Xerox boss joins CES speech line-up

Xerox chairman and CEO Ursula Burns has been appointed onto next year's CES Innovation Power Panel by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Ms Burns, Verizon boss Lowell McAdam and Ford chief Alan Mulally will lead a debate at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas about how innovation and enterprise has helped their companies excel in their respective fields.

The four-day event, the largest technology trade show in the world, takes place between January 10 and 13. The CES Innovation Power Panel takes place on January 11 at the Las Vegas Hilton Theatre.

Gary Shapiro, CEA president and CEO, said: "This keynote panel, one of our most popular events at the 2011 CES where it debuted, will bring together business leaders whose ingenuity helps to fuel the global economy.

"The technology industry is powering the global marketplace, and the chief executives of these marquee companies will give CES attendees a unique perspective on the power of innovation."

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