Contents 28 02 37 From the CEO Our President's Rorschach Test 04 Tech Business 08 12 INTERNATIONAL FOCUS Stockholm, Sweden 14 A TECHNOLOGY TO WATCH Wi-Fi 6: Next-Gen Connectivity 17 C4 Robots Transforming Retail 18 PIPELINE Researching Robots Features CT REPORTS * CTAF: Using Tech to Connect * CTA Calendar 50 Editor's Note Summer Rules INNOVATOR New Age Electronics 48 42 24 Policy Blockchain at Retail What Blockchain has in Store 33 28 34 How Will SelfDriving Cars Impact Cities? Self-driving vehicles are learning to navigate complex environments. POLICY IN ACTION Transportation Tech 20 POLICY NEWS CTA Supports the GES 36 POLICY UPDATE Apprenticeship Coalition CTA Signs the Pledge at the White House 38 FACES OF INNOVATION Basepaws 39 GREEN POLICY Improving Energy Efficiency at Home 40 TECH HUB Driving Innovation in Arlington, VA C SPACE Measuring up with Biometrics 44 MARKET BEAT Consumers Embrace the Intelligence of Things 52 STATS & FACTS What is Driving the Market? TECH TACTICS OLED TVs Hit Prime Time 45 FORWARD STRATEGIES Invest in your People 46 ON THE COVER Fred Towns, New Age Electronics President Photographed by Eric Williams 08 BY THE NUMBERS On-Demand Entertainment Gains Momentum 47 RETAIL STRATEGIES Buying Groups Embrace Change 20 Gaming Game On for Google Stadia C TA . t e c h / i 3 JULY/AUGUST 2019 1https://www.cta.tech/ https://www.ces.tech/