ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that “Shark Tank” will host an open call for entrepreneurs who wish to appear on “Shark Tank” on January 8 at the 2015 International CES®. The open call will be held in section J of the Venetian Ballroom at The Venetian. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, will run January 6-9, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Shark Tank,” the 2014 Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, has entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons, including billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of AXS TV and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks, real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner, technology innovator Robert Herjavec, fashion and branding expert Daymond John, and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary.
Exhibitors at CES, as well as the general public, will have the opportunity to present their original product or idea to “Shark Tank” producers in hopes of getting the chance to appear on “Shark Tank” and potentially take their business to the next level.
“We are extremely excited to collaborate with ‘Shark Tank’ to offer a thrilling business and networking opportunity for our startup exhibitors at CES,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and corporate business strategy, CEA. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to support and promote innovation across the consumer technologies industry. Through this open call, entrepreneurs will have a chance to appear on ‘Shark Tank,’ where they will gain national exposure and valuable advice from seasoned investors who can help grow their profits and business opportunities.”
The open call for “Shark Tank” will be open to everyone who gets a numbered wristband, which will be distributed outside of section J of the Venetian Ballroom January 8 from 8 AM - 10 AM. You must have a wristband to audition. Interviews will take place all day until everybody who received a wristband has been seen, including from 6 PM - 8 PM for 2015 CES exhibitors exclusively. Be advised you may not line up until 7 AM the morning of the open call.
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: http://www.cesweb.org/social.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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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 -
CES Unveiled Tokyo
February 18, 2015, Tokyo, Japan -
CEA Winter Break
March 5-8, 2015, Snowmass Village, CO -
2015 International CES Asia
May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai, China
