Top Googlee executive to speak at economic summit

Ann Lavin, Director of Policy and Government Affairs Asia-Pacific at global technology giant Google, will be delivering a speech at a Special Event on 'Igniting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South Asia' at the 6th South Asia Economic Summit (SAES), taking place at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on September 4.

As Google's Director Lavin works on a range of issues including economic empowerment, content regulation, geopolitics, privacy, and general technology policy. Prior to joining Google, Lavin was a Senior Advisor with McLarty Associates, a US-based strategic advisory firm, and Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council, the principal US business organization in Southeast Asia.