INDIA GOES AV

MESSAGE FROM ANIL CHOPRA, FOUNDING DIRECTOR, AV-ICN EXPO

India is expressing itself in infrastructure and communication at a level of richness, which the developed economies fight shy off. I have been to Switzerland and never seen a bridge that is painted. Europe is just cemented. In India, we not only paint bridges, but as we are in the habit glass, design and decoration is applied. So it is with our lives.

AV Communication has gone ballistic. Video Conferencing is of course passe in the era of Teams, Zoom, Webex, et al. AV design is now challenged with 5G enabled and funding for Las Vegas style display across the entire corporate environment. Display technology is finding it difficult to catch up with India’s demands of contiguous touch screen interactivity, memory loading, and simultaneous sharing with hyper-active entrepreneurial spirit. All AV companies, whether in consultancy or systems integration are earning hand over fist with innumerable projects in education corporate, hospitality, healthcare, and not the least, devotional and government. What we must ensure is pursuance of training and teaching AV technology at a high level of activity.

AV-ICN Expo is the only platform to realise this imperative and establish CAVS. We shall do more in 2024-2025. Our vision and mission are clear. AV-ICN Expo is going the ‘Green Mile’ in publishing the eponymous magazine and digital newsletter, an active website, and our promise to engage the AV industry and community in the coming year and to do justice to all the AV professionals contributing.

The AV-ICN Excellence Awards this year, have in all six awards, including AV Architect of the Year, which I am happy to disclose, goes to the designer of Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi, Dwarka, which is at the cutting edge. A very high standard of AV integration is being set in India. The world will see, and India will be at the forefront of AV design and integration globally. We are a powerhouse of talent and thus, it is extreme pleasure to develop further and further the AV-ICN platform.