CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro has seen many achievements during his 30 years with CEA, most notably leading the industry in its successful HDTV transition. He is a charter inductee to the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and a member of the Boards of Directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and the Economic Club of Washington.  He sits on the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, and he has on numerous...

With Congress back in session in Washington, the Consumer Electronics Association is tracking a host of issues that are vitally important to the future growth of our economy, as well as growth of the consumer electronics industry. At the 2013 International CES, we held a series of discussions to highlight and debate some of our most pressing policy issues: strategic immigration, copyright, e-waste, the impact of mobile technology on our economy and more. Watch those sessions now for...

For years, the International CES has drawn some of the top marketing minds from the world's biggest brands. In fact, at the 2012 CES, over 4,000 advertising and marketing executives came to the show to see the latest in technology and innovation. This year, CES launched Brand Matters, a new program designed to provide the marketing and advertising community with a customized CES experience. Ogilvy & Mather, one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world...

  Years ago, using the word “consumer” to describe a patient in the healthcare setting would have you labeled a healthcare heretic quite quickly. To refer to patients as consumers highlighted the commercial aspect of healthcare often avoided, until recently, in general discourse surrounding healthcare. After attending the Digital Health Summit at the 2013 International CES, it is clear that one of the big questions in healthcare is no longer “Are we...

The 2013 International CES® saw incredible social engagement. Salesforce, which owns the social media monitoring program Radian6, measured that online conversation using the #2013CES hashtag on platforms like Twitter and Instagram generated over 1.2 million social media conversations throughout the four days of the 2013 International CES – that’s over 307,000 mentions per day. Many of the social conversations surrounding this year’s CES had to do with the amazing...

Since its creation, the Consumer Electronics Association’s® grassroots initiative, the Innovation Movement, has been highlighting the connection between innovation and public policy by sharing the story of America’s brightest innovators, as well as ways we can help them succeed and grow our economy. Now, the movement wants to empower all individuals living in America to share their innovation stories. For that reason, the Innovation Movement introduced a new ...

By Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Government Affairs Consumer Electronics Association  Creative destruction is the defining characteristic of the technology industry. New innovations are developed and new business models arise. Older, established firms must adapt or lose ground to the upstarts. The public reaps the benefits. This is the age-old story of human progress. CEA is committed to defending the right to innovate...

By Karen Chupka, Senior Vice President of International CES and Corporate Business Strategy Consumer Electronics Association If you’ve followed the news recently, you might be aware of the controversy of CBS’ interference with CNET’s Best of CES Awards. The details of that controversy have been covered by many so I’m not going to go talk about it here. Instead, I want to talk about why it is important for CEA, the owner and producer of the 2013...

This is the year of bold, creative, cunning and agile innovation. Ninja innovation. CEA’s newest book, Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses, written by President and CEO Gary Shapiro, is officially a best-seller. It debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous list; No. 2 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover business list; No. 3 on the Washington Post hardcover...

The French digital communications agency mba UNLIMITED recently shared an excellent time-lapse video they created while attending the 2013 International CES. This year’s show was the largest in its 45+ year history. We love creativity and innovation at CEA. We are hard at work preparing for 2014. Did you attend CES? Share your experience in the comments below. What would you like to see or experience next year?