Late Breaking News
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
A Brave New (Virtual) World: Commerce and Community in Virtual Societies
To an increasing degree, personal self-expression and social interaction are migrating from the physical world to on-line virtual worlds. By breaking down geographic limitations and providing greater control of how one is perceived by other users, virtual societies have proven an increasingly appealing environment for social interaction.
Numerous business models have emerged to capitalize on this virtual interaction and character personalization. Key questions this panel will explore include what opportunities exist to monetize this shift, what are the underlying social implications for increasingly living in virtual worlds, and what tensions are likely to arise as a larger percentage of social interaction and commerce moves to the virtual domain?
Speaker:
Philip Rosedale, Founder & CEO, Linden Lab
Moderator:
F. Randall Farmer, Virtual Worlds Pioneer & Community Strategist for Yahoo!, Inc., Yahoo!
Panelists:
Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital
Will Harvey, CEO, IMVU
Job Lawrence, Product Manager, Market Intelligence, IGN Entertainment (Div. of Fox Interactive)
6:00 PM Registration & Reception
7:00 PM Program
Locations:
Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School
Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Sponsored by MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory
Tuesday, July 19th to 21st, 2005
AlwaysOn Network 2005 Innovation Summit
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005
3:00pm: Registration opens
6:00pm: Welcoming remarks from our hosts
Tony Perkins, founder & editor
Tom Byers, professor, Stanford University
6:10pm: The Giant Brain is Us!
Peter Hirshberg
Michael Markman
6:30pm: AO100 Top Innovators Awards
Tony Perkins, Editor, AlwaysOn
Packy Kelly, Partner, KPMG
Susan Ayers-Walker, Chairman, MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
7pm: Featured Keynote
Moderator: Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn
Sandy Berger, former White House National Security Advisor
Jerry Brown, Mayor of Oakland California, former Governor of California
Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, best-selling author, and veteran film critic
8pm: Awards Reception
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
7:00am: Breakfast
8:00am: Fireside Chat: Tim Draper and Skype’s CEO
Keynote: Niklas Zennström, CEO, Skype
Tim Draper, managing partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Moderator: Bambi Francisco, MarketWatch
Moderator: Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn
9:00am: Is the Tech IPO Dead or Alive?
Moderator: Kenneth Wilcox, President and CEO/SVB Financial Group and Silicon Valley Bank
Michael Moe, CEO, ThinkEquity Partners
Brian Bean, Head of Technology Banking, Montgomery & Co.
Gordon Davidson, Chairman, Fenwick and West
David Ketsdever, CEO/SVB Alliant
10:00am: Keynote: David Kelley, founder of Stanford's new "D" School
David Kelley, IDEO’s founder and chairman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Moderator: Morgan McLintic, vice president, LEWIS Global Public Relations
10:30am: break
11:00am: Silicon Eye With George Gilder
Moderator: Andy Kessler, CEO, Velocity Media
George Gilder, editor, Gilder Technology Report
Noon: Lunch
1:30pm: Fireside Chat: Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
Moderator: Allen Delattre, Partner, Accenture
2:00pm: Dislocation of Media and Entertainment
Moderator: Roger McNamee, founder, managing partner, Elevation Partners
Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
Michael Weiss, CEO, Streamcast Networks
Mike Homer, founder and Chairman, Kontiki and the Open Media Network
David Goldberg, Vice President & General Manager, Music, Yahoo!
Jordan Greenhall, founder and CEO, DivX
3:00pm: Open Media Network demo
Mike Homer, founder and Chairman, Kontiki and the Open Media Network
3:15pm: break
3:30pm: The Money's Back
Moderator: Eric Janszen, President & CEO, AutoCell
Mark Heesen, president, NVCA
Janice Roberts, managing partner, Mayfield
Jennifer Muller, director of technology, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Barry J. Kramer, partner, Fenwick & West LLP
Jonathan Medved, general partner, Israel Seed Fund
Gus Tai, general partner, Trinity Ventures
4:30pm: Are you ready for the Chinese revolt?
