Event owner lens
Use this record to benchmark whether a comparable event makes the work after the room visible. The score is 28/100, so the next move is to benchmark the weakest pillars before repeating the format.
showcase or expo program agenda analysis
14 Sep ArchLIGHT Summit Conference
This showcase or expo program in Technology / AI / Startup shows 23 visible agenda rows from archlightsummit2026.sched.com and scores 28/100: a weak visible outcome architecture. The clearest public signals sit in Future-of-Work Fit and Evidence Maturity; the main limits are Follow Through and Personalization. Visible mechanisms include Participant work, Network design, and Learning transfer. The public record does not show follow-up or tracking, so the score should be read as design intent rather than durable... A practical reading: For a reader, this is a comparison record more than a model to copy: it reads as a showcase or expo program, with the strongest visible signal in future-of-work fit and evidence maturity and the biggest open question around follow through and personalization. The practical test is whether the published agenda connects the room to post-event continuation and evidence. This page is an original public-evidence analysis, not a copy of the source agenda or an endorsement of the event. The score places the visible agenda in the weak visible effectiveness evidence band. The strongest visible pillars are Future-of-Work Fit, Evidence Maturity, and Learning Transfer; the thinnest visible pillars are Follow Through, Personalization, and Participation Architecture. Visible mechanisms include Participant work, Network design, and Learning transfer. The extracted agenda preview includes 46 visible rows. The most common formats are Exhibition, Unknown, and Presentation; the most common inferred purposes are Showcase, Unknown, and Knowledge Transfer.
Eight-pillar fingerprint
Hover any pillar to see what it measures and, where it scored low, what the agenda is missing.
Participation Architecture?29
Participation Architecture - 29/100. Participant work, contribution, interaction, and alternatives to passive broadcast.Missing: Turn passive airtime into participant work: practice, sensemaking, decisions, critique, or artifact creation.
Follow Through?5
Follow Through - 5/100. Owners, dates, commitments, progress checks, and accountability after the room.Missing: Add named owners, dates, implementation checkpoints, and a visible post-event continuation path.
Problem Specificity?30
Problem Specificity - 30/100. A clear costly problem, objective, decision, or performance target.
Personalization?25
Personalization - 25/100. Role, path, goal, preparation, or connection tailoring for participants.Missing: Create role-based paths, prepared questions, tailored breakouts, or participant-specific next steps.
Network Design?36
Network Design - 36/100. Structured weak ties, bridge-building, mixers, and relationship persistence.
Learning Transfer?37
Learning Transfer - 37/100. Applied practice, feedback, workplace use, refreshers, and 30-90 day transfer.
Evidence Maturity?45
Evidence Maturity - 45/100. Baseline, comparison, follow-up, isolation, and attribution confidence.
Future-of-Work Fit?53
Future-of-Work Fit - 53/100. Value against time, hybrid reality, accessibility, AI, and meeting load.
Fix the gaps
Field-tested exercises matched to this agenda's weakest pillars, from the exercise library.
Follow Through (5/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: Mental Toughness Workshop • WorkshopBank · 15% Solutions • WorkshopBank · Network Patches
Personalization (25/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: Journey Mapping • WorkshopBank · Group Energiser & Perspective-Changing Exercise - Paradigm... · Photo Storytelling
Participation Architecture (29/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: Make A World · Awestruck 3 Minutes · Spectrum Mapping
Agenda Preview
The actual agenda we captured. Every block is classified by format and purpose. Open any block to see how we read it; the colored edge shows whether it is participant work, broadcast, logistics, or a showcase.
Room vs wrapper
0 percent of the 46 classified blocks put participants to work; the rest broadcast, show, or handle logistics. That mix is what drives the participation score.
