CES 2026 is back, January 6 to 9, 2026. Held annually in Las Vegas, CES stands as a global stage for innovation. CES Las Vegas 2026 leading theme is: AI everywhere. At CES 2026, you can discover the lates trends in mobility and the future of health tech. Moreover, CES is the ultimate event for creators. 

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Consumer Electronic Show – CES 2026: Advanced Manufacturing Focus

The 2026 show highlights include Advanced Manufacturing Showcase and new manufacturing track, featuring NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons and SME Executive Director and CEO Jeannine Kunz. 

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the owner of CES, explained that CES 2026 puts a major spotlight on the future of manufacturing. In fact, advancements in energy, mobility, and AI are transforming how to design, build and deliver products. The event explores the next era of industrial innovation and the technologies enabling more resilient, competitive, and AI-ready production ecosystems. 

On the Show Floor: Manufacturing Innovation Across CES

Attendees can find manufacturing technologies integrated throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), spanning Central, North, and South Halls.

• Advanced Manufacturing Showcase in LVCC Central Hall, produced by CTA and SME, highlight the leading-edge U.S. manufacturing capabilities. Exhibits feature automation systems, advanced materials, and industrial software, along with a dozen innovators demonstrating tools driving transformative production.
• South Hall showcases the global ecosystem for product design, sourcing, and manufacturing, with design and accessories exhibitors offering demonstrations that take concepts from idea to production.
• North Hall presents industrial robotics, simulation technologies, and AI-enabled systems aimed at improving productivity, strengthening supply chains, and enhancing worker safety

Conference program: strategy, technology and leadership

CES 2026 debuts a comprehensive manufacturing track, open to all CES attendees. Key speakers include:

• Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), joining CTA’s Gary Shapiro for a chat titled “Charting the Future: Manufacturing, Innovation, and America’s Competitive Edge.” Timmons outlines how a unified manufacturing strategy is essential for sustaining U.S. competitiveness amid global and technological pressures.
• Jeannine Kunz, Executive Director and CEO, SME. She addresses how new training models, skill development pathways, and emerging technologies are redefining the manufacturing workforce and supporting economic expansion.
• Beyond AI: the technologies powering the future of manufacturing
• Made Here: rethinking manufacturing in a shifting global landscape with Barbara Humpton, CEO, USA Rare Earth
• Manufacturing the Future: Energy. Mobility. AI presented by JobsOhio
• Powering Manufacturing Transformation with AI Partnerships presented by EY
• Additional Manufacturing-Relevant Tracks
• Building the Next-Gen connected product factory, presented by PwC
• Intelligent Robotics, Future Manufacturing, Adaptive Leadership, presented by Deloitte
• Smarter, Faster, Integrated – The future of product innovation, presented by PTC
• CES Research Summit: Manufacturing Insights

Programming will also include:

• AI, Cost & the Future of OEM–Supplier Collaboration, presented by BCG
• Smart, Connected, Profitable: The Future of Manufacturing, presented by EY
• The New Industrial Era: U.S. Reinvention through Tech & Resilience, presented by PwC

CES 2026 – Retail Innovation Focus

Session with Best Buy CEO Corie Barry and expanded retail programming showcases the future of commerce

Retail innovation is a central theme at CES 2026, with programming that highlights the technologies redefining how consumers make purchasing decisions. From AI-driven personalization to frictionless omnichannel journeys and emerging social shopping models, CES 2026 brings together retailers, brands, platforms, and creators shaping the next generation of the retail economy.

Attendees can see AI tools that personalize discovery, content commerce integrations, advanced in-store technologies enhancing physical retail, and data-driven insights that forecast consumer needs. CES illustrates a retail ecosystem built around deeper connection, intuitive design, and more purposeful shopping pathways.

A headline conference program, “Seamless Ecosystems, Personalized Experiences: The Next Era of Retail,” features Best Buy CEO Corie Barry in conversation with Michael Kassan, CEO of 3C Ventures, at C Space. 