Moderator: David Scott Lewis, CEO, IT E-Strategies
Sandy Berger, former White House National Security Advisor
Dan Burstein, managing partner, Millennium Technology Ventures
Elizabeth Economy, director, Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Dr. Jichang Guang, director, Outsourcing Center, Tsinghua Science Park
Joe Schoendorf, partner, Accel Partners
Cyrill Eltschinger, CEO, I.T. UNITED (China)
5:30pm: Reception, Dohrmann Grove
Thursday, July 21, 2005
7:00am: Breakfast
8:00am: Future Disruptive Technologies: The Perspectives of MIT and Stanford
Moderator: Tom Byers, professor, Stanford University
Jim Plummer, Dean, School of Engineering, Stanford University
Alice Gast, VP, Research, MIT
9:00am: Keynote: Jonathan Schwartz
Keynote: Jonathan Schwartz, president & COO, Sun Microsystems
9:30am: Is the Whole World Going Open Source?
Moderator: Ray Lane, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Jonathan Schwartz, president & COO, Sun Microsystem
Kim Polese, CEO, SpikeSource
Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL
Rahul Kapoor, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Rod Smith, VP Emerging Technologies, IBM
10:30am: break
11:00am: Open or Closed Web
Moderator: Marc Canter, founder and CEO, Broadband Mechanics
Mark Fletcher, vice president & general manager, Bloglines at Ask Jeeves
Joe Kraus, founder and CEO, JotSpot
Doc Searls, Senior Editor, Linux Journal
Ross Mayfield, CEO, SocialText
Toni Schneider, VP, Yahoo Developer Network, Yahoo!
Noon: Keynote: Bob Sutton: Dangerous Half Truths
Bob Sutton, professor, Stanford University
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00pm: Keynote: Bill Joy: The Six Faces of the Web
Bill Joy, partner, Kleiner Perkins
Moderator: Steve Jurvetson, managing partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
2:30pm: Is Technology Making Us Safer?
Moderator: Paul Saffo, Research Director, Institute for the Future
George Gilder, CEO, Gilder Technology
Bill Joy, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, composer, visual artist, and author
3:30pm: break
4:00pm: SmartPhone 2010
Moderator: Louise Kehoe, media consultant and former journalist, Financial Times
Trip Hawkins, founder and CEO, Digital Chocolate
John Hartnett, SVP Marketing, Palm One
Stephen Elop, CEO, Macromedia
Dave Orton, CEO, ATI
Bill Watkins, CEO, Seagate
5:00pm: Tapping into the Power of the Blogosphere
Moderator: Tony Perkins, founder & editor, AlwaysOn
Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes
Dave Sifry, CEO, Technorati
Allen Morgan, partner, Mayfield
Michael Moe, CEO, Think Equity
Dan Gillmor, founder Grassroots Media
Ned Desmond, executive editor, Time Inc Interactive
6:00pm: Closing reception
Agenda Details: Go Here.
Location:
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford California
Produced by the AlwaysOn Network
iHolloywood Digital Media Summit
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Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7 & 8, 2005
"... You can't afford to miss this event if your company is involved in digital distribution of media including content creation, software, hardware, technology, business, and strategic planning of:
Broadband and Internet
Games: Platforms, Online and PC
Digital TV, Interactive TV and HDTV
Music
Film
VOD and DVR
Video and DVD
Cable networks and Broadcast TV
Wireless and WiFi services
Media ..."
Agenda Details: Go Here.
Location:
Universal Hilton, Universal City, Los Angeles
Produced by the iHollywood Forum
Masters of Cybercrime: The Ultimate Battle of Good and Evil
6:00 PM Registration & Buffet
7:00 PM Program
"... How much worse can it get when ChoicePoint and Paris Hilton get whacked by cybercriminals in the same week? ID Theft and other IT attacks are disrupting millions of lives and causing billions in damage. Come hear what’s really happening from four insiders who hear the stories we don’t. How ugly is it? Who are the new bad guys? What will the next wave of attacks look like? How at risk is your company and your family? What’s being done by corporations and the government? Is it really as bad as all the hype? ..."
Speakers:
Joe Boerio, CTO, Franklin Templeton Investments
Brad Boston, Senior VP and CIO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Scott Charney, Vice President, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft
Marcus Sachs, Deputy Director, Homeland Security Cyber Security R& D Center; Computer Science Laboratory, SRI International
Moderator:
Dave Margulius, Analyst, Enterprise Insight
Location:
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA 95110
Sponsored by the Churchill Club. Co-hosted by TechNet.
