ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Consumer Technology
Association (CTA)®, owner and producer
of CES®, the world's most powerful tech event,
announces Accenture Chair and CEO Julie
Sweet will share her insights on the keynote stage at CES
2025 on January 8 at 2 p.m. in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian.
Accenture is a long-standing CES exhibitor, showcasing how
businesses can leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to
enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency.
Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet will share her insights on the
keynote stage at CES 2025.
"Accenture continues to be a driving force in innovation,
continuing a legacy in technology services with groundbreaking work
in AI," said Gary Shapiro, CEO, CTA.
"Under Julie's leadership, Accenture became a leader in cloud and
AI solutions and scaled sustainable business models for some of the
world's largest companies."
Sweet is a premier advisor to the world's most influential
business leaders, guiding them through the AI-powered reinvention
of their enterprises. Her leadership and guidance touch
virtually every sector and region, helping companies harness the
potential of AI, data and emerging technologies.
She has been recognized on TIME's 100 Most
Influential People, as one of Fortune's Most Powerful
Women in Business and by Forbes as one of The
World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Sweet became CEO in September 2019 and assumed the additional
position of chair in September
2021.
During CES 2021, Sweet shared her predictions on the next decade
of tech trends, and how tech can help companies and society bridge
gaps and divides.
Accenture is a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries. The company has
become the go-to partner for businesses seeking to reinvent using
tech, data, AI and new ways of working. Accenture views generative
AI as holding tremendous potential as a catalyst for reinvention;
the company had $3 billion in new
generative AI bookings in its recently completed fiscal year
2024.
"CES is the largest international business event in the U.S.,"
said Kinsey Fabrizio, President, CTA. "Accenture's leadership
across every sector of the technology industry has increased
adoption of innovations that drive global business forward. I look
forward to hearing what Julie believes is next."
This announcement comes a week after Accenture and NVIDIA
announced an expanded partnership, including Accenture's formation
of a new NVIDIA Business Group, to help the world's enterprises
rapidly scale their AI adoption. Earlier this week, CTA shared that
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, will also be a keynote
speaker.
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