Why diversity is so important to business in the 21st Century: A chat with Gary Shapiro at #TNW2013

Why diversity is so important to business in the 21st Century: A chat with Gary Shapiro at #TNW2013 ,

Gary Shapiro heads up the Consumer Electronics Association, which has taught him a thing or two about running successful businesses in a digital world.

One point Shapiro particularly stressed during his keynote talk yesterday at The Next Web Conference 2013 was that diversity amongst a workforce is a key strength of the best companies.

A new era of tech events has begun

We’re back in New York this November for the 4th edition of our growth-focused technology event.

Today, The Next Web’s Paul Sawers caught up with Shapiro to find out more.

Catch up with the rest of our coverage from The Next Web 2013.

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