EVENT ARCHIVES

Date Topic Speakers Committee
8/13/08 4 Billion Emails a Day. How to make messages stand out in the inbox!

Speakers:

  • Alison Cohen, Senior Marketing Manager of eCommerce, KSwiss
  • Eric David Greenspan, CEO, Make It Work
  • Tony Winders, Vice President of Marketing, ValueClick, Inc.
  • Chris Anthony of ExactTarget
Los Angeles
8/7/08 Keys to a Successful Exit by Acquisition

Speakers:

• Charles Curto, Managing Principal of Tech Coast Equity Group
• Mae Lon Ding, President of Personnel Systems Associates
• Mark Skaist, Partner of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Orange County
7/24/08 Solution Selling

Speakers:

  • Dave Butler, President & CEO of Paciolan, a Ticketmaster Company
  • Steven M. King, Vice President of Sales, HeartSmart Technologies
  • Craig W. Ryall, VP Americas Field Operations, Quest
  • Phil Nasser, Partner of Cerius Interim Executive Solutions, Inc.
Orange County
6/5/08 Competing in a Crowded Market: Creating a Unique Value Proposition

Speaker:

  • Carol Kurimsky, VP Marketing North America, Ingram Micro
Orange County
5/14/08 Negotiating in Today's Uncertain Markets: Process, Tactics and Strategic Transactions

Speaker:

  • Eric Klein, Partner of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Orange County
4/17/08 Mergers & Acquisitions

Speakers:

  • Joseph Bartlett, Partner of Greenberg Glusker
  • Kathy Griggs, CFO of j2 Global Communications
  • Kevin Cantrell, Equity Partner of Riordan, Lewis & Haden
  • Mark Friedler, Founder of GameDaily
  • Christine Heiss, Senior Vice President of Wedbush
  • Jim Pitrat, Partner of Singer, Lewak, Greenbaum & Goldstein
  • Jay Molloy, Special Counsel of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • Jamie Somes, Senior Managing Director of Alexander Dunham Capital
Los Angeles
4/10/08 Software as a Service (SaaS): Removing the time and investment barries to building your new product or business

Speakers:

  • Catherine Baray, Marketing Manager, HP SaaS Solutions of Hewlett-Packard
  • Arthur Hitomi, Chief Technology Officer of Endeavors Technologies
  • Sid Mohasseb, General Partner of Venture Farm and President of Tech Coast Angels, Orange County
  • David Raber, Chief Product & Technology Officer of Ticketmaster
  • Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Technology, Inc.
Orange County
11/8/07 Marketing on a Shoestring

Speakers:

  • Sean Chawla, CEO of Abaris
  • Jeremy Anticouni, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Make It Work
  • Stuart MacFarlane, Managing Director of Momentum Venture Management
  • Robert Sax, CEO of Sax PR/Marketing
  • Phil Becker, Managing Partner of The Venture Group
Los Angeles
10/24/07 Making globalization work for you!

Speakers:

  • Anjay Bajaj - Director, Altos Incorporated
  • Ed Sauve - Senior Advisor, Global Financial Services, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Kevin Parikh - CEO, Stradling Yocca's Global Practice
Orange County
10/18/07 Recruitment and Retention in Technology Companies Now

Speakers:

  • Ed Johnson, Vice President, Human Resources at Newegg.com
  • Brian Lim, CEO at Atomate Corporation
  • Dan Wetzel, Managing Director at Pearl Meyer & Partners
  • Diana Waters, President at Infuse Partners
Los Angeles
10/5/07 VentureNet 2007

Speakers:

  • Scott Painter, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ZAG
  • Jim Andelman, General Partner at Rincon Venture Partners
  • Frank Foster, Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson Frontier
  • Kevin Jacques, Partner at Palomar Ventures
  • Neil McCarthy, Tech Coast Angels
  • Michael Song, Partner at Rustic Canyon Partners
  • Mark Sugarman, Managing Partner at MHS Capital
  • Mark Suster, Partner at GRP Partners
  • Stephen Watkins, Managing Director at Arcturus Capital
  • Mark Skaist, Partner of Stradling Yocca Carlson Rauth
  • Kris Kaufmann, Partner of Deloitte & Touche
Orange County
9/11/07 Bottom Line - Sales is the Key

