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THE 2017 CLASS
ALSO INCLUDES
TWO TEAMS
WHO COMBINED
EFFORTS TO BETTER
THE INDUSTRY:
INNOVATORS/
TECHNOLOGISTS

Dean Kamen
FIRST, Segway

Ray Kurzweil
Google

FOUNDERS/
EXECUTIVES

Arlene Harris
GreatCall

Mike Lazaridis
BlackBerry/RIM
DISTRIBUTORS/
RETAILERS

Mitch Mohr

LEADERS
THAT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
The CT Hall of Fame recognizes the innovators in the consumer technology
industry and also celebrates the rich history that we share. These leaders create,
promote, merchandise and advance the products, services and technologies that
connect, inform and entertain consumers. Created in 2000, the CT Hall of Fame
will grow to 246 members with the 12 new honorees inducted at this annual dinner.
We honor these elite leaders who have contributed their talents to help to grow the
$321 billion consumer technology (CT) industry.
The 2017 class includes inventors with an idea, business executives and retailers
with unique strategies to bring products and services to store shelves. "The CT
Hall of Fame celebrates excellence in our industry," said CTA President and CEO
Gary Shapiro. "This year's distinguished class includes innovators who created the
Segway; the print-to-speech reading machine for the blind; and varying MPEG
video compression standards; business executives who launched unique cell
phone service and revolutionary smartphones; and the first high-powered/lowdistortion audio amplifier. In addition, a nationwide wireless distributor, a retailer
who grew nine stores into 6,500, an influential publisher and even a former CTA
Chairman, current Congressman and co-founder of the largest vehicle anti-theft
device company are part of this exceptional group."

Celluphone

Charles Tandy

Tandy/Radio Shack
INDUSTRY
ADVANCEMENT

Darrell Issa

Congressman,
Directed Electronics

Marcia Grand

Last year at the Rainbow
Room, the 2016 CT Hall
of Fame dinner honored
17 individuals whose
work enhanced the lives
of consumers.

THE JUDGING PROCESS: The class was selected on February 28, 2017, in New York City by media
and industry professionals, who met to discuss the nominations submitted by manufacturers, retailers
and journalists. The judges used the democratic process of the majority of votes to select the new class.
We thank the following judges for volunteering their time and expertise.
2017 CT HALL OF FAME JUDGES

JIM BARRY * LANCELOT BRAITHWAITE * CAROL CAMPBELL * PETER FANNON * DENISE GIBSON * JOHN LAPOSKY * ERIC SCHWARTZ
MURRAY SLOVICK * STEVE SMITH * JOHN TAKIFF * GARY YACOUBIAN * STEWART WOLPIN

C TA . t e c h / i 3

TWICE
TEAM

Dr. Leonardo
Chiariglione/
Dr. Hiroshi
Yasuda
JPEG/MPEG
TEAM

Frank McIntosh/
Gordon Gow
McIntosh Laboratory

GO ONLINE:
Nominate an
industry leader for
the CT Hall of Fame
that you believe has
made a significant
impact on the industry by filling out the
form at CES.tech.

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