On the heels of the major news that AVIXA—the producers of InfoComm and a number of other AV industry show—had acquired Lightapalooza from HTSA, we sat down with Jenn Heinold, SVP of Expositions in the Americas, and HTSA’s Tom Doherty. The two dove into the growth of the event and what’s to come now that…
Lightapalooza has a new owner. In a statement shared this week, AVIXA—the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association—announced that it had acquired the show from HTSA. Terms of the deal were not shared, but it is an immediate transition for the event. AVIXA said the 2027 edition of Lightapalooza will be co-located with InfoComm in Orlando.
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