A toast to Kara Swisher from Tech and Media Giants

Watch our celebration for our Lifetime Achievement Winner [View this email in your browser]( [The Webby Awards]( In Celebration of Kara Swisher, 2024 Webby Lifetime Achievement Winner Watch our Directors Cut video of a heartfelt tribute from media and tech’s biggest leaders, as they toast to her life’s work, covering the industry’s most important stories and building her own empire. [Kara Swisher]( ICYMI: Monday was the 28th Annual Webby Awards, hosted by Amber Ruffin! In a special moment presented by legendary journalist Maggie Haberman, we paid homage to veteran tech journalist and entrepreneur Kara Swisher as the 2024 Webby Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. As one of the most recognized voices in tech and media, Kara Swisher has had an incomparable career as a tech journalist, covering a rapidly changing industry. Our team at The Webby Awards agrees: Kara’s conversations are the topic of our conversations. From her podcasts, where she holds powerful leaders’ feet to the fire and shapes our view, to musings on the role technology can play in our lives, we love Kara Swisher, and we’re not alone. The celebration also featured words from iconic journalists, plus tech and media leaders, all of whom have shaped the industry along with Kara. We rounded them up in a video on our website. [Read more]( about her celebration, and watch the reel to hear from industry heavy hitters, including: Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company, Stacey Abrams, Political Leader and Voting Rights Activist, Evan Spiegel, CEO, Snap, Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC, Marc Benioff, CEO and Co-Founder, Salesforce, Brené Brown, Public Speaker and Author, Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder, LinkedIn, Walt Mossberg, Co-founder, the D and Code Conferences, Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, Katie Couric, Award-winning Journalist and Scott Galloway, her Co-host of Pivot, among others. Her 5 Words? “I Ain’t Done, Tech Bros.” We can’t wait to see what comes next from Kara Swisher. [Watch the Moment]( 28th Annual Webby Awards Lifetime Achievement Reception recognizing Kara Swisher [Kara Swisher Celebration]( As part of a larger tribute to Kara’s life’s work, we curated a dedicated reception at The Standard, High Line. With New York’s media powerhouses present, Webby Awards President Claire Graves opened the evening, while journalist Don Lemon presented the award, paying homage to Kara’s undeniable influence across the tech and media landscape. Kara’s acceptance speech was a wake up call to the industry: “What’s happening now is critical. AI is going to change everything, and it’s now controlled by a very small group of people and companies.” [Read More]( Follow Along Don't Miss Anything! [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [X]( [LinkedIn]( Sponsors Thank you to all of our generous partners. They support us, We encourage you to support them. [Support Our Sponsors]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wall Street Journal]( [WP Engine]( [LinkedIn]( [YouGov]( [NAACP]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Webby Awards 22 West 21st Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 US [Unsubscribe from Webby Emails](