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Event Description: In the age of the Internet, any of us can reach just about anyone in our networks almost instantaneously (most of the time), no matter where they are on the planet. This also enables us to do humanitarian work which was heretofore less feasible. Dr. Bego Gerber will discuss the portfolio of exciting …

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Event Description: Our annual event looking into the current realities and myths from a highly-respected, vastly experienced venture investor. Speaker: Pascal Levensohn has been a finance professional for over twenty five years and a venture capitalist since 1996, when he founded Levensohn Venture Partners ("LVP") in San Francisco. LVP specializes in intelligent infrastructure investments in …

State of Startup Investing 2010 Read More »

Event Description: Prototype self-driving cars have been built by small, innovative teams thanks to a military-funded contest. But they can change the civilian world in astounding ways. This talk outlines how this technology could save millions of lives and make efficient electric (or other new technology) cars marketable and practical, resulting in major reductions in …

Can Robotic Cars Save the World? Read More »

Event Description: What you need to know to build a successful startup. Some good and solid advice to help you succeed in today's startup environment. Speakers: Greg Mathis (panel moderator) is a senior attorney in the Corporate practice at Dorsey Whitney LLP with over 12 years' experience working with Silicon Valley startups, investors and venture …

Startup Entrepreneur Boot Camp Read More »

Event Description: Aliza Peleg will discuss her approach to imbuing a global organization with operational excellence and overcoming challenges in doing so. Drawing on her experience at Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider, SAP and the SAP Global Labs Network, she will share her perspective on planning and building a global presence, deploying …

A Better Place Read More »

Event Description: What comes after newspapers? Dead tree media is crashing if not dying--major big city daily newspapers have closed in Denver and Seattle, newspapers everywhere are shedding staff and costs as fast as they can. Our panelists have extensive experience in leading some of the new delivery formats emerging on the web and will …

The Next Journalism Read More »

Event Description: Collaboration in the Enterprise, Social networking in the enterprise: social distraction or innovation and productivity enabler. Are Twitter and the upcoming Google Wave replacing email? Come discuss how consumer IT and business systems are meeting to unlock the power of collaboration. Plus: Special Thai Dinner Speaker: As Vice President of Enterprise and Mid-Market …

Enterprise Social Networks Read More »

Event Description: Marc Hedlund co-founded Wesabe to help people better understand their spending and to foster a community dedicated to helping each other get the most from their money. Marc will talk about how to form and grow an active community of members, and will demonstrate how the power of aggregated data can help individuals …

Wisdom of Crowds: Harnessing Community Knowledge and Data Read More »

Event Description: 21st century innovation includes three tandem themes: Convergence, Collaboration and Communication. During the past few hundred years, many breakthroughs were made by individuals working alone. More recently large private and government laboratories had been sites for a great deal of creativity, although economic conditions have decimated this research landscape. New paths to innovation …

The Future of Innovation Read More »

Event Description: Cloud Computing is the buzzword du jour but what does that mean for your business and you? Is this simply the ASP--application service provider--model with a new name or a meaningful tool which can improve ROI by making your business processes use capital and staff more efficiently? Our guests will discuss these questions …

The Business Value of Cloud Computing Read More »

Event Description: Design-driven companies pay attention to the factors that make a company lovable. Apple is the archetype of the fanatic customer base but companies like Mint, Fog Creek Software and Glen Lipka's own Marketo are following this path as well - all companies whose customers say, "I love this, I am never going to …

Drive Product Success with User Experience Read More »

About the Speaker: George Haber is a Visionary and successful Serial Entrepreneur, Marketing Guru and Strategist, with proven track record to vision, implement and manage High Tech companies from StartUp inception to M&A or IPO. He's an active Angel Investor in serious, innovative, disruptive technologies, including companies such as InterVideo, LucidLogix, Zoran, Class Data Systems …

Your Laptop, Your Entertainment Center Read More »

Event Description: Clean energy is not just an option, it's a requirement for a healthy future but getting there is no clear path. Both our guests are working on innovative approaches to this challenge and will talk about the technical, business and regulatory issues that must be resolved. About the Speakers: Udi Paret is VP, …

Two Ways to Clean Energy Read More »