<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dbray_snazzy-ties-peacetech-activity-7342909380545191937-tfmJ/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dbray_snazzy-ties-peacetech-activity-7342909380545191937-tfmJ/</a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div>Happy Birthday, Vint Cerf! 🎉 *The Man Who Connected Us All*</div><div><br></div><div>There once was a man with snazzy ties galore, <br>  Who gave us a network we couldn't ignore. <br>With TCP/IP he and his co-creators connected the world, <br>  And a banner of connections was forever unfurled.<br><br>Keynotes at PeaceTech & The Stimson Center inspiring change, <br>  While global leaders listen fully to his ideas & exchange. <br>The People-Centered Internet coalition activated to care, <br>  Working to ensure tech benefits are equally shared.<br><br>My young son thinks Vint conjured the 'Net with a wand, <br>  Where magic meets engineering, he's particularly fond! <br>"Mr. Vint makes computers talk," he once said with delight, <br>  (Though currently my son cares if science videos stream right!)<br><br>>From Commission discussions on data and tech, <br>  To casual chats inviting all to dream and reflect, <br>Vint's friendship is a gift that keeps giving each day, <br>  In this interconnected world you helped pave the way.<br><br>Happy Birthday to the most dapper tech genius I know! <br>  May your cache always be full, and your latency low!</div><div><br></div>
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<a href="https://www.leaddoadapt.com/" target="_blank"><span>LeadDoAdapt</span> <span>Ventures</span>, Inc.</a> <br></span><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"> Chair of the <a href="https://napawash.org/fellow/305629" target="_blank">Accelerator</a> & <a href="https://www.cxotalk.com/bio/dr-david-bray-distinguished-fellow-stimson-center" target="_blank">Distinguished Fellow</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">, <a href="https://www.stimson.org/ppl/david-bray/" target="_blank">Stimson Center</a><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black">Senior Fellow, <a href="https://www.ihmc.us/groups/david-bray/" target="_blank">Inst. for Human-Machine Cognition</a> & Expert, <a href="https://openlearning.mit.edu/events/bold-brave-and-benevolent-call-action-leaders-active-inference-challenges-genai-and-future" target="_blank">MIT Horizon</a></span></div>

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