Tuesday, May 31 2005
Under the Radar: Consumer Technologies
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8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM See Agenda
"... Under the Radar is a one-day showcase of early stage innovation. This May, IBD Network is featuring 32 companies in the consumer technology/services sector. The presenting companies were hand-picked from a database of more than 300 early-stage companies with input from IBDNetwork's advisory board. These companies are "just under the radar" but quickly gaining traction in their market sectors with key customers, partners, and investors. Our "judges" represent an all-star cast of VCs and domain experts. ..."
SEARCH Session I
Michael Yang, Founder & CEO, Become.com
Nanda Kishore, CEO, FatLens
Robert Kost, CEO, Realtime Enterprises
Matthew Koll, CEO, Wondir
SEARCH Session II
Suranga Chandratillake, CTO & Founder, Blinkx
Michael Downing, CEO, GoFish
Brian Lent, CEO, Medio Systems
Gil Dudkiewicz, President & CEO, MeeVee
Moderator: Ed Wes, Perkins Coie
Judges:
Ken Gullicksen, Morgenthaler Ventures
Mike Jung, JPMorgan Partners
Mark Sherman, Battery Ventures
SOCIAL SOFTWARE & TOOLS Session I
Dalton Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, imeem
Peter Pezaris, CEO & President, Multiply
Billy McNair, Co-Founder, Peerflix
Michael Jones, Co-Founder & CEO, Userplane
SOCIAL SOFTWARE & TOOLS Session II
Eric Rice, Co-Founder, Audioblog
Glenn Reid, CEO & Founder, Five Across
Bob Wyman, CTO & Co-Founder, PubSub
Christopher J. Alden, Co-Founder & CEO, Rojo
Moderator: Rafe Needleman, CNET.com
Judges:
David Hornik, August Capital
Robin Murray, 3i
George Zachary, Charles River Ventures
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Session I
Anurag Nigam, Acting CEO, Koffee-Break (did not show)
William K. Bryant, CEO, Mobile Operandi
Are Traasdahl, CEO, ThumbPlay
Tony Philipp, CEO, UpSNAP
MOBILE APPLICATIONS Session II
Keith Barraclough, CEO, Avvenu
Thomas N. Ellsworth, Chief Strategy Officer, GoTV Networks
Charles Ribaudo, Co-Founder, Jambo Networks
Michael A. Krasner, President & CEO, Oxy Systems
Moderator: Rajeev Chand, Rutberg & Co.
Judges:
Duncan Davidson, VantagePoint Venture Partners
Lara Druyan, Allegis Capital
Oren Zeev, Apax Partners
HOME & ENTERTAINMENT Session I
William B. West, CEO, Control4
Jeffrey K. Moeser, Founder, President, & CEO, Dedicated Devices
Victor Koosh, President & CEO, Meedio
Reik Scheelke, President & CTO, Digital Deck
HOME & ENTERTAINMENT Session II
Nancy Anderson, CEO, Audiofeast
Christian Pirkner, Co-Founder and EVP Business Development, MoodLogic
Daren Tsui, CEO & Co-Founder, MSpot
William F. Moore, CEO, RadioTime
Moderator: Om Malik, Business 2.0
Judges:
Larry Marcus, WaldenVC
Alexander Marquez, Intel Capital
Andreas Stavropoulos, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Location:
Microsoft, Building 1
1065 La Avenida
Mountain View, CA
Produced by IBDNetwork (International Business Development Network)
Tuesday, May 17 2005
Personal Interactive Media: Will It Fly?
6:00 PM Networking: Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School
7:00 PM Presentation: Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Speaker:
Joe Costello, Co-Founder & Investor, Orb Networks
Moderator:
Chris Shipley, Executive Producer, DEMO and DEMO Mobile
Panelists:
David Britts, Partner, ComVentures
Gary Lauder, Managing Director, Lauder Partners
Shaukat Shamim, CTO & Co-Founder, Neocarta Ventures
Abstract:
You are hearing the buzz, and watching the action - TivoToGo, MobiTV, Microsoft, Verizon VCast, Sony's Location Free TV, Sling Media -dozens of companies are fighting it out at the intersection of streaming multimedia and personalized entertainment. Their dream is your dream: unlimited access to music, radio, TV, video, photos, games and all other content in any part of any country, at any time, on any device.
