Anyone who's involved in the AV business is probably quite familiar with Tobias Lang: not only is he CEO of European AV tech dealer LANG AG, he is also heavily involved with AVIXA.

After ten years of work for the association, Tobias is now appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at the worldwide operating group. And with a position like that comes responsibility.

Our host Anton talks with Tobias about this responsibility, but also about the potential the AV community shows on a daily basis. The industry has been in Tobias' life since he was a child – and it continues to impress and fascinate him.

LANG UK was founded in 2017 as one of the first sister companies within the LANG family. Today, the company operates across the entire British AV market.

What’s the secret behind its smooth sailing? John Hooker and Anika Lauth, Managing Directors of LANG UK and our guests in this episode, agree: it’s the combination of many different factors that makes LANG UK what it is.

Our host Rebekka talks to Anika and John to find out why face-to-face events will never disappear, what truly matters in modern leadership – and where you might get food worth crying for.

All that and much more in the new episode of LANG Story Short – tune in now!

Can artificial intelligence replace game show hosts now?

We don't think that AI has come that far yet. But there are a lot of processes that can be streamlined with modern AI helpers.

In our latest episode, Rebekka is interested in the process of AI use in the AV world. And her guest Ingo Kligge is there to give her the answers.

How can you work better with AI? What are agents? And what are the consequences for us as the human factor? The answers are in our latest episode of LANG Story Short – tune in now!

It’s something you see more and more: new buildings and spaces that not only look modern but also integrate cutting-edge AV technology.

Yet when it comes to planning such setups, there’s still a gap between system integrators and architects — two worlds that often don’t fully understand each other.

In this episode, our host Anton brings both sides together:

With Micha Neubert, leading construction manager at LANG AG, and Michael Zgoll, CEO of integration specialists zgoll, he explores how architecture and AV can truly come together — and how far that convergence has already come.

Our host on the road, Daniel, is on a mission in Mexico – visiting the very first edition of InfoComm América Latina in Mexico City.

InfoComm has long been a well-known name in the AV trade fair world – but its debut in Latin America brings a new spark of excitement to this vibrant market.

Together with his guest Renata Mérida Neris, Manager Content LatAm at AVIXA, Daniel dives into the atmosphere of InfoComm América Latina:

Why Mexico? What makes working in the Latin American AV industry so special? And what can this region bring to the global stage of visual technologies?

Tune in to our latest LANG Story Short special episode to find out!

Field day for our host Rebekka: She went to Hamburg to visit this year's LEaT con in Hamburg – one of the fastest growing and most exciting AV trade fairs in Germany, maybe in all of Europe.

But it wasn't just about the visit: Rebekka also recorded an episode at the Studio Hamburg MCI booth – thanks again for providing the space and the tech!

And the guests? Recience CEO Keith Mok and LANG AG Senior Sales & Event Manager Marlon Fisher talk about their impressions on site, the exciting innovations happening in Hamburg and the overall world of AV, and how you cheat at word finding games the right way.

No, this is not about the one Gallagher brother. But rather about the latest LED product in LANG's portfolio: LIAM can do it all: low weight, weather resistance and great transparency.

One essential aspect of LIAM is the Active Matrix technology. It eliminates scan lines and makes the transparency of the cabinet.

But that's not all what the tech and, in the end, LIAM can do. Together with Svenja Mevissen, Director LED & Display at LANG, our host Rebekka discovers the world of state-of-the-art transparent LED tech and how you can use it.

The Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan is an event of superlatives: You can see, hear and feel impressions from all over the world – at this one place.

Our guests Mike Blackman and Mark Moosmayer were two of the 28 million estimated visitors of Expo 2025. And they tell our host Anton everything about their visit.

AV plays a huge role in the pavillions of the 150 participating countries. So how does the tech shape global visions? You can find the answers in our episode 1 of LANG Story Short!