Participant workBroadcastShowcaseLogistics
5:00 PM CDTWILD Welcome Party @ WAC Group WAC - TM 3101OpeningOrientation+
Format · BroadcastOpeningFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
10:00 AM CDTTBD Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorLeni SchwendingerExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
11:00 AM CDTAI as a Lighting Designer’s Assistant: Practical Tools for Analysis, Comparison, and Clarity Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorArdra Zinkon, CLD, IALDExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
12:00 PM CDTLighting Up Your Digital Practice Approach TBASamuel Mikhail • Andrea Lynn • Susy MikhailPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
12:00 PM CDTA Proposed Two-Parameter Approach To Recommended Lighting Levels TBACraig BerneckerPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
1:00 PM CDTThe Museum Multiverse TBAAnita Jorgensen • Chuck Cameron • John Delfino • Amy NelsonPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
1:00 PM CDTWhy DALI Makes Sense for Outdoor Lighting Control TBANathan Harris • Stephen Zhou • Carol JonesPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
1:00 PM CDTLP-30: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to TM-30 TBAJason LivingstonPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
2:00 PM CDTWho Is the Integrator - and Why Your Lighting Project Depends on Them TBAChris LeffelPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
3:00 PM CDTConfessions of an Old School Lighting Auditor TBAFrank AgrazPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
3:00 PM CDTNetwork Lighting Control Solutions TBAGary HarveyPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
4:00 PM CDT“Selectable” Lighting: One Size May Not Fit All TBAMichael Lunn • Paula Ziegenbein • Shanna Snow BrownPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
4:00 PM CDTSpec to Site: Bridging Design, Integration, and Commissioning TBAPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
5:00 PM CDTSip n' Connect ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
6:00 PM CDTDALI Control the Night Dinner Reception ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorReceptionRelationship building+
Format · LogisticsReceptionA social or hospitality block. Pacing and informal connection, not participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
10:00 AM CDTA Primer to Working with Lighting Designers Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorChristien MethotExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
11:00 AM CDTOMG The 80's are Historic? - Gregory Bateson Building Case Study Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorSanjana Adavi • Coffield KingExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
12:00 PM CDTUnpacking The Rainbow Connection - Lighting Design for Human Health and Wellbeing Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorDave PfundExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
1:00 PM CDTLighting to Support Human Health and Wellbeing Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorMariana FigueiroExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
2:00 PM CDTEquitable by Design: Dynamic Lighting Systems for Neurodivergent Accessibility Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorJohn DelfinoExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
3:00 PM CDTNow You See Me - Now You Don't WAC - TM 3101Julia M. Gordon • Leigh GicePresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
3:00 PM CDTWhat If? TBAAndrea HartranftPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
4:00 PM CDTIALD Texas Closing Party @ Eurofase Eurofase Showroom - TM 4002ClosingOrientation+
Format · BroadcastClosingFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
5:00 PM CDTWILD Welcome Party @ WAC Group WAC - TM 3101Opening RemarksOrientation+
Format · BroadcastOpening RemarksFraming or welcome from the stage. Orients the room, not participatory.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
10:00 AM CDTTBD Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorLeni SchwendingerExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
11:00 AM CDTAI as a Lighting Designer’s Assistant: Practical Tools for Analysis, Comparison, and Clarity Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorArdra Zinkon, CLD, IALDExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
12:00 PM CDTLighting Up Your Digital Practice Approach TBASamuel Mikhail • Andrea Lynn • Susy MikhailUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
12:00 PM CDTA Proposed Two-Parameter Approach To Recommended Lighting Levels TBACraig BerneckerUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
1:00 PM CDTThe Museum Multiverse TBAAnita Jorgensen • Chuck Cameron • John Delfino • Amy NelsonUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
1:00 PM CDTWhy DALI Makes Sense for Outdoor Lighting Control TBANathan Harris • Stephen Zhou • Carol JonesUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
1:00 PM CDTLP-30: A Phase-by-Phase Approach to TM-30 TBAJason LivingstonUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
2:00 PM CDTWho Is the Integrator - and Why Your Lighting Project Depends on Them TBAChris LeffelUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
3:00 PM CDTConfessions of an Old School Lighting Auditor TBAFrank AgrazUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
3:00 PM CDTNetwork Lighting Control Solutions TBAGary HarveyUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
4:00 PM CDT“Selectable” Lighting: One Size May Not Fit All TBAMichael Lunn • Paula Ziegenbein • Shanna Snow BrownUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
4:00 PM CDTSpec to Site: Bridging Design, Integration, and Commissioning TBAUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
5:00 PM CDTSip n' Connect ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
6:00 PM CDTDALI Control the Night Dinner Reception ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorReceptionRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsReceptionA social or hospitality block. Pacing and informal connection, not participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
10:00 AM CDTA Primer to Working with Lighting Designers Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorChristien MethotExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
11:00 AM CDTOMG The 80's are Historic? - Gregory Bateson Building Case Study Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorSanjana Adavi • Coffield KingExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
12:00 PM CDTUnpacking The Rainbow Connection - Lighting Design for Human Health and Wellbeing Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorDave PfundExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
1:00 PM CDTLighting to Support Human Health and Wellbeing Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorMariana FigueiroExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
2:00 PM CDTEquitable by Design: Dynamic Lighting Systems for Neurodivergent Accessibility Education Station @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show FloorJohn DelfinoExhibitionShowcase+
Format · ShowcaseExhibitionA showcase or expo floor. Browsing and light interaction rather than structured participant work.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
3:00 PM CDTNow You See Me - Now You Don't WAC - TM 3101Julia M. Gordon • Leigh GiceUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
3:00 PM CDTWhat If? TBAAndrea HartranftUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
4:00 PM CDTIALD Texas Closing Party @ Eurofase Eurofase Showroom - TM 4002UnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisHighRead from source
The Full Reading
Why It Ranks This Way +
Calibrated from GES design 32/100 and verified 32/100 with no fourth-loop cap.