The battle is about to get tougher. Across the globe, young consumers spend more time on interactive content like the web and gaming than they do watching passive content like TV. In Europe, interactive TV is already catching on. In the US, large cable and phone operators smell blood, and are aggressively moving to introduce iTV as part of their "triple threat" strategies.
So how will this play out? Will Hollywood continue to resist the demand for cheaper, all-you-can-eat content, or will they find a way to ride the wave? Are the p2p companies onto something, or will the cable, phone and wireless operators muscle them out? Where will advertisers spend their billions, and what will business models will consumers really prefer?
Location:
Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Sponsored by the MIT Stanford Venture Lab.
A Human Story of Computer Animation
"Odysseys in Technology"
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Member Reception
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Lecture
Speakers:
Brad Bird, Writer / Director, "The Incredibles", Pixar Animation Studios
Ed Catmull, Co-Founder and President, Pixar Animation Studios
Alvy Ray Smith, Co-Founder, Altamira, Pixar, Lucasfilm, New York Tech, Microsoft Fellow
Andrew Stanton, Writer / Director, "Finding Nemo", Pixar Animation Studios
Moderator:
Michael Rubin, Author of "Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution"
Abstract:
It took 20 years of dreaming, planning and ingenuity to create Toy Story, the world’s first computer animated full-length feature film, in 1995. It represented a significant departure from the long-established methods of animation, where artists would hand draw characters frame by frame, and painstakingly incorporate movement and color to complete a feature film. Today, thanks to advances in computing power and ingenious software, there is little separation between the refining of an idea and its execution on screen (save for thousands of hours of rendering!).
On May 16, four self-described geeks—each with a passion to make animated movies—share how they discovered computer animation, and what obstacles they had to overcome in the process. They will present the entertaining and inspiring tale of how they went from an idea, to a script to the drawing board, to mathematics, to the computer lab…and ultimately to their Oscar acceptance speeches. Come hear their personal experiences with early computers—which had been developed for code breaking and complex computations—and how they were transformed to allow development of some of the most memorable images in pop culture today. This rare union of friends—pioneering artists and scientists—represents a momentous evening in animation history. The movies and innovations of these award-winning pioneers sit at the intersection of technology and art.
Location:
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA 94043
Innovation is Nothing New: 100-Odd Years of Venture Capital Wisdom
"Odysseys in Technology"
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Member Reception
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Lecture
Speakers:
Reid Dennis, Managing Director, Institutional Venture Partners
Pitch Johnson, Founding Partner, Asset Management
Location:
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA 94043
Thursday, April 21 2005
On the Record CEO Breakfast: The New, New Media Market (AlwaysOn Insiders Only)
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Open Q&A Format Discussion
Speakers:
Michael Moe, CEO & Chairman, Think Equity Partners LLC
Christopher J Alden, CEO, Rojo Networks
David Sifry, CEO, Technorati
Andrew Anker, EVP Corporate Development, Six Apart
Jonathan Abrams, Founder, Friendster
Nick Kingsbury, Global Sector Head, Software, 3i
Moderators:
Scott Rafer, CEO, Feedster
Bernard Moon, Reality Media Columnist, AlwaysOn Network
Press / Bloggers:
Alorie Gilbert, CNET News.com
Steve Gillmore, ZDNet
Donna Alvarado, Mercury News
Eric Savitz, West Coast Editor, Barron's; Contributiong Editor, SmartMoney
Rob Hoff, Business Week
Chris Preimesberger, Blogger
William Luciw, Viewpoint West Partners, LLC; Blogger
Sharon Luciw, Viewpoint West Partners, LLC; Blogger
AlwaysOn Network:
Tony Perkins
Mike Sly
Kathy Osweiler
Brigid Dombrowski
Will Quist
Mike Mahoney
Rich Seidner
Abstract:
We cordially invite you to join AlwaysOn and KPMG as our guest for our monthly “On the Record CEO Breakfast” focusing on the "New, New Media Market." Top CEOs and VCs from the emerging new media world will meet a group of top technology press folks and bloggers in an open Q&A format discussion.
