GM's Mary Barra And Magic Leap's Rony Abovitz Headline 2016 WIRED Business Conference

NEW YORK, June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The WIRED Business Conference returns to New York City on Thursday, June 16, at Spring Studios in Tribeca. The exclusive one-day conference showcases the most forward-looking business executives, technologists, and innovators that are shaping the future of business. 

"The WIRED Business Conference offers a glimpse of the future landscape of business," said Scott Dadich, editor in chief of WIRED. "From A.I. to augmented reality, diversity in tech to high-performance athletics, and the expansion of media and entertainment across all screens, the speakers at the 2016 WIRED Business Conference will discuss what's new, what's next, and what you need to know about now." 

The WIRED Business Conference features conversations, presentations, and panel discussions to inspire fresh thinking and new ideas for our rapidly changing world.

A complete roster of speakers is below:

Rony Abovitz, Founder, President & CEO, Magic Leap
Erica Baker, Sr. Engineer, Slack
Mary Barra, Chairman & CEO, General Motors Company
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder & CEO, Joyus; Founder & Chairman, theBoardlist
Carlton Cuse, Showrunner, Writer & Executive Producer, Cuse Productions
Diane Greene, SVP, Google
Ryan Green, Co-Owner & Head of Narrative, Numinous Games; Creator, That Dragon, Cancer
Yann LeCun, Director, A.I. Research, Facebook
Brad Jenkins, Managing Director & Executive Producer, Funny or Die D.C.
Arvind Krishna, SVP & Director, IBM Research, IBM
Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO, Crisis Text Line
Susan Lyne, President & Managing Partner, BBG Ventures
David Marcus, VP, Messaging Products, Facebook
Chris Milk, Founder & CEO, Vrse
Rick Stollmeyer, Cofounder & CEO, Mindbody
Andy Walshe, Director, Red Bull High Performance, Red Bull North America

The WIRED Business Conference will be streamed live on WIRED.com starting at 9AM ET.

The event is made possible with support from WIRED partners: Qualcomm, Cadillac, Cartier, Gentleman Jack, and HPE. For more information, please visit wiredbusinessconference.com and follow @WIRED #WIREDBizCon for the latest event news and updates.

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