The head of CES, Gary Shapiro, has defended inviting Ivanka Trump to the prestigious annual electronics event.He told BBC News that Ivanka Trump has done "great work" and said her talk will focus on "how industry is working with government" on "jobs of the future."
Several prominent tech figures criticized the decision, with tech analyst and entrepreneur Carolina Milanesi claiming there are "many more women who are in tech and are entrepreneurs who could run circles around Trump on how technology will impact the future of work."The head of annual tech conference CES has defended inviting Ivanka Trump to give a keynote speech, citing her "great work.
CES is the biggest industry event in tech, taking place in Los Angeles with almost 200,000 attendees. Its chief, Gary Shapiro, has offered Ivanka Trump one of the show's "keynote" speaking sessions at the conference, which takes place across 6 days, from January 5 to January 10. "CES" stands for "consumer electronics show," and it's one of the world's most prestigious.
He reportedly declined to say if her appearance had been requested by CES, or if the White House had requested it."Advisor to the President" – has caused a backlash in tech circles, with several figures citing Trump's relative lack of qualifications.
SAI Bad news
Great work? 😂😂😂
By learning to walk in a rich man’s house?
SAI So there's all these female CEO's/ CS/ Devs/ Infosec. Who outside of having to struggle to get the respect they deserve also have to deal with the toxicity of their (male) co-workers. And they invite a spoilt-never-worked-a-day-in-her-life- debutante ? BoycottCES2020
CES is cancelled
BIUK How much cocaine is CES ‘s boss taking these days? Because they’re clearly losing touch with reality.
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