Daejeon Metropolitan City (Mayor Lee Jang-woo) and Daejeon Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Park Dae-hee, hereinafter referred to as Daejeon Innovation Center) are recruiting companies to participate in 'CES 2026' until the 28th.
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CTA) of the United States and held in Las Vegas, USA every January. It is the world's largest ICT exhibition that encompasses innovative technologies such as AI, mobility, smart cities, and healthcare. 'CES 2026' is scheduled to be held for four days from Tuesday, January 6 to Friday, January 9 next year at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Daejeon Innovation Center is recruiting about 30 companies to participate in 'CES 2026' and plans to strengthen support so that promising startups and growing companies can secure opportunities to enter overseas markets.
In particular, we will focus on recruiting startups and growing companies that possess innovative technologies based on Daejeon's six major strategic industries (▲space and aviation ▲bio ▲semiconductors ▲defense ▲quantum technology ▲robots).
The exhibition halls to be set up at 'CES 2026' will consist of two locations: the 'Daejeon Integrated Hall' in Eureka Park, a hall dedicated to startups, and the 'KOTRA Integrated Hall' in the Pavilion Hall, where growing companies will participate.
Eureka Park will be attended by approximately 20 startups that have been in business for less than 5 years, and the Pavilion Hall will be attended by approximately 10 growing companies that have been in business for more than 5 years to showcase their technologies and engage in promotional activities to attract investment.
The final selected companies will be provided with various support, including ▲exhibition booth provision for exhibition participation, ▲voucher (up to 4 million won), ▲production of English directory book, ▲education to strengthen global expansion capabilities, ▲CES Innovation Award consulting, ▲local investor meetup and IR opportunities, etc.
Additionally, during the CES, there will be a variety of side events hosted by Daejeon City, such as ‘Daejeon Day’, investor networking, and pre-event meetings.
Applicants must be a company with a headquarters, branch office, or research center in Daejeon as of the announcement date, and possess technology and products suitable for the exhibition. Participation in Eureka Park is for companies founded after January 1, 2021, and participation in the Pavilion Hall is for companies founded before January 1, 2021.
For more information, please visit the Daejeon Creative Economy Innovation Center website , and applications can be submitted via email (kim@ccei.kr) until 5:00 PM on the 28th.
Park Dae-hee, CEO of Daejeon Innovation Center, said, “CES is the optimal stage for companies with cutting-edge technologies in Daejeon, the science capital, to advance into the global market,” and added, “We will actively support promising companies so that they can prove their competitiveness in the global market.”
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