MIT Technology Review Announces Speakers and Schedule for Upcoming Digital Summit

Today, MIT Technology Review announces the slate of speakers and schedule for its Digital Summit which will take place June 9–10 at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco.

New digital technologies and services connect everything–from our cars and thermostats to our medical records and kitchen appliances. The MIT Technology Review Digital Summit examines tomorrow's digital technologies and explains their global impact on business and society. Guests gain insider access to the innovative people and companies at the heart of the next wave of the digital revolution.

Speakers will cover a range of issues focused on the Internet of things, the disappearing interface, and digital privacy.

David Albert
Founder, AliveCor

Sven Beiker
Executive Director, Center for Automotive Research, Stanford University

Genevieve Bell
Director, User Experience Research, Intel Labs

Rob Chandhok
President, Qualcomm Interactive Platforms; Senior Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies

Di-Ann Eisnor
VP, Platform and Partnership, Waze

Anthony Goldbloom
Founder and CEO, Kaggle

Soulaiman Itani
Founder and CEO, Atheer Labs

Rana el Kaliouby
CSO, Affectiva

Phil Libin
CEO, Evernote

Anmol Madan
President, Ginger.io

Dharmendra Modha
SyNAPSE Principal Investigator, IBM Research

Bryan Reimer
Research Scientist, MIT AgeLab

Thad Starner
Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology

Sonny Vu
Founder, Misfit Wearables

Kamin Whitehouse
Commonwealth Associate Professor, University of Virginia

MIT Technology Review produces over 400 events worldwide every year.  Each aims to bring our mission—identifying important new technologies, deciphering their practical impact, and revealing how they will change the world—to life in a forum where guests have the opportunity to interact with the people and companies effecting real technological change.

About MIT Technology Review MIT Technology Review leads the global conversation about technologies that matter. An independent media company owned by MIT, it produces publications read by millions of business leaders, innovators, and thought leaders around the globe, in six languages and on a variety of platforms. The company publishes MIT Technology Review, the world′s most respected technology magazine; daily news features, analysis, and opinion; and Business Reports, which explain how technologies are transforming industries. It produces live events such as the annual EmTech MIT, international EmTech conferences, and Summits. The company's entrepreneurial community organization, MIT Enterprise Forum, hosts 400+ events a year globally.

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Classified Ventures Announces Agreement to Sell Apartments.com Business to CoStar Group

Classified Ventures, LLC ("CV"), a leading provider of digital marketing solutions in the automotive and apartment rental categories, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Apartments.com business for $585 million in cash to CoStar Group, Inc., a leading provider of commercial real estate research and information services.  The sale follows a September 2013 announcement that the Company and its Board of Directors would explore strategic alternatives for Apartments.com.  CV was advised by Moelis & Company and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.  The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014.

The Apartments.com business includes category-leading sites such as Apartments.com, RentalHomesPlus.com, and ApartmentHomeLiving.com.

CV CEO Dan Jauernig shared: "This was a very thorough process, and we are confident that the sale to CoStar will allow Apartments.com to continue to grow and flourish.  CoStar has demonstrated an understanding of the value of Apartments.com and a commitment to its growth.  We look forward to working with them to consummate the sale."

This sale will not impact CV's Cars.com business. 

About Classified Ventures, LLC Classified Ventures, LLC helps shoppers find the perfect apartment or car through its award-winning websites, including Cars.com and Apartments.com. A strategic joint venture among five media companies including A. H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC), Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Co. (NYSE: MNI), Tribune Co. and Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC), Classified Ventures seeks to capitalize on revenue growth in online advertising in the automotive and rental categories. For more information, please visit www.classifiedventures.com.

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