Location:
KPMG
500 E. Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA
RSVP to Kathy Osweiler
Tuesday, March 15 2005
Concept To Company
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6:00 PM Networking: Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School
7:00 PM Presentation: Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Speaker:
Robert Shostak, Principal Founder & CTO, Vocera Communications
Moderator:
Ann Winblad, Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Panelists:
Brent Lang, VP of Marketing, Vocera Communications
Srivats Sampath, President & CEO, Mercora
Robin Vasan, Managing Director, Mayfield Ventures
Abstract:
Transforming a great concept into a viable company can be a very challenging process. Raising venture capital, recruiting the right team, and finally getting a product to market all pose unique challenges for any team embarking on the journey of starting a new company. For entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and anyone with an interest in the company formation process, there is much to learn from companies who have successfully navigated the process of going from business concept to company. This year's "Concept to Company" event will explore the story of how the team at Vocera Communications turned their vision for a wearable communicator into a viable business.
Vocera Communications' Principal Founder and CTO, Dr. Robert Shostak, will describe the company's early development, current strategy, and vision for capitalizing on the explosive growth of wireless communications. Moderator Ann Winblad and a panel of experts will discuss and provide counterpoint to the Vocera presentation.
Location:
Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Sponsored by the MIT Stanford Venture Lab.
Thursday, March 10 2005
Best Startup Advice
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6:00 PM Buffet & Networking
7:00 PM Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Kamran Elahian, Chairman & Co-Founder, Global Catalyst Partners
Steve Kirsh, Founder & Chairman, Propel Software Corporation
Dan'l Lewin, Corporate Vice President, .Net Business Development, Microsoft
Heidi Roizen, Managing Director, Mobius Venture Capital
Moderator:
Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
Abstract:
This Churchill Club program will present a panel of Gurus of Entrepreneurship who will share their advice for launching your company, getting it funded, and building long-term success. The panel will talk about the failures they have witnessed or experienced as well as the victories. Other topics that the panel will address include assembling your team, growing your customer base, writing a business plan, working with partners, finding investors, building your brand.
Location:
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA 95110
Sponsored by the Churchill Club.
Breakfast with craigslist founder Craig Newmark
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07:30 AM Registration
07:30 AM Buffet
08:00 AM Program
Speaker:
Craig Newmark, customer service rep & founder, craigslist.org
Moderator:
Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times
Craig gave birth to craigslist ten years ago when he started e-mailing friends about local art events. When more and more people asked to be added and it became too big for e-mail, he put it on the Web. He wanted to name the site "SF events," but a friend told him that he should call it what everyone else on the list already did: craigslist.
Location:
Hyatt Rickeys Palo Alto
4219 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4493
Sponsored by the Churchill Club.
Wednesday, February 23 2005
From Gutenberg to Galaxy: Accessing Cultural Assets Online
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6:00 PM Member Reception, Computer History Museum
7:00 PM Lecture, Computer History Museum
Speakers:
Rick Prelinger, President, Internet Archive Board
Czeslaw Jan Grycz, CEO, Octavo
Paula Jabloner, Archivist, Computer History Museum
Henry Lowood, Curator, Stanford History of Science and Technology Collections
Mark Mudge, CEO, Cultural Heritage Imaging
Abstract:
Few of us dispute the importance of providing access to our cultural heritage. Yet we still seem years away from fulfilling the promises of access: opening long-dormant archives, enriching culture and begetting creativity, and turning cultural consumers into producers. What can we do, and what are we now doing, to resolve obstacles to access, whether rooted in financial, legal or quality concerns? Focusing on how we might navigate these obstacles and turn them into opportunities, our panelists will discuss what they have done to provide access to cultural assets, how their mindsets about access have developed, and where they hope cultural access will evolve.
The process of producing, disseminating and receiving microcontent is dramatically different than that of traditional media content, which historically has been distributed through static, stationary media such as TVs and PCs. Blogging, SMS, RSS, Podcasting and personal data sharing on smaller and more mobile devices is changing the way content is created and distributed.
Location:
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA 94043
Sponsored by the Computer History Museum.
