Innovation accelerates and bunches up during economic downturns only to be unleashed as the economy begins to recover, ushering in powerful new waves of technological change. 

Christopher Freeman, British Economist

2021 CES Key Trends

1. Digital Health

2. Robotics & Drones

3. 5G Connectivity

4. Digital Transformation

5. Vehicle Technology

6. Smart Cities

Global Tech Adoption in Fast Forward 

1. E-Commerce:  10 Years in 8 Weeks (Increase in e-commerce deliveries)

2. Telemedicine: 10x in 15 Days (Increase in virtual appointments)  

3. Streaming Video: 7 Years in 5 Months (Netflix vs. Disney+ to hit 50M subscribers)

4. Remote Learning: 250 Million in 2 Weeks (Students who went to online learning)

Intelligence of Things Gaining Momentum

1. AI and Machine Learning

43% of IT leaders say AI/ML matters much morethan they thought as aresult of the pandemic.

     
2. Robotic Process Automation

Poised to become a $2 billionglobal industry in 2021.

    
3. Natural Language Processing

53% of technical leaders indicated their NLP budgets were at least 10% highercompared to 2019.

      
4. Cloud Computing

59% of global enterprises expect their cloud usage will be slightly or significantly higher than planned this year.