CES, the trade show that bills itself as “the most powerful tech event in the world,” opens its doors in Las Vegas next week to an estimated 130,000 people, kicking off the start of one of the city’s busiest annual convention seasons.
More than 150 countries are expected to be represented at the show that will have displays in 41 different technology categories with exhibits set up at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Venetian Expo Center and Aria. While trade show floors will open for four days beginning Jan. 9, two days of media previews begin at Mandalay Bay on Sunday and a pre-show keynote address is planned Monday night at the Venetian Expo.
“The show is looking great,” Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the sponsoring Consumer Technology Association, said in a late December interview.
