A CES 2019 Preview: In a Nutshell

New and Expanded Exhibit Areas

• NEW Resilience: Tech keeping the world healthy, safe, warm, powered, fed and secure.
• NEW Enterprise Solutions: Encompasses analytics, consulting, integration, cybersecurity, e-commerce and mobile payment.
• CES Sports Zone: The latest tech innovation impacting athletic performance to fan engagement and the business of sports on and off the field. The Gamespot eSports truck will also provide attendees with a firsthand experience of eSports.
• Self-Driving Technology: Ride-and-drive experiences.
• C Space: Tech and entertainment converge. How tech is changing the future of brand marketing and entertainment.
• Smart Cities: See how smart cities will influence policies, transportation, cities and towns, our industry and our planet.
• Eureka Park: 1,200 of the world’s most promising tech pioneers at CES’ home for startups— and maybe a few future unicorns.

Can’t-Miss Conference Sessions and Speakers

• Keynote Addresses
  • LG Electronics President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. I.P. Park
  • CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro and CES Executive Vice President Karen Chupka
  • IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty
  • Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg
  • AMD President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Lisa Su
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
  • AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan and MediaLink Chairman and CEO Michael Kassan
• Conference Sessions
  • AI Everywhere
    • Daniel Hodges, CEO and Founder, CIM Tours; Eric Colson, Chief Algorithms Officer, Stitchfix; Allende Cornejo, Project Engineer, Drone Racing League; John Teeple, Director, Advanced Technology, John Deere
  • Taking the Lead on Innovation in Cities 
    • Walter Alcorn, VP, Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability, Consumer Technology Association; Muriel Bowser, Mayor, Washington, DC; Joe Buscaino, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
  • CES 2019 Trends to Watch 
    • Steve Koenig, VP, Market Research, Consumer Technology Association
  • C Space Storytellers
    • Leading brands and CMOs take to our Story Tellers stage,  including IBM’s Michele Peluso, Unilever’s Keith Weed and Proctor and Gamble’s Marc Pritchard
  • CMO Insights: Technology’s Impact on Brand Strategy 
    • Jean Foster, SVP, Marketing and Communications, Consumer Technology Association; Jill Cress, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, National Geographic Partners; Meg Goldthwaite, Chief Marketing Officer, NPR; Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Mastercard
  • #NBATwitter: A Conversation with Adam Silver and Jack Dorsey
    • Rachel Nichols, Anchor, ESPN; Jack Dorsey, CEO, Twitter; Adam Silver, Commissioner, NBA
  • Immersive Media
    • Michael Davies, SVP, Filed and Technical Operations, Fox Sports; William Deng, VP, Media Strategy and Business Development, NFL; Danny Keens, VP, Content, NextVR; Sandra Lopez, VP, Intel Sports and Media, Intel; Geoff Reiss, GM, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Sports / Verizon Media Group
  • Technology to Feed the World
    • Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies, LLC; Jon Friedman, COO, Freight Farms; Dr. Laura Kliman, Senior Flavor Scientist, Impossible Foods; Brigid McDermott, VP, IBM Food Trust, IBM; Carl Vause, CEO, Soft Robotics
  •  Future Focus: With Forbes’ Most Influential CMOs 
    • Jenny Rooney, Editor, CMO Network Forbes; Aimee Lapic, CMO, Pandora; Susan Vobejda, CMO, The Trade Desk; Deborah Wahl, CMO, Cadillac
  • Technology, Jobs and the Future of Work
    • Jennifer Taylor, VP, U.S. Jobs, Consumer Technology Association; Charlie Ackerman, SVP, Human Resources – North America, Bosch; Robert Chiappetta, Director, Government Affairs, Toyota; Bonnie Lee, VP, Property Claims, Allstate Insurance Company; Monica Lucero, SVP, Client Services and Marketing, TeamPeople
• SuperSessions
  • Exploring Technology and Advanced Materials Innovation in Space
    • Jeremy Wilks, Correspondent, Euronews; Dr. Mark Fernandez, Americas HPC Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Andrew Rush, President and CEO, Made in Space, Inc.
  • Technology’s Innovators and Disruptors
    • Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient; Patrick Brown, CEO and Founder, Impossible Foods; Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner, Backstage Capital; John Padgett, Chief Experience and Innovation Officer, Carnival Corporation & plc
  • Esports: Powered by Technology
    • Kendra Johnson, GM, Global Content Development and Emerging Markets, Twitch; David Wan Tat Tse, Global Esports Director, Razer; Noah Whinston, Executive Chairman, Immortals
  • Top Trends Shaping Global Innovation