CEA and AE Ventures Announce CEA TechHome Mediterraneo 100 Summit
October 2011 event in Milan, Italy Focuses on European Residential Systems Integration; 2010 e-Media and Market Research Set the Stage for Event.Dec. 10, 2009 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced a partnership with AE Ventures to produce a new annual, hosted-buyer event for residential systems integration companies in Southern Europe. The CEA TechHome Mediterraneo 100 Summit will host owners and senior executives from the 100 top systems integrators from Italy, France and Spain for three days of intensive education, peer-networking, idea-sharing and high quality contacts with vendor sponsors. The inaugural event will be produced in Milan, Italy in October 2011, with rotation to venues in France and Spain planned for subsequent years.
“CEA is excited to partner with AE Ventures to bring useful events, information products and market development activities to the Southern European market,” said CEA President and CEO, Gary Shapiro. “We are aiming to help systems integrators grow their market, improve their businesses and connect with high quality vendor partners in an efficient and effective way.”
“France, Italy and Spain are the number 2, 4 and 5 economies in the European Union, representing better than 35 percent of the EU’s output and boast population of more than170 million,” said John Galante, President of AE Ventures. “Yet despite their large size and enormous potential, these Mediterranean nations are not served by dedicated information products, events and research on custom installation and integration. Our collaboration with CEA will help unlock market potential in this region, benefiting both suppliers and integrators.”
The hosted-buyer conference is a common event model in the US IT industry, and AE Ventures has successfully applied it to the custom electronics market in America. Now CEA and AE Ventures, along with Southern European market expert Mongiovi Consulting, will bring the unique benefits of this executive event to the growing markets of Italy, France and Spain.
Forerunners to the event will include CEA TechHome Mediterraneo consumer and business e-media products and research studies. In July 2010 the CEA TechHome Mediterraneo Directory will launch, providing an online resource for connecting consumers, architects, builders, remodelers and residential systems integrators in Southern Europe. In October 2010, CEA TechHome Mediterraneo Biz will launch an online information resource for owners and managers of Southern Europe’s residential systems integration companies. Market research to be conducted includes market sizing, consumer awareness, market pulse, operating ratio, builder and business practice studies.
For more information on CEA TechHome Mediterraneo, visit www.cea-thm.com or email info@cea-thm.com.
About CEA TechHome Mediterraneo
CEA TechHome Mediterraneo (THM) is working to grow the market for installed home electronics and related products in Southern Europe by establishing a community of companies and connecting them with e-media, executive events and market research. THM serves manufacturers, distributors and integrators of Home Theater Products, Multi-Room Audio, High Performance Audio, Home Control Systems, Home Networks & Infrastructure, Energy Management & HVAC Control, Home Security and Advanced Electrical Products.
About AE Ventures
Association Event Ventures is focused on developing and managing new events, e-media, publications and research products for associations and other third parties. AE Ventures offers its partners opportunities to launch strategic, high-quality media products aligned with their missions at a minimum financial risk.
About Mongiovi Consulting
Mongiovi Consulting is headed by Paolo Mongiovi, a professional electrical engineer with 40 years experience in sales, marketing and product management in IBM and in national and international companies.
About CEA
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.
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Nancy Franco
Vice President of Operations
nfranco@ae-ventures.com
508-618-4225