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Twitter Co-founders to Speak at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012

Aug. 22, 2012

TechCrunch Disrupt SF announces that Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams will join the lineup of influential speakers for this year's conference. Spanning a variety of industries, the caliber of speakers reaffirms the event's mission of providing a worthwhile and compelling forum to connect early-stage startups and leaders in the technology community during the annual show.

Disrupt offers attendees a fresh perspective on technology's impact beyond Silicon Valley with engaging sessions featuring leaders such as:

Jessica Alba, actress and co-founder and president, The Honest Company

Cory Booker, mayor, Newark, N.J.

Edwin M. Lee, mayor, city and county of San Francisco

Greg Yaitanes, director, producer and angel investor

Attendees will hear valuable insights and advice for succeeding in the industry from tech luminaries including:

Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, Salesforce.com

Reid Hoffman, executive chairman, LinkedIn

Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder, Box

Dave Morin, co-founder & CEO, Path

The show also welcomes back veteran Disrupt speakers including:

Michael Arrington, general partner, CrunchFund/founder, TechCrunch

Ron Conway, angel, SV Angel

Vinod Khosla, founder, Khosla Ventures

Kevin Rose, venture partner, Google Ventures

The event is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased online on the official site: http://techcrunchdisruptsf2012.eventbrite.com/. A limited number of early bird tickets are also available for purchase until Friday, Aug. 24.



Source: Copyright Business Wire 2012


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