Our cover image for this issue reflects the growing trends in education, with investments in interactive, mixed reality and
AI all playing a part in offsetting budgetary restrictions, as schools, colleges and universities look to adopt newer technologies. Indeed, despite global funding cuts, education remains one of the largest pro AV sectors, with projected growth from $320.9bn in 2024 to $332.2bn this year – in part as a result of this new tech adoption reality. Our digital edition is below, so turn to page 8 for more on this; and to page 34 for an exclusive thought leadership article from Logitech’s Gaurav Bradoo, who provides tips for educators to ensure that the deployment of complicated AV technologies speeds up, rather than slows down learning.
Elsewhere, we’ve in-depth articles on the excellent opportunities that both the health and houses of worship sectors are providing for AV integrators and manufacturers; along with a deep dive into the growing resimercial and prosumer sub-sectors of residential and commercial AV.
Finally, this issue includes interviews with Absen’s executive VP of strategy, Ruben Rengel, and Stijn Ooms, senior director, product strategy at Crestron Electronics. Enjoy!
