Preview Las Vegas 2025: City of Diversity
Listen to audio How does Las Vegas keep pushing the envelope? The third annual Las Vegas Preview, held Jan. 16 in the East Room of the Las Vegas Convention Center, sought to uncover the city's past, present and future. The event included an update on the state of the Las Vegas economy, a discussion of WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium and a discussion of what makes the Sphere so attractive to visitors. Las Vegas is on the rise Applied Analysis principal analyst Jeremy Aguero has been there to provide an overview of Nevada's economic conditions since the start of the 2022 preview. Now in his third year, he (and the country) did not disappoint. In his presentation, "The Turning Point," Aguero first took the audience back to Las Vegas' humble beginnings. "What strikes me is that if we go back to 1905 when 1,500 people showed up in downtown Las Vegas to buy 1,200 acres of land that eventually became…
CES 2025: Get Involved | Smart Meetings
Listen to audio If you are an innovative company, how do you stand out from other equally innovative companies? A stroll through the exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2025, taking place Jan. 7-10, might give meeting professionals some ideas on how to create engaging events with lasting impact. When looking for booths with the highest concentration of attendees, they seem to have two things working in their favor: attendee engagement and practical application of the product. time pot Translation equipment company Timekettle makes headphones that can translate languages with different accents. The company highlighted the features of its latest product, the W4 Pro AI interpretation headset, which supports 40 languages and 93 accents. Timekettle’s booth featured a Spanish speaker and an English speaker having a live conversation while their text was translated in real time. Read more: Event Case Study: The Walmart Experience at CES 2024 Lost AI Live Chat Attendees can have real-time conversations…