Same room. Different city.
Event partners
- Client
- Lenovo
- Event sponsors
- Microsoft · Intel
- Planning
- Event Strategy Group
- Production
- AGPAV, Dallas
- Equinox Audio Visuals
- Executive producer
- Span
- Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
Lenovo Demo Days is the customer and partner roadshow Lenovo runs with Microsoft and Intel. Event Strategy Group handles planning and logistics. AGPAV, out of Dallas, builds the room and crews the day. Equinox Audio Visuals serves as executive producer on these shows—calling the show, leading the tech, and keeping every minute moving forward.
The package stays the same from city to city: a low stage, a branded center wall, screens to either side, stools or a podium, blue and red light in the drape. The afternoon is the devices, the talk, and time for partners to put their hands on the hardware.
Each stop runs on the same technical spine. Eight wireless microphones through antenna distribution keep every speaker clean from podium to panel to roving Q&A. A Blackmagic ATEM Constellation HD8 handles the switching: presentation decks, stage cameras, and the side screens. A Yamaha DM3 runs program audio and background music. Two downstage monitors give speakers their notes and the live program feed. Perfect Cue manages remote prompting, and a dedicated speaker timer display keeps multi-presenter schedules on the mark. Tech drape, stage wash, and perimeter uplights in blue and red carry the brand colors into every room. Twelve showroom tables hold the Lenovo AI PC and accessories lineup so partners can handle the hardware on their own terms.
Seventeen of those days are here, from a Microsoft office in Toronto on November 21, 2024 through Salt River Fields in Scottsdale on October 13, 2026.
| # | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 21, 2024 | Toronto | Microsoft office |
| 2 | December 2, 2024 | Montreal | Microsoft office |
| 3 | February 20, 2025 | San Jose | Microsoft office |
| 4 | March 6, 2025 | New York | Madison Square Garden |
| 5 | March 12, 2025 | Boston | Art for Humanity |
| 6 | March 19, 2025 | Chicago | Motorola office, Merchandise Mart |
| 7 | June 24, 2025 | Houston | Minute Maid Park |
| 8 | August 12, 2025 | Toronto | Rogers Centre |
| 9 | September 8, 2025 | Atlanta | Truist Park |
| 10 | September 24, 2025 | Chicago | American Airlines Conference Center, Wrigley Field |
| 11 | December 11, 2025 | Vancouver | JW Marriott Parq Vancouver |
| 12 | January 15, 2026 | Los Angeles | Sheraton Grand Los Angeles |
| 13 | March 12, 2026 | Minneapolis | Saint Paul RiverCentre |
| 14 | July 22, 2026 | Columbus | The Boat House |
| 15 | August 11, 2026 | Toronto | Marriott City Centre, Northern Lights Ballroom |
| 16 | September 22, 2026 | Baltimore | Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor |
| 17 | October 13, 2026 | Scottsdale | Salt River Fields |
Toronto
The first stop was a Microsoft office in Toronto. The room was a compact conference space, so the package scaled down: one center screen, blue tech drape behind the podium, and the Yamaha DM3 on program audio. Four wireless microphones, and a downstage monitor at the podium so the speaker could track the deck and the clock.
Montreal
The Microsoft office in Montreal gave us two connected spaces: a lounge with the Go for 11 banner where partners gathered before the session, and the meeting room behind it where the main presentation ran. The Yamaha DM3 pushed audio into both zones. We ran four wireless microphones, a speaker timer at the podium, and set the Lenovo AI PC showroom tables in the corridor so guests could explore the hardware before and after the program.
San Jose
The Microsoft office in San Jose was set up classroom style—rows of tables facing a low stage with screen stands on either side. We ran the full eight-mic package through the antenna distribution system for the first time on this series, with the Blackmagic ATEM Constellation HD8 switching between the center screen and the two wing screens. The Yamaha DM3 handled program audio and background music during pre-session networking, and the Perfect Cue system gave speakers clean prompts from the downstage monitor. The twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables were arranged along the back wall.
New York
Load-in came through the dock at 10 Penn Plaza and the room opened into a wide ballroom with round tables facing the stage. The full production ran here: eight wireless microphones through the antenna distribution system, the ATEM Constellation HD8 cutting between the center wall, flanking screens, and a stage camera, and a front-wash lighting rig with perimeter uplights in ember and blue. Two downstage monitors—one for program, one for notes and cue—kept the speakers anchored. The twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables ringed the perimeter so partners could handle the hardware between sessions.
Boston
Three screens gave the set a wide visual reach: Go for 11 ran in the center while Lenovo Aura Edition content filled the two wing displays. The Blackmagic ATEM Constellation HD8 managed all three outputs simultaneously, switching cleanly between the presentation deck and a live stage camera. Eight wireless microphones ran through the full antenna distribution system, the Yamaha DM3 handled mix and music, uplights framed the back wall, and Perfect Cue fed prompts to the speakers at the downstage monitor throughout the program.
Chicago
The Motorola office inside the Merchandise Mart on the Chicago River gave us a corporate showroom with high ceilings and an open floor plan. The full Go for 11 package ran here: eight wireless microphones through the antenna distribution system, the ATEM Constellation HD8 switching between the center screen and a stage camera, the Yamaha DM3 on program audio, front-wash stage lighting, and perimeter uplights. The twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables were arranged so partners could demo the hardware on their own pace after the keynote.