Retail Conference Track

The Retail Track will analyze the ongoing evolution of product discovery, experience, and purchase. Sessions include:

• Content to Commerce: The World of Social Shopping
• Experience Driven Retail
• The Future of “Search” at Retail, featuring Justin Honaman, Head, Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Industry Strategy & Business Development, AWS

The New Retail Experience in the AI Powered Store, with Siobhan McFeeney, SVP, Technology, Target
The Retail Track is offered as a standalone purchase or included with the Deluxe Pass. CES registration also provides access to additional individual sessions featuring leaders in retail media, creator commerce, AI-enabled insights, mixed reality, and full-funnel demand generation.

Retail innovation themes will extend across other CES stages, with:

• Daniel Danker, EVP, AI Acceleration, Product and Design, Walmart, speaking on the CES Foundry Stage
• Seemantini Godbole, CTO, Lowe’s, appearing in a Great Minds session

CES 2026 provides a comprehensive look at retail’s next chapter and connect retailers, brands, creators, investors, and technology innovators advancing the future of consumer engagement and commerce. Companies such as Amazon, Best Buy, IKEA, Instacart, Roundel, Walmart, and others are represented across the show floor and event programming.

Celebrities at CES 2026 

Celebrity guests participating in conference programming, sponsored sessions, and special events throughout CES 2026, include:

• Alexis Ohanian, entrepreneur and investor, founder of Seven Seven Six, and co-founder of Reddit. He participates to the Great Minds session Back to the Future: Tech’s Nostalgic Revolution 
• Hank Shocklee, member of the hip hop group Public Enemy speaks on an Innovation for All panel
• RZA (Bobby Diggs), rapper, producer, actor, filmmaker, and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan take parte to the panel “From Concept to Reality: Creatives Using AI to Bring Big Ideas to Life” 
• Serena Williams, entrepreneur and 23-time Grand Slam champion, speaks during Insights to Action: The Power of Biowearables, presented by Abbott 
• Tyler Florence, chef, TV host, and restaurateur, participates in “Robot vs. Chef: Will AI Augment or Replace the Cook?”  
• will.i.am, Founder and CEO of FYI.AI, creative artist, and tech entrepreneur, appears at the new CES Foundry, during an interview with Harry McCracken, global technology editor for Fast Company

Celebrity chefs at Bosch’s Battle in the Booth 

• Bryan Voltaggio, Top Chef finalist and Food Network mainstay with multiple finals appearances, including a recent Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas win
• Marcel Vigneron, Top Chef finalist and Bosch’s CES 2026 chef host, most recently winner of Food Network’s 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
• Nyesha Arrington, FOX’s Next Level Chef co-star with Gordon Ramsey and Top Chef alum, now a familiar face across top culinary competition shows 
• Plus, a special performance at Lenovo’s Tech World 

C Space at Aria – the home for content, advertising, and entertainment – hosts conversations with leading creators and talent exploring how technology is shaping the future of media, storytelling, and culture. This includes the Variety Entertainment Summit , including:  

• Billy Magnussen, actor, The Audacity
• Breckin Meyer, actor and producer 
• Clea Shearer, entrepreneur and co-founder of the home organization company The Home Edit
• Joanna Teplin, entrepreneur and co-founder of the home organization company The Home Edit
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur
• Simon Helberg, actor, The Audacity  

Additional celebrities are still to be confirmed.  For the latest updates on CES 2026 speakers and sessions, follow CES on social media or visit CES.tech

CES, Las Vegas Convention Center, January 6-9, 2026

CES is strictly for professionals, upon invitation
Size: 4,500 exhibitors, 142,000 visitors (2025)
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Sunday, January 4, MediaDay 1 at Mandalay Bay – Media only
Monday, January 5, Media Day 2 at Mandalay Bay – Media Only – 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday, January 6, Show Floor Press Conference – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Exhibits – 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday January 7, Show Floor Press Conferences – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Exhibits – 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday, January 8, Exhibits – 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday, January 9, Exhibits – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Some images from the Countries cutting ribbon