Prima are looking forward to travelling down to London on 5th September to attend ‘An Evening with Vint Cerf’. This Tri-livery event will be held jointly with the Marketors and the Information Technologists.
Vint Cerf has agreed to come as an Honorary Freeman and Liveryman.
At Google, Vint Cerf contributes to global policy development and continued spread of the Internet. Widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He has served in executive positions at the Internet Society, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the American Registry for Internet Numbers, MCI, the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and on the faculty of Stanford University.
Cerf is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet, including the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, US National Medal of Technology, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the Prince of Asturias Award, the Japan Prize, the Charles Stark Draper award, the ACM Turing Award, the Legion d’Honneur and 25 honorary degrees.
Tim, Prima’s UK & Ireland Sales Manager said: “As corporate members of Stationers Hall and The Worshipful Co Of Stationers & Newspaper Makers we actively support and engage at the events the company host. The calibre of the speakers is exceptional and offer a great insight into the designated topic as well as perfect opportunity to network.”
