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CTA's Gary Shapiro
celebrates 50 years of CES
at his opening keynote.

CES Ambassador
The CES 2017 Ambassador was actress,
director, author and comedian Aisha Tyler.
As an avid gamer and tech enthusiast,
Tyler is a one-woman content machine,
hosting and editing her award-winning podcast
Girl on Guy. She also directs and produces
music videos, comedy specials and films.

wellness and wearables to smart home, connected mobility
and immersive entertainment technologies.
CES Unveiled, the official media event for CES 2017,
featured more than 190 exhibiting companies, including
a record-breaking 60 startups in Eureka Park - the dedicated CES Marketplace for entrepreneurs. Exhibitors offered
a preview of products launching at the show to more than
2,000 members of the media, covering the latest in sensors,
3D printing, the Internet of Things, wearables, virtual reality
and robotics. CES Media Days expanded to stretch over
two days, with 26 exhibitors hosting news conferences to
make major product announcements.

New and Emerging Innovation
WITH MORE THAN 20 MARKETPLACES AT CES 2017, THE FOLLOWING AREAS EXPERIENCED DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH FROM THEIR 2016 FOOTPRINTS:
Accessibility

Augmented
Reality

BabyTech
and BeautyTech

Wearables

Education, Family,
Kids & Tech

Eureka Park

Gaming and
Virtual Reality

Robotics

Smart Home

Health and
Wellness

Drones
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he glitz, the celebrities and the future-facing new
products, services and tech were all at CES® 2017,
showing how technology is improving lives as it
connects the world and allows us to overcome
some of today's biggest challenges. CES, the world's
gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer
technology, celebrated its 50th anniversary from January 5-8, 2017
in Las Vegas, NV. The proving ground for breakthrough technologies, CES is truly the global stage for innovation. As a high-level
business event, CES is a platform for innovators of all sizes to build
their brands, connect and make deals.
This global hub brought together more than 4,000 exhibitors on
the largest show floor in history-spanning more than 2.6 million
NSF of exhibit space. More than 180,000 executives from business,
government, entertainment, automotive and the consumer technology industry were on hand to network, including some 58,000
attendees from 158 countries. (These numbers will be adjusted after
the independent audit in the spring).
More than 100 foreign delegations came to do business, many
through the International Buyers Program, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Commerce. CES is an efficient way to network with
global executives in one location. New products and services launched
at CES include the latest in automotive tech, transportation, health,

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