Delta Keynote and State of the Industry Address

CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro and CES Executive Vice President Karen Chupka will lead a CTA State of the Industry Address highlighting the latest tech trends and innovations on display at CES 2020.

Ed Bastian

CEO, Delta

Since being named Delta’s CEO in May 2016, Bastian has expanded Delta’s leading position as the world’s most reliable airline while growing its global footprint and enhancing the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Under Bastian’s leadership, Delta is transforming the air travel experience with generational investments in technology, aircraft, airport facilities and, most importantly, Delta’s employees worldwide. In 2018, Fortune magazine named Bastian among “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” and in 2019, he was elected to the membership of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Gary Shapiro

President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association

Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies and which owns and produces CES®. Shapiro directs a staff of more than 160 employees and thousands of industry volunteers, leading his organization’s promotion of innovation as a national policy to spur the economy, create jobs and cut the deficit. CTA advocates for skilled immigration, free trade and eliminating regulatory and tax burdens on innovators that delay, restrict or ban products and services. CTA does not seek government funding for industry. Shapiro has testified before Congress on technology and business issues dozens of times and led the industry through its successful transition to HDTV.

As chairman of the Home Recording Rights Coalition, Shapiro led the manufacturers’ battle to preserve the legality of recording technology and consumer fair-use rights and was an early opponent in the fight to defeat SOPA and PIPA in Congress – legislation that would silence free speech online. He co-founded and chaired the HDTV Model Station, served as a leader of the Advanced Television Test Center and is a charter inductee to the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, receiving its highest award as the industry leader most influential in advancing HDTV. Most recently, Shapiro testified on a Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing on the risks to innovation caused by over-regulation.

Karen Chupka

EVP, CES

Karen Chupka is executive vice president, CES for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies and which owns and produces CES® – The Global Stage for Innovation. She oversees the sales, marketing, production and management of CTA’s events and conferences including its annual tradeshows, CES® and CES Asia™.

At CES 2018 in Las Vegas, more than 4,400 exhibitors filled more than 2.75 million net square feet of exhibit space and showcased the latest products and services to more than 182,000 attendees from more than 150 countries. Under her leadership, CES has been named as the largest annual North American tradeshow by Tradeshow Executive magazine and Tradeshow Week since 2001. Chupka has been with CTA for more than 28 years and has held numerous roles within the organization including vice president of business development, director of industry relations and education, and director of marketing for CES.

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