The Hoi Polloi, the crème de la crème of event organizers rubbed shoulders with the big daddy rental companies, surveying the phantasmagoria of cutting-edge new products spread out in Hall 1 pro audio and Hall 2 Pro AV and Hall 3 Lighting. 35,000 square meters of exhibits with global brands edging forward for Indian event business hardware demand and innovation for the one of the most strong and deadly event industry markets across wedding, corporate, hospitality, devotional and sports, entertainment and educational events.
The strong surge of visitors at the Pro Audio Hall 1 and Hall 3 Lighting Hall, was a fascinating display of professional buyers inundating the aisles creating an undeniable vindication of the Indian market estimated at over a billion dollars for pro audio equipment. It was this factor for the marquee booths expanding and display of the absolutely latest equipment showcased anywhere in the world of high-end audio.
“Our three segments pro audio, pro AV and pro lighting are curated to display the hottest product trends and solutions for the event industry and we can do this on the strength of our industry tech magazines on the net and digital and print through the year. Indeed, our PALM and AV-ICN platforms are the sourcing solution for India’s event industry now for 23 years. Attracting 27,000 footfalls over three days of expo and conference is a staggering event.” Boasts Anil Chopra, Founding Director of the event” these are all professionals mind you” he emphasizes strongly.
Chopra believes PALM+ AV-ICN + Lighting Expo is the mega convergence of technology of business. “I am sure large event companies will find business at this mega convergence show, tremendous synergy and opportunity for investment for the entire circumference of spectacular sound, light, audiovisual show biz.”
Attendees at PALM
PALM + AV-ICN Expo witnessed a total footfall of 27,786 and 21,659 unique visitors across the expo halls over the course of three days from May 25 – 27 May 2023. The division of the expo halls facilitated easy movement of visitors and ease of access to the latest innovations and technologies introduced in the pro audio, sound and lighting industry and showcased at the expo. Visitor analysis after the expo provides insight on attendee demographics and estimates that the show floor was populated with approximately 45% Actual Users and 52% Trade Visitors. A total of 145 exhibitors displayed the latest pro audio and lighting products and technologies in Hall 1 and 3. PALM showcased various engaging products and latest technologies at the expo by top brands and distributors from the pro audio, sound, and lighting industry including Ahuja, Alphatec Audio, Ansata, Generation AV, HARMAN International, Integrated Entertainment Solutions, Italian Sound Design, Osram Lighting, Pink Noise Professionals, Sennheiser and Sun Infonet to name just a few.
PALM Conference 2023
The PALM Conference 2023 was a huge success as delegates thronged the conference room to listen to industry expert providing insights on studio sound, live sound engineering and design, audiovisual integration, and much more. The conference also delivered the most interesting and elaborate discussions on relevant and topical subjects. The PALM Conference started with Anil Chopra’s keynote address carrying the most apt message for the pro audio industry. He said, “PALM Expo represents the growth and the tremendous power of India’s pro audio industry. My keynote this year is that this country and all the players in the pro audio industry have to seriously look at manufacturing.” The proceedings at the three-day PALM Conference, provoked the industry experts to re-analyze the Indian pro-audio, sound, and lighting market. It reflected on the major shift required to establish the profound industry in India and lead the market globally. The major discussions covered key topics like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Pushing Back Analogue Boundaries, Dynamics of FOH, Deploying Immersive Audio in Live Sound, A New Frontier In Recording – The Firdaus Studio By A.R. Rahman, Future of live sound In Big Ticket Events, Dolby Atmos experience, and much more.
PALM’s highlight Content and Demo features
The IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Academy) Awards 2022 felicitation ceremony took place on May 25 at supporting partner HARMAN’s Live Arena at the expo. From 6:00 PM onwards winners and their families gathered in strength to receive their awards. Also present were esteemed members of the Jury, both past and current.
This years’ PALM Sound and Light Awards recognized excellence and professionalism across a total of 20 categories including the coveted “AV Architect of the Year” which went to Kelvin Ashby King, Principal Consultant, Clarity Consulting.
The 5th consecutive year of PALM Lighting Design Showcase at the PALM Expo 2023 in India, lured visitors to the showcase conceptualised and accomplished by Ulhas Sahasrabuddhe and his team at SSL Media Technology & Solutions once again.
Introducing an exciting range of high-decibel sound reinforcement systems were Coda Audio and Pequod who displayed their latest technology at the PALM Demo Qube, which once again attracted many visitors.
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