Reader Takeaway. For a reader, this is a comparison record more than a model to copy: it reads as a showcase or expo program, with the strongest visible signal in future-of-work fit and evidence maturity and the biggest open question around follow through and personalization. The practical test is whether the published agenda connects the room to post-event continuation and evidence.
Strongest signals: Future-of-Work Fit, Evidence Maturity, and Learning Transfer. Weakest signals: Follow Through, Personalization, and Participation Architecture.
How This Agenda Could Improve +
- Add named owners, dates, implementation checkpoints, and a visible post-event continuation path.
- Create role-based paths, prepared questions, tailored breakouts, or participant-specific next steps.
- Turn passive airtime into participant work: practice, sensemaking, decisions, critique, or artifact creation.
Fastest next move: Add named owners, dated next steps, and a visible continuation path before treating the event as outcome-ready.
Role-Specific Reading +
Sponsor lens
Look beyond exposure. Strong sponsor value would show qualified interaction, problem work, buyer learning, customer evidence, or follow-up. The practical sponsor move is to look for structured introductions, buyer-seller fit, and relationship persistence.
Designer lens
The agenda is useful as a pattern sample from archlightsummit2026.sched.com. Redesign attention should go first to the lowest-scoring pillars; in practice, turn the thinnest agenda blocks into participant work.
Executive lens
Treat the visible agenda as an operating plan. The executive move is to require owners, dates, and evidence before treating the event as strategic. If owners, proof, and follow-through are not visible, the public record does not yet prove strategic movement.
Aggregator lens
Treat the source URL as evidence, not decoration. The data-product move is to label the source boundary clearly before ranking the record before ranking or syndicating the record.
What GES Means Here +
The Gathering Effectiveness Score is a strict 0-100 public-evidence reading of the agenda across eight pillars. It rewards visible participant work, follow-through, transfer, network design, and proof mechanisms more than polish, speaker fame, attendance, or satisfaction.
Visible mechanisms: Participant work, Network design, Learning transfer.
Evidence boundary: Scores reflect visible agenda/source evidence and should not be read as proof of causal event impact.
Limitations, Score Caps, and Review Flags +
Limitations
- No visible follow-up, progress monitoring, or longitudinal tracking.
- No baseline measurement is visible.
Score caps
- No fourth-loop score cap applied.
Review flags
- No source-backed follow-up, validation, baseline, tracking, or impact evidence.
- No tracking, validation, feedback, or impact measurement found in the visible source text.
- Original category was unknown; publication category is inferred.
Is this proof the event worked? +
No. This is a strict public-evidence reading of the agenda. Proof would require baseline, comparison, follow-up, attribution, and impact evidence beyond the listing.
What should a reader inspect first? +
Start with the source URL, then compare the eight pillar scores against the agenda rows. The biggest opportunities usually sit in follow-through, evidence maturity, and participant work.
Why publish weak records? +
Weak records are part of the map. They show where public agendas still describe sessions and speakers more often than outcomes, commitments, transfer, or proof.
How should I use the rows? +
Read the agenda rows as the visible design trace: formats, purposes, and evidence labels show what the public source made inspectable, not everything that happened in the room. This is a source-grounded interpretation of the public agenda record, not a copy of the source, and not an endorsement of the event.
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Compare this agenda against other Technology / AI / Startup events scored on the same eight pillars.