Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Every year, CES (and its exhibitors) welcomes celebrities and ambassadors for the world’s best-known brands, this year is no exception except that I don’t think in the 32 years that I have been attending have I seen a specific press release listing a big majority of them.
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA said “CES has a long history of welcoming celebrities and ambassadors for the world’s most well-known brands, and this year is no exception. We are excited for their participation at CES. These individuals and the brands they represent put a spotlight on important issues in the tech industry.”
On January 9 and 10, the C Space Studio interviews will feature celebrities including:
- Robert Downey Jr., the actor known for roles including Iron Man, will join MediaLink’s Marketing Reinvented conference session on January 9
- Blake Griffin, former NBA player for the Boston Celtics
- Ryan Kalil, television producer and former NFL player for the Carolina Panthers
- T-Pain, music artist and record producer.
As part of the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP, which brings together a network of startups, investors, enterprises and creatives in the AgeTech ecosystem, celebrity guests featured include:
- Utkarsh Ambudkar, actor and music artist
- Freestyle+ cast, members of the Tony Award winning Broadway show Freestyle Love Supreme
- Howie Mandel, comedian and television actor
- Guy Raz, host and podcast creator whose work includes two of NPR’s most popular programs, TED Radio Hour and How I Built This
- Anthony Veneziale, cofounder at freestyle+.
Other celebrity appearances are to be:-
- Steve Aoki, DJ and music producer
- David Benioff and Daniel Brett Weiss, television writers, producers and co-creators of Game of Thrones – see them at the Netflix booth on January 9
- Bianca D’Ambrosio, Emmy nominated actor, producer, executive of Mirror Image Films
- Chiara D’Ambrosio, Emmy winning actor, producer and founding executive of Mirror Image Films
- Esther Choi, chef/owner of mŏkbar and mŏkbar Brooklyn
- Mark Cuban, businessman and tech entrepreneur, as well as, part-owner of the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks, Shark Tank investor, and co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs, will be speaking about healthcare transformation on January 11
- Daymond John, businessman and Shark Tank investor
- Geoffrey Moore, New York Times bestselling author
- Ludacris, music artist, actor and businessman
- Chip Wade, businessman, Emmy-winning host and executive producer
- Will.i.am, music artist and singer-songwriter, will be joining CES exhibitor Mercedes
- Wu-Tang Clan, music collective
- Bo Yokely, actor in Apple TV’s Swagger.
#CES2024 will take place Jan. 9-12, 2024, in Las Vegas.
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