Satya Nadella spoke with Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson the week before 2019-06-18 about digital technology in the hospitality industry.

True: there is a record (video, Microsoft or Marriott post, interview) of Nadella speaking with Arne Sorenson about digital technology in hospitality, held in the week before 2019-06-18. Mostly true: the conversation took place, but a little more than a week before the tweet. Mixed: a conversation took place, but on substantially different topics or at a substantially different time. Mostly false: the two met only in passing, or the 'conversation' was something other than a direct exchange. False: evidence shows no such conversation took place, or that it was with someone else.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Why hospitality industry leaders are focusing on employee engagement to enhance the guest experience Microsoft (Microsoft blog) · 17 June 2019 Own record

   “Marriott recently selected Microsoft 365 to enhance productivity, collaboration, and workflows.”

2. E2 Why hospitality industry leaders are focusing on employee engagement to enhance the guest experience Microsoft (Microsoft blog) · 17 June 2019 Own record

   “This week, hospitality industry leaders are gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the world’s largest hospitality technology show, HITEC.”

3. E3 Marriott International Commits to Continued Innovation in Hotel Guest-facing Technologies | Hotel Technology News · 10 July 2019

   “These remarks come from a new interview, hosted by Microsoft, in which Sorenson notes that success in using technology to improve the guest experience means putting both the right tools and the right data infrastructure in place.”

4. E4 Why hospitality industry leaders are focusing on employee engagement to enhance the guest experience Microsoft (Microsoft 365 blog) · 17 June 2019 Own record

   “Leading hotel brands, including Marriott International and Red Lions Hotel Corporation (RLH), are at the forefront of empowering their Firstline employees with digital communication and collaboration.”

E3, an independent trade publication, reports a Microsoft-hosted interview with Arne Sorenson about technology and the guest experience. However, its quote does not name Nadella as a participant and does not give a date for the interview. E1, E2 and E4 are Microsoft blog posts about hospitality technology and Marriott's adoption of Microsoft 365, and none of them mentions a conversation between Nadella and Sorenson. The evidence therefore does not show who took part in the conversation or when it happened.