Just Announced: Top Executives from Entertainment, Advertising and Technology Industries will Headline CES 2016 C Space Keynote

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MediaLink’s Wenda Harris Millard to host “Screen Saviors: Champions of Content”

Consumer Technology Association:

WHAT:

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Top executives from AT&T, FOX, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase and Universal Music Group will join the C Space keynote “Screen Saviors: Champions of Content” at CES®2016. The executives will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Wenda Harris Millard, president and COO of MediaLink, immediately following an exclusive interview with NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke, hosted by Michael Kassan, chairman and CEO of MediaLink.

WHEN:

 The C Space Keynote, presented by MediaLink, is slated for 2 PM Thursday, January 7, at the Westgate Theater. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, CES will run from January 6- 9, 2016, in Las Vegas, NV.

DETAILS:

 The session will explore the intersection of devices, the content that lies beneath, within or over-the-top of these devices and the one inevitable truth that remains: pipes need content, and content needs pipes.
  • Wenda Harris Millard, president & COO, MediaLink. Before joining MediaLink, Millard was Co-CEO and President, Media for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
  • Lucian Grainge, chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group. Grainge has spent his entire career in the music industry and has signed and worked with worldwide stars, including: ABBA, Elton John, Eurythmics, Queen, Rihanna, JAY Z, U2, Sam Smith and Amy Winehouse.
  • Kristin Lemkau, CMO, JP Morgan Chase. Lemkau is responsible for brand, advertising, media, sponsorships, marketing analytics, market research firm wide, and communications for Chase.
  • Alison Lewis, Global CMO, Johnson & Johnson. Lewis is Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies’ first ever chief marketing officer, leading marketing efforts for some of the world’s most iconic brands, including JOHNSON’S®, NEUTROGENA®, LISTERINE®, TYLENOL® and CLEAN & CLEAR®, among others.
  • Peter Rice, chairman & CEO, Fox Networks Group. Rice supervises all aspects of the Fox Television Group (including Fox Broadcasting Company and 20th Century Fox Television), FX Networks and Fox Sports Media Group (which encompasses the company’s national sports channels and regional sports networks).
  • John Stankey, CEO, Entertainment & Internet Services, AT&T. Stankey oversees AT&T’s entertainment offerings including TV, video and content development and its high speed Internet services as well as advertising solutions for customers.

Note to Editors: The official name of the global technology event is “CES®.” Please do not use “Consumer Electronics Show” or “International CES” to refer to the event.

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 almost 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. And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM – formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® – the technology trade association representing the $285 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed. Check out CES video highlights. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org and on social.

About Consumer Technology Association:

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, formerly Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, is the trade association representing the $285 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s best known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s industry services.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • CES 2016 – Register
    January 6-9, Las Vegas, NV
  • Winter Break
    March 21-24, Park City, UT
  • Technology & Standards Spring Forum
    April 4-8, San Diego, CA
  • CES on the Hill
    April 19, Washington, DC
  • Digital Patriots Dinner
    April 20, Washington, DC
  • CES Asia 2016
    May 11-13, Shanghai, China
  • CEO Summit
    June 21-24, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Innovate!
    September 20-22, San Jose, CA
  • CES 2017
    January 5-8, Las Vegas, NV

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