CE Pro November 2023 - 6

Industry Pulse
NEWS | ANALYSIS
CEDIA &
Commercial
Integrator Expos'
Attendance
Clocks In at 13K
Held in Denver, the combined 2023
CEDIA Expo and inaugural Commercial
Integrator Expo (CIX) drew a 7.6% bump
in attendance from 2022, and featured
340 exhibitors and exciting new
programs.
THE ATTENDANCE
numbers are in for CEDIA
Expo 2023 and inaugural,
co-located Commercial
Integrator Expo (CIX), and
they reflect the optimism
and enthusiasm expressed
on the busy show floor and
conference programs during
the event. Overall, the Sept.
7-9 expos, held in Denver,
announced 15,541 total
combined registrants with
a verified attendance of
12,848 industry professionals
- a 7.6% increase from
last year's 11,946.
Indeed, the industry
appeared to continue its
post-pandemic momentum
at the Colorado Convention
Center following a
solid attendance for CEDIA
Expo 2022 in Dallas. Show
attendees to Denver came
from all 50 U.S. states and
21 countries.
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" CEDIA Expo 2023 and
Commercial Integrator Expo
2023 were bustling with industry
professionals experiencing
the newest tech and
learning about trends in the
residential and commercial
audiovisual industry, " states
Jason McGraw, CTS, group
vice president for CEDIA
Expo, Commercial Integrator
Expo and KBIS, Emerald.
" An energy and buzz of
excitement was evident on
the crowded show floor! "
The co-located events
featured 340 exhibitors
with 154,400 net square
feet of exhibits, and welcomed
over 32% first-time
attendees and 94 first-time
exhibitors. Last year, 41% of
the attendees were CEDIA
Expo first-timers.
Exhibitor totals included
50 on the Commercial Integrator
Expo side, helping
The Sept. 7-9 tradeshows announced 15,541 total
combined registrants with a verified attendance of 12,848
industry professionals at the Colorado Convention Center.
fill the Colorado Convention
Center with 7.3% more
exhibitors than last year's
Expo, while the show floor
added over 11,000 net
square feet of exhibitor and
Smart Stage session space.
" With 48% of CEDIA Expo
and Commercial Integrator
Expo attendees reporting
that they also serve commercial
markets in addition
to residential, the growth
in resimercial opportunities
was clearly evident at this
year's shows, " McGraw adds.
On the education side,
the CEDIA Expo conference
schedule was impressive
and well attended. The
" All Access Conference "
featured 100 sessions,
attended by more than 700
Expo registrants. Manufacturers
offered more than
120 trainings combined from
a technology cross-section
of 30 exhibitors.
Meanwhile, one of the
most anticipated activities
beyond the show floor was
the first CEDIA AI Symposium,
a half-day program that
took place the day before
exhibits opened. Approximately
75 custom industry
executives and leaders
attended the AI Symposium
to get a better sense from
presenters on how AI may
impact various elements of
the CEDIA channel.
Meanwhile, the highlights
of the conference portion of
CIX were the NSCA BizSkills
Day with sessions focused
on sales, operations, project
management and finance;
Digital Signage Federation's
(DSF) Digital Signage Day,
which offered nine sessions
covering all aspects of a
digital signage project; plus
18 more sessions hosted on
the CIX Conference Stage,
including IMCCA unified
communications and collaboration
track topics.
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