John Chambers to Keynote TiEcon Conference

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">SANTA CLARA<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; TiE Silicon Valley&comma; a not-for-profit dedicated to fostering global entrepreneurship&comma; has announced their in-person TiEcon 2023&comma; which will take place on <span class&equals;"xn-chron">May 3-5<&sol;span>&period; The opening grand keynote speaker on <span class&equals;"xn-chron">May 4<&sol;span> will be former Cisco CEO <span class&equals;"xn-person">John Chambers<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TiEcon 2023&comma; the world&&num;8217&semi;s largest technology-anchored entrepreneurship conference&comma; showcases thought leaders and brings together innovators&comma; corporate business decision makers&comma; next-gen entrepreneurs&comma; venture capitalists&comma; and technology firms to inspire and advance entrepreneurship&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ranked among the top 10 conferences worldwide for ideas and entrepreneurship&comma; TiEcon has attracted thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals&period; TiEcon 2023 will focus on the hottest areas of innovation&colon; artificial intelligence &amp&semi; machine learning&comma; cloud technologies&comma; crypto&comma; cybersecurity&comma; healthcare&comma; supply chain&comma; semiconductors&comma; manufacturing&comma; and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chambers is the founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures&comma; which focuses on helping disruptive startups from around the world build and scale&period; Chambers is also the Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum &lpar;USISPF&rpar; and was most recently appointed Global Ambassador of the French Tech by President <span class&equals;"xn-person">Emmanuel Macron<&sol;span> of <span class&equals;"xn-location">France<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to investing in and mentoring in startups&comma; Chambers promotes entrepreneurship&comma; gender equality&comma; and accelerating overall new business creation in the pursuit of the creation of startup states&comma; startup nations&comma; and a prosperous startup world&period; He believes that startups will be the core driver of economic growth and job creation in the Digital Age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prior to founding JC2 Ventures&comma; Chambers spent 25&plus; years with Cisco&comma; where he served as CEO&comma; Chairman&comma; and Executive Chairman&period; During his time there&comma; Chambers helped grow the company from <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;70 million<&sol;span> to <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;47 billion<&sol;span>&period; He currently holds the title of Chairman Emeritus with the organization&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chambers has worked closely with government leaders around the world&comma; including nine U&period;S&period; Secretaries of State&period; Chambers also served two American presidents during his career&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>John Chambers said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I attended and spoke at TiEcon back in 2001 and since then&comma; TiE has continued to be a champion of change and growth&comma; as it has been for the past 31 years&period; It gives me great pleasure to return to the TiEcon stage and address a global audience of innovators and changemakers who are here to dream&comma; believe&comma; and achieve what&&num;8217&semi;s possible&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are beyond excited to have <span class&equals;"xn-person">John Chambers<&sol;span>&comma; an iconic leader&comma; to inspire our global audience attending TiEcon 2023&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Anita Manwani<&sol;span>&comma; President&comma; TiE Silicon Valley&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;