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> “To keynote at CES, the speaker must head (president/CEO level) a large entity who has name recognition in the industry,” said Karen Chupka, who oversees the
by GhostVII 9y ago
> “To keynote at CES, the speaker must head (president/CEO level) a large entity who has name recognition in the industry,” said Karen Chupka, who oversees the event as senior vice president at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), in a blog post a month ago. “As upsetting as it is, there is a limited pool when it comes to women in these positions. We feel your pain. It bothers us, too. The tech industry and every industry must do better.”
Sounds like CES isn't really doing anything wrong here.
- bastawhiz 9y agoThey could just relax their rules. I'm sure there are a fair number of non-male VPs or other execs with name recognition that would be pleased to speak at CES. Did they even look?
- rectang 9y agoYeah, there's no excuse for zero. That's ridiculous. Outreach takes effort, but if you're sincere and your organization is truly welcoming, it works. Even when there's a limited pool, you can still make things happen. A handful of candidates tend to be in high demand, but that's fine. But CES hasn't even adopted a code of conduct! No wonder their numbers are so dire.