In his first public appearance since joining Microsoft, Dr. Qi Lu, President of Microsoft’s Online Services Division, will kick off day 2 of the search marketing expo held annually in Seattle in early June.

This year’s SMX Advanced, held on June 1-3, will feature Dr. Lu,  who will participate in a keynote conversation with Search Engine Land editor in chief Danny Sullivan. He is “expected to address a wide range of topics including his thoughts on where search is heading and the opportunities Microsoft sees to drive change”, according to a blog post on Search Engine Land, which sponsors the event.  Day one will feature Google software engineer and blogger Matt Cutts, in a “You&A” session where he will take questions from the audience.

We’ll be at SMX Advanced to bring you all the latest.