Head: CES ‘doesn’t have the same support’ from UK as other nations


Workers prepare the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall for CES 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on Jan 5, 2025. The trade show sees thousands of tech firms – as well as around 100,000 attendees, including industry executives and media – see thousands of new products and services announced over the course of the four-day show. — Reuters

LONDON: CES, the world’s largest technology trade show, does not have “the same support from the UK government as other countries provide”, the event’s organiser has said.

Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the US-based trade body which organises the annual convention in Las Vegas, said it was “a shame” and “doesn’t make sense” that UK engagement in the show had dropped off, despite plenty of “potential” in the country’s tech sector.

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