AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Keynote at CES 2019

Dr. Su to explore the accelerating adoption of high-performance
computing and visualization technologies to redefine life

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consumer
Technology Association (CTA)^TM today announced that AMD
(NASDAQ: AMD) President and CEO Dr.
Lisa Su will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming CES®
2019. Dr. Su’s address is scheduled for Wednesday, January 9
at 9:00 AM in the Venetian Palazzo Ballroom. Owned and produced by CTA,
CES 2019, the world’s largest innovation event, will run January 8-11,
2019 in Las Vegas.

In 2019, AMD will catapult computing, gaming, and visualization
technologies forward with the world’s first 7nm high-performance CPUs
and GPUs, providing the power required to reach technology’s next
horizon. During her CES keynote, Dr. Su and guests will provide a view
into the diverse applications for new computing technologies ranging
from solving some of the world’s toughest challenges to the future of
gaming, entertainment and virtual reality with the potential to redefine
modern life.

“AMD is transforming the future of computing in our ever-expanding
digital world and revolutionizing the $35 billion gaming industry,” said
Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. “We look forward to Dr. Su’s
keynote as she paints a picture of the next-generation of computing that
will help redefine the future of gaming and virtual entertainment.”

Dr. Su is AMD president and chief executive officer and serves on the
company’s board of directors. Previously, Dr. Su held executive
leadership and engineering positions with AMD, Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc. and IBM after receiving her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate
degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). In 2017, she was named one of the “World’s 50 Greatest
Leaders” by Fortune Magazine and the “Top Ranked Semiconductor CEO” by
Institutional Investor Magazine. Under Dr. Su’s leadership, AMD has
introduced two completely new chip architectures and more than ten
different product families, resulting in double-digit annual revenue
growth in 2017.

Dr. Su’s address marks the first CES keynote from AMD in show history.
She joins IBM chairman, president and CEO Ginni Rometty as confirmed CES
2019 keynote speakers. Additional CES keynotes will be announced in the
coming weeks. Visit the CES
Keynote page for the latest updates.

CES is the largest and most influential technology event on the planet,
featuring 4,500 exhibitors across 2.75 million net square feet of
exhibit space. The 2018 event attracted 182,198 attendees, including a
record 63,784 international attendees, according to the official show
audit. The show provides access to the very latest transformative
tech such as 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and
virtual reality, smart home, smart cities, sports and machine
intelligence, as well as new areas for 2019 including tourism and
resilience.

Registration
for CES 2019 is now open. Download or subscribe to the CES
Tech Talk podcast, back for a second season to explore all the
emerging tech trends attendees will see and experience at CES 2019. For
the latest exhibitor news and show announcements, visit CES.tech.

About CES:

CES® is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business
of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for
innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years-the global stage
where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As
the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the
industry. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)^TM,
it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers. Check
out CES
video highlights. Follow CES online at CES.tech
and on social.

About Consumer Technology Association:

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ is the trade association
representing the $377 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which
supports more than 15 million U.S. jobs. More than 2,200 companies – 80
percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s
best-known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including
policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry
promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and
strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES^® –
the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of
consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s
industry services.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• CES
  Unveiled Paris
  October 3, Paris, France

• Innovate
  Celebrate
  October 15-17, Boston, MA

• CES
  Unveiled New York
  November 8, New York, NY

• CES
  Unveiled Las Vegas
  January 6. 2019, Las Vegas, NV

• CES
  Media Days
  January 6-7, 2019, Las Vegas, NV

• CES
  2019
  January 8-11, 2019, Las Vegas, NV

Contacts

For Consumer Technology Association
Sarah Brown,
703-907-4326
sbrown@CTA.tech
www.CTA.tech
or
Justin
Siraj, 703-907-7415
jsiraj@CTA.tech
www.CES.tech