CE Pro November/December 2024 - 6

Industry Pulse
NEWS | ANALYSIS
15,200+ Attend
CEDIA Expo & CIX
The annual co-located tradeshows saw
a 2.1% dip in registrants but drew nearly
one-third first-time attendees, while
exhibitor numbers rise 15%.
By Arlen Schweiger
DESPITE INFLATIONARY
travel and logistics costs
challenges for attendees
and exhibitors, CEDIA Expo
2024 and the co-located
Commercial Integrator
Expo (CIX) 2024 attracted
combined registration
essentially on par with last
year's events.
Held Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado
Convention Center
in Denver, the expos report
drawing total registration of
15,200+ industry pros.
That is down slightly -
a 2.1% dip - from 2023,
which had 15,541.
This year's numbers
reported do not include
verified attendance figures,
but like last year nearly onethird
of registrants were
first-time attendees - 31%
in 2024 vs. 32% in 2023,
also staged in Denver.
The busy show floor featured
nearly 400 exhibitors
including 90 first-time exhibitors.
In 2023, the shows
had 340 exhibitors, so
approximately a 15% bump.
Last year saw 94 debut
exhibitors.
A significant number of
attendees indicated that
they serve both residential
and commercial markets, or
do 'resimercial' projects, reflecting
the growing crossover
opportunities between
residential and commercial
industries.
" CEDIA Expo 2024 and
Commercial Integrator Expo
2024 were bustling with
industry professionals experiencing
the newest technology
and learning about
trends in the residential and
commercial audiovisual industry, "
says Jason McGraw,
CTS, group vice president
for Emerald.
" The event welcomed
new exhibitors, a diverse
array of attendees and
plethora of opportunities
to learn, explore and
network. The growing value
of hosting an event that
bridges residential and
commercial technology has
proven to create valuable
opportunities for collaboration
between manufacturers,
integrators and other
industry service providers.
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CEDIA Expo 2024 offered the usual array of impressive
home theater and 2-channel audio demos.
We're already gearing up for
CEDIA Expo and CIX 2025
next September in Denver. "
Among this year's conference
program, director
Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in
Black and others) delivered
a passionate keynote
addressing his candid
thoughts on home theater
trends. The keynote included
Sonnenfeld's insights on
the contrast between movie
production and playback
environments, and what integrators
can do to elevate
their projects.
Per the expos and immediately
apparent when
stepping onto the show
floor, one of the major
technology themes again
this year was microLED
displays. At CEDIA Expo
and CIX, microLED technology
was spotlighted by
many companies, including
Absen, AOTO, Barco, Digital
Projection, Just Video Walls,
MaxHub, Planar, Quantum
Media, Samsung, Sony, and
Stealth Acoustics, among
others.
The lighting sector continued
to shine, the expos
also noted with important
debuts by exhibitors such
as Lutron and Ketra, DMF
Lighting, WAC/AiSPIRE
Lighting, Crestron, Coastal
Source, Environmental
Lights, Proluxe by American
Lighting, and many others.
Special events at the
show included CE Pro AllStar
Band, Day of Discovery,
and the Women in Consumer
Technology Luncheon.
CEDIA Expo 2025 and
Commercial Integrator Expo
2025 will be held September
3-6, 2025, at the Colorado
Convention Center in
Denver.
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