It isn’t only the general lighting market that is being fundamentally changed by Solid State Lighting technologies; it’s the whole lighting industry. Predictions for the next five to seven years are that we’ll see more LED/OLED performance increases along with continuous price declines. The LED professional Symposium + Expo 2014 (LpS 2014) addresses the challenges of phasing out old technologies and ramping up new technologies. Profitability is key to survival in this volatile environment.