Speakers:

  • Luis B. Curet - Vice President of Sales, 8e6 Technologies
  • Mark Friedman - Partner, Cerius Consulting Group
  • Don Hicks – Director, Sales Practice Group, Quantum Leaders Inc.
  • Patrick McClure - Founder and President of the Connexia Group
Orange County
9/6/07 Back To Work: Overcoming Technology Marketing Challenges

Speakers:

  • Luis B. Curet - Vice President of Sales, 8e6 Technologies
  • Mark Friedman - Partner, Cerius Consulting Group
  • Don Hicks – Director, Sales Practice Group, Quantum Leaders Inc.
  • Patrick McClure - Founder and President of the Connexia Group
Los Angeles
6/27/07 Executive Roundtable for SaaS Executives

Speaker:

  • Mike Jalonen; CEO and Co-founder of OnDemand Solutions (ODS)
Orange County
6/20/07

Channels: Choosing the Right Path for Success

Speakers:

  • Bob Ansari, Senior Sales Director, North America - Sage Software
  • David Cardwell-Manager, US Distribution Channel Sales - Lexmark
  • Blaine Raddon, Western Region Channel Sales Director - Juniper
  • Margaret J. Valentine, Partner Enablement Director, West Region US Partner Group - Microsoft Corporation
  • Carol Kurimsky, VP Marketing, North America, Ingram Micro
Orange County
5/31/07 Mergers & Acquisitions

Speaker:

  • Ken Bender, Software Equity Group
Orange County
5/3/07 IMPROVE YOUR IQ (Innovation Quotient). 10 Techniques for Increasing Innovation within Your Company

Speakers:

  • James Twerdahl
  • Leland D. Shaeffer
Santa Monica
4/24/07 Shaking the MoneyTree (with PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Speakers:

  • Randy Churchill, Director of Business Development, of PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Michael A. Carr, Vice President of American Capital Strategies
  • Matt Lawson,
  • Sid Mohasseb, Tech Coast Angels & Managing Director Venture Farm
Orange County
4/12/07 Bottom Line - Sales is the Key
The Secrets to Successful Technology Sales

Speakers:

  • Paulo Barriga - CEO and Founder, BASC Group
  • Sean M. Chawla - Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Abaris
  • Feyzi Fatehi - CEO, Corent Technology
  • Don McNamara - Founder, Heritage Associates
  • Jens Welling - Founder of GoGoLimit.com
Los Angeles
3/22/07 Software as a Service

Speakers:

  • David R. Fournier, CEO of LoanToolbox
  • Robert Hucik - Vice President, Computer Associates (NYSE "CA")
  • Diana Waterson, Business Partner Marketing Manager - ISV & Developer Relations, IBM
  • Vito Costanzo, Partner of Holland & Knight LLP
Encino
3/7/07 2007 Technology Industry Awards

Speakers:

  • George Klaus of Epicor Software
  • Brett Caine, Citrix Online
  • Lee Perlman, New Age Electronics, Inc.
Los Angeles
2/22/07 Top 10 Things You Must Know to Avoid Sudden Business Death Syndrome

Speakers:

  • Tom Ruffolo, CEO of eSecurityToGo
  • Rick Sharga, President & CEO, CJ Patrick Company
OC Chapter
11/16/06 Crossing the Chasm with Software as a Service (SaaS)

Speakers:

  • Don Best, VP of Marketing and Strategy of Jamcracker
  • Oli Thordarson, CEO of Alvaka Networks
  • Diana Waterson, Business Partner Marketing Manager - ISV & Developer Relations, IBM
  • Feyzi Fatehi, CEO of Corent Technology, Inc.
OC Chapter
11/9/06 Pitch it to me: Connecting with Media Influencers

Speakers:

  • Peter Coffee, Technology Editor, eWeek
  • Dan Cox, Reporter, Los Angeles Business Journal
  • Brian Deagon, Technology Reporter, Investor's Business Daily
  • Kalpana Ettenson, Senior Editor, PCWorld
  • Benjamin F. Kuo, founder and editor, socalTECH.com
  • Jeff Levy, KNX Business Radio
  • Dorothy Pomerantz, Reporter, Forbes
  • Tom Taulli, Technology Freelance Writer

Impact! Sales & Marketing SiG
10/26/06 Web 2.0 - Implications for Your Business

Speakers:

  • Rod Smith, VP Internet Emerging Technology of IBM
  • Elizabeth Cholawsky, SVP, Consumer Experience of Move.com (formerly Homestore.com)
  • David Curtis, CTO of Palomar Ventures
  • Paul Ryan, CEO of Done Right
  • Matthew Glotzbach, Head of Products of Google Enterprise
  • Michael Platt, Web Architect, Architecture Strategy Team, Microsoft
  • Mark Goldin, Chief Information Officer & EVP Operations of Green Dot
  • Donald Wong, Vice President, Digital Media of Sony
Tech SiG
10/19/06 50 Ideas to Improve your Marketing and Sales

Panelists:

  • Mark Friedman, President of the Velos Group
  • Judy Key Johnson, former IBMer and CMO for various companies
  • Carol Kurimsky, Vice President Marketing, North America Ingram Micro
  • Pat McClure, founder of the PTM Sales Group
  • James Obermayer, Principal of Sales Leakage Consulting
  • Pam Wasley, CEO/Chair of Cerius Consulting Group
OC Chapter
10/5/06 Shooting for the Goal: Tech Company Strategies for Successful Exits

Panelists:

Los Angeles
Chapter
9/14/06 VentureNet 2006

Speakers:

  • Steve Mitgang, Senior Vice President of Yahoo
  • Venky Ganesan, Managing Director of Globespan Capital Partners
  • Chad Kinzelberg, Director of BA Venture Partners
  • Arvind Purushotam, Managing Director of Menlo Ventures
  • B. Marc Averitt, Managing Director of Okapi Venture Capital, LLC
  • Bill Collins, Managing Director of Starboard Ventures & Tech Coast Angels
  • Steve Dietz, Partner of GRP Partners
  • Jay Houlihan, Managing Director of InnoCal Venture Capital
  • Klaus Koch, Partner of Kline Hawkes & Co.
  • Brian Mesic, Partner of Anthem Venture Partners
  • Tom Siegel, Managing Director of Shepherd Ventures
  • Michael Song, Partner of Rustic Canyon Partner
Newport Beach
8/16/06 Bridging the Funding Gap: Innovative Funding Solutions for Early Stage
Technology Companies

Panelists:

  • David Berkus, Managing partner of Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC & Kodiak Ventures, L.P; and the Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels
  • Jeff Carmody, Manager of Agility Capital
  • Luis Villalobos, Founder of Tech Coast Angels and Managing Partner for Angel - led Venture Partners
Costa Mesa
8/10/06 Alternative Funding Returns

Panelists:

  • Lynn Foster, Emerging Technologies Director of Greenberg Traurig
  • Eric Speer, Managing Director of Vencore
  • Jim Taylor, Vice President of Temecula Valley Bank
Valley Chapter
7/27/06 Strategic Alliances

Panelists:

  • Trish Collins, Program Manager of ISV Alliance Management in ISV & Developer Relations at IBM
  • Ketan Kamdar, Vice President & General Manager of Mobile Communications at Broadcom
  • Tom Kuhr, Vice President, Field Marketing of Telelogic
Software Business SiG
6/15/06 Latest Trends in Online Marketing Panelists:
  • James Colburn, Product Manager, MSN AdCenter
  • Harry McCracken, VP & Editor-in-Chief, PC World Magazine
  • Ben Wright, Director, Channel Strategy and Development of Yahoo! Search Marketing
  • Rick Sharga, President and CEO of CJ Patrick Company
OC Chapter
6/17/06 Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Software

Panelists:

  • Peter Coffee, Technology Editor of eWeek
  • Winston Damarillo, Chief Executive Officer of Simula Labs
  • DuWayne Peterson, Chairman of Pasadena Angels
  • Nate Redmond, Senior Associate of Rustic Canyon Partners
  • Warren Jones, CIO of Pillsbury, Winthrop Shaw Pitman, LLP
  • Stan Tomsic, Partner of ACODA Technology & Investments, LLC
Caltech/MIT Forum copartnered Event
4/27/06 Demystifying Open Source – How an Open Source Strategy Can Make and Save Money for Your Business Panelist:
  • Andrew Aitken, Founder & Managing Partner of Olliance Group
  • Feyzi Fatehi, EVP Business Development of Medsphere Systems Corporation
  • Doug Tidwell, Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations - developerWorks of IBM
  • Paul Neights, CTO of Del Jen
OC Chapter
4/6/06 Valuing Technology Companies: A Guide for Buyers & Sellers

Panelists:

Los Angeles Chapter
3/30/06 Shaking the MoneyTree and Investor Outlook Panelists:
  • Randy Churchill, Director of Business Development, of PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Jay Houlihan, Managing Partner of Innocal Ventures
  • Robert Kibble, Managing Partner of Mission Ventures
  • Mike Stuhley, Vice President of Tech Coast Angels Orange County
Software Business SiG
3/8/06 Software Industry Awards

Keynote Speaker:

Los Angeles
2/2/06 FrontBridge, from start-up to Microsoft acquisition Guest Speakers:
  • Steve Jillings, CEO, FrontBridge
  • Rob Chrone, CFO, FrontBridge
  • Barbara Lewis, Founder of MarQuant Analytics, LLC

Valley Chapter
2/16/06 Creating Market Segmentation that Produces Results Panelists:
  • Carol Kurimsky, Vice President of Marketing, North America of Ingram Micro.
  • Leland Shaeffer, Managing Director of PLM Associates
Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
12/1/05 Funding: Who has it? How do you get it? Then what?"

Panelists:

  • Terry Quinn, Triton Pacific Capital Partners
  • John Babcock, Partner of Rustic Canyon Partners
  • James D. Somes, Senior Managing Director of Alexander Dunham Capital Group
  • John Harbison, Managing Director of TechSpin LLC and Tech Coast Angels
Los Angeles Chapter
1/18/06 Mergers & Acquisitions Panelists:
  • Thomas Dollhopf, VP & CFO of IndX Software, a Siemens Company
  • David Fournier, COO of LoanToolbox.com
  • Simon M.J. Horsman, VP & General Counsel of Pricegrabber.com
  • Jason Hutchinson, Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions and Head, Technology Group of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
OC Chapter
11/17/05 The Allure of Software as a Service

Panelists:

  • Ms. Jane Kleinberger, Chairman of the Board, Paciolan
  • Mr. Brent Arslaner, Vice President of Strategy, Jamcraker, Inc.
  • Ms. Diana Waterson, Business Partner Marketing Manager - ISV & Developer Relations, IBM
  • Anjay Baja, Co-founder and Director, Altos Incorporate
Software Business SiG
11/15/05 Software Industry CEO Panel
What's Hot and What's Not: Key Issues for 2006

Panelists:

  • Keri DeWitt, Teresis Media
  • Al Eisaian, Integrien
  • Ellyn Luros, CEO of Computrition
  • Bruce Lewolt – Founder and CEO of BrainX
  • Jennifer Beever, CMC
Valley Chapter
11/10/05 2006 Internet Advertising - Predicting the Best ROI Vehicles

