The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® Foundation announced the selection of five winners for its CES® 2020 Eureka Park Accessibility Contest. The winners – Access Explorer, Intuition Robotics, Loro, Mieron and TranslateLive – is a startup designing technology to benefit older adults and people with disabilities.

As the world’s largest and most influential tech event, CES® 2020 represents the entire scope of the global technology market – from AI to 5G, vehicle technology, AR/VR, robotics and beyond. With 61% of all Fortune Global Brands participating, CES 2020 will transform industries beyond the traditional tech space, reinforcing that every company is now a tech company. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES 2020 will run January 7-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced that Dr. Patrick O. Brown, CEO of Impossible Foods, will headline at the CES 2020® Leaders in Technology (LIT) Dinner, an invitation-only event bringing together more than 600 policymakers, technologists and entrepreneurs from around the globe. FOX Business anchor Liz Claman will host the fireside chat to discuss Impossible Foods’ rise from startup to global success.
 

An estimated 192 million U.S. consumers – or 70% of Americans ages 13-to-64 – are gamers, demonstrating massive appeal among consumers for the gaming industry, according to a new Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® study.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ® celebrated its 2019 Consumer Technology (CT) Hall of Fame inductees and two Innovation Entrepreneur Award winners at its annual awards dinner held in New York on November 6.

Among the half (49%) of the U.S. population that plans to shop during Black Friday Week (Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday), 82% of those shoppers plan to buy tech devices and accessories, ranging from wireless earbuds to streaming service subscriptions, according to new data released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®.

Technology spending during the 2019 holiday season (October-December) is projected to reach $97.1 billion in revenue in the U.S. – on par with last year’s actual spending – according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today made several announcements at CES Unveiled in Paris, an official CES® 2020 preview event. Executives, influential media and prominent industry influencers gathered to celebrate the latest European innovations and experience a preview of CES 2020.

During CES Unveiled in Paris, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced that Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz, will deliver a keynote address at CES® 2020.  Källenius will take the stage for a preshow keynote on Monday, Jan. 6 at 8:30 PM at the Park Theater at the Park MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced the last chance to register for the third annual CES Unveiled in Amsterdam. CES Unveiled is an official CES® 2020 preview event, bringing together executives, influential media and prominent industry influencers to experience the latest tech innovations from across Europe.
 

"The tariff delay on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is welcome news for American businesses and consumers – but a one-step-forward, two-steps-back approach means U.S. businesses will continue to struggle under the burden of tariffs and uncertainty in supply chains," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced a CES 2020 keynote that will feature Quibi CEO Meg Whitman and Founder and Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Katzenberg. Whitman and Katzenberg of the will take the stage at the Park Theater at the Park MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® – owner and producer of CES®, the world’s largest, most influential tech event – today announced the selection of two new funds to receive part of CTA’s $10 million commitment, announced at CES 2019, to invest in venture firms dedicated to funding women, people of color and other underrepresented entrepreneurs.

In advance of ATSC-3.0 IP-enabled broadcast transmission in 2020, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced "NEXTGEN TV" as the go-to-market name for this groundbreaking television technology.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® welcomes former Congressman Darrell Issa’s decision to run again for Congress. 

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced the exhibitor lineup and new speakers for CES Unveiled in Paris. CES Unveiled in Paris is an official CES 2020 preview event, focusing on the theme of artificial intelligence (AI). Attendees and media are able to register for CES Unveiled in Paris online.

Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, North America's leading tech trade association and owner and producer of CES® – the world's largest, most influential tech event – announced the election of its 2020 Executive Board (EB) and Board of Industry Leaders (BIL) during CTA's Technology and Standards Fall Forum in Los Angeles.
 

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, regarding the announcement of a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement:
 

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced the exhibitor lineup and new speakers for CES Unveiled in Amsterdam. CES Unveiled is an official CES 2020 preview event, focusing on the theme “Tech Improving Lives.”

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced that Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian will deliver a CES® 2020 keynote. Bastian will speak on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 2 PM in the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV. This will be the first time Delta – or any airline – will headline the CES keynote stage. At CES 2019, Bastian joined IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty during the opening keynote session.