Tuesday, February 15 2005
The Future of Microcontent and Mobile Device Applications
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6:00 PM Networking & Reception, Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School
7:00 PM Presentation and Discussion, Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Speakers:
David Arfin, CEO, Gloolabs
Panelists:
Art Cohen, CEO, Arielle
Claas Heise Managing Director, T-Venture
Rahul Mewawalla, Principal, Monitor Ventures
Moderator:
Wade Roush, Senior Editor, MIT's magazine
Microcontent. What is it? Blogging? Micro-ads? IM? Shared photos? SMS? News clips? RSS? Podcasting? All of the above? What software and hardware devices will we use to create, share, view, hear and distribute this content?
The process of producing, disseminating and receiving microcontent is dramatically different than that of traditional media content, which historically has been distributed through static, stationary media such as TVs and PCs. Blogging, SMS, RSS, Podcasting and personal data sharing on smaller and more mobile devices is changing the way content is created and distributed.
Locations:
Arbuckle Lounge, Stanford Business School
Bishop Auditorium, Stanford Business School
Sponsored by MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory
Annual Dinner With Jeff Bezos
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Registration / Reception 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Program: 7:15 PM
Speakers:
Jeff Bezos, President, CEO and Chairman of Board, Amazon.com
Moderator:
Josh Quittner, Editor, Business 2.0
Jeff Bezos sits down with Business 2.0’s Josh Quittner to discuss technology, business leadership, innovation, expansion, and executing in today’s business environment. What’s next for the company that began as an online bookstore and is now becoming the biggest anything store offering millions of books, CDs, DVDs, and videos, not to mention toys, tools, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty goods, prescription drugs, gourmet foods, and services including film processing.
In an industry with more than its fair share of celebrities there are really only a handful of megastars, and Jeff Bezos is undeniably one of them. He has always been interested in anything that can be revolutionized by computers. Intrigued by the amazing growth in use of the Internet, he created a business model that leveraged the Internet's unique ability to deliver huge amounts of information rapidly and efficiently. Ten years ago, he founded Amazon.com, Inc, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Location:
DoubleTree Hotel San Jose
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA 95110
For press inquiries, please contact Julie Crabill at Edelman Public Relations: (650) 429-2732 or email, julie.crabill@edelman.com
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Edelman, Business 2.0, Silicon Valley Bank, Invest Northern Ireland, Wallop Design Group
Great Opportunities in the New Normal: Breakfast With Roger McNamee (Members Only Event)
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Registration: 07:30 AM
Buffet: 07:30 AM
Program: 8:00 AM
Speakers:
Roger McNamee, Co-Founder & General Partner, Integral Capital Partners, Author,The New Normal: Great Opportunities In A Time Of Great Risk
Moderator:
Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes, Author, Life 2.0 : How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness
We’ve entered a new era which technology investor Roger McNamee calls the New Normal. While it’s a time of great uncertainty, the good news is that the New Normal offers tremendous opportunities.
The New Normal is the era of the individual. In companies large and small, each person now matters more than ever before. The Internet has finally made it easy to launch and grow a real business. For entrepreneurs and managers, the global economy opens previously untapped sources of supply and demand, cost savings and innovation. Individual investors now have access to tools and knowledge that were, until recently, restricted to professionals.
Roger and Rich will discuss many of these topics covered in Roger’s book, The New Normal: Great Opportunities In A Time Of Great Risk which explains how to make the most of your life, career, and money by embracing the future.
Location:
Hyatt Rickeys Palo Alto
4219 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4493
THE GENIUS OF INNOVATION
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8:00 AM (by invitation only)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The Schwab Room
151 Third Street
Presented by THE WEEK and The Conference Board
Sponsored by UBS Investment Bank with support from American Airlines
Sir Harold Evans moderates
with welcome remarks by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
and Joan Dagery, COO, The Conference BoardJeff Hawkins CTO, palmOne, Inc.
