With 1.8 million net square feet of exhibit space - the largest show floor in its 40 year history - and over 140,000 attendees from across the globe experiencing the latest consumer technology products from 2,700 exhibitors, the 2007 International CES reinforced its status as the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow.
Happy 40th Birthday CES - CES founder Jack Wayman enjoys celebrity impersonators Elvis and Marilyn Monroe's singing of happy birthday for the 40th anniversary of the tradeshow.
In addition to the world's largest display of consumer electronics, the 2007 International CES also featured a distinguished lineup of industry speakers.
Bill Gates and Ford President Mark Fields at BillG's Sunday Keynote Featured CES keynoters included Microsoft's Bill Gates, Motorola's Ed Zander, Disney's Robert Iger, Dell's Michael Dell and CBS' Leslie Moonves. The CES Industry Insider Series, with a new home at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater, featured industry heavy-weights including Nokia's Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo and Cisco's John Chambers, as well as leading executives from major broadband, cable, satellite and telecommunications companies, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.
Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox of ABC's "Lost" talk about the show and the audience's increased involvement due to blogging and the Internet at the Walt Disney keynote address on Monday. The Great Lakes Geek traveled to Las Vegas for the show and captured information, photos and audio interviews for this site and his column in Inside Business Magazine.
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