i know are two keenan speakers do. as we begin at this conference, i encourage you to talk to other in -- talk to other attendees and share your personal experiences, how you overcome challenges, and how an inspiring mentor encourage you to follow your path. less engaged in a dialogue as we, women in the technology, can shake the technology and -- technology industry with our focus on innovation. we should work together to set the course by becoming role models and mentors for the inspiration of the future generations. by doing so, we will harness the true power of women in technology. now, i would like to introduce this morning's keynote speaker. katherine weymoth is the publisher of the "the post." in fact, she recently talked about how technology is changing the newspaper business "the wall street journal" conference with ariane huffington. her grandmother was her mentor and led "the washington post" for more than two decades. she's been there since 1996 serving and several managing roles. she was named publisher an