Predictions for 2009, With WTIA’s Futurist Panel

Making predictions is risky—especially in the technology industry—but each year the Washington Technology Industry Association invites experts to share their views on what’s coming in the year ahead. Technology journalist John Cook will moderate the panel, which includes Bill Bryant of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Matt McIlwain of Madrona Venture Group and Kelly Smith of Curious Office. Registration in advance costs $50 for WTIA members, or $300 for a table of eight. The price for non-members is $70 for non-members and $500 for non-members.

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.