In its first year, CES Asia will span 8,500 net square meters of exhibit space. Major themes and emerging product categories, including 3D printing, robotics, sensors, the Internet of Things and wearables, will be prominently featured across the show floor and in the conference program. According to CEA, at least the following major companies will exhibit, sponsor and/or attend the 2015 CES Asia: Amazon, Best Buy, Ford Motor Company, Fry’s Electronics, Gibson Brands, Hisense, IBM, Intel, JD.com, Monster, Newegg, Radio Shack, Starpower, TCL and Woox Innovations. Also, CEA will host a special meeting of its 45 top-level member Board of Industry Leaders in conjunction with CES Asia that will bring leaders of global technology companies to Shanghai for the launch event.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of CES Asia,” said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of CEA. “China is a critical driver of the global tech industry with an incredible opportunity to accelerate its innovation output. At CES Asia, attendees will experience the innovation that defines the CE industry, with exclusive access to some of the top brands from China and around the world.” The Chinese economy is on pace to become the largest in the world with consumer electronics (CE) retail sales in China expected to reach US$154.4 billion in 2014.
“We are designing the show so that innovative companies from large economies including the U.S., China, Japan, South Korea and emerging countries in Southeast Asia can garner increased attention and gain a stronger foothold in the Chinese marketplace,” said Karen Chupka, Senior Vice president of Corporate Business Strategy and the International CES, CEA. “Key global businesses will come to this event to grow and reinforce their brands to CE industry executives, foreign buyers, media and a limited number of consumers from China.” Exhibit sales will begin in August 2014 and registration will open at the end of this year. More information is available on CESAsia.com