NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Yext, Inc.
(NYSE: YEXT), the leader in Digital Knowledge Management (DKM),
today announced that Fred Wilson,
venture capitalist and Chairman of the NYC Department of
Education's CS4All Capital Campaign, will speak at Yext's ONWARD18
annual conference Oct. 23-25, 2018 at
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose
Hall in New York
City.
"We are honored to have Fred
Wilson speaking at ONWARD18 about CS4All, and elated that
some of the students involved with this program will join us," said
Howard Lerman, Founder and CEO of
Yext. "Knowledge is power, and this initiative is putting power
into the hands of thousands of students by giving them the skills
and expertise they need to succeed in the Intelligent Future."
Wilson will sit down with Lerman for an onstage discussion of
CS4All and the importance of providing high-quality computer
science classes to all New York
City students. ONWARD18 attendees will learn about this
groundbreaking public-private partnership that will bring computer
science education to every elementary, middle and high school
student in New York City by 2025,
teaching skills that are integral to student success in higher
education, the 21st-century job market, and beyond.
Attendees will be able to meet CS4All students at ONWARD18 and
learn how they can get involved. The students will participate in
sessions, demonstrate a computer science project, and run an
exhibit booth on the program throughout the conference.
Visit ONWARD18.com to see the latest agenda and learn more.
For more information about CS4All, visit cs4all.nyc.
About Yext
Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading Digital Knowledge Management
(DKM) platform. Yext's mission is to give companies control over
their brand experiences across the digital universe of maps, apps,
search engines, voice assistants, and other intelligent services
that drive consumer discovery, decision, and action. Today,
thousands of businesses including brands like Taco Bell, Rite Aid,
and Steward Health Care use the Yext Knowledge Engine™ to manage
their digital knowledge in order to boost brand engagement, drive
foot traffic, and increase sales.
Yext has been named a Best Place to Work by Fortune and Great
Place to Work® as well as a Best Workplace for Women. Yext is
headquartered in New York City
with offices in Berlin,
Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, London, Paris, Tyson's Corner, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo. For more
information, visit www.yext.com.
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