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FountainBlue’s Connections Events is one of our events for executives which cover today’s business, technology and leadership issues for high-tech, clean-tech and life-science decision-makers.  It is our intent that FountainBlue's events for executives 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.

Held on the third Fridays of each month from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., FountainBlue's monthly Connections events feature business and technology trends of interest to senior-level entrepreneurs and corporate executives. Topics of interest range from management, policy and business trends to emerging technology and investment trends, all designed to educate and support decision-makers in high-tech, clean-tech and life science industries within Silicon Valley. Notes from previous sessions are available at http://www.fountainblue.biz/resources/connectionsnotes.html. We also welcome your comments on our blog, which are updated with input following each event http://FountainBlue.blogspot.com.

November 17 Topic: Corporate Governance: What It Means for the Average Exec

Corporate Governance is at the center of all investors' minds as decision-makers for companies of all sizes are charged with mitigating the risk of high-profile business failures, such as Enron and WorldCom. In order to reinforce investment confidence and protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosure, executives today are adopting Sarbanes-Oxley compliance standards, proactively managing board communications, and, in general, building corporate infrastructure and processes to automate reporting and accounting practices.

This Month's Facilitator is Richard Brenner, CEO of The Brenner Group, http://www.thebrennergroup.com/services/corpgov.html, and chariman of the audit committee for the fastest growing bank in the United States. Rich helps small and mid-market public and emerging private companies proactively plan for corporate governance practices, but also assists in harnessing the positive impact of financial reporting and disclosure activities throughout the organization.

Rich will facilitate a prestigious panel who will share their knowledge and insights on proactively developing and managing corporate governance plans.