FountainBlue is pleased to present a calendar of events for the remainder of 2006 and the first half of 2007. To register for any FountainBlue event visit . For more details on each of our events, click on the Events section of the web site.
Ysabel Duron, “KRON 4 Weekend Morning News”, Facilitator
Chuck Erickson, San Jose Software Business Cluster
Keith Virnoche, Virnoche-Frigon Group at Merrill Lynch
Jay Phillips, Senior VP, Cornish & Carey
Martin Kan, Silicon Valley Bank
Fenwick & West
Life-Science Forum
Monday, December 18
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum: Life Science VC Panel
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
2007 Schedule of FountainBlue Events
High Tech Forum
Monday, January 8
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: Market Research and the Marketing Plan
Diane Wieser
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
When She Speaks
Friday, January 12
Succeeding in a Man's World
Patti Wilson, The Career Company
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
Life-Science Forum
Monday, January 15
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: What VCs Want to Hear
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
Connections
Friday, January 19
Trends in 2007: What to Expect and How to Prepare
John Verrochi
Fenwick & West
ExecuNet
Thursday, January 25
ExecuNet: Executive Job Outlook for 2007
TBD
Bay Café
When She Speaks
Friday, February 9
A Woman's Health and Well-Being
Geetha Rao
Linda Williams, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
El Camino Hospital
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
High Tech Forum
Monday, February 12
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: Integrating Strategy and Execution for Entrepreneurs
Pete DeLisi
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Connections
Friday, February 16
Bad Management Practices
Jay Michlin
Fenwick & West
Life-Science Forum
Monday, February 19
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: TBD
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
ExecuNet
Thursday, February 22
ExecuNet Theme: Best Management Practices
TBD
Bay Café
When She Speaks
Friday, March 9
Financial Empowerment
Margaret Cochran, Saratoga Family Health Center
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
High Tech Forum
Monday, March 12
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Workshop: Semiannual Gathering
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Connections
Friday, March 16
Software as a Service
Antony Awaida, StartLeap
Fenwick & West
Life-Science Forum
Monday, March 19
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: TBD
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
ExecuNet
Thursday, March 22
ExecuNet Theme: Using Age to Your Advantage?
TBD
Bay Café
High Tech Forum
Monday, April 9
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum Workshop: TBD
Diane Wieser
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
When She Speaks
Friday, April 13
Dare to Dream
TBD
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
Life-Science Forum
Monday, April 16
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: TBD
TBD
Fenwick & West
Connections
Friday, April 20
An Entrepreneur's Recipe for Success
Chuck Erickson, San Jose Software Business Cluster
KeyPoint Credit Union
ExecuNet
Thursday, April 26
ExecuNet Theme: Using Age to Your Advantage?
TBD
Bay Café
When She Speaks
Friday, May 11
The Mentors in Our Lives
Catherine Ngo
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
High Tech Forum
Monday, May 14
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: After the Funding - A Strategy for Executing Your Business Plan
Steve Adelman, Nexus Partners
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Connections
Friday, May 18
The Competition for Top Talent
Michele Jackman
Fenwick & West
Life-Science Forum
Monday, May 21
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: TBD
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
ExecuNet
Thursday, May 24
ExecuNet Theme: The Competition for Top Talent
TBD
Bay Café
When She Speaks
Friday, June 8
Power and Influence
Camille Smith
UCSC Extension, Sunnyvale
High Tech Forum
Monday, June 11
SV High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum Workshop: Preparing to Exit through Acquisition
Susan Felix, Felix Consulting
TBD
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Connections
Friday, June 15
Lightweight Software Movement
Jeffrey Walker, Atlassian
Fenwick & West
Life-Science Forum
Monday, June 18
Life Sciences Entrepreneurs' Forum Theme: TBD
TBD
KeyPoint Credit Union
ExecuNet
Thursday, June 28
ExecuNet Theme: Using Age to Your Advantage?
