More than 182,000 people attended CES 2018 in January, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) revealed this week.
CTA, owner and producer of the annual tech trade show, released preliminary details from its audit report, which is conducted by Vault Consulting. The firm is certified by the Exhibition and Event Industry Audit Commission (EEIAC) to perform audits.
Among the findings:
Shaq appeared at a Q&A session for Ring. He partnered with the smart-doorbell maker last year to donate home security devices to neighborhoods across the country.
Joe Perry backstage at Monster’s press conference, prior to announcing the Classic Rock version of the Blaster boombox.
Iggy Azalea on stage at Monster’s press conference with company founder Noel Lee. The pair are collaborating on Super Bowl commercial.
Akon was at the Up In The Lab booth to announce his involvement as a WowFixIt brand ambassador.
Rock legend Slash upon a throne of guitars at the Gibson booth
“The Fastest Man in the World” was also at the Gibson booth: Usain Bolt was promoting the company’s new Trainer Fitness headphones.
NBA All-Star Baron Davis is the CES 2018 Ambassador for the Consumer Technology Association.
John Grisham sat down with TWICE just prior to appearing at Gary’s Book Club. The author was at CES for a livestreamed Q&A with CTA president/CEO Gary Shapiro to talk about his book “The Tumor.”
Tony Romo came out during Brian Krzanich’s Intel keynote to talk sports tech.
Soccer phenoms Brian McBride, Brandi Chastain and Mario Melchiot appeared on stage during the Hiesese press conference. Hisense is the official sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Captain Scott Kelly talked at the Nikon booth about taking photos on the International Space Station.
- There were 182,198 total attendees who congregated for the four-day event, held Jan. 9-12.
- Of these, 63,784 were international attendees, up 5.9 percent from the previous show — and a CES record.
- This is the second year in a row that attendance broke the 182,000 mark.
- There were 4,473 exhibitors occupying over 2.78 million net square feet of exhibit space, including over 1,000 start-ups at the Eureka Park Marketplace.
- Members of the media numbered 6,645, with the show receiving over 107,000 media mentions, 1 million #CES2018 and @CES mentions, and 49 million CES Snapchat Live Story views.
- There were 1,079 speakers who participated in keynotes, panels and conference sessions, including more than 300 women speakers.
CES 2019 will run Jan. 8-11, 2019, in Las Vegas. Registration will open Sept. 10.
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