FountainBlue

FountainBlue Events

Convening Decision-Makers for Educational and Networking Events

To serve our community of high tech, life science and clean energy decision-makers in Silicon Valley, FountainBlue offers a series of networking and educational opportunities on leadership and technology and business trends, as well as regular roundtables for executives and entrepreneurs. FountainBlue consistently stimulates professional advancement and personal growth by providing quality interactive programs to high-integrity, high-impact senior professionals featuring engaging panelists and covering hot topics and their implications for decision-makers.

Events for Executives

FountainBlue's executive events cover today's business, technology and leadership issues for high tech, clean energy and life science decision-makers. It is our intent that FountainBlue events 1) foster deeper relationships between fellow professionals and 2) stimulate critical thinking on leadership and business issues, which directly and positively impact a leader's decisions and results.

Transitions: This monthly networking, education and peer-to-peer support group is designed for senior executives in career transition as well as those seeking networking and educational opportunities with fellow senior professionals. The monthly topics for these events generally extend on the conversations initiated with the Connections event and feature interactive discussions with an industry expert, drawing on the collective experience of the group.

When She Speaks: This Women-in-Leadership Series highlights the stories of influential Silicon Valley women and provides opportunities to celebrate leadership, share best practices, and forge bonds with fellow professionals in support of women in leadership positions. Our intent is to stimulate critical thinking on the social and business issues of the day, to build support networks for like-minded professionals and even to mobilize leaders to take specific action and achieve tangible results.

Leadership Edge Workshops for Decision-Makers

FountainBlue conducts educational workshops on leadership, diversity and creativity in three-hour sessions over several months for today's decision-makers.

FountainBlue conducts educational workshops on leadership, diversity and creativity in three-hour sessions over several months for today's decision-makers.

• Our six-month Leadership series of workshops may include: 1) Your Own Brand of Leadership, 2) Expanding Your Communication Style, 3) How to Lead with Power, Influence and Integrity; 4) Effective Decision-Making and Follow-Through, 5) Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Leadership and 6) How Renewing Your Fire and Help Build Consensus and Resolve Conflict
• Our three month Creativity series of workshops may include 1) Awaken Your Intuition, 2) Welcoming Creativity in Others; 3) Balancing the Creative and the Practical.
• Our three month Diversity series of workshops may include: 1) Why Diversify? 2) Increasing Tolerance in Individuals and Teams; 3) Celebrating Differences.

Roundtables for Entrepreneurs

FountainBlue's Entrepreneurs' Forum offer networking, education and support for high tech, clean energy and life science entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley. Each group meets monthly over lunch to share successes and challenges on a pre-set theme, moderated by experienced colleagues, in a safe environment, focused on helping fellow members run and grow their entrepreneurial ventures. These luncheon roundtables are open to entrepreneurs & their teams with a wide range of entrepreneurial experience, at various stages of growing or supporting a new or existing entrepreneurial venture.

• High Tech Entrepreneurs include: Hardware, software, semiconductors, communications, telephony, wireless, etc.,
• Life Sciences Entrepreneurs include: Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, bio-nano, etc.,
• Clean Energy Entrepreneurs include: Solar, geothermal, renewable energy, etc.,