ELAN Home Systems Announces TRIO 2005 Keynote Speakers



April 22, 2005 -- ELAN Home Systems today announced that Chuck Martin and Giovanni Livera will be Keynote Speakers at the company's upcoming ELAN TRIO 2005 Summit. The two nationally renowned Speakers have been selected to design and communicate motivational presentations that reflect the Summit's "Turn it Up" theme and place special emphasis on the specific areas of vision, growth and action for ELAN Dealers. The announcement was made by Paul Starkey, ELAN's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

"Our theme this year is "Turn it Up" and that's exactly what we intend to do. Our Keynote Speakers have been charged this year with focusing on tangible ways our Dealers can turn up their businesses, regardless of the current size or profile of their company," said Paul Starkey. "We've designed TRIO to be a tremendous training and growth opportunity for our Dealers, and we're confident that these presentations will send our Dealers home thoroughly motivated and ready to take actions needed in order to elevate their businesses to the next level."

Chuck Martin, an international business strategist and best-selling author, will leverage his broad experience and unique research platform throughout his presentation in order to help ELAN Dealers understand the many different factors that influence their businesses. Promising to be an intriguing, informative and highly-customized program, Mr. Martin will electronically survey the Summit's wide array of attendees prior to TRIO. As a result, he will provide very relevant information that is specifically tailored to attending ELAN TRIO Dealers and the future of their businesses.

Back by popular demand, Giovanni Livera will give an all-new, highly entertaining and enlightening Keynote presentation entitled "Live a Thousand Years". An energetic and compelling Speaker, Mr. Livera's unparalleled ability to motivate and transform people and organizations has made him one of the most sought after corporate entertainers and motivational speakers in America. His spectacular messages have electrified more than half of the country's Fortune 500 companies.

Added Cat Fowler, ELAN's Vice President of Marketing and Technical Services, "Our Dealer Summit has been designed to provide owners, salespeople, and technicians with all the latest tools, training and inspiration needed to take their businesses and teams further than ever before. Chuck's specially-customized program for our Dealers, coupled with Giovanni's unique ability to capture and communicate the great passion of both ELAN and the custom installation industry, will certainly make TRIO an invaluable program for our Dealers."

This year's TRIO Summit will be held May 19 - 22, 2005, at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Kentucky. The Summit is an exclusive, invitation only event that will bring together 500 of ELAN's top Dealers, VIA! Integration Partners (VIPs), and Independent Sales Reps from around the world to experience and participate in a truly unique industry forum that will feature a wide array of sales and technical training, business education, informative and inspiring keynote speakers, networking opportunities and entertaining special events. In addition, TRIO's VIP Sponsors; Lutron, Vantage, Middle Atlantic, GE Security and Omnimount, will have representatives in attendance who will be available to all ELAN Dealers throughout the Summit.

ELAN's TRIO 2005 program will also include a very deep and diverse variety of courses that will address the needs of the three key areas within a specialty Dealer's company; business, sales and technical. This year, TRIO will include very strong curriculum including sessions on hiring top talent, human resources, the top ten threats to Dealer's businesses, Dealer direct product input, negotiation courses, and much more. This year's event will include more courses for ELAN Dealers to choose from, as well as a greater number of interactive panel discussions featuring ELAN Dealers, and open forum courses such as the Hot Topics roundtable discussion.

As a company wide initiative, TRIO calls for nearly everyone on ELAN's staff to teach a course or be available for participation in one-on-one meetings. During courses, breaks, nightly cocktail gatherings, and Saturday night's fabulous Mardi Gras themed closing party entitled "Crawdaddy Crazee" featuring internationally renowned recording sensation, Buckwheat Zydeco, TRIO attendees will have the unique opportunity to get to know the entire ELAN team and build even deeper relationships with ELAN, the TRIO VIP Sponsors, and other Dealers.

To find out about Chuck Martin, visit www.leighbureau.com/speaker.aspid=14. To find out more about Giovanni Livera, visit www.giovanniexperiences.com.

About ELAN Home Systems:
ELAN Home Systems is a leading manufacturer of innovative, award-winning Multi-Room audio/video and home automation systems. Based in Lexington, KY, the company's systems were the first to integrate audio, video, phones and third-party products to create a seamless, easy-to-use "whole house" experience. The company's unique products provide complete lifestyle, feature-rich solutions, yet can be configured to fit the specific needs of every homeowner. ELAN products are distributed through a comprehensive channel of select Dealers and Distributors throughout the United States, Canada and 58 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit www.elanhomesystems.com.

ELAN is a trademark of ELAN Home Systems, LLC, Lexington, KY. VIA! , D1200, D1650, and System12 are trademarks of ELAN Home Systems, LLC. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.





ELAN Home Systems Announces TRIO 2005 Keynote Speakers