Houston
Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros. Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell joined as a guest speaker, which meant tight coordination on live mic handoffs during the Q&A segment. Eight wireless microphones ran through the full antenna distribution system, and the ATEM Constellation HD8 switched between the stage camera and the presentation deck without a visible cut. The speaker timer kept the program on schedule, and the twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables were placed in the concourse space adjacent to the main room.
Toronto
Rogers Centre. Pat Borders, the Blue Jays catcher from the 1992 and 1993 World Series championships, joined the session on stools alongside the Lenovo speakers. The room had a buffet spread in front of the stage, so the audio system had to carry clearly over crowd noise from a busy, standing-room feel. We ran all eight wireless microphones through the antenna distribution system, used both downstage monitors to keep the speakers anchored to the program and on time, and positioned the twelve Lenovo AI PC tables along the side walls so partners could explore the hardware between and after the sessions.
Atlanta
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Jeff Francoeur, a Braves alum, joined the session on stools alongside the Lenovo and partner speakers. Six wireless microphones covered the panel, with the remaining two reserved for roving Q&A through the room. The ATEM Constellation HD8 cut between the stage and the Go for 11 presentation deck, uplights came in on the back wall in red and blue, and the showroom tables carried the full lineup of Lenovo AI PCs and accessories for partner demos after the program.
Chicago
American Airlines Conference Center at Wrigley Field—a smaller ballroom than the Merchandise Mart earlier in the year, but with the same full production. Maryann Wrenn, Lenovo’s North America brand ambassador, appeared on the wing screens as part of the Demo Days content package. Eight wireless microphones, background music through the Yamaha DM3 during pre-session networking, and the complete speaker support package—timer, Perfect Cue, and a downstage monitor for notes—kept the program running cleanly from open to close.
Vancouver
The JW Marriott Parq Vancouver—and the point in the series where the show branding shifted from Go for 11 to Demo Days, Made for what’s next. The wall read differently; the technical package stayed the same. Eight wireless microphones, antenna distribution, the ATEM Constellation HD8 on switching, uplights in the ballroom, the Yamaha DM3 on mix, and the Lenovo AI PC showroom tables set to the same twelve-table configuration we had carried city to city. Lenovo counted more than two hundred partners and customers in the room that evening.
Los Angeles
The Sheraton Grand Los Angeles. A five-person panel stretched the wireless mic count to five handhelds live at once, with three more available for the moderator and roving Q&A. The ATEM Constellation HD8 ran a four-output configuration: center screen for the presentation deck, two wing screens for camera magnification on the panelists, and a confidence monitor behind the panel facing the stage. Two downstage monitors kept the moderator and the panelists on cue and on time, and the Lenovo AI PC tables along the back wall carried the full hardware lineup under the Made for what’s next branding.
Minneapolis
Saint Paul RiverCentre, across the river from downtown Minneapolis. The ballroom gave us room to spread the production out: twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables in two parallel rows, a full uplight ring around the perimeter in brand colors, and eight wireless microphones through the antenna distribution system. The speaker timer and Perfect Cue kept a multi-speaker program running on schedule, and the Yamaha DM3 handled both program audio and the background music set during the pre-session networking period.
Columbus
The Boat House at Confluence Park—a ballroom with tall windows, chandeliers, and a river view. The ambient daylight required us to punch up the stage wash to compete, and we added colored uplights to frame the back wall and carry the Demo Days brand colors through the room. Eight wireless microphones, the ATEM Constellation HD8 switching between the presentation deck and the stage camera, and the full Lenovo AI PC showroom table setup made the standard package work in a venue that was anything but standard.
Toronto
Toronto Marriott City Centre, in the Northern Lights Ballroom beside Rogers Centre. The session ran as an AI-Powered Productivity Panel, and Blue Jays branded gifts were waiting at every seat when guests arrived. The panel format required five wireless microphones live at once, with the remaining three covering the moderator and roving Q&A. The ATEM Constellation HD8 cut between six inputs: presentation deck, stage wide, three panel close-ups, and a logo hold. Two downstage monitors, Perfect Cue, and the speaker timer kept a ninety-minute program on the mark from the opening remarks through the final applause.
Baltimore
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor, with a ballroom that sits directly on the water. The Demo Days set—blue-and-red tech drape, low stage, Lenovo banner on the center wall—gave the room a clean look that partners were photographing and posting to LinkedIn the same afternoon. We ran the full eight-mic package through the ATEM Constellation HD8 and the Yamaha DM3, set the twelve Lenovo AI PC tables along the side perimeter, and had the speaker timer and Perfect Cue running from the opening remarks through the last Q&A.
Scottsdale
Salt River Fields, spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The stage was set on the field-level warning track, and the audience sat in the stadium stands—an unusual sightline that required delay compensation on the fill speakers and a higher gain structure on the mains to reach the upper rows. The ATEM Constellation HD8 drove the center LED wall plus the in-house scoreboard displays. Eight wireless microphones ran through antenna distribution across the long throw from stage to mix position, uplights framed the back wall of the dugout section, and the twelve Lenovo AI PC showroom tables were positioned in the concourse just off the field entrance.
