With only four weeks to go before IFA opens...
With only four weeks to go before IFA opens for a six-day run at the Messe Berlin fairgrounds, the show still lacks international keynoters, organizers confirmed Friday. Last year’s show featured six keynoters from the CE and major-appliances industries. One…
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possible keynoter candidate for this year, Pieter Nota, a former chief marketing executive at Nivea, has been named Philips Consumer Lifestyle’s CEO, replacing the departing Andrea Ragnetti, who keynoted the past two IFA shows. But Nota won’t officially start the post until Sept. 1, just as IFA opens. Ragnetti’s predecessors at Philips also keynoted IFA shows year after year. IFA spokeswoman Nicole Jahn acknowledged in an e-mail Friday that show organizers are “usually set” by this point with a roster of keynoters. “However, this year, we are still in the process” of lining up speakers, “and I kindly ask you for a little more patience,” Jahn said.