The 2018 IFA+ Summit is all about cybernetics and AI, as the organisers announce Moon Ribas and Stephen D. Larson as industry speakers at the IFA think tank taking place on 2-3 September 2018.
Ribas is a Spanish artist with a sensor implanted in her foot allowing her to feel earth tremors tens of thousands of kilometers away. Meanwhile Larson is working on the OpenWorm project, with the aim to virtually replicate the human nervous system.
The message of the 2018 IFA summit is science fiction or science fact? The lines between the two are blurring. Other confirmed speakers include ex-chess world champion Garry Kasparov, CEO of Airbus company Voom Uma Subramanian and Jens Lambrecht, founder of Berlin-based startup Gestalt Robotics.
“Every year CEDIA members have the opportunity to shape and drive the direction of the association by helping identify leaders and visionaries for the CEDIA board of directors. I would encourage every member to thoughtfully consider nominating someone,” CEDIA chairperson David Humphries says.
CEDIA announces the 2018 finalists for the Home Technology Professional Awards competition, honouring the top projects completed by home technology professional members in the past year.
“The CEDIA Awards are always a highlight in the industry calendar,” CEDIA president and CEO Tabatha O'Connor says. “Our dedicated team of volunteers and staff work hard year over year to encourage members from across the globe to enter their projects, and we’re delighted to have so many new companies engaging with the program for the first time.”
Founded in 1991, HKC sells control panels, presence detectors and keypads for managing security systems. It employs 45 staff at its Dublin HQ, and has an office in Littleborough in Greater Manchester, England. Post-acquisition it will continue to operate autonomously as part of the Assa Abloy portfolio, witht he same sales and operations team. Existing customer contact points will also remain as is.
