Keynote Speaker

Christa Carone is vice president, marketing and communications for Xerox Corporation. She was named to this position in September 2008 and is responsible for corporate-wide activities that include advertising and brand; events, trade shows and sponsorships; public relations and communications; customer research insights; collaterals; and xerox.com.

Prior to this role, Carone was vice president of global communications, leading the company's worldwide public relations, internal and corporate communications, and community relations initiatives.
Carone joined Xerox in 1996 as communications manager for the company's manufacturing and supply chain division. She was named corporate media relations manager in 1998 and head of corporate public relations in 2001. She then assumed the additional responsibilities of corporate communications and became chair of the company's global Executive Communications Council. In July 2007, she broadened her role to include all worldwide public relations activities and was named to head up Xerox's newly created Global Communications organization.

Prior to joining Xerox, Carone managed communications and public affairs for health care companies in Rochester, N.Y., and Baltimore. She received a bachelor's degree in communications from the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. She is an alumni advisor for SUNY Geneseo and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.