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The FountainBlue mission is to build and support communities of high-impact, high-integrity Silicon Valley executives and entrepreneurs. We therefore created and sponsor three communities for high-tech, life science and clean tech decision-makers in Silicon Valley. Each list might include FountainBlue and partner event invitations, principals-only job postings, trends in leadership, technology or business, and other topics of interest to group members.

  • Join FountainBlue's community for executives by visiting http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SVExecs.
  • Join FountainBlue's community for entrepreneurs by visiting http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SVEntrepreneurs.
  • Join FountainBlue's community for women in leadership by visiting http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WhenSheSpeaks.
  • Join FountainBlue's community for investors by visiting http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SVInvestors.
  • All FountainBlue community members are welcome to join the LinkedIn community http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2314/6651574BFC60/.

We also encourage you to visit our wiki to see notes from previous discussions, add questions and information for our upcoming events, and add resources and information for any past or upcoming event. http://fountainblue.pbwiki.com

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.,
Come join us for one of our upcoming events for high-tech, life science and clean energy decision-makers in Silicon Valley! 
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2007 Schedule of FountainBlue Events
Date Topic Facilitators and Panelists
Monday, July 9 Successful Value Propositions Facilitator Chuck DeVita, President, Growth Process Group Inc.
Panelist Allen Blue, VP Product Strategy and a Founder at LinkedIn
Panelist Marcus Bragg, Vice President, Western Region, Right Now Technology
Panelist John Occhipinