It was really nice to be back.
The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared reality, going hybrid this week with an in-person and virtual audience for two days of fireside chats, power talks and panel discussions centered around technology, innovation, science, civic issues and more.
At Block 41 in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the Seattle community gathered to hear from speakers including Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, entertainer and entrepreneur Ciara, robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka and many others. Attendees also had a chance to mingle and network at our 10th annual GeekWire Summit.
“What happens here matters everywhere,” is GeekWire’s mantra, and that certainly rang true over the past couple days on the Summit stage.
Keep scrolling for more images and links to session recaps which have been published so far — stay tuned for more coverage later this week. Read all our full Summit coverage here, as well as stories from Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNBC, and Puget Sound Business Journal reporters.
Video of all sessions will be viewable to registered GeekWire Summit attendees on-demand. Go here to register to view.
A big shout-out to Summit presenting sponsor Bank of America. We’d also like to thank our gold sponsors: Wave Business, ALLtech, EY, Martin Selig Real Estate, Microsoft, Pacaso and Slalom. Also, thanks to silver sponsors: bcra, Wilson Sonsini, Ziply Fiber, MotionForge and Genpact.
Fireside Chat: Spencer Rascoff, angel investor & former CEO of Zillow Group
Fireside Chat: Yoky Matsuoka, founder & CEO of Yohana
Power Talk: Kendall Tyson, vice president of strategy & business intelligence at Seattle Kraken
Fireside Chat: Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon
Power Talk: Kate Starbird, faculty director at the Center for an Informed Public
Fireside Chat: Ciara, Grammy award-winning Singer/Songwriter, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Sponsored Lunch Talk: Dave Uhler, director of research & development at Slalom
Power Talk: Neil King, professor at The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design
Fireside Chat: Chris Young, executive vice president of business development, strategy and ventures at Microsoft
Panel: How to Save the Planet: Innovative Ways to Stop Climate Change
From left: Brandon Middaugh, Director of the Climate Innovation Fund at Microsoft; Kevin Klustner, Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Materials & Clean Energy Technology at the University of Washington; Emeka Anyanwu, Energy Innovation & Resources Officer at Seattle City Light; and GeekWire reporter Lisa Stiffler.
Panel: Cybersecurity, Ransomware and the Threats of a Connected World
Panel: The Future of How and Where We Work
Scenes from the Opening Party and more
