Miller Zell VP Patrick Neff Serves as Judge for Prestigious CES Innovation Awards

ATLANTA, Nov. 18, 2025 — Patrick Neff, Miller Zell’s VP – Digital Solutions & Client Strategy, served as a judge this fall for the 2026 CES Innovation Awards.

The CES Innovation Awards® program is a highly prestigious annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. The contest recognizes honorees in a wide variety of categories and celebrates the highest rated in each.

According to CES, its judges are “highly respected experts in their fields and include consumer technology industry designers, engineers, industry analysts and members of the media.” 

Neff’s “Certificate of Recognition” thanked him for his “dedication to the consumer technology industry and [his] involvement in evaluating entries for the esteemed CES Innovation Award Program.”

As for this year’s contest, there were over 3,600 submissions from around the world, spanning 36 product categories. The honorees and Best of Innovation winners were announced on Nov. 5.

“It was one of the coolest experiences of my career because it was about innovation that brings value to people’s lives,” Neff said. “As a lifelong innovation nerd, it validated to me what we do at Miller Zell, where we seek customer- and client-driven solutions using creative design and technology.”

CES 2026 is scheduled for Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas. It is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, North America’s largest technology trade association.