AU #271: Inside CEDIA Expo: Industry Insights & Future Vision with Daryl Friedman

Welcome to Episode #271 of Automation Unplugged. Today’s show is a special, pre CEDIA 2024 episode featuring Daryl Friedman, Global President and CEO of CEDIA. Although we informed you on show 270 in late July that Automated unplugged would relaunch in mid September with our new weekly format, we decided to bring you this episode right away, to help you understand what is going on at the CEDIA trade organization and at the upcoming CEDIA Expo in a few weeks. Ok, back to our guest. Daryl has over 30 years of distinguished experience in nonprofit leadership, and brings a wealth of expertise and accomplishments to his role as CEDIA's Global President and CEO when he joined the organization in November of 2021. His career has been marked by an impressive track record in overseeing membership, advocacy, industry relations, and the technical wing for the prestigious Recording Academy, known for the GRAMMY Awards, prior to joining CEDIA. Before that, he was a senior executive at the renowned performing arts center, Wolf Trap National Park of the Performing Arts. Daryl's academic journey began with an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and continued with a master's degree in arts management from American University in Washington, D.C. He currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area. We recorded this interview on Thursday, August 15th, at 9:30 am ET.