Smart Home Expo 2025 showcases the AI-driven solutions for living spaces

Smart Home Expo 2025 opened at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Centre, Co-organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd and World Media & Expo LLP showcasing 450+ brands and the latest in smart living, automation, AV tech, and sustainability-driven home innovations through May 10.

The highly anticipated 6th edition of Smart Home Expo 2025 opened at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, offering a comprehensive display of solutions ranging from cutting-edge audio-visual solutions and smart lighting to next-generation consumer electronics and smart home and building automation systems. The expo, which is co-organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd and World Media & Expo LLP, will include 400+ top brands that have transformed the location into a solutions magnet that will draw important industry players through May 10, 2025.

From voice-activated lighting to fingerprint door locks and completely automated entertainment systems, the future of home living is growing smarter, safer, and more fashionable than ever before.  Smart technologies are becoming more popular in the premium real estate industry, adding value to the product.  Smart Home Expo, which features 450+ brands, began today to showcase these future-oriented solutions powered by AI and technical developments.

During the inauguration of the expo, distinguished dignitaries and esteemed guests who graced the occasion includes:

• Chief Guest: Dominic Romell – Managing Director, Romell Group & President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India – Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (CREDAI-MCHI)
• Wendy Griffiths, Senior Vice President Membership & Global Development – CEDIA
• Sumant Bhatia – General Manager (Havells EWA – Automation business), Havells India
• Ar Sarosh Wadia – National President, Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID)
• Casto Canavate – Marketing Team Leader, KNX Association
• Ketan Seth – Chairman, Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) – Mumbai Regional Chapter, (IIID-MRC)
• Shyam Motwani – Executive Vice President & Business Head, Godrej Locks and Architectural Solutions
• Raj Manek – Executive Director & Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings Ltd
• Sandeep Singh – Director, Smart Home Expo
• Winston Pereira, Executive Director, Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd
• Vinayak Paradkar, Director, Smart Home Expo

Chief Guest Dominic Romell, Managing Director, Romell Group & President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India – Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (CREDAI-MCHI), inaugurating the expo expressed: “Smart homes can be managed and controlled at a touch of a dashboard. All homes and commercial spaces are built real-estate industry, smart homes can drive energy conservation and the move towards sustainable living, making it a catalyst in overall growth of India. I wish the very best to all the participants.”

Besides the huge possibility for networking, the day one of the expo presented Smart Space Awards 2025, a key highlight of the Smart Home Expo.  Presented in cooperation with Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) – Mumbai Regional Chapter, the awards celebrate remarkable achievements incorporating smart technology into residential and commercial projects.  The Smart Space Awards provide a lucrative opportunity for interior designers, architects, companies, and system integrators to display projects that push the boundaries, demonstrating creativity, innovation, and smart technology in action.

The expo will also engage audiences on all three days with sessions that will include:

Day 1:

• The Evolution of Smart Panels and Switches: Empowering Homes with Intelligent Controls 
• Panel Discussion: Homes of 2035: What Will Smart Living Look Like in a Decade
• India vs. the World: Adapting Global Automation Trends for Local Markets
• Panel Discussion: The Great Indian Smart Home: What Works and What Are the Challenges?
• From Installation to Service: Enhancing the Customer Journey
• Insights from CEDIA, The Global Smart Homes Industry Association
• Wired or Wireless: Choosing the Right Ecosystem for Indian Homes
• United We Automate: The Role of Standards in Smart Home Unity
• Panel Discussion: Personalisation at Scale: Meeting Diverse Indian Consumer Needs
• Sustainability Through Smart Living: Building a Greener Tomorrow
• Exclusive Session by KNX India

Day 2:

• The Role of Acoustics in Smart Home AV Design
• Immersive Living: How Audio-Visual Tech Enhances Everyday Experiences
• Screens of the Future: Evolving Display Technologies for Smarter Homes
• Decoding Indian Needs: Designing Smart Security Solutions for a Diverse Market
• From Passive to Proactive: How Smart Security is Changing the Game
• The Role of Lighting Controls in Lighting Design – An Overview
• Wired or Wireless…Bluetooth or DALI…Deciphering the Lighting Controls Jargon
• The Good, the Bad, and the Complexities of Automation in Lighting Design
• Perceptual Transformations Through Lighting Control Design and the Process & Tools Behind it
• Panel Discussion: Workshop-Style Discussion with Speakers and Audience on Lighting Controls
• Panel Discussion: Influence of Automation in Illuminating Spaces                                                                                                         

Day 3:

• The Next Frontier: Autonomous Buildings That Run Themselves
• Panel Discussion: The Smart Retrofit: Breathing New Life into Old Structures
• The Role of BMS in Enabling Net-Zero Energy Buildings
• Panel Discussion: From Data to Decisions: Leveraging Predictive Analytics for Smarter Operations
• Fireside Chat: The Digital Twin Revolution: Building Virtual Cities Before the Real Ones
• The Economics of Smart Buildings: Measuring ROI Beyond Energy Savings

The expo has received support from associations and institutions such as the Indian Building Automation Community (INBAC) Association, Women In Lighting, Lighting Designers Association of India (LiDAI), Electronic Security Association of India, Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) – Mumbai Regional Chapter, CEDIA, International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India.

For more details, visit: https://www.smarthomeexpo.in/