Smart Lighting Expo features pavilions from Foshan city, Zhongshan city and Jiangmen city’s Jianghai district, strongholds of the lighting industry in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, while Spring Lighting Fair presents pavilions from Jiangsu province and Xiamen city

The Smart Lighting Solution Forum tomorrow will focus on the application of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Smart Home technologies in lighting

HONG KONG, Apr 6, 2024 - (ACN Newswire) - The inaugural Smart Lighting Expo and 15th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today and continue until 9 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, raising the curtain on the HKTDC’s spring technology fairs.

Sophia Chong, Deputy Executive Director of the HKTDC, said: “As one of the partner events of the Business of Innovation & Technology Week (BITWeek), the inaugural Smart Lighting Expo and the 15th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) are organised under the theme Bright Lighting • Smart Living, drawing over 1,300 exhibitors. The twin fairs showcase a diverse array of innovative lighting products and technologies ranging from sustainable lighting and human-centric lighting to fashionable lighting products, serving as ideal platforms for buyers to meet the ever-changing needs in the market.”

Smart products lead lighting market growth

Statista projects that the global smart lighting market will surge to US$25.3 billion this year, a significant increase from US$8.1 billion in 2020. In line with the trend, an HKTDC survey of exhibitors and buyers at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) and Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo last year found that 41% of respondents expected sales to increase in the lighting market this year, while 30% identified smart lighting and solutions as the major growth driver for the industry.

The HKTDC elevated the highly acclaimed Connected and Smart Lighting zone in the Spring Lighting Fair to a full-fledged Smart Lighting Expo this year, empowering businesses to fully capitalise on growing opportunities across the smart lighting supply chain. This inaugural expo showcases products and solutions ranging from connected lighting technologies such as chips, sensors, LED drivers and IoT lighting platforms, to smart lighting products and solutions like smart control systems and dimmers, smart luminaires, lighting applications and systems.

In collaboration with Shanghai Pudong Intelligent Lighting Association, the Smart Ecosystem and IoT Supply Chain Area showcases the latest lighting solutions of key smart lighting industry players, including Midea, Sunricher, Merrytek, Yunfan Ruida DALI Alliance and many more. The expo also features renowned brands including Helvar, Valta, SkyLighting and Up-Shine Lighting.

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