1 Day left to OPEN FORUM 2009 -- Special Discount for CCIF
Abdulrahman Rafiq
Folks,
We are 1 day away from the much talked about OPEN FORUM 2009. This year, like most years we have an incredible line up of speakers covering a broad range of topics from Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Social Media, Business of Gaming, and topics relating to funding your startup. Additionally, you will have an opportunity to participate in several professional networking sessions spanning across Industry and Corporate boundaries.
For CCIF Community OPEN has extended it’s online registration. Sign-up for a one time low rate of $40 today, before mid-night.
Parents we've got good news for you. This year, for the first time in 5
years OPEN has made arrangements for onsite babysitting.
Babysitting costs only $20 per kid for the entire day. First 10 kids
enroll for free. To sign up click here http://tinyurl.
com/openbsitting . For instructions and to learn more about the provider
visit http://tinyurl.
com/opendaycare.
Following are the confirmed panelists ...
Social Media Panel:
Ro Choy, Chief Revenue Officer, RockYou
Rashmi Sinha, Co-Founder and CEO, SlideShare
lex Mehr , Co-CEO, Zoosk
Brett Keintz, CEO, Sharethrough
Dan Merritts, VP Marketing, Eduify
The Business of Gaming Panel:
Charles Hudson, VP Serious Business
Kai Huang, Co-founder & CEO RedOctane
David Fleck, VP Linden Labs/Second Life
Omar Siddiqui, CEO, Trippert Labs
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
Cloud Computing Panel:
Michael Crandell, CEO, RightScale
Bernard Golden, CEO, HyperStratus
Ping Li, Partner, Accel Partners
Mark Trang, Salesforce
Lew Tucker, CTO & VP SUN Microsystems
A Fistful of Dollars: Fundraising in a Hostile Environment -
Panel:
Umair Khan, CEO, SecretBuilders
Carlos Cashman, CEO, Costellation, Inc.
Geoffrey Arone, CEO, Dancejam
Jack Porter, CEO, Forward Innovations Inc.
Michael Tanne - Co-founder, Adforce; EVP, MyLife
Where's the Green in Clean? - Panel
Adam E. Bergman, SVP, Jefferies & Co.
Mamoon Hamid, Principal, US Venture
Nadim Maluf, EIR US Venture
Rob Romero, Portfolio Manager, Connective Capital
Riaz Siddiqi, Managing Partner, Denham Capital
Matthew Trevithick, Partner, Venrock
Innovations in Energy Panel:
Tarek el Aguizy, Managing Partner Emersus Capital
Corwin Hardham, CTO, Makani Power
Stefan Heuser, CEO, Siemens TTB Center
Steve Newcomb, CEO, Virgance
Tamin Pechet, Principal, Catamount
Fundraising for a Cleantech Startup? Cleantech Pitch Lunch
with a Room Full of Investors:
Wasiq Bokhari, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle
Stefan Heuser, President and CEO, Siemens TTB Center
Anup Jacob, Partner, Virgin Green Fund
Alex Kinnier, Partner, Khosla Ventures
Freddy Mangum, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle
Rahul Prakash, Vice President, Virgance
The Stimulus Act: The Impact of Government Policy on
Cleantech Start-ups and Investors - Panel
Josh Becker, Managing Partner, New Cycle Capital
Jeff Anderson, CEO, Clean Economy Network
Donnie Fowler, Principal, Fowler & Crumley, Inc
Mark S. Ostrau, Partner, Fenwick & West
Workshop: Crafting your personal brand to transition into
the Cleantech sector - Workshop
Sasha Grinshpun, Executive Coach, Talent Mosaic
Entrepreneurship: Stabilizing Force in the World: Panel
Dilawar Syed, President, OPEN SV; CEO Yonja Media Group
Richard Boly, Sr. Fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford University
Dr. Khurram Afridi, Project Director, LUMS School of Science & Engineering
(SSE); COO Techlogix
Misbah Naqvi, Acumen Fund
Shashi Buluswar, Associate Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors
Asher Hasan, Founder & CEO, Naya Jeevan For Kids
Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Health Care: Panel
Dr. Rosina Samadani, Board Member OPEN NY
Dr. Munir Javed, Internist
Marybeth Sharpe, Moore Foundation
John De Souza, President & CEO, MedHelp
Ash Damle, Founder MEDgle
Making Sense of this Downturn: What to do next for your
Personal Finances? Workshop
Salman Khan, Connective Capital
Hope to meet most of you tomorrow.
Cheers,
Abdulrahman
OPEN SV
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Abdulrahman Rafiq
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