Giles Sutton is SVP, Product & Business Development at CEDIA. Sutton has led the drive for increasing member engagement and technological innovations for the smart home around the world, facilitating strong partnerships across the industry, and delivering value-add initiatives and programs for CEDIA members. He also served as interim co-CEO at CEDIA in 2021. Before joining CEDIA’s leadership, Giles spent 13 years as a smart home integrator and served as chair on the CEDIA EMEA Board, prior to global alignment, and later treasurer and vice chair of the CEDIA Global Board. During this time, he has also represented CEDIA members on the Membership Advisory Council and the Governance and Finance Committees.