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Latest EpisodesIt takes some smart people to create a smart home. Luckily, CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals™, just happens to know about 30,000 of them. The Integration Conversation lets you tap into the minds of the people responsible for defining excellence in the industry as they create beautiful, technology-rich experiences in homes around the globe.
In the relaunch of CEDIA's Podcast, The Integration Conversation, Daryl Friedman sits down with CEDIA Chairperson Amanda Wildman to talk advocacy, leadership, and what it really takes to grow the integration industry.
From hands-on beginnings in the field to shaping conversations on Capitol Hill, Amanda shares how advocacy goes far beyond policy by impacting workforce development, design-build relationships, and the future of the trade.
They also dive into the importance of mentorship, attracting new talent, and why telling our industry’s story has never mattered more.
This episode of The CEDIA Podcast is sponsored by DALI.
Jeff Hayward speaks with Alex Foxon and Michael Munch from DALI, a renowned loudspeaker manufacturer with over four decades of history. Alex shares the origin story of DALI, detailing how founder Peter Lyngdorf's vision transformed from a small Hi-Fi retail company in Denmark to a globally recognized brand. The conversation highlights key milestones in DALI's evolution, including the introduction of innovative products, which established the brand's reputation in the high-end audio market.
In this podcast Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast talks with Andy Bull, Director of Design at Lighting Audio Video Projects, David Warfel, Founding Designer from Light Can Help You, and Gordon Petrie, Co-Founder of Eclipse Lighting Design about lighting trends, tips, new products, and a host of other things.
This episode of the CEDIA Podcast is sponsored by Marvin.
In this conversation, Mitch Klein, CEDIA's VP of Business Development, and Jim Flaherty, Director of the Modern Business Team at Marvin, discusses the company's foray into the connected home market, focusing on smart windows and their integration into home automation systems. He emphasizes the importance of partnerships with integrators and architects to enhance the homeowner experience. The discussion covers the technology behind connected windows, the benefits of automation, and the collaborative efforts needed to bring these innovations to market. Jim also shares insights on real-world applications and the future of connected home solutions.
In this podcast, Walt Zerbe, Sr. Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA and host of the CEDIA podcast, talks with Dr. Hailey Daly of Wired by MJD, Shannon Marsh of eQ Technologies Pty Ltd, and Steve Thomas of GEOHAVEN about ethical technology design within our industry. We talk about accepting ULA's on our customers behalf, agreeing to data collection on devices and a whole plethora of related items.