AO & STVP Summit at Stanford -- Sixth Edition
Meet the New Captains of Industry in the Heart of Silicon Valley
July 22nd to 24th, 2008
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Stanford University, CA
AO Insider 33% discount still available!
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Hello STAR,
We wanted to give you a program update on the Summit at Stanford, which is quickly shaping up to be the most powerful gathering of technology thought leaders and new rock star CEOs on the planet. The Summit at Stanford will feature the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.
We also wanted to remind you that AO's Insider 33% discount is still available -- Click here to buy your ticket before it expires!
VC kingpin Tim Draper says, "The Summit at Stanford is the must-attend event for the global technology industry. It's a unique opportunity for the best minds from the Silicon Valley and the world to meet up, cut strategic deals, invest in and build the next generation of startup companies. This is an essential event for anyone in the growth technology markets -- I wouldn't miss it!"
Check out our program below.
The AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford 2008 Current Program & Invited Speakers
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Featured Opening Night Sessions
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Thousand Little Googles - Bridging the Eyeball Gap
What can we learn from some of the hottest ad networks who are successfully monetizing video, mobile and search? These CEOs will share what they know.
* David Kidder, CEO, Clickable
* Bill Grossman, CEO, Revenue Science
* Jason Glickman, CEO, Tremor Media
* Omar Hamoui, CEO, Admob (invited)
Big Media's Comeback
It sure took them long enough, but it looks like big media has finally begun to enthusiastically embrace the web as a means to distribute and market its content.
* Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital
* John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks
* Michael Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co
* Michael O'Donnell, President, Social Media, Cisco Media Solutions Group
What is "Green" - Navigating the Hype
Discussing challenges to conventional wisdom on the size and complexity of issues associated with "greentech."
Moderator: Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Co.
* Al Fohrer, President & CEO, Southern Cal Edison
* Thomas Sowell, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution (invited)
Mobilizing Your Social Network
Are social networks merely features of existing applications and services, or are they a more fundamental element of the mobile ecosystem architecture?
Moderator: Adam Zawel, Chief Collaboration Officer, INmobile.org
* Serena Glover, Head of CommunitiesNokia
* Mauro del Rio, Chairman, Buonjiourno
* Dustin Moskowotz, CTO, Facebook (invited)
* Chris DeWolfe, Co-Founder, MySpace (invited)
* Neil Lindsay, VP Product Development, Boost Mobile
Where's the Leverage in Greentech?
* Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
* Erik Straser, Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
* Bill Green, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners (invited)
Where the Web Meets the Enterprise - What the Majors are Up To
* Polly Sumner, President, Platforms & Alliances, Salesforce.com
* Adam Selipsky, VP Web Services, Amazon.com (invited)
CEO Presentations
* Don Mathis, CEO, Epic Advertising
* Jay Hallberg, Co-founder & CMO, Spiceworks
* Vincent Schiavone, CEO, Fountainhead Networks
The Geek Chiefs -- Setting the Technology Roadmap
* Al Delattre, Global Partner, Accenture
The Open Mobile Competition Begins
If anyone can connect any device to open wireless networks using any OS -- just like any user can connect via any application to the Internet -- what's to keep this from being a chaotic, fragmented, un-interoperable mess?
Moderator: Adam Zawel, Chief Collaboration Officer, INmobile.org
* Matt Murphy, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
* Rich Miner, VP Mobile, Google (invited)
* Lee Williams, SVP Software Platforms, Nokia
* Anthony Lewis, VP Open Development, Verizon Wireless
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Will the Next Salesforce.com Please Stand Up?
The Two Year Outlook for Tech M&A and IPO
The IPO market has been slowed by the choppy waters of the financial markets, but what do top investment bankers see for the longer term prospects for IPO and M&A?
* Jamie Montgomery, CEO, Montgomery & Co
* Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Co
* Michael Grimes, Managing Director, Morgan stanley (invited)
* George Lee, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (invited)
* Chris Pasko, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
Whose Network Is It Anyway: Enterprise or Operator?
Forging a Middle Path Between iTunes and the Pirates
* Peter Gabriel, musician & entrepreneur
* Steve Purdham, CEO, WE7
CEO Presentations
Best of Broadband Content... Bridging the Creative Gap
Where are the Blue-Chip VCs Placing Their Bets?
Moderator: Tom Byers, Professor, Stanford University
* Geoff Yang, Founding Partner, Redpoint Ventures
What Year Will the World End?
Moderator: Paul Saffo, forecaster & essayist
We are interested in getting your program feedback while there is still time. Feel free to contact our program director, Rich Seidner - richs@alwayson-network.com - or me if you have speaker and program ideas or would like to participate in any of the sessions.
We also wanted to remind our friends that the AO Insider 33% discount is still available. Click here to take advantage of the AO Insider rate before it expires!
The Summit at Stanford is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. The Summit at Stanford features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases. The Summit at Stanford's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.
At the Summit at Stanford, our editors will also honor the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our "CEO Showcase."
Who Attends
Seven hundred technology, media and advertising CEOs, business development officers, media buyers, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community will attend the Summit at Stanford. Thousands of webcast viewers from over 100 countries will also tune in and interact with the program. Executives attend the Summit at Stanford to identify and debate emerging trends, build high-level relationships and create new business opportunities.
You won't want to miss the Summit at Stanford. Click here to buy your ticket -- and take advantage of the "AO Insider" 33% discount rate!
If you do not want to pay online or want to inquire about group rates, please call Michelle Hughes at 415.367.9538 ext. 103 to order by phone or e-mail her at michelle@alwayson-network.com.
We look forward to any input you have as we put together our program and hope to see you at the Summit at Stanford in July!
Best,
Tony Perkins
Founder/Editor, AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn
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Important Summit at Stanford Information:
Summit at Stanford Brand Sponsor Program
Sponsors gain brand exposure and communicate their leadership positions to the Summit at Stanford's live attendees and webcast audience through a powerful combination of video commercials, e-marketing campaigns, print advertising, on-site material distribution and signage, and program exposure. Brand sponsorship is open to technology, service and investment firms, and high-end consumer brands. To find out how your company can join the Summit at Stanford's distinguished group of sponsors, contact:
Summit at Stanford CEO Showcase Opportunity
Fifty top CEOs will have the opportunity to present their market strategies and business partnering objectives on the main stage at the Summit at Stanford. Qualifying companies are either public or privately held and ideally come from one of the following industry sectors:
* Consumer and Entertainment
* Devices and Components
* Enterprise
* Mobile and Wireless
* Network and Infrastructure
* Services and Enablers
For detailed information on the AO Global 250 nomination and selection process and the CEO Showcase opportunity please contact:
Eastern U.S.
Noah Gellman
646.237.3881
Erin Elton
714.474.4761
Jennifer Slatkin
917.805.1309
Northern California / Pacific Northwest
Ryan Brenner
650.346.4726
Grant Gunderson
916.217.0427
Southern California
Marc Sternberg
Dan Grindlinger
917.428.1771
Event Tickets
If you want to order your ticket by phone or inquire about group rates, contact Michelle Hughes at 415.751.0170 or michelle@alwayson-network.com.
Program Information
If you have feedback on our program or would like to suggest speakers or panel topics, contact Rich Seidner at richs@alwayson-network.com.
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