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BlackBerry CEO John Chen at the Churchill Club: Full interview

Earlier we reported a small taster of BlackBerry CEO John Chen at the Churchill Club. The full video of “Breakfast with BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen, in conversation with Rich Karlgaard” is now available for you to watch.

John Chen is a 35-year veteran of the technology industry and proven leader. He previously led the re-invention of Sybase, Inc. into a $1.5 billion-plus high-growth innovator with 55 consecutive quarters of profitability.

As Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry since November of 2013, John now directs the company’s transformation into a software and services company that aims to be the leader in securing a hyper-connected world of people and things.

Rich Karlgaard is publisher of Forbes and author or co-author of several critically-acclaimed books including the “The Soft Edge” in 2014 and “Team Genius, The New Science of High-Performing Organizations” in 2015.

In this candid conversation, Chen and Karlgaard discusses topics from business transformation to cybersecurity to the emergence of the Internet of Things – and where Chen sees the greatest opportunities for technology innovation and growth.

The interview is just under an hour long, so grab a cup of coffee, relax and watch.