At Consumer Electronics Show, nerds are ready to party

Some Consumer Electronic Show attendees will have you believe the conference is complete drudgery, but there are parties galore.

At CES 2015, for example, Shane Smith threw a legendary $300,000 dinner after a win at the blackjack tables.

This year, MediaLink is getting together with Conde Nast and Universal Music Group to throw a dinner Thursday for 300 top media and marketing executives.

Gwen Stefani will be performing at the Jewel night club at Aria Resort and Casino for guests expected to include the CEOs of the big ad groups — Martin Sorrell at WPP Group, John Wren at Omnicom and Michael Roth at IPG to name a few.

Liontree banker Aryeh Bourkoff has been invited, as has Disney’s chief strategist, Kevin Mayer. MSG’s James Dolan will be rubbing shoulders with Viacom’s Shari Redstone and iHeart’s Bob Pittman and Rich Bresler.

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is also expected to attend, along with Turner’s John Martin and David Levy, and Facebook’s Carolyn Everson.

MediaLink’s CEO Michael Kassan will also interview Barry Diller on Thursday on the topic of cord cutting.