Dan Griffiths
Dan Griffiths is a dedicated member of the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) in the role of Technical Operations Manager. He is bringing his expertise and enthusiasm for the lighting industry to the organisation. Committed to collaboration and progress, Dan actively participates in LIA initiatives that promote best practices, innovation, and the positive impact of lighting on people and the environment.
With over 14 years of lighting industry experience, Dan is a creative professional with a unique blend of product design and lighting design expertise. With a background in lighting controls and commissioning, he leverages his understanding of user experience, aesthetics, and technical knowledge to help members provide the best lighting solutions. Dan is passionate about optical design and photometry and looks to bring a greater focus to the industry on the importance of photometry.
Leveraging his in-depth knowledge of lighting technologies and applications to support the organisation's mission. He plays a key role in developing industry standards, educational resources, and advocacy efforts related to photometry, dark skies, smart lighting systems and sustainability. Dan's commitment to advancing the technical landscape of the lighting industry ensures that LIA members have access to the latest information and best practices.
Tad Trylski
Tad is an experienced lighting designer with over two decades of expertise in both Architectural and Theatre disciplines. He is noted for his work as an educator at the UCL Bartlett in the UK and for his previous role in training at the lighting manufacturer, ERCO. Tad has also served as a workshop head at the Lights in Alingsas festival and as an advisor for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). In addition, he is an award-winning lighting designer with specialized knowledge in lighting control protocols, particularly DALI, where he has experience as both a specifier and a judge for the DALI Awards.
Emma Cogswell
Emma Cogswell is an architectural lighting designer with over 20 years of experience. She has worked internationally as a lighting designer, representing The IALD, and has been involved with training programs and creative initiatives. Emma believes that light has the immense power to transform our lives and advocates for the sensible use of illumination. She specifies solutions that are energy-efficient and makes use of fittings that can be upgraded and recycled. Working with major design practices and manufacturers, she is at the forefront of innovation and trends. Emma often appears in comment pieces in magazines, is an experienced speaker, workshop head, and has served on judging panels in both architectural and lighting design competitions.
Alexander Cadisch
Xander is the founder of "Light Tribe", an outfit that works with neuroscientists and designers to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the built environment.
He holds the role of Sustainability Director and Chief Technical Officer at Phos Light and has recently published a book on the neuroscience of light and biophilic design titled “The Light Within Us’.
Passionate about the power of light and positive design, he presents his work to design practices, education institutes and government bodies around the world with the aim of positively affecting the habitats in which humans being spend 90% of their time (indoors).
Gary Thornton
Krishna Mistry
Krishna Mistry has been working within the lighting industry for over 12 years and in 2020 set up her own independent lighting design consultancy, Mistry Lighting.
Krishna has worked across all sectors of design and some her notable projects include Tottenham Stadium, Tattu Edinburgh and over 25 Nando’s across the UK.
She is extremely passionate about lighting and occasionally gives talks at the university of Portsmouth sharing her knowledge of lighting from the place where she graduated as an interior designer.
Dan Oakley
Dan is the Dark Skies Officer at the South Downs National Park Authority and International Dark Sky Reserve. He was responsible for creating and submitting the South Downs application to the IDA and continues to manages the National Parks delivery of dark skies. Dan uses his position to promote IDA messages, light pollution and astronomical opportunities to the residents and visitors of the South Downs. Originally a Physicist with an interest in astrophysics, Dan has further degrees in Wildlife Management, and a Masters in Environment, Policy and Society, but has happily swapped his time as a ranger with a chainsaw to delivery dark skies outreach behind a telescope. Dan is actively involved in enhancing lighting policy in the UK and is coordinating the establishment of a UK Dark Sky partnership with protected landscape partners with a goal of developing specific policies for dark skies. He also currently sits on the IDA Dark Sky Places Committee, is a director of IDA-UK Chapter and is the director Darkscape Consulting that provides specialist services for dark skies and light pollution.
Miguel Aguado
Miguel Aguado is the EMEA Marketing and Technology Manager for Lutron based in London. He joined Lutron in 2005 with two bachelor’s degrees in engineering. During his career at Lutron, he has held several positions, ranging from product development to marketing and product management. He is currently a senior manager at Lutron and holds several positions of leadership in several organisations, such as the LIA, the DALI Alliance and Lighting Europe.