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CES 2026: Where AI Meets Reality

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Vegas turns into a living blueprint for the future as we sit down with CTA’s Gary Shapiro and best-selling author Jim Harris to unpack why CES 2026 is more than a showcase—it’s where strategy gets decided. We dig into how AI has moved from headline hype to the connective tissue of every sector, shaping robotics, health, mobility, and enterprise workflows. Gary lays out the big picture: a record wave of innovation colliding with real constraints like energy supply, fragmented regulation, and national industrial strategies. The tension is exciting—and actionable.
We walk through what’s truly new this year: a surge in humanoid and wearable robotics, patient-centered health tech powered by continuous sensing, and a startup scene in Eureka Park designed to compress months of business development into days. CES Foundry expands into AI and quantum with live demos, while new categories highlight enterprise tech, filmmaking, logistics, and travel. Keynotes—from Dr. Lisa Su to global brands at the Sphere—frame where compute, platforms, and partnerships are headed next. It’s a global stage, with 40% of attendees from abroad, and a clear signal that innovation is now a team sport.
If you’re an enterprise leader, this isn’t a gadget tour. Nearly half the action is B2B: partner summits, private suites, and tracks that turn tech trends into operating plans. We share practical tips to win your week—map your days by venue, leverage the upgraded AI-driven app, hydrate, and focus on one theme per day to avoid context switching. Looking ahead, we explore how quantum computing, agentic AI, and autonomy could reshape supply chains and healthcare, and why energy and policy choices will determine how fast the future arrives.
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Chapters

1. Setting The Stage For CES 2026 (00:00:00)

2. CTA’s Mission And CES At A Glance (00:02:24)

3. AI’s Real-World Impact And Constraints (00:02:44)

4. What’s New And Bigger At CES (00:05:01)

5. Surviving The Scale: Tools And Keynotes (00:07:09)

6. Startups, Eureka Park, And New Tracks (00:09:03)

7. Geopolitics, China, And Global Presence (00:11:15)

8. CES For Enterprise: Strategy Over Gadgets (00:13:40)

9. Looking Ahead: Quantum, Health, Robotics (00:16:44)

10. Pro Tips: Plan, Hydrate, Map Your Days (00:19:29)

11. Closing Thoughts And See You In Vegas (00:21:21)

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