Panelists:

  • Brad Davis, VP Advertising Sales, Disney Online
  • Mike Jensen, Southwest Manager, Dow Jones Online (Wall Street Journal Network, Marketwatch)
  • John Kim, Sr. Director Search Marketing, Yahoo!
  • Howard Tong, VP of Marketing, Newegg.com*
  • Michael Terpin, Chairman and CEO, Terpin Communication Group
Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
10/20/05 Software Pricing and Licensing: The New Rules for Success

Panelists

  • Lori Seal - Senior Director of Business Operations, Best Software
  • Cori E. Hartje - Director, License Compliance, Microsoft Corporation
  • Gavin Galimi, Katten Muchin Rosenman
Orange County Chapter
10/13/05 Cash Conservation During Times of Growth

Panelists:

  • Steve Cleland - Partner-in-Charge, Audit & Accounting Services at Bandari, Beach, Lim & Cleland
  • Stephen Gorgey - Founder of Target Logics
  • Anthony Jacobson - CEO at TMIEC
  • Russell P. Reeder - Founder, Chairman and CEO of RightsLine, Inc.
  • Nicholas Seet - Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Auditude
  • Scott Alderton - Founder and partner of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles
  • Barbara Lewis - President of MarQuant Analytics
Los Angeles Chapter
9/29/05 Tools for a Mobile Workforce

Panelists:

  • Surya Jayaweera, CEO of Wolfetech
  • Roly Rogers, Executive Director of ECONZ Wireless
  • Rick Sterger is the Director at Motorola
Software Business SiG
9/20/05 Publicity on a Budget

Panelists:

  • Marc Ladin, 3n (National Notification Network)
  • Rose Maciejewski, Ruder Finn
  • Frank Scavo, Strativa
  • Daniel Gaines, Business and Sections Editor, latimes.com
Valley Chapter
9/15/05 Blogging Your Way to the Top!

Panelists:

  • Chris Barnes, Business Development Manager for ExactTarget
  • Jason Cieslak, Executive Director, Interactive Media for Siegel & Gale
  • Eric Schwartzman: Managing Director, Schwartzman & Associates, Inc.
  • Phil Becker: Managing Partner for The Venture Group
Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
9/8/05 VentureNet 2005 Investment Capital Conference Flagship Event
8/18/05 Strategic Alliances and Corporate Investments: The New World Order

Panelists:

  • Trish Collins, Manager, ISV Alliance Program of IBM
  • Thomas Dollhopf, VP and CFO of IndX Software, a Siemens Company
  • Rick Franz, VP of Strategic planning of Qlogic
  • Himanshu Palsule, VP General Mgr for Mid Market Division of SAGE
  • Rick Sharga, President and CEO of CJ Patrick Company
Orange County Chapter
7/28/05 Positioning Your Product/Service for Success

Panelists:

  • Jeff Wade, Director, Product Management and Marketing, FileNet
  • Judy Key Johnson, President of Key Marketing Group
  • Greg Sikes, Vice President Products of Telelogic
Software Business SiG
6/30/05 Positioning Your Company for Success

Speaker:

  • Rick Sharga is the President and CEO of CJ Patrick Company
Orange County Chapter
6/21/05 “How to Get More Than Just Money from your Investors”

Speaker:

  • David Fournier, COO of LoanToolbox
Executive Roundtable
6/18/05 Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Software

Co-Produced with:
THE CALTECH/MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM

Panelists:

  • Peter Coffee, Technology Editor, eWeek
  • Eric Pulier - Founder & Executive Chairman, SOA Software, Inc.
  • Al Eisaian - CEO & Co-Founder, Integrien Corporation
  • James Armstrong - Managing Director, Clearstone Ventures
  • Arthur Johnson - Director of Strategy and Corporate Development, Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Stan Tomsic - Partner, ACODA Technology & Investments, LLC
Los Angeles Chapter
6/16/05 GOING GLOBAL - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