TBD
Bay Café
Past 2006 events include:
Connections:
Best Management Practices, with Rossella Derickson and Krista Henley, SBODN and Corporate Wisdom
David Douglass, Partner, Delphi Ventures; Bill Mince, V.P. Operations, Natus Medical; Barbara Scott, Principal, Scott Consulting Team; Mary Walti, Director of Human Resources & OD, Kodak EasyShare Gallery, formerly Ofoto; Andrew Whiteley, CEO, Vitra Bioscience
Lessons Learned from Bad Management Practices, with Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consulting; Hannah Kain, Alom Technologies; Scott Janssen, QA4U; Mike Kanze, Cornerstone Services Inc.; Dr. Tam Nguyen, SDForum SW Engineering Mgmt SIG Co-chair
Trends in 2006: What to Expect and How to Prepare, with Bill Shepard, COO Business Forum; Mitchell Levy, Happy About; Cindy Padnos, Outlook Ventures; Bill Grosso; Mike Gospe, Kickstart Alliance
Business Models for Open Source Technology Companies, with Greg Olson, Olliance Group; Fred Greguras, Fenwick & West; Paul Doscher, JasperSoft; Pradeep Tagare, Intel Capital
Business Collaboration Tools: From Networking to Working Together, with Patti Wilson, Career Company; Bob Karr, LinkSV; Eugene Kim, Blue Oxen; Scott McMullen, JotSpot
Emerging Technologies: What's Hot and What's Not, with Bill Grosso; Dave McClure, 500Hats; Carol Sands, The Angels Forum; Gary Sasaki, Digdia
Successful Mergers and Acquisitions: What Does It Take, with Mike Jones, Onyx Associates; Ken Gonzalez, VP Corporate Development, McAfee; Andrew Luh, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Fenwick & West; Dave Petroni, Advisor to Valchemy Inc., former VP Corporate Development, PeopleSoft; Frank Young, Private Equity Investor and CEO, PS Print
Sustainable IT Practices for Today's Executives with Stuart Robbins, CIO Collective; Madhukar Govindaraju, SVP of Engineering for Certive, former VP of Engineering for Hyperion; Usha Sekar, former CIO of Fujitsu America and CEO of CriaTech
Life Science Success Stories with Ken Macrae; Ed Amento, Theracos; Sergio Garcia, Fenwick & West
Geetha Rao, Auxoglobal; Dave Whitman, Pharmadyn
Entrepreneurs' Workshops:
Acquiring and Retaining First Customers, facilitated by Mike Griego, MXL Partners
Scrappy Project Management Practices for the Enterprising Entrepreneur, facilitated by Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consulting
Covering Your Legal Bases, facilitated by Gail Hashimoto and Mark Heyl of Hopkins & Carley
Selling Your Company's Unique Value, facilitated by Jennifer Vessels of Next Step
Creative Funding Solutions for the Enterprising Entrepreneur, facilitated by Martin Kan, Silicon Valley Bank
When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series:
Overcoming Adversity, with Linda Holroyd, FountainBlue and Christine Comaford Lynch, Mighty Ventures
Leaving a Legacy, with Linda Holroyd, FountainBlue; Ann Tardy, LifeMoxie; Jennifer Rowe, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Empowering Others, with Sally Pera, PeraConnect; Ysabel Duron, KRON News; and Cindy Padnos, Outlook Ventures
Global Perspectives with Catherine Zinn, DLA Piper; Michelle Messina, Explora International; Catherine Ngo, Startup Capital Ventures
Education Is Fundamental: How Entrepreneurs and Executives Can Support the Push for Quality with Usha Sekar; Geoff Ainscow, Sunnyvale School District Education Foundation; Hillary Aitken, BUILD; Paula Wasowska, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group
FountainBlue’s Entrepreneurs’ Forum is a networking, education and support group for high-tech, life sciences and alternative energy entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley with a wide range of entrepreneurial experience. To join this group, please visit .
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