Hi,

If you’re thinking about technology today, there’s a very good chance you’re also thinking about Washington, D.C. Or China. Or both places.

So are we. That’s why we’ll have lots of questions at this year’s Code Conference for two leaders who spend a lot of time navigating those landscapes: Alibaba executive vice chairman Joe Tsai and Microsoft president Brad Smith.

Tsai heads up M&A and investments for the Chinese e-commerce giant; Smith is responsible for plotting Microsoft’s policy plans, both in Washington and the rest of the world. Those are two very big portfolios, but that’s what we specialize in at Code.

Tsai and Smith join a lineup of tech and business leaders that includes the CEOs of AT&T, Airbnb, Spotify, Snap and more — you can see the full lineup here.

Hope to see you there!

Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka