Industry Dynamics

• Industry Transformation
  • New and emerging applications for LEDs in lighting
  • Trends in adoption, economic drivers
  • Standards
  • Regulations and policy
  • Supply chain dynamics
  • Scenarios for the future
  • Impacts of COVID-19; healthcare, economics, technology, design, remote workforce best practices
  • Unified controls and IoT
  • Adaptive business models
  • Construction and real estate market impacts

• Industry Financial and Economic Outlook
  • Market analysis
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Profitability analysis
  • New industry participants
  • Market disruption from COVID-19

Connected Lighting, Controls, and IoT

• Innovative business models and market drivers
• Creating value for customers and end-users beyond lighting
• Case studies with quantified benefits
• Integrating lighting and other building system controls
• Impact of multiple distribution channels on connected lighting adoption
• New advancements/trends in communication protocols
• Power over Ethernet
• Advances in Bluetooth interoperability
• DC Direct integrated systems
• Standards and interoperability
• Network security
• Visible light communications (LiFi)
• Sensor improvements
• Software – application, SPD match, GUI
• The role of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Smart buildings and smart cities

Markets and Applications

• Lighting for Health and Wellbeing
  • Case studies
  • Latest research results - patient recovery time, light and shift workers, the effect of light on certain diseases, circadian disruption, etc.
  • Technological and design improvements
  • Market potential
  • Integrated systems

• UV Applications
  • Science of UV and pathogens
  • Emerging technologies in UV light sources, including 222 nm
  • Regulations and public safety
  • Disinfection lighting
    • Integration with general lighting
    • Best practices for use, safety, effectiveness
    • New applications
    • Small-scale/portable
  • UV curing
  • Other applications

• Architectural Lighting
  • Case studies
  • New applications
  • Integration of LEDs into building materials

• Horticultural Lighting
  • The latest science on the effect of different wavelengths on plants
  • Solutions to business model challenges and market entry
  • New products and technologies impacting LED horticultural applications
  • Economics of LED lighting for horticulture
  • Market potential
  • Expanded spectral content (UV and IR)

• Automotive lighting
  • Adaptive headlamps
  • Laser-based headlamps
  • Other advanced lighting concepts