On 20th anniversary of TechNet’s founding, CEOs and senior
executives meet with policymakers to discuss ways to spur innovation and job
creation across America

Washington,
D.C. — On Thursday,
April 27, more than 20
technology industry CEOs and senior executives will fly into Washington, D.C.,
for a day of high-level meetings to discuss ways to spur innovation and job
creation across America.

“For
20 years, TechNet has engaged with our leaders in Washington and at every level
of government to create an environment where innovation and entrepreneurship
are supported,” said Linda Moore, president and CEO of
TechNet. “Now, at this critical juncture, we must work together to ensure our
nation remains the global technology leader and, more important, creates more
jobs for more Americans.”

As part of TechNet Day 2017, the technology leaders will advocate for an
innovation agenda that ensures that computer science is taught in every
classroom in America, encourages startups and entrepreneurship, calls for
meaningful tax reform, and supports high-skilled immigration reform.

They will travel to the White House to meet
with senior Administration officials and to Capitol Hill for meetings with
House Republicans, House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and Senate Democrats,
as well as a bipartisan group of congressional “Rising Stars.” The day will be capped off with a reception.

The U.S. technology industry employs 6.9 million workers, and there were
more than 600,000 tech occupation job openings listed at the end of 2016. Additionally, new research
shows that startups are driving job creation not just in the traditional coastal
tech hubs, but across the country in cities like Austin, Provo, Nashville, New
Orleans, and Detroit.

TechNet Day is the annual meeting hosted by
TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior
executives. TechNet promotes the growth
of the innovation economy by advocating a targeted policy agenda at the federal
and 50-state levels. TechNet’s diverse membership includes
dynamic startups to the most iconic companies on the planet and represents more
than 2.5 million employees in the fields of information technology, e-commerce,
advanced energy, biotechnology, venture capital, and finance.

About
TechNet
TechNet
is the national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs and senior executives
that promotes the growth of the innovation economy by advocating a targeted
policy agenda at the federal and 50-state level. TechNet’s diverse membership includes dynamic
startups to the most iconic companies on the planet and represents more than 2.5
million employees in the fields of information technology, e-commerce, advanced
energy, biotechnology, venture capital, and finance. TechNet
has offices in Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento,
Austin, Boston, Seattle, Albany, and Tallahassee.