Business Roundtable to Unveil New Cybersecurity Strategy to Boost U.S. Economic and National Security

October 10, 2011 06:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Roundtable (BRT):

WHAT:			Ten years after 9/11, the CEOs of three leading American companies will release a strategy for smarter, more effective cybersecurity to bolster the resilience of information systems that undergird U.S. economic and military strength.
WHO:			Ajay Banga
			President and CEO, MasterCard Inc.
			Francisco D’Souza
			President and CEO, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
			Paul Jacobs
			Chairman and CEO, Qualcomm Inc.
WHEN:			Tuesday, October 11, 2011
			10:30-11:30 a.m. EDT
WHERE:			To dial into the teleconference briefing:
			Dial-in telephone number: 888-606-8413
			Passcode: Roundtable
			Callers will be asked for their name and media outlet before they are admitted to the call. If you encounter any problems, please call Joe Crea at 202-436-6314.

Business Roundtable (BRT) is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with over $6 trillion in annual revenues and more than 14 million employees. BRT member companies comprise nearly a third of the total value of the U.S. stock market and invest more than $150 billion annually in research and development – nearly half of all private U.S. R&D spending. Our companies pay $163 billion in dividends to shareholders and generate an estimated $420 billion in sales for small and medium-sized businesses annually.

BRT companies give nearly $9 billion a year in combined charitable contributions.

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Contacts

Business Roundtable (BRT)
Kirk Monroe, 202-496-3269
or
Joe Crea, 202-496-3288