With ISE 2024 just around the corner, CEDIA has developed a comprehensive, in-person professional development programme that the team will deliver across the four-day show. It is the 20th anniversary of the world’s leading audiovisual and systems integration exhibition and CEDIA is excited to bring a wide range of brand-new training courses to attendees.
Here’s a guide to what CEDIA will be hosting at ISE 2024.
SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
Tuesday 30 January - Friday 2 February | Location CC1
At the annual Smart Home Technology Conference, CEDIA subject matter experts will delve into various areas, including technical installation and design, business excellence, and future trends, all within the context of home technology integration.
Here are a few “can’t miss” courses:
TUESDAY 30th JANUARY 2024
AI Threats & Cybersecurity for Smart Home Professionals
Explore the intricacies of network security, data protection, and threat mitigation, and the immediate and evolving dangers enabled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) large language models.
How AI Language Tools Can Revolutionize Workflows For Technology Integrators
AI large language model tools are changing the game for integrators, enabling them to work faster, smarter, and better. In this conference session, the presenters will share how they use these tools to improve client communication, project planning, troubleshooting, and collaboration. Learn how to leverage the power of language models to revolutionize your integration workflows and delight your clients. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the amazing potential of AI.
WEDNESDAY 31st JANUARY 2024
Harmonizing Innovation: Embracing a New Era of Technology While Remaining Grounded in Humanity
Artificial Intelligence, social media, and the rapid news cycle have proven valuable in quickly communicating information to the masses, but this “always on” mentality can be overwhelming. In this session, Rich Green will discuss the phenomenon of slow technology and how to create nurturing, sustainable environments for clients that strike the perfect balance of innovation and humane living.
Architectural Design Trends Roundup: Tips and techniques to align your business with market opportunities
This course aims to increase attendees’ knowledge of architectural design and trends so that they can connect with designers and end users at design / experiential level. The presenter explains how to add value to clients through understanding how light can augment and support these trends, how to grow your business in evolving from programming experts to lighting experts, how to leverage working relationships across the design community for optimum results both for the clients and their business, and how manufacturers can help support integrators on the above and foster synergistic relationships in the trade.
THURSDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2024
Creating an Exit Strategy
Why is it that when you suddenly double your sales, your profit is cut in half? The industry today is tiered with companies of specific sizes, but there are wide gaps between growth stages. This session will discuss why, as a home technology professional, you can’t grow slowly and steadily, but have to make incremental jumps. Discover the cause of the growth plateau and why it occurs in this industry.
Immersive Audio Design Excellence Workshop
This workshop will introduce new guidelines outlined in the CEDIA/CTA RP22 Immersive Audio System Design Recommended Practice, with a focus on the four new objectively defined levels of performance that will define different levels of immersive experience. Participants will be working in small groups to apply some of the guidelines to real-world rooms. This is not an introductory course and participants are expected to be experienced cinema designers well versed in performance engineering.
CEDIA CERTIFICATION
CEDIA will be offering ISE attendees certification testing opportunities onsite. The Cabling and Infrastructure Technician (CIT) and Integrated Systems Technician (IST) certifications demonstrate to other trades, customers, and lawmakers that the home technology industry is a clearly defined profession with rigorous, widely accepted criteria for competency.
SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY STAGE
Tuesday 30 January - Friday 2 February | Hall 2, CEDIA Smart Home Technology Stage
The Smart Home Technology Stage is a dynamic platform featuring an extensive array of free sessions, providing attendees with a wealth of invaluable insights, stimulating discussions, and unparalleled learning and networking opportunities. With a diverse range of topics on the docket, spanning technology, design, business strategies, human interactions, and the future landscape of smart homes, this annual event is a treasure trove of knowledge.
The Smart Home Technology Stage is also the ideal destination for gaining a comprehensive overview of the ever-evolving smart home industry. Whether you're an industry veteran or just beginning to explore the world of smart homes, these sessions offer a holistic snapshot of the field. Beyond the wealth of information, the Smart Home Technology Stage fosters an environment that encourages networking and relationship-building, making it an exceptional opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals, innovators, and experts in the realm of smart home technology.
SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP
Friday 2 February | Room C1.1
In a new development this year, CEDIA has joined forces with AVIXA to introduce the one-day Sustainability Workshop. This session aims to encourage delegates to collaborate in considering the repercussions of global crises, such as climate change and nature loss, and explore potential solutions together. It will be highly interactive, and attendees are invited to follow along with an accompanying workbook for each exercise.
The workshop is led by Simon Brown who is a business owner, entrepreneur and adviser who has focused the last 20 years on sustainable innovation. Currently he works as a consultant to corporates and growth businesses, is a special advisor to one of Europe’s largest Private Equity firms and a founding shareholder in successful SaaS and EcoTech businesses.
Daryl Friedman, CEDIA Global President and CEO
“My inaugural experience at ISE was the rescheduled show in May of 2022. It held special significance for me as it marked my first large-scale gathering since the pandemic-induced lockdowns. What struck me most vividly was the palpable want for face-to-face interactions, and the collective sense of longing that had built up during the period of isolation. It was a heartening reminder of the power of in-person connections and the invaluable role that events like ISE play in our industry.
ISE is undoubtedly a prominent event in the industry, and my experience being a part of CEDIA has provided me with a unique vantage point to appreciate its significance. Being on the inside at CEDIA has deepened my understanding of the collaborative spirit that permeates the event. I've come to see ISE as not just an exhibition of cutting-edge technology but also as a forum for thought leadership, knowledge sharing, and industry networking.
One of the most notable changes in my opinion is the recognition of ISE as a hub for innovation and a platform that fosters meaningful partnerships. CEDIA and ISE share a commitment to pushing the boundaries of (smart home) technology and the opportunity it provides for professionals to come together, exchange ideas, and forge collaborations is a testament to its importance in advancing our industry. It’s given me a deeper appreciation for ISE's role as a unifying force in the industry and it’s not merely a trade show but a catalyst for progress, education, and collaboration.”
Wendy Griffiths, Senior Vice President of Membership & Global Development at CEDIA
“I have been with CEDIA for over 23 years and in the pro-audio, hi-fi, and smart homes industry for even longer than that. I got involved with ISE at the very beginning – attending the first show in Geneva and only missing one edition in the last 20 years.
I have witnessed how ISE has evolved over the years to meet industry transitions. For the smart homes industry, this has meant an expansion into the lighting, security and networking sectors. The show has gone from being very European focussed to now a global show that has expanded from an exhibition to a platform for content and learning.
The first edition of ISE is still one that I hold dear to my heart, where a small number of exhibitors arrived with very little expectations and left with a feeling of elation and excitement for the next edition. Seeing how it has grown year on year has been fantastic.”
Matt Nimmons, Managing Director of CEDIA EMEA
“The journey we have been on with Mike and his team over the last 20 years has been truly unbelievable. My very first ISE with CEDIA was in Brussels in 2006 and I have seen some remarkable changes over these years, as has the systems integration market.
From modest beginnings - where the show floor was made up of simple shell schemes - to the incredible eye-catching booths over eight halls in our new home in a modern, purpose-built facility – it has been a truly global growth and a remarkable journey.
ISE, and the industries it serves, has brought people together from all over the world, and I am delighted it has found such a great new home in Barcelona. I cannot wait to see how the show continues to evolve over the next few decades and look forward to many more successful years ahead.”
