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CTA Hosts Startup Fast Pitch Contest at 20th Annual CEO Summit
Consumer Technology Association (CTA):
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WHAT:
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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ today announced that
nine Israel-based startup companies will compete for a booth in
the coveted Eureka
Park Marketplace, the center stage for innovative startups at CES®
2017. The Startup Fast Pitch Contest will take
place at CTA's 20th annual CEO
Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel. CEO Summit is an invitation-only
event for C-level executives in the consumer technology industry.
In addition to the CEO Summit delegation, the Startup Fast Pitch
Contest also will be open to select Israeli media. Participating
startups include:
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• Arilou
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• Beyond
Verbal
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• BreezoMeter
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• LifeBEAM
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• Neura (News - Alert)
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• Phree by OTM
Technologies
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• OzVision
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• Vayyar
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WHEN/WHERE:
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11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Wednesday, June 22
InterContinental David Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, Israel
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DETAILS:
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The Startup Fast Pitch Contest winner will be determined by an
audience vote based on the following criteria: business model,
likelihood to succeed, product's ability to meet a need in the
market, aesthetic design and engineering qualities.
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The winner will receive booth space in the Eureka
Park Marketplace at CES (News - Alert) 2017. Results will be announced during
a CES 2017 media briefing following the Startup Pitch Contest, and
in a CTA-issued press release on Thursday, June 23.
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Returning to CES for its sixth year, Eureka Park is the flagship
startup destination at CES, providing a unique opportunity to
launch a new product, service or idea. Israel is an important
market to both the success of CES and the tech industry as a
whole. Israeli startups had a strong presence at CES 2016 with 18
exhibiting companies in Eureka Park. For more information about
exhibiting in Eureka Park, contact Sasha Spellman.
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Note to Editors: The official name of the global technology
event is "CES®." Please do not use
"Consumer Electronics Show" or "International CES" to refer to the event.
About CES:
CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of
consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for
innovators and breakthrough technologies for almost 50 years-the global
stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the
marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all
aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and produced by the
Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ ,the technology trade
association representing the $287 billion U.S. consumer technology
industry, it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering
thinkers to a forum where the industry's most relevant issues are
addressed. Check out CES
video highlights. Follow CES online at www.CES.tech
and on social.
About Consumer Technology Association:
Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, is the trade
association representing the $287 billion U.S. consumer technology
industry. More than 2,200 companies - 80 percent are small businesses
and startups; others are among the world's best known brands - enjoy the
benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research,
technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the
fostering of business and strategic relationships. The Consumer
Technology Association also owns and produces CES® - the
world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer
technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA's industry
services.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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CEO Summit
June 21-24, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Innovate! and Celebrate
September 20-22, San Jose, CA (News - Alert)
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CES Unveiled Prague
October 20, Prague, Czech Republic
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CES Unveiled Paris
October 25, Paris, France
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CT Hall of Fame Dinner
November 9, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled New York
November 10, New York, NY
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CES Unveiled Las Vegas
January 3, Las Vegas, NV
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CES 2017
January 5-8, Las Vegas, NV
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CES Asia 2017
June 7-9, Shanghai, China
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