The Score Magazine March 2019 | Page 29

Would you like to share what one can expect from the 2020 show? It’s a little early to say. At this stage we are undertaking research among attendees and exhibitors at this year’s show, and their feedback will us help to shape ISE 2020. But it’s fair to say that we want our final show at the RAI to be a special one. What’s one unique selling point for the ISE show? Not only is ISE growing, it continues to attract new faces among both the attendee and the exhibitor communities. Just under a third (32%) of the registered attendees at ISE 2019 were attending the show for the first time, and around a sixth (17%) of the exhibitors were newcomers to the ISE show floor. This is something that both communities appreciate – they know that they are guaranteed a different experience simply because they will encounter suppliers and customers that they haven’t met before. How important is Indian market for this show? We’re in the midst of analysing the data from ISE 2019: people from over 100 countries came to this year’s show, and I expect India will be in the top 20 once again. The country has one the fastest-growing economies in the world; economic growth and digital transformation go hand in hand; and AV is one of the key enablers of digital transformation. So we see India as a very important market, both now and in the future. Your message to people in India? ISE is co-owned by AVIXA, which organises InfoComm tradeshows all around the world – including InfoComm India, which takes place in September in Mumbai. If you can’t come to ISE in Amsterdam, then please visit InfoComm India. It’s the only professional AV and systems integration show in India with the backing of this major global trade association. Even better, come to both shows! That’s not as fanciful as it sounds: even though the USA hosts the largest InfoComm show anywhere, we find that numerous US integrators and other AV professionals come to ISE as well, to keep fully informed about the latest technologies and solutions on the market. No other show on the planet has the breadth and depth of professional AV technology that ISE has. The Score Magazine highonscore.com 27