Cisco Live conference postponed at late notice amid US protests

Josh Budd
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CEO Chuck Robbins says recent events require time for ‘space and healing” in video address to attendees

Cisco's Cisco Live US conference has been postponed hours before it was about to start, as CEO Chuck Robbins calls for a period of "space and healing" in light of the US protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody. Addressing attendees in a video posted on LinkedIn and on the Cisco Live website, Robbins said postponing the event, which was set to take place 2-3 June, was "the right thing to do" in light of civil unrest in the US over the last week. "In light of recent even...

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