Krzanich returns to keynote stage to discuss Intel’s vision for how technology will continue to shape our lives

PARIS & ARLINGTON, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 22, 2014 — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® today announced that Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming 2015 International CES^®. Owned and produced by CEA, the 2015 CES, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, will run January 6-9, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Krzanich’s keynote is scheduled for 4:30 PM, Tuesday, January 6, in the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom. During the keynote, Krzanich will address what’s next in computing innovation, the forces driving the next wave of consumer technology, and the company’s plans for bringing amazing experiences that redefine computing to life.

Intel’s technologies serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices and applications, from data center infrastructure and PCs to tablets and the Internet of Things.

“Intel delivers innovative solutions that power the worldwide digital economy,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. “Under Brian’s leadership, Intel is helping to shape this era where everything is smart and connected. We look forward to hearing his vision for the future at the 2015 CES.”

Brian Krzanich was appointed chief executive officer and elected a member of Intel’s board of directors on May 16, 2013. Krzanich progressed through a series of technical and leadership roles at Intel, most recently serving as chief operating officer (COO). As COO, his responsibilities included leading more than 50,000 employees spanning Intel’s Technology and Manufacturing Group, Intel Custom Foundry, supply chain operations, the NAND Solutions group, human resources, information technology and Intel’s China strategy.

Krzanich joins Boo-Keun Yoon, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, as part of the 2015 CES keynote lineup. Additional keynotes will be announced soon with details available at: CESweb.org/Conference/Keynotes.

The 2015 CES will feature more than 3,500 exhibitors unveiling the latest consumer technology products and services across the entire ecosystem of consumer technologies. For more information on the 2015 CES, visit  CESweb.org.

Note to Editors: The official name of the global technology event is “International CES^®.” Subsequent references to the event can be shortened to “CES.”

About CES:

The International 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 more than 40 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 Electronics Association (CEA), the technology trade association representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org and through social media: http://www.cesweb.org/social.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• CEO Summit
  October 22-25, 2014, Paris, France
• CE Hall of Fame Dinner
  November 10, 2014, New York, NY
• CES Unveiled New York
  November 11, 2014, New York, NY
• CES Unveiled Las Vegas
  January 4, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
• 2015 International CES
  January 6-9, 2015, Las Vegas, NV
• CEA Winter Break
  March 5-8, 2015, Snowmass Village, CO
• 2015 International CES Asia
  May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai, China
• CE Week
  June 22-26, 2015, New York, NY
  • CE Week Exhibits
    June 24-25, 2015, New York, NY

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