By Emeka Aginam, with agency reports
The  2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, (CES) ended successfully last Sunday in Las Vegas, the United States of America with innovation and optimism, no  fewer than  2,700 technology providers  across the  globe  dazzled attendees at the just concluded  2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, CES, held in Las Vegas United States of America with the ground-breaking event energizing the technology world.

ITAN President AT CES: ITAN President & Vice Chair WITSA, Dr Jimson Olufuye, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and ITAN Council member Arinola Akinyemi at the just concluded World Electronics Forum held in in Las Vegas, USA.

Fore one hing, the  2011 CES may have set several new records, including 30,000 international attendees and 22 top CEOs participating in keynotes.

Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) the 2011 CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show afforded both the participants and service providers to see the latest technology available in the global IT market.

“The 2011 International CES was a phenomenal worldwide event that spanned global industries including technology, automotive and entertainment markets,”  Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA, said , adding that , “This global technology gathering featured more innovation, more news, more social media buzz and more international attendance than any other show in CES history.”

Vanguard CyberLIFE could not attend because of travel difficulties. The trade exhibition   also attracted the participation of Information Technology Association of Nigeria, (ITAN) preliminary attendance figures indicated  more than 140,000 industry professionals attended the 2011 International CES. From available statistics, more than 30,000 attendees came from outside the United States, with the show attracting more than 80 international delegations.

Major technology trends emerged from the CES show floor including the launch of more than 80 tablets, wireless 4G LTE, connected TV technologies, smart appliances – featured for the first time in show history – and electric vehicles.

Ford’s Alan Mulally for instance,  unveiled the company’s first electric car at the 2011 International CES with its Ford Focus Electric.

The 2011 CES brought top CEOs to the CES stage including Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, Verizon’s Ivan Seidenberg, Audi’s Rupert Stadler, Samsung’s Boo-Keun Yoon, Ford’s Alan Mulally, Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Cisco’s John Chambers, Xerox’s Ursula Burns and GE’s Jeffrey Immelt.

These executives were joined on stage by leaders spanning various industries including Comcast’s Brian Roberts, Time Warner Cable’s Glenn Britt, Dreamworks Animation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg and Hulu’s Jason Kilar. The 2011 International CES conference program consisted of 250 sessions featuring 900 speakers.