CEA Announces Exhibitors for CES Unveiled Paris

Second annual CES Unveiled Paris to showcase latest French innovations and global tech trends leading up to the 2015 International CES®

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced a list of exhibitors for its second annual CES Unveiled Paris, an industry event for credentialed members of the press, consumer electronics (CE) industry analysts, the investor community and tech industry influencers. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Paris, France.

Following the success of the inaugural event in 2013, CEA is returning to France for the second annual CES Unveiled Paris to showcase ground-breaking innovations from budding startups to established international brands leading up to the 2015 International CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies.

CES Unveiled Paris will feature a press conference with announcements from CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro, a consumer technology trends presentation debuting regional and global research from CEA’s Dr. Shawn DuBravac, CFA, chief economist and senior director of research, and a panel discussion on disruptive innovation. The event also will include a tabletop networking exhibition providing a platform for innovative companies to launch the next generation of innovation to top press, analysts and other European industry affiliates in attendance.

Current CES Unveiled Paris exhibitors include:

• Archos
• BewellConnect
• Cityzen Sciences
• C. Texdev S.A.S.
• Digital Airways
• Giroptic
• Humetrix
• MyFox
• Novitact
• Parrot
• Seven Hugs
• Signée
• TCT + Personalize feat. Le FabShop
• Tech2Innovate
• TVL International
• Withings

“We were inspired by the wild success of last year’s CES Unveiled Paris event and knew we had to return this year,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “France is an important tech hub, especially for startups, that is helping contribute to global innovation. We look forward to hosting the French technology community and to seeing more ground-breaking innovations at this year’s Unveiled Paris.”

CES Unveiled Paris will run from 2-7 PM on October 22 at The Westin Paris-Vendôme, in Paris, France. Following is the current program schedule:

CES Unveiled Paris
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Westin Paris – Vendôme
Paris, France

2-3 PM	Registration
3-3:45 PM	CEA Market Research Presentation
	Dr. Shawn DuBravac, CFA, Chief Economist and Sr. Director of Research, CEA
3:45-4:15 PM	CES Press Conference
	Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, CEA
	Karen Chupka, Sr. Vice President, International CES and Corporate Business Strategy, CEA
4:15–5 PM	Startup Innovation Panel Discussion
5-7 PM	Tabletop Networking Exhibition

CES Unveiled brings innovative technology companies, top media and key industry influences together leading up to the 2015 International CES, which will run January 6-9, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Companies interested in exhibiting at CES Unveiled Paris should contact Tira Baror at [e-mail]. Editorial press interested in covering the event can register online or contact Krista Silano at [e-mail]. For more event information, visit www.CESweb.org/UnveiledParis.

Note to Editors: The official name of the global technology event is “International CES^®.” Subsequent references to the event can be shortened to “CES.”

About CES:

The International CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40 years—the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org and through social media.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• CEA Innovate!
  Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2014, Phoenix, AZ
• CES Unveiled Paris
  October 22, 2014, Paris, France

• CEO Summit
  October 22-25, 2014, Paris, France

• CE Hall of Fame Dinner
  November 10, 2014, New York, NY

• CES Unveiled New York
  November 11, 2014, New York, NY

• CES Unveiled Las Vegas
  January 4, 2015, Las Vegas, NV

• 2015 International CES
  January 6-9, 2015, Las Vegas, NV

• CEA Winter Break
  March 5-8, 2015, Snowmass Village, CO

• 2015 International CES Asia
  May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai, China