LAS VEGAS—For its 55th year, CES took over the Las Vegas Strip, with programming primarily at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), but also at surrounding hotels, including The Venetian and its adjacent convention center. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), this year’s iteration took place Jan. 5-8 and welcomed more than 3,200 exhibitors (1,000 more than last year) and 4,700 media members across 174 countries, territories, and regions. Exhibitors spanned approximately 2.2 million square feet.
During the four-day event, C-level executives gathered to talk innovation, fortune global 500 company representatives shared new tech on the scene, and booths leveled up the meaning of exhibiting at an industry trade show.
BizBash’s editorial team was in attendance, and in true events industry fashion, is breaking down not only what high-tech inventions are set to become mainstream in 2023 and beyond, but also what activations and flashy touchpoints caught our eye. But don’t take it from us—take it from the conference’s innovation awards honoree, uses of VR and holographic technology, Pinterest’s restaurant-takeover activation, and Reddit’s future-telling walkthrough experience (just to name a few)...