CES Returns to Las Vegas in 2022, but Smaller

CES Returns to Las Vegas in 2022, but Smaller
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The Consumer Technology Association announced that over one thousand companies committed to attend CES 2022. The association plans to run the show in Las Vegas from 5 to 8 January 2022.

The pandemics forced the trade show to adopt an all-digital format this year. CTA stated some digital elements will remain in place in 2022, with a so-called anchor desk used to connect remote attendees with exhibitors, conference sessions, keynotes and product announcements, and to add new content after the event.

Before the pandemic, CES was the largest annual show in Las Vegas and in 2020 drew about 170,000 attendees with about 4,000 companies exhibiting. CTA expects 75,000 attendees next year.

Exhibitors already committed for 2022 include AT&T, Amazon, Qualcomm, Intel, Dell, Google, Daimler, Hyundai, IBM, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, AMD and Sony. “Hundreds of executives have told us how much they need CES to meet new and existing customers, find partners, reach media and discover innovation“, CTA president and CEO Gary Shapiro said.