Event report WORLD EVENTS


NEC Showcase LIVE! 16 - 17 May 2018


Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London WC1UK


Famed for its experiential approach, 2018 will see the Showcase evolving, to mark its tenth anniversary, presenting the future of display solutions with fresh new experiences. Throughout your working day, from your grab & go coffee as you board the train to your customer meetings, you experience a series of engagements. NEC Showcase LIVE recreates this daily journey, enhancing these engagements through technology.


For the very first time, Showcase returns to a previously enjoyed venue to take advantage of the superb central location which offers unbeatable transport links and access to all the diverse attractions that London has to offer. Why should I attend?


The Showcase is not just another exhibition; this event is a collaboration between NEC and its solutions partners. For anyone planning to move into new office space, refresh AV solutions or simply looking for inspiration, the NEC Showcase presents display solutions perfectly tailored to real-life application scenarios. Meet the experts, gain knowledge and understanding, and find the solution to your visual display needs.


UC Expo


16 - 17 May 2018 ExCeL LondonUK


UC EXPO is the largest Unified Communications and Collaboration event in Europe. The two-day event encompasses the technologies that enable smarter collaboration and a truly connected business.


InfoComm 2018 6 – 8 June 2018 Las Vegas US


InfoComm 2018 will bring back Center Stage to the trade show floor, June 6-8 in Las Vegas. The Center Stage sessions will explore how to increase audience engagement through personalized and immersive experiences by way of aug- mented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), wearable technology, human-can- tered user interfaces, and more.


IFA Berlin 2018


31 August - 3 September 2018 Messe BerlinGermany


IFA in Berlin, the global trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, presents the latest products and innovations in the heart of Europe‘s most important regional market. Only IFA offers such a comprehen- sive overview of the international market and attracts the attention of trade visitors each year from more than 100 countries. IFA is the main meeting place for key retailers, buyers, and experts from the industry and the media. Don't miss the opportunity to explore emerging trends and celebrate the premieres of new technologies and products. Web site: http://b2b.ifa-berlin.com/


CEDIA Expo 2018 4 - 8 September 2018


San Diego Convention Centre CA, USA


The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association invites you to San Diego, California for CEDIA Expo. The Trade Sho takes place at San Diego Convention Center. CEDIA Expo 2018 is actually a stage where several primary solutions and products are to be put on show; these will be about Design, Electronics, Homes, Consumer Electronics, Multimedia Technologies, Installa- tion Technology, Household Appliances and Home Technology. This year more than 20000 industry leaders, and professionals are coming together in San Diego, California USA for CEDIA Expo 2018.


Exertis Plug-in at its iconic Silverstone venue showcased products and solutions from more than 100 vendors.


WORLD EVENTS Connect - the era of collaboration


26 27 September 2018 Design Museum Kensington London UK


The first-ever Connect event brings the leading players from across the AV and IT industries together to share knowl- edge and thought leadership in a col- laborative environment with practical activities. Developed by Maverick AV


Solutions in partnership with AV News, the two-day event takes place on 26th and 27th September at the Design Museum in Kensington, London.


Exertis Plug-in succeeds with Coulthard


The power of celebrity endorsement and an iconic venue was evident from the crowded lecture theatre for the event’s keynote address by David Coulthard and Mark Gallagher. While Coulthard and the Silver- stone circuit provided the backdrop to Plug-in, the exhibits from 100 or more vendors, provided the substance of the technology showcase.


The key differentiator of this and other distributor events is the sheer breadth of the Exertis portfolio across the B2B, mobile and retail markets. The technol- ogy showcase had focused ar- eas for business and consumer customers. Paul Bryan, Exertis UK Managing Director said be- fore the event: “We look forward to welcoming our customers to what promises to be a great day to strengthen relationships and provide opportunities to find out more about the breadth of tech- nology products and solutions we provide for both the con- sumer, business and enterprise markets. In addition, with ser- vices becoming key to resellers and retailers, it’s a chance for our customers to find out how they can add more value by tak- ing advantage of the additional skills and resources available from Exertis.”


Aside from the keynote ad- dress, delivered by David Coulthard, one of Formula One’s most successful drivers and Mark Gallagher, who has worked in senior management roles at Jordan Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing and Cosworth, other showfloor attractions in- cluded: a Microsoft Escape Room that brought Windows 10 to life through an interac- tive challenge; a 10m2 Smart Home demo suite that featured over a dozen brands with both domestic and commercial IoT applications; Oculus pods with VR applications; and a gaming area with Playset rigs. Vendor exhibits in the busi- ness category business includ- ed vendors new to Exertis in- cluding Ruckus, with its range of wired and wireless access network and ICX switching products;


Konftel, with their


recently announced collabo- ration solutions and range of conference cameras; and it was good to see Vestel exhibiting its latest range of display technol- ogies, which Exertis customers can buy in project sized quan- tities (not just container loads). In the consumer category, ex- hibits included Smart Tech and networking, premium audio, TV, gadgets, accessories, gam- ing and a wide range of retail services that can be used by vendors and retailers. Exertis’ retail services team design, cre- ate and construct in-store and point of sale displays, and can assist with staff and product training. Retail services, rang- ing from onetime bundles and OEM deals, to the fully-fledged digital support that Exertis dis- tribution platform enables, with automatic product data, auto- matic pricing data, full end-to-


end transactions on demand in real time. Warren


Lewis., European


Head of AV at Exertis, ar- gues that the breadth of the Exertis catalogue will be an increasingly


important factor


as the industry develops. The solutions demanded by Exer- tis’ customers will call on the distributor’s ability to deliver elements from across its tal


to-


portfolio of products and services. Lewis considers it to be a key part of his role to further encourage the integra- tion of the Exertis catalogue of 25,000 products from over 350 manufacturers, in the UK alone, spanning mobile, com- puting, consumer electronics, networking,


servers unified


communications, security and, of course, AV.


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