In the 65th episode of IoT Podcast: Over the Air, Ryan Prosser, CEO of Very, attends LightFair 2023 to look for who is driving innovation in the lighting space, and who is struggling (plus what they are struggling with). He is joined by special co-host Ben Wald, Founder at Very. 

Throughout the episode, Ryan and Ben talk to Peter Durbin, Regional Sales Manager at WAC Lighting, about STRUT lighting; Josh Brown, Chief Commercial Officer at Keystone Technologies, about SmartLoop; Eric Lind, Vice President - Global Specifications at Lutron Electronics, about the Athena Wireless Node and their approach to their life cycle; Peter Augusta, VP of Sales at Casambi Technologies, about their approach to hardware; Charlie Harte, VP Marketing and Customer Experience at LEDVANCE, about their simplicity approach; Bill Schafer, Executive Vice President at Crestron Electronics, about their business and product evolution; Brian Brandes, SVP at Satco Products, about the STARFISH line; and David Thurow, President of KNX USA, about the importance of trading standards and non proprietary protocols.

The episode covers:

👉 [00:50] The WAC Lighting approach to product development

👉 [05:25] Keystone’s technical challenges journey

👉 [08:36] The Lutron new construction and lifecycle

👉 [13:05] A look into the future of Lutron’s technical development

👉 [14:32] The Casambi approach to hardware versus software

👉 [19:37] LEDVANCE’s focus on simplicity

👉 [22:47] The Crestron evolution

👉 [27:33] The Satco STARFISH line innovation

👉 [30:07] Trading standards and non proprietary protocols

If you’re interested in learning about innovation in the lighting space, tune into the 65th episode of IoT Podcast: Over the Air.

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