Quibi CEO Meg Whitman and Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg to Keynote at CES 2020

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced a CES 2020 keynote that will feature Quibi CEO Meg Whitman and Founder and Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Katzenberg. Whitman and Katzenberg of the will take the stage at the Park Theater at the Park MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

Quibi and other leading companies in the marketing, entertainment and media industries are utilizing tech to transform the future of their sector. C Space was created in 2014 as the number of brand, advertising and media executives attending CES grew to more than 25,000 attendees. C Space is now the immersive home for these pioneering leaders to discover disruptive tech trends impacting content consumption, advertising mediums and consumer behavior.

“It is an honor to host Meg and Jeffrey, both titans in the technology and entertainment industry, who have joined forces to revolutionize the mobile subscription video streaming industry with the upcoming launch of Quibi,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “Meg and Jeffrey are committed to producing content for their audience that will transform what’s possible in short-form video programming.”

Meg Whitman is the CEO of Quibi. Prior to Quibi, she served as CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and President and CEO for the Hewlett-Packard Company. As President and CEO of eBay Inc., Whitman was the key speaker at the CES 2002 Leaders in Technology dinner. At eBay Inc., she oversaw growth from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue. She has also held executive-level positions at Procter and Gamble Company, Hasbro Inc., The Walt Disney Company, and Bain & Company. She received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jeffrey Katzenberg is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Quibi. He is also co-founder and managing partner of WndrCo. Katzenberg draws on more than 40 years of experience as an entertainment industry leader. After serving as President of Production at Paramount Studios, he became Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios. He is a co-founder of DreamWorks SKG where he served as CEO, and in 2016 DreamWorks Animation SKG was sold to Comcast for 3.8 billion.

The CES Keynote Schedule will update regularly with the full keynote lineup as additional speakers are announced. More than 1,100 visionaries and thought leaders are expected to speak and share insights on premiere technologies at CES 2020. Visit the CES Featured Speakers page to see the latest.

Owned and produced by CTA, CES 2020, the global stage for innovation, will run Jan. 7-10, 2020, in Las Vegas and provide access to the most transformative tech across various marketplaces, such as 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart home, smart cities, vehicles, digital health and more. Industry leaders and rising stars will come together again to pioneer future innovation driving the ever-evolving tech industry. Visit CES.tech for all CES 2020 updates.

About CES:

CES® is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for over 50 years-the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers. Check out CES video highlights. Follow CES online at CES.tech and on social.

About Consumer Technology Association:

As North America’s largest technology trade association, CTA® is the tech sector. Our members are the world’s leading innovators – from startups to global brands – helping support more than 18 million American jobs. CTA owns and produces CES® – the largest, most influential tech event on the planet. Find us at CTA.tech. Follow us @CTAtech.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• CES Unveiled in Amsterdam
  October 17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

• CES Unveiled in Paris
  October 22 – Paris, France

• Consumer Technology Hall of Fame
  November 6, 2019 – New York, NY

• CES Unveiled New York
  November 7 – New York, NY

• CES Unveiled Las Vegas
  January 5, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV

• CES 2020
  January 7-10, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV

Contacts

Caroline Finnell

cfinnell@CTA.tech
703-907-7649