Japan’s Largest IT & Electronics Show Mirrors its Socioeconomic Challenges, Opportunities
Overview:
- CEATEC is Japan’s largest IT and electronics show, now in its 25th year.
- This year’s theme was “Toward Society 5.0”, with a heavy emphasis on AI.
- The show was jointly hosted with Japan Mobility Week, highlighting the increasing use of ICT technologies in the automotive industry.
Often described as Japan’s equivalent of the Consumer Electronics Show, the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) this year attracted over 800 exhibitors, including most of Japan’s large ICT vendors and an increasing number of startups and foreign companies. While the show is not as big as it was during Japan’s electronics manufacturing heydays, it still attracts over 100,000 visitors every year and much industry and media attention.
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Marc Einstein
Marc has over 20 years of experience in the ICT technology research and consulting focusing largely on the Telecommunications and Enterprise IT sectors. Prior to joining Counterpoint Research Marc held several senior positions in industry analyst firms in the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Based in Tokyo since 2010, Marc is a regular speaker at industry events and a frequent TV panelist. Marc also spent time in the strategy department of the largest mobile gaming company in Japan. A speaker of 6 languages, Marc holds a BSBA in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis and was a visiting student at Rangsit University in Bangkok, Thailand.
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