SEEING CLEARLY NOW: A GLASS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND FUTURIST TALKS DEALERS, GLAZIERS, ETC.

The future becomes far easier to spot when glass keynote speakers and windows futurists weigh in on emerging innovations such as:

• Sustainability – Energy efficiency innovations in glass, use of recycled content, reducing emissions in manufacturing, and other sustainability advancements that glass keynote speakers are seeing in the sector.
• Smart glass technologies – Emerging technologies like switchable glass, self-tinting glass, PDLC smart glass, and glass with integrated LEDs, sensors or PV cells.
• Design and aesthetics – Use of glass to achieve aesthetics, transparency, daylighting, and design creativity in architecture and interiors. Latest applications that glass keynote speakers recommend.
• Decorative glass – Trends in decorative techniques on glass like digital printing, lamination, coatings, sandblasting, etching, and curved/bent glass.
• Safety and building codes – Evolving building safety codes and standards impacting fire-rated glass, hurricane-resistant glass, human impact safety, etc.
• Production and manufacturing – New manufacturing processes, equipment, plant automation and quality control measures that glass keynote speakers say boost production efficiency and capabilities.
• Laminated and insulating glass – Enhanced acoustic, security, UV or safety performance with value-added laminated glass, coated glass, and multi-pane insulating glass units.
• Bird-friendly glass – Innovative glass products, patterns and coatings to reduce bird collisions into buildings. Important for sustainability.
• Industry analysis – Market size, sales volumes, key customers, mergers & acquisitions, and competitive landscape across architectural, automotive and specialty glass segments from glass keynote speakers’ standpoint.
• Workforce development – Recruiting, training and retaining glass industry professionals amid labor shortages and an aging workforce.