International Business Machines Corporation (commonly referred to as IBM) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries. The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924.
TechCrunch Disrupt is an annual technology conference that showcases revolutionary startups, game-changing technologies and the tech industry’s key innovators. Disrupt gathers entrepreneurs, investors, hackers, and tech fans for on-stage interviews, the Startup Battlefield competition, a 24-hour Hackathon, Startup Alley, Hardware Alley, and After Parties. TechCrunch Disrupt is held in San Francisco, New York City, London and Beijing.