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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar and More Slated to Speak at the 2016 GeekWire Summit, Presented by Bank of America
[September 20, 2016]

Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar and More Slated to Speak at the 2016 GeekWire Summit, Presented by Bank of America


Top executives from Expedia, DARPA, Microsoft, Juno Therapeutics, Intellectual Ventures (News - Alert) and other influential technology companies will speak at the upcoming GeekWire Summit in Seattle, presented by Bank of America. The event, one of the country's premier technology conferences, brings together more than 800 innovators, entrepreneurs, business executives and tech leaders to explore the future of the innovation economy.

An immersive two-day conference, the Summit features on-stage Q&As, insightful talks, fun cocktail parties and interactive product demos by leaders in tech, science and business. The 2016 GeekWire Summit will start on the evening of Oct. 3, with a welcome party at the amazing downtown headquarters of Zillow. That will be followed by conference activities on Oct. 4-5, including a fun first-night party on one of Seattle's best rooftop decks. Tickets are available for purchase on the GeekWire Summit registration site at www.geekwire.com/summit.



The 2016 lineup of technology, business and scientific heavyweights includes Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi; DARPA chief Arati Prabhakar; Bloomberg (News - Alert) Beta founding partner Shivon Zilis; Modumetal Co-founder and CEO Christina Lomasney; Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson; Airbnb board member Jeff Jordan of Andreessen Horowitz; OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar; Professional Skydiver Luke Aikins; and Juno Therapeutics CEO Hans Bishop. We're also excited to announce that Intellectual Ventures co-founder and CEO Nathan Myhrvold will join the lineup for a special fireside chat on Oct. 5.

GeekWire will also be kicking off the annual Geeks Give Back campaign in conjunction with Summit presenting sponsor Bank of America, which raises money for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, a unique scholarship that supports the next-generation of scientists, engineers and researchers in Washington state.


Based in Seattle, GeekWire is a fast-growing national technology news site uniquely positioned to cover some of the most widely followed and innovative tech companies in the world. GeekWire's signature events attract thousands of attendees each year and more than two million page-views per month to its site.


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