Dubbed ‘the father of home theatre’,
Theo Kalomirakis of TK Theaters
has designed private cinemas for
world leaders, sporting legends and
film stars. He is one of three experts
giving CEDIA’s new full-day Home
Cinema Design Masterclass. The
association is also offering an extensive
36-course education programme;
an All Access Training Pass gives
unlimited entry to CEDIA courses
of up to half a day’s duration.
Chris Lange, Creative Director and
head of the in-house creative and
design department at Europe's second
biggest theme park, Europa-Park, will
be presenting at attractionsTECH
by blooloop. LaTnge’s international
work includes India’s first theme
park project, as well as attractions
in Singapore and South Korea.
Hospitality Technology Next
Generation, a trade association
dedicated to driving best practice in the
hotel industry through the adoption of
technology, is presenting Hospitality
Tech Summit by HTNG at ISE 2019. Its
COO, David Sjolander, has worked on
both sides of the industry: as a hotel
IT executive he was responsible for
technology at over 1,000 properties in 70
countries, and he has also worked in a
product management role on a system
connecting 90,000 hotels worldwide to
over 1,000 online distribution channels.
Emmy Award-winning sound
designer Scott Willsallen will be
giving a keynote at the AGORA
conference on sports venue technology.
A director of the Sydney-based
consultancy Auditoria, Willsallen
has worked on multiple Olympic and
Commonwealth Games Ceremonies.
Donato Masci is an acoustic designer
and consultant, working for Florence-
based company Studio Sound Service.
He will be presenting at AudioForum
@ ISE, which for its 2019 edition will
discuss sound environments, the
listening experience and psychological
factors. The event is designed to
appeal to those who manage spaces
that feature audio systems, as
well as to audio professionals.
In addition, the Main Stage, located
in the centre of Hall 8, will present a
full programme of thought leadership
sessions across the four days of the
show, produced by ISE, show co-
owners AVIXA and CEDIA, and AV
Magazine. Speakers here will include:
• Joseph Aamidor, a consultant
specialising in the smart
building market, who will
discuss the application of
blockchain to smart building;
• Alex Sanfilippo, Director of
Engineering at integrator Kraftwerk
Living Technologies, who, in an
AVIXA-hosted session, will describe
how the company built its award-
winning 007 ELEMENTS experience;
• Ahmed Refai, Regional Commercial
Director of Archimedia, who will
reveal the secrets of a CEDIA
Award-winning fully immersive
home cinema project in a luxury
new-build development in Dubai.
Additionally, both AVIXA and
CEDIA will be offering ‘bite-sized’
training on the show floor, with no
need for advance booking. AVIXA’s
FlashTracks are 20-minute education
sessions held on the association’s
stand (13-N110), covering topics within
User Experience, AV/IT, Design
and Emerging Trends. They are free
to attend for AVIXA members.
CEDIA Talks will be taking place on
the CEDIA stand (1-E20), addressing
ten different subjects across the four
days of the show. Free to attend, these
20-minute sessions are designed to
introduce attendees to new disruptive
technologies – such as Web 3.0,
Wi-Fi 6 and 5G – and challenge
established ways of thinking.
Mike Blackman, Integrated Systems
Europe Managing Director,
commented: “This is a compelling line-
up for ISE 2019. With top-level speakers
throughout the show, our biggest
ever conference programme and a full
roster of thought leadership sessions
on the Main Stage, we’re delivering on
our commitment to provide content
tailored to our ever-broadening
attendee base. I’m very grateful to
AVIXA, CEDIA, our media partners
and all the other content partners who
are working with us to deliver this
strong programme, which provides
numerous opportunities for attendees
to ‘Learn, Discover, Be Inspired’.”
Full details of ISE 2019’s professional
development programme can be
found on the ISE website at www.
iseurope.org, and also in RISE,
the official magazine of ISE 2019.
This is now available in a digital
edition at http://bit.ly/RISE-2019.
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