Peter Kern is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Expedia Group. Mr. Kern has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off and has served as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group since June 2018. Mr. Kern has spent decades in leadership roles in public and private settings. Previously, Mr. Kern was CEO of Tribune Media and Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners VII, LP, a private equity firm. Prior to joining InterMedia, Mr. Kern was Senior Managing Director and Principal of Alpine Capital LLC. Prior to Alpine Capital, Mr. Kern founded Gemini Associates in 1996 and served as President from its inception through its merger with Alpine Capital in 2001. Prior to founding Gemini Associates, Mr. Kern was at the Home Shopping Network and Whittle Communications. Mr. Kern has served on the Board of Directors of Tribune Media Company since October 2016, where he currently also serves as Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., a publicly-traded Spanish-language media company, since April 2013, and since 2016, as a member of Supervisory Board of trivago N.V., a majority-owned subsidiary of Expedia Group. Mr. Kern also serves on the boards of several private companies. Mr. Kern holds a B.S. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Digital transformation has touched every sphere of life. We are all immersed in a world of data. This data facilitates our healthcare, business and government activities, commerce and entertainment. The Bloomberg Technology Summit: Looking Forward highlights the ways in which society has been changed by digital disruption and provides the roadmap for what lies ahead. The biggest stories of the day – cryptocurrency, the Metaverse, supply chain management and cybersecurity – are all covered at this comprehensive and timely event. We will also learn about new developments in biotechnology, space travel, gaming, and work from home solutions.

Through all of these conversations, we explore the new possibilities engendered by technology and the shape, look and feel of the future. We also touch upon the possible downside of unfettered growth of technology such as the increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, the degradation of privacy, and the inherent presence of biases that negatively impact marginalized groups in society. Digital disruption is requiring new approaches to business operations, work life, entertainment, social governance and national security. Responsible use of technological advancements requires social safeguards and a knowledgeable user base. Nonetheless, the forward march of progress is exciting and the benefits undeniable.