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Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Nissan Keynote Speech at The New York Auto Show – 2012

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault-Nissan Alliance

Mr. Carlos Ghosn was born in Porto-Velho, Brazil, in March 1954. He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Mines in Paris.

He joined Michelin in 1978 as manager of the Le Puy plant in France. Mr. Ghosn became Chief Operating Officer of Michelin’s South American activities based in Brazil before being appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Michelin North America in 1989.

He joined Renault as Executive Vice President in 1996. In addition to supervising Renault activities in Mercosur, he was responsible for research, automobile engineering and development, manufacturing, powertrain operations, and purchasing. Mr. Ghosn joined Nissan Motor as Chief Operating Officer in June 1999 and was named Chief Executive Officer in June 2001.

President of Renault since May 2005, he remains President and CEO of Nissan. He was appointed President and CEO of Renault on May 6, 2009. Carlos Ghosn is also a director of AvtoVAZ.

Carlos Ghosn is a member of International Advisory Council of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is also a member of International Advisory Council for American University of Beirut, Lebanon and a member of the Strategic Council, Saint Joseph University, Beirut,

Curve Expo Lingerie Event – 2011

Over 350 brands featuring: swimwear, lingerie, men’s, sleepwear, loungwear, shapewear, hosiery, maternity, active wear, plus size

70% domestic and 30% international

Top swimwear brands: L*Space, Luli Fama, Shan, Karla Colletto, Pain de Sucre, Perry Ellis, Jantzen, Jag, Vitamin A, ViX Swimwear, 1 Sol Swim, Agua de Coco, Salinas, DiNeila Brazil

Top lingerie brands: Chantelle, DKNY, Wacoal, Natori, Betsey Johnson, Oscar de La Renta, Hanky Panky, Simone Perele, Huit8, Elle Macpherson, Stella McCartney, Cosabella, Hanes

Top Mens’ brands: Hugo Boss, Pull-in, Jam, Saxx Underwear, Gregg Homme, Hanro, GBGB, Seven 7.

CURVENY New York & CURVENV Las Vegas are the largest and only events of their kind in North America; a leadership presence both on the East coast and the West coast, as an intimate apparel show and a swimwear show. With more than 200 exhibiting brands it is today the only international lingerie and swim show in New York and Las Vegas. The best lingerie boutiques, the most stylish swimwear retailers and the most prominent department stores coming from all over the world shop the latest in lingerie, men’s underwear, swimwear, activewear and many more.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Launch at Radio City Music Hall – New York, 2013

Held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the event featured Broadway star Will Chase and numerous other actors playing out skits designed to illustrate new features of the Galaxy S4. It included a tap-dancing kid; supposed backpackers making their way through Brazil, Paris and China; and scads of lame jokes.

The event was bizarre and over-the-top and in sharp contrast to what we’ve seen from Apple, whose events are typically understated – if overhyped.

That’s true of Apple’s products as well. Each new iPhone has typically had one main feature that distinguishes it from its predecessors and its competition.

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The list of new features for the Galaxy S4, by contrast, is both impressive and overwhelming – and maybe more than consumers can get their heads around.

It has a 5-inch screen, which is even bigger than its predecessor’s and dwarfs that of the iPhone 5. The display also offers a greater pixel density than Apple’s vaunted Retina Display.

The new phone’s 13 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front cameras are higher resolution than those on the iPhone. And unlike Apple’s phone, it includes

More about the phone:

A humidity and temperature sensor, though it’s not yet clear how that will be used.

World Liberty TV Tech Review team was on hand to see the Unpacked event at Radio Music City Hall, right here in New York, the Media Capital of the World.