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"CEDIA offers the most diverse and industry-leading educational
courses each year, more so than any other event within our
industry," says Tabatha O'Connor, global president and CEO,
CEDIA. "With 125 courses covering all ranges of experience
and six courses offered in Spanish at the 2019 show, CEDIA
Expo continues to be the destination for beginning a new career
or gaining expert-level educational credits in the residential
technology field."
CEDIA Expo saw a return of show floor programming as well as
a debut of new programs for exhibitors, attendees and media. See
below for descriptions of each program.
TECHSTARTER – INNOVATION ALLEY
TechStarter, the all-new program specifically for Innovation Alley
exhibitors at the 2019 show, gave all new exhibitors a chance to
pitch their business models to three leaders of the residential
technology market. After the pitches, the winning brands
participated in a panel discussion, receiving media training,
interviews and a chance to win $2,500 cash.
THE 2019 TECHSTARTER JUDGES:
• Alex Capecelatro, CEO and founder, Josh.ai
• Hagai Feiner, founder and CEO, Access Networks
• Tabatha O'Connor, global president and CEO, CEDIA
Starting with judging on Thursday of the show, the TechStarter
judges walked the Innovation Alley section of the show floor to
choose the five brands that demonstrated the most promise for a
successful business model. After judging and deliberation
concluded, the "TechStarter FIVE" were chosen.
RESIDENTIAL TECH AND DESIGN
2019