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Compelling Keynotes
Top executives from major global brands
took to the CES stage to introduce products, make company announcements and
provide insight into the future of innovation. Leaders giving keynotes included
NVIDIA's Jen-Hsun Huang; Carnival
Corp.'s Arnold Donald; Huawei's Richard
Yu; Nissan Motor Corp., Ltd.'s Carlos
Ghosn; Qualcomm's Steve Mollenkopf;
Under Armour's Kevin Plank; and IAC
and Expedia's Barry Diller. An all-star
lineup of panelists also included Johnson
& Johnson's Alison Lewis; Condé Nast's
Jim Norton; NBCUniversal's Linda
Yaccarino; Fox Networks Group's Randy
Freer; and Nissan Motor Corp., Ltd.'s Roel
de Vries who explored opportunities in
digital technology. CES 2017's conference
program featured more than 300 sessions
with 1,100 speakers representing every
major industry from automotive, retail,
entertainment, engineering, software,
and digital fitness and health.

World Leaders Come to Vegas
CES 2017 also was a must-attend event
for policymakers and regulators to engage
with the technology companies driving
innovation and the global economy.
More than 160 international, federal,
state and local government officials convened this year. U.S. government leaders
in attendance included three members
of the Federal Trade Commission, three
members of the Federal Communications
Commission, the U.S. Department of

Transportation Secretary, along with U.S.
Senator Dean Heller and seven members
of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Other top level U.S. government attendees
included representatives from the Federal
Aviation Administration, Department
of Energy, Department of Homeland
Security, International Trade Commission
and Patent and Trademark Office.
Notable global political leaders
included His Royal Highness Prince
Constantijn of the Netherlands;
François Fillon, French presidential
candidate; Axelle Lemaire, France's
Deputy Minister for Innovation and
Digital Affairs; Henk Kamp, Dutch
Minister of Economic Affairs; Jaime
Reyes Robles, Secretary of Innovation,
Science and Technology, Government
of the State of Jalisco, Mexico; Adebayo
Shittu, Nigeria's Honourable Minister
of Communications; Navdeep Bains,
Canada's Minister of Innovation,
Science and Economic Development;
Brad Duguid, Canada's Ontario Minister
of Economic Development and Growth;
and Matt Hancock MP, Minister
of State for Digital and Culture,
Department for Culture, Media and
Sport, UK Government.
The annual Leaders in Technology
Dinner honored policymakers and
technologists that are working to advance
tech innovation. Ford President and
CEO Mark Fields delivered the evening's
remarks on the future of tech in the
automotive industry. -By Sarah Brown
and Hannah Cebula

Social
Media at CES
During CES 2017, social media
buzzed with talk on the latest
products, services and technologies featured at the show.
Here are a few stats showing
the wide reach of CES.

1.7 BILLION
total potential impressions

998,779

#CES2017 and @CES mentions

493.7
MILLION

Instagram impressions

159,524

Total Facebook video views

33,355

Olympian Michael Phelps
with Under Armour's Kevin Plank

Carnival's CEO Arnold Donald

Total Youtube views to date

NVIDIA's Jen Hsun-Huang

133.9
MILLION

Views of CES Snapchat Live Story
Neilsen's Louise Keely
speaking at C Space
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