William R. Hearst III Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Donna Dubinsky former CEO Handspring
Dr. Andrew Viterbi Co-founder, Qualcomm
Tuesday, November 9 2004
7th Annual Top Ten Technology Trends
Sponsored by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP, Greater Zurich Area, Silicon Valley Bank, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, IBM Corporation
Registration / Reception: 5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Program: 7:15 PM
Location:
San Jose Fairmont
170 S. Market St.
San Jose, CA 95113
Get a front-row seat as the techno-industry's leading (and most opinionated) visionaries rate and debate what technology trends will emerge during the next twelve months.
Our noted industry pundits will be making predictions of their own for the year ahead. Which technologies will gain traction and which will become yesterday’s news? Who will be the winners? And who will be the losers? Will their fellow panelists cheer or jeer the forecasts? Will the meeting transcripts include deleted expletives? Will a pasta fight erupt? With this panel, anything could happen. And we haven't even factored in our usual live audience of Silicon Valley's best and brightest--all with opinions of their own—who will be asked to agree or disagree with the trends.
Speakers:
John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Esther Dyson, Editor At Large, CNET Networks
Roger McNamee, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Silver Lake Partners & Integral Capital Partners
Joe Schoendorf, Partner, Accel Partners
Moderator:
Tony Perkins, Creator & Editor-in-Chief, AlwaysOn
Crafting the Financial Roadmap of Your Start-up
Presented by: SDForum, "The emerging technology connection"
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Wednesday, October 20 2004, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration Time : 8:00 AM
Location : SDForum Center - Downtown San Jose
As an entrepreneur, you must steer your start-up on the financial path to success. To do so, you need to develop an effective financial roadmap and thoroughly understand how it will unfold over the next 5 years. This roadmap should provide you with a clear vision of your objectives and milestones to a) help you decide whether your project is financially feasible, b) set a common direction for your management team, and c) enable investors and lenders to assess the desirability of funding your venture
This is a technical workshop designed for start-up entrepreneurs who are in the process of developing their business plan and seeking angel or VC funding.
Event Chair
Anthony Nassar
Founder & Principal, Venture Momentum, Inc
Editor & Publisher of Propel Your Venture
Speakers
John Balen, General Partner Canaan Partners
Adam Dolinko, Partner Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Todd Forrest, Chief Financial Officer Hummer Winblad Partners
Anthony Nassar, Managing Principal of Venture Momentum, Inc
Bill Reichert, Managing Director Garage Technology Ventures
Michel Wendell, General Partner Nexit Ventures
More info is HERE.
Next Generation Wireless Data for Consumers: Where Content is King
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Location: Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel
Palo Alto 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
6:00PM Networking/Buffet
7:00 PM Program
Now that 2.5 and 3G wireless data networks are deployed worldwide, what is the content that will drive the most revenue for the content provider, platform provider and carrier? This power packed program will discuss the content that will drive the next 10 years in wireless data communications for consumers. This is your chance to meet with the top wireless content companies around.
Moderator: J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., Principal Analyst, Mobile Trax; Partner, Diamondhead Ventures
Eric Burger, VP, Time-Warner
Boris Fridman, CEO, Crisp Wireless
Patrice Peyret, VP of Marketing, Mobileway
Stefan Roever, CEO, Navio
Larry Shapiro, VP, Walt Disney Co.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (or go to: http://www.churchillclub.org/);
by FAX to (408) 265-0137 or by EMAIL to info@churchillclub.org.
Connectivity: The Convergence of Technology and Living
Presented by CSPA: Chinese Software Professionals Association
[ For our Viewpoint, Go West! ]
Saturday, October 16, 2004
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95054
408.988.1500
Co-sponsored by the Stanford Business School Hi-Tech Club and CINA
*** New speakers added ***
About the Event
People are relying on connectivity more and more each day to communicate, shop, network professionally, and even date. Technology, once the tool to help businesses streamline processes and communications, is now emerging within economic and usability reach for the average person. From the US to China, these innovations are making a strong impact in business and in the economy.
