The first 50 honorees into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame were inducted in 2000 at CES. Each year, a new group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists are inducted.
The 2019 class was selected on February 27, in New York City by a panel of media and industry professionals, who served as judges. The nominations were submitted by manufacturers, retailers and journalists.
New for 2019, the Innovation Entrepreneur Award winners were also be honored at CTA’s Hall of Fame awards dinner.
Sponsored by It Is Innovation (i3) magazine and the CTA Small Business Council, the Innovation Entrepreneur Awards program recognizes inspiring entrepreneurs, leading businesses and exceptional startups in the consumer technology industry. Executives and leading businesses with revenues under $30 million and the contributions they make to the U.S. economy are recognized with these awards.
Awardees demonstrate innovation, dedication to the industry, community outreach and the tenacity to persevere through business and economic challenges. One consumer technology company, one startup company and one individual consumer technology executive are selected by a panel of industry judges for the Innovation Entrepreneur Awards each year.
Lancelot Braithwaite
Journalist, 2011 HOF
Carol Campbell
Technology Insider Group.
Peter Fannon
Formerly of Panasonic Corp.
Marcia Grand
2017 HOF
Bridget Karlin
IBM, CTA Executive Board
Lisa Johnson
Editor-in-Chief, TWICE
Nancy Klosek
Editor-in-Chief, Dealerscope
Dan Pidgeon
CTA Executive Board
Paul Sabbah
Stamford International
Eric Schwartz
Catapult Media
Murray Slovick
Tech writer
Steve Smith
Formerly of TWICE, 2016 HOF
Lancelot Braithwaite Journalist, 2011 HOF |
Carol Campbell Technology Insider Group. |
Peter Fannon Formerly of Panasonic Corp. |
Marcia Grand 2017 HOF |
Bridget Karlin IBM, CTA Executive Board |
Lisa Johnson Editor-in-Chief, TWICE |
Nancy Klosek Editor-in-Chief, Dealerscope |
Dan Pidgeon CTA Executive Board |
Paul Sabbah Stamford International |
Eric Schwartz Catapult Media |
Murray Slovick Tech writer |
Steve Smith Formerly of TWICE, 2016 HOF |
John Takiff Tech50+ |
John Taylor LG Electronics USA |
Stewart Wolpin Freelance/historian |
CTA announced the first 50 inductees into its Consumer Technology Hall of Fame in 2000 at CES. Each year a new group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists are inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame.