Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google Inc., to Keynote, and Greg Butterfield,Peter D. Meldrum and Mark H. Skolnick to Be Inducted into UTC Hall ofFame
Oct. 7, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Seats are filling fast for The Utah Technology Council’s (UTC) 11th annual Hall of Fame black-tie gala with Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Google Inc., as the keynote speaker. The event – the largest technology gathering in Utah – will be held on Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Grand Ballroom of the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
UTC will induct Greg Butterfield, Managing Partner of SageCreek Partners, and Peter D. Meldrum and Mark H. Skolnick, Ph.D., co-founders of Myriad Genetics, into the UTC Hall of Fame.
“Eric’s keynote will be especially relevant for companies during these challenging economic times,” said Richard Nelson, president and CEO of UTC. “The ballroom will be filled as Utah’s technology leaders help us celebrate the successes of our industry, honor our Hall of Fame inductees and learn from Eric Schmidt. This is always the highlight of every year.”
The UTC Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame event honors individuals with Utah ties who have made significant contributions to the information technology and life science industries through new technology, innovation and leadership. These contributions have resulted in job growth, commercialization of technology and increased growth and development of the nation’s technology sector and economy. UTC invites members of Utah’s technology industries, as well as business and community leaders, to join in honoring this year’s inductees.
Eric Schmidt, Keynote
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recruited Eric Schmidt from Novell, where he led that company's strategic planning, management and technology development as chairman and CEO. Since coming to Google in 2001, Mr. Schmidt has focused on building the corporate infrastructure needed to maintain Google's rapid growth as a company and on ensuring that quality remains high while product development cycle times are kept to a minimum. Along with Larry and Sergey, Mr. Schmidt shares responsibility for Google's day-to-day operations. Mr. Schmidt’s Novell experience culminated a 20-year record of achievement as an Internet strategist, entrepreneur and developer of great technologies.
In 2006, Mr. Schmidt was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, which recognized his work on "the development of strategies for the world's most successful Internet search engine company." Mr. Schmidt was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as a Fellow in 2007. He is also chairman of the board of directors for the New America Foundation.