Speakers
Jim Barton, Co-Founder, Senior Vice President and CTO, TiVo
Kevin Efrusy, General Partner, Accel Partners; Founder Corio
Jean-Louis Gassee, General Partner, Allegis Capital; Founder Be; Former President of Products, Apple Computer
Diane Greene, Executive Vice President, EMC; Founder and President VMWare
** New ** Andy Yan, President and Executive Managing Director, SOFTBANK Asia Infrastructure FundGuy Kawasaki, Founder, Managing Director and Chairman, Garage Technology Ventures; Former Apple Fellow, Apple Computer
** New ** Doug Leone, General Partner, Sequoia CapitalRam Shriram, Founder and Managing Partner, Sherpalo Ventures; Board Member, Google and Plaxo
Gus Tai, General Partner, Trinity Ventures; Chairman, CSPA
** New ** Jack Xu, Chairman, eBay (China) Engineering & Research Center; Former CTO, NetEase
More info is HERE.
Copyright vs. Right to Copy: Intellectual Property and Artists’ Rights in the World of Technology
Neil Portnow, President, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (“The Grammys”)
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Bob Lefsetz, music industry press pundit
Moderator: Martin Pichinson, Co-founder, Sherwood Partners
This panel discussion will explore the challenges of protecting copyrighted content in the face of new recording technology, and offer insights into how to strike a balance between protecting recorded materials and promoting sales through technology.
The evening’s special guest will be Felice Mancini who sang background vocals on her father’s (Henry Mancini) records starting at age 13. For the past seven years, she has been the Executive Director of The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, serves on the board of the Henry Mancini Institute and is a writer member of ASCAP.
BRING A NEW OR USED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT!
MAKE A DONATION! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
This special Churchill Club evening will also support the work of The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation (MHOF). Inspired by the 1995 motion picture Mr. Holland’s Opus, MHOF supports music education and its many benefits through the donation of new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved K-12 school and community music programs nationwide. The Foundation has served over 550 music programs across the country, effectively helping more than 100,000 students. Bring a new or used musical instrument to the program and/or go to www.mhopus.org/donate.htm to make a donation to the important work of MHOF.
Co-Hosted by The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Sponsored by Sherwood Partners
Location: Hyatt Rickeys Palo Alto 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Time: Networking/Buffet - 6:00PM Program: 7:00 PM
Members: $40 Non-Members; $60
On-Site registration: Members: $50 Non-Members; $70
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (or go to: http://www.churchillclub.org/);
by FAX to (408) 265-0137 or by EMAIL to info@churchillclub.org.
Building a Digital Entertainment Company in Silicon Valley
[ For our Viewpoint, Go West! ]
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
6:00 PM Networking
7:00 PM Presentation
DETAILS - DIRECTIONS
Is Silicon Valley changing the old familiar song from "Hooray for Hollywood" to "Hooray for California"? The growth of Digital Entertainment may be doing just that. How we entertain ourselves represents a convergence of business and technical trends... - MORE
Speaker:
Craig Palmer President and CEO Gracenote
Panelists:
Yar R. Chaikovsky Counsel in the IP Counseling Group Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Marco DeMiroz Partner, Selby Ventures
Tony Fadell VP Engineering, iPod Division, Apple Computer, Inc.
Sameer Gandhi Partner Sequoia Capital
Moderator:
Nitin J. Shah Group Head, Wireless Advisory Services RHK Inc.
Sponsored by:
MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory
BackStage Pass™ Presents…
Doing Business in China, the Upside and Downside
As part of Pillsbury Winthrop's BackStage Pass™ program for entrepreneurs and the venture capital community, you are invited to a panel discussion on "Doing Business in China, the Upside and the Downside".
What you will learn:
How to select partners in China How to manage suppliers in China How to manage development in China
What you will receive:
A set of best practices
Please join us Wednesday, August 25th from 7:30 – 10am at Pillsbury Winthrop’s offices at 2475 Hanover Street in Palo Alto. There will be a light breakfast from 7:30am to 8:00am: the panel will start promptly at 8:00am.
Come and receive specific tools and methodologies for doing business in China!
Moderator:
Jorge del Calvo, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop, LLC
Panelists:
Scott Sandell, General Partner, NEA
Dr. Robert P. Lee, CEO, Achievo, Inc.
Desmond Wong, Americas Coordinating Partner – China, Ernest and Young, LLC
Steven McKay, CEO, Entone Technologies
Please RSVP by responding via email to Chad Lynch. We hope you will join us.
Stephanie Breslin
Back Stage Pass Coordinator
Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP
650.233.4648
Moderator:
Jorge del Calvo, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop, LLC
