Last week, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) held a virtual press conference about the upcoming CES 2023, highlighting its record post-pandemic sales, as well as announcing a healthcare keynote, Nasdaq CEO and CoinDesk partnership.
Organisers revealed that if CES 2023 were to be held now, the show would be 50% bigger than CES 2022 with over 2,000,000 net square feet/186,000m2 of exhibits sold. These figures are still growing steadily.
So far, CES 2023 has nearly 1,000 new exhibitors and more than 2,400 in total, 2,100 entries to the CES 2023 Innovation Awards which is a new record, 100,000 attendee goal with a third from outside of the US, sold out media days on 3-4 January, a over 3,000 media registered to attend.
“The growth of, and excitement for, CES 2023 continue as we get closer to the moment where the world’s most influential technology innovators meet in person with customers, media, investors and policymakers,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CTA. “We are thrilled with the show’s momentum and look forward to opening the halls of innovation in January. We’ll learn about emerging global economic trends, what’s next in healthcare, automotive, Web3/metaverse and see the nexus of technology for good.”
Also at the show, Adena T. Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq, and the first woman CEO to lead a global stock exchange, will join Shapiro for a Great Minds session, titled “What’s Next for the 21st Century Economy” on 6 January.
Before that, on 5 January, a keynote conversation will take place featuring top healthcare leaders. “The Future of Care in America: A New Hybrid Model” will explore how innovation is enabling a new model for patient care, one that blends quality in-person care with virtual diagnostic and other tools for a more holistic and accessible patient experience that leads to better health outcomes. The keynote will include Dr. Susan Turney, CEO, Marshfield Clinic Health System and Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella, chief medical officer at Teladoc.
Also taking place at the show is “CES Web3 Studio Presented by CoinDesk”, sponsored and produced by CoinDesk. The company will curate a half-day Web3 conference programme, and the studio will feature interviews with some of the most influential Web3 voices. It will cover the latest cryptocurrency and blockchain news and innovations from CES. The show will also feature Web3 programming by the Blockchain Association.
The four-day show will include visionary keynotes and conference programmes where audiences will hear from industry experts. There will also be dozens of conference tracks and 200 sessions which will cover the key themes of this year’s show, including Digital Health, Web3/Metaverse, Sustainability and Human Security for All.