Expedia, one of the world’s leading online travel companies, invites you to join us, network with other technology enthusiasts, and learn about some of our products. Our panel of speakers will discuss how Expedia is using technology is used at Expedia and how we are using it to revolutionize travel.
When: Wednesday, September 18
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: Expedia Inc. Headquarters
Address: 333 108th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA 98006
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Map: http://binged.it/xrDyJp
Parking:Â Parking is available at the Expedia Inc. building parking lot and nearby establishments. Please note that parking will not be validated.
Public Transit:Â If you are planning to take the bus, the closest stop is Bellevue Transit Center. The- Expedia building is a couple of blocks from there.
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:45Â Check-in, networking
6:45 – 8:00Â Panel discussion & Q/A
8:00 – 8:30Â Raffle and more networking
Dinner, dessert, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
Panelists
Kristin Graham, VP – Engagement
Kristin has been at Expedia for more than 6 years and leads global communications and employee programs for Expedia, Inc.’s companies, which have more than 150 sites in more than 70 countries. Her team oversees global communication & events, philanthropy, diversity, and engagement/branding initiatives. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Aman Bhutani, SVP – Technology
Aman Bhutani leads the engineering team for the Expedia brand. The brand technology team focuses on the web tier of our global platform and services that offer differentiation from other brands. The Expedia technology team is at the heart of the brand’s product based growth strategy and has team members in many cities across the planet. Aman joined Expedia in 2010 after many years in financial services and consulting.
Sarah Gavin, Director – Public Relations
As Director of Public Relations and Social Media for Expedia, Sarah Gavin holds responsibility for influential programs across press, bloggers, broadcast and social media for the Expedia brand. Sarah has a strong background in technology communications and came to Expedia after six years at Waggener Edstrom where she worked on Windows and Internet Explorer. Sarah is passionate about the marriage of technology and travel and joined the Expedia team in fall 2011.
Jennifer Capasso, Director – SEM Product and Technology
I started my career in consulting, and then went to get an MBA at Carnegie Mellon, which first sparked my interest in technology. I joined Expedia as a product manager 6 years ago. I have worked on both our hotel and check out product and last year, I moved from the customer facing web product to SEM {Search Engine Marketing} product and technology.
Maria Tiganus, Sr. Software Engineer in Test
Originally from Romania, I came to the US 7 years ago, with a dual degree in Computer Science and Economics. I joined Expedia five and a half years ago, and I have been working in BFS (Best Fare Search) ever since. As a Software engineer in Test for BFS & Air Shopping, my role is to ensure that the quality of our product thrives with every release, leveraging developed automation to guarantee high performance, accuracy and competitiveness in the results. I love psychology and movies, which is what I occupy my spare time with.
Julia Stefani, Technical Product Manager
I am originally from Tirana, Albania. I moved to the states to do my undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Business Administration/Finance at Truman State University. I then moved to St. Louis, MO where I got my graduate degree in Information Management from Washington University of St. Louis. I joined Expedia in April 2012 as a Technical Product Manager for the Mobile Web team in San Francisco. I love learning new things, traveling, foreign languages, food/cooking and keeping up with technology.
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