Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation to Deliver Keynote at 2008 AeA Technology for Government Dinner
WASHINGTON, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Steve Ballmer, Chief
Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, will deliver the keynote speech
at the annual AeA Technology for Government Dinner – the premier
Washington, DC, networking event bringing hundreds of industry,
congressional, and government leaders together at one venue – on Tuesday,
June 3. In his keynote address before an audience of more than 700
attendees including high-ranking government officials and C-level
executives from the nation’s leading high-tech companies, Mr. Ballmer will
share his thoughts about how technology and software are transforming
communities, societies, and individual lives. He will also talk about the
fifth computing revolution, the trends that are shaping it, and the impact
it will have on our lives, our government, and our businesses.
“This is a great opportunity for our federal and commercial colleagues
to hear directly from Steve Ballmer,” said Greg Poersch, Acting COO, AeA.
“Right now everyone is paying a great deal of attention to Microsoft. We
want to understand where they are going and why. The federal government has
been working closely with Microsoft for many years; this time together
helps create many strategic alliances for innovation that foster better
services for the public.”
“Microsoft Public Sector is honored to participate with our CEO, Steve
Ballmer, in AeA’s 2008 Annual Technology for Government Dinner,” said
Teresa Carlson, General Manager, US Civilian Gov & International Global
Organizations at Microsoft. “Steve’s keynote address allows Microsoft and
AeA to jointly address how information technology continues to innovate,
rapidly enabling businesses and government leaders to solve the mission
critical real time situations they face as they serve citizens of the
United States and our overseas partners.”
Mr. Ballmer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, the
world’s leading manufacturer of software for personal and business
computing. During the past 20 years, Mr. Ballmer has headed several
Microsoft divisions, including operations, operating systems development,
and sales and support. In July 1998, he was promoted to President, a role
that gave him day-to-day responsibility for running Microsoft. He was named
CEO in January 2000. Together with Gates and the company’s other business
and technical leaders, Ballmer is focused on continuing Microsoft’s
innovation and leadership across the company’s seven businesses.
Microsoft’s goal is to provide an integrated platform to enable a seamless
experience across a wide range of computing and non-PC devices and
services.
More than 600 people attended the 2007 AeA Technology for Government
Dinner including Chief Information Officers and procurement officials from
several federal agencies, Members of Congress and their staff, CEOs and
senior executives representing high-tech companies, and officials from the
Administration.
This year, the dinner will be held on Tuesday, June 3, in the
Independence Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. For more
information about the annual AeA Technology for Government Dinner, please
visit http://www.aeanet.org/t4g2008.
About AeA
AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association with 2,500
member companies representing all segments of the high-tech industry is
dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line. We do
this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by
lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels,
providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select
business services and networking programs. For more information, please
visit http://www.aeanet.org.
For more information, please contact:
Anne Caliguiri
Director of Communications, AeA
202.682.4443
anne_caliguiri@aeanet.org