Google executive to provide keynote at Go Code Colorado final competition

Patrick Ryan will speak at May 9 event

Denver, Colorado, May 6, 2014 - Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced today that Google, Inc.'s Strategy and Operations Principal Patrick Ryan will provide the keynote address for the Go Code Colorado Final Competition event on May 9. Google is the headline sponsor for Go Code Colorado 2014.  

"Google has been an important partner in making this first Go Code Colorado challenge a success," Secretary Gessler said. "Certainly, having Google’s horsepower behind our efforts speaks to the project’s innovation and importance. We are excited for Patrick to make our Final Competition even more powerful."

Go Code Colorado is the first competition of its kind in the United States that uses public data to build business tools and grow commerce. Go Code Colorado will present $50,000 in prize money to the top three finishers in the app challenge.

"As a native Coloradan, I’m proud Colorado is leading the way in making public data more accessible and useful for businesses," Ryan said. "Google is committed to driving innovation and investing in our communities—it was an easy choice for us to get behind Go Code Colorado. I’m excited to see what the teams have created."

Patrick Ryan led the global policy strategy for various aspects of Internet governance, and developed the policy strategy for cloud computing platform. Ryan maintains an affiliation with the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was previously the Faculty Director for the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program.  Prior to joining Google, Ryan was a lawyer in private practice and advised companies on the deployment of next-generation networks, international investment and intellectual property. Ryan, a native Coloradan, commutes between Denver and Mountain View, California.

About Go Code Colorado

Go Code Colorado is an apps challenge designed to make public data more accessible and user-friendly. Teams of developers and entrepreneurs across the state will compete to solve business problems and grow our economy, by building apps that will help Colorado companies thrive. Build apps. Build business. Build Colorado.