubenheim: AI and Reprographics: How to Think About AI So Every Decision Gets Easier
Taubenheim's keynote will hand attendees a mental model of AI that will help them run their reprographics shops. He will explain where AI actually is, where it is going over the next five years, the use cases beyond marketing, the security threats that are already here, and a 90-day plan to act on all of it.
Will Taubenheim is a 4x NASA award-winning AI engineer, serial tech founder, defense technology contractor, and founder of Lost Frame Ventures.
10:00 Kevin Vaughan: Is Your Shop Found When People Use AI Searches?
AI has changed how people search, and Vaughan will explain where most companies go invisible i AI searches and explain a four-step method to help ensure that your business remains visible. Every attendee will leave with a free AI visibility tool, an ebook, and steps they can apply the same week.
Kevin Vaughan is the founder of KTV Digital, an AI visibility consulting firm that helps small and mid-sized businesses show up where buyers are actually searching.
11:00 Hands-On Workshop: Put AI to Use
Pull out your laptops! Taubenheim and Vaughan will help attendees understand the AI applications they have just introduced with hands-on activities that will bring their lessons home.
Noon: Lunch on-site
1 p.m. Panel Discussion: Conversation with IRgA Members Who are Already Using AI
Hear from three reprographics shops owners about the AI applications they are currently employing in their businesses
2 p.m. Presentations: How Reprographics Vendors are Applying AI in their Products and Services
Representatives from Image Access, National/AZON, KIP and Distribution Management will explain how they are using AI today.
3 p.m. ReproConnect Update
Joseph Szobody will update attendees on the latest ReproConnect programs and future developments, including how AI is improving the company's offerings.
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