Panelists:

  • David van Toor, Vice President and General Manager for the Platinum Division of Best Software
  • Milena Marinova, Product Planning Manager of eMachines/Gateway
  • Emmanuel de Boucaud, Vice President Sales of Mitek Systems
  • Ron Peeters, Senior Director Business Development Worldwide of Vision Solutions
Orange County Chapter
6/2/05 Accessing and Connecting with CIOs and CEOs

Panelists:

  • Dean Bymaster, Senior VP Information Systems of Great American Custom Insurance Services
  • John Byrnes, CIO of CalNational Bank
  • Jim Davis, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Information Technology of UCLA
  • Lelah Jenkins, CIO of Downey Savings
  • Don Olender, EVP and Chief Information Officer of Wells Fargo Foothill
  • Barbara Lewis, Founder of MarQuant Analytics
Los Angeles Chapter
5/25/05 Equity Funding

Panelists:

  • Randy Churchill, Director of Business Development, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Bob Holmen, Partner of Miramar Ventures
  • Robert Kibble, Managing Partner of Mission Ventures
  • Matt Lawson, Tech Coast Angels
Software Business SiG
5/18/05 Pitch it to Me: Connecting with Top-Level Journalists

Panelists:

  • JD Bowles, Los Angeles Bureau Chief of PRNewswire
  • David Colker, Reporter, Los Angeles Times
  • Brian Deagon, Technology Reporter, Investor's Business Daily
  • Jeff Levy, Host, KNX 1070 radio
  • Tony Mwendi Kinkela, Host, TECHLINK
  • Laurie Sullivan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek Magazine
  • Barbara Lewis, MarQuant Analytics
Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
5/5/05 Competitive Intelligence

Speaker:

  • Carlos Caballeros, CEO of ClearVU
Executive Roundtable
5/3/05 Alternative Funding Find out about little known funding sources.

Panelists:

  • Jeff Carmody - Partner, Agility Capital
  • John Garcia - Chairman, The Venture Alliance
  • Ed Sauve - Senior Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Lynn E. Foster Jr. - Emerging Technologies Director, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Valley Chapter
4/19/05 Channel Marketing - Leverage Partners for Success

Panelists:

  • Leslie Givens, Program Director for ISV & Developer Relations, IBM
  • Paul Hafen, Executive Director of Channel Sales, 8e6 Technologies
  • Paula Milano, Co-Founder & CEO, Axion Solutions & Ki Solutions
  • Kathleen Connolly, Associate Publisher, West of CRN
Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
4/7/05 ROI

Panelists:

  • Michael J. Nick, President & founder of ROI4Sales, Inc.
  • Steve Heckler, Founder of Steve Heckler Associates
  • Peter Hutto, Co-Founder & VP Business Development & Marketing
Los Angeles Chapter
3/31/05 Software Industry Awards

Keynote Speaker:

  • William Weyand, CEO, MSC.Software
Los Angeles
3/3/05 Driving Revenue through CRM

Panelists:

  • Rebecca DeLaRosa, CRM Project Director of The Trizetto Group Inc.
  • Paul Ulyett, Principal of Windsor Consulting
  • Jack Feeney, Principal of Collectivenergy
Software Business SiG
2/24/05 Computing Security Issues: Is your business protected?

Panelists:

  • James Christiansen, Chief Information Security Officer of Experian North America
  • Debra Shatford, CEO of TRI-D Systems
  • Alex Tosheff, Chief Technology Officer, PivX Solutions, Inc.
  • John Harbison, Managing Director, TechSpin
Orange County Chapter
2/3/05 Product Launch

Panelists:

  • Carlos Caballeros, CEO, ClearVU
  • Martin Milani, President & CEO, Chief Technology Officer, Intersperse
  • J. Patrick Ravenel, Sr. Vice President, Engineering and Operations, Preventsys
  • Robert Smith, Senior Director of Engineering for Symantec
  • Jeff Wade, Director Product Marketing for FileNet Corporation
Los Angeles Chapter
1/26/05 Improve Your Product Lifecycle Management

Panelists:

  • John Slade, Director of Product Management, Overture
  • George Goodrich, Product Manager, Executive Software

Moderator: Leland D. Shaeffer, Managing Director of PLMAssociates

Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
1/18/05 Paradigm Shifts in Business
Learn how to manage change and sell it to organizations

Panelists:

  • Glen Day – Chief Information Privacy Officer for the County
  • Jeremy Thomas - Business Development/Implementation for Ecora Software
  • George Uraguchi – High Tech Consultant
Valley Chapter
12/9/04 2005 Executive Outlook:
The Road Ahead and How to Navigate It Succesfully.

Panelists:

  • George Klaus - CEO of Epicor
  • Jeff Margolis - CEO of Trizetto
  • Thomas E. Rowley - CEO of Preventsys
  • Nicolaas Vlok - CEO of Vision Solutions

Moderator: Richard Riesman - Publisher of OCBJ

Orange County Chapter
12/2/04 Best Practices in Software Pricing and Licensing:
Or How to Avoid the 5 Biggest Mistakes in Pricing

Panelists:

Los Angeles Chapter
11/18/04 Offshore Software Product Development

Panelists:

  • Aloke Nath, CEO and Co-Founder of Syncata
  • Stefano Malnati, Vice President Engineering, HireRight Inc.
  • Darcy Wiborg Weber, Vice President of Development, Telelogic

Moderator: David Raber, General Manager Enterprise Solutions, Blytheco Inc.

Software Business SiG
11/16/04 What's It Worth? The Inside Story of Software Company Valuations

Panelists:

  • Jim Rigby, Managing Director, The Financial Valuation Group
  • Davis R. Blaine, The Mentor Group, Inc.
  • Nevin Sanli, Sanli, Pastore & Hill

Moderator: Charles Tigerman, Mindlin and Tigerman

Valley Chapter
11/9/04 Technology Outlook: A Panel of CIOs
Discussing Major Trends, How They're Leveraging New Technologies, & How They're Making their Firms More Competitive

Panelists:

  • Tom English, Vice President/Chief Information Officer, Trader Joes
  • Aldo Moreno, Senior VP/Chief Information Officer, Herbalife International

Moderator: Tony Karrer, CEO & CTO, TechEmpower

Tech SiG
10/27/04 2005 Marketing – A Prediction of the Future
Learn How to Maximize Your 2005 Marketing Budget!

Panelists:

  • Bob Armstrong, Chairman of the Los Angeles Direct Marketing Association's Direct Marketing School, President, Strategic Customer Marketing
  • Nev Grove, Founder of 1-for-All Marketing, Inc.
  • Howard Solomon, Managing Director of Ruder Finn's Los Angeles Office

Moderator: Bob Foster, Professor at The Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and past president of four different high technology firms.

Impact!
Sales & Marketing SiG
10/19/04 How to Fund Your Business When Venture Capital Has Said No…
Or When You've Said No to Venture Capital

Panelists:

  • Mark J. Breneman, Senior Vice President-Commercial Finance Division, Silicon Valley Bank
  • Terry E. Bibbens, Chairman and CEO, Bibbens & Associates.
  • Sami Morcos, Chief of Finance for the Santa Ana District Office Small Business Administration
  • Horacio "Odie" Munoz, Business Development Officer of JD Factors
  • Rick Gibson, President, Clear Blue Ventures

Moderator: Bill Salesky, Managing Partner of Ventures & Technology Management Group

Orange County Chapter
10/7/04 The runaway train of offshore outsourcing – Are you on the train? Where’s it headed?

Panelists:

  • Dimitri Nikouline, President and Co-Founder of Murano Software, Inc.
  • Satish Ramakrishnan, CTO of CoreObjects
  • Dave