Ivanka Trump's appearance at the CES
tech show went smoothly despite
controversy surrounding her invitation
some had criticized a decision to give
her a keynote slot saying other women
had more expertise in the field on stage
the US president's daughter suggested
Americans CV data should be stored and
updated on their phones as a matter of
course to make it easier for them to
apply for jobs she seemed not to want to
ruffle feathers one attendee told the
BBC ms trump was interviewed in front of
an audience of trade show delegates in
Las Vegas by Gary Shapiro chief of the
Consumer Technology Association CTA
which organizes CES why can't you have
your high school degree verified and in
your phone so an employer doesn't need
to call your high school she asked him
rhetorically skills obtained on health
and safety courses or in manufacturing
roles she suggested could be logged all
of that should be cataloged and tracked
and available and accessible ms Trump
added last year a white paper published
by the US government described the
concept known as interoperable learning
records in detail Ms Trump also said
that more could be done to help those
without college degrees enter the
workforce and she gained a round of
applause for praising the introduction
of paid parental leave for US government
workers difficult to fault critics had
called for the event to be boycotted but
a large audience packed into a hotel
conference center to see and hear Ms
Trump it seemed clear as a member of the
administration that she didn't want to
ruffle any feathers said Adam Smith
contributing UK editor for PC Mag he
added that the atmosphere had been
accommodating to miss Trump the debate
may be worthwhile on whether her
presence took the place of a more
experienced woman in the tech sector are
the merits of her political views but it
would be difficult to falter on the
delivery of her message he added Ms
Trump and her husband Jared Kushner will
next attend the World Economic Forum in
Davos Switzerland as part of the White
House delegation later this month
analysis Zoey Kleinman technology
reporter I wasn't sure what to expect
from Ivanka Trump's much hype CES
keynote with the grand Venetian ballroom
auditorium befall or would the
threatened boycott keep the
crowds away would she be booter cheered
it was no doubt a lucrative day to be a
security guard here in Las Vegas
men in black wearing silver cop security
badges were everywhere and long queues
of CES delegates snaked across the
floors no selfie sticks no signs no
oversized bags we were instructed the
hall was soon packed out Ivanka Trump
and Gary Shapiro emerged a few minutes
late to enthusiastic applause this
audience was clearly not going to heckle
and it was also apparent that mr.
Shapiro had no intention of giving Ms
Trump what we journalists would call a
grilling Ms Trump was articulate and on
message about her father's government
strategies and tackling unemployment in
the US she spoke passionately about the
high price of child care her diamond
rings sparkling under the stage lights
it was a very smooth performance but it
lacked any drama
our camara woman Cody was at the back of
the hall she told me that a small but
steady trickle of people walked out
discreetly before the end about 12
minutes in I noticed the head of the
gentleman on my left in the press seat
slowly sink towards his chest he closed
his eyes
appearing to snooze I wondered briefly
whether to give him a collegiate nudge
but decided ultimately he probably
wasn't going to miss any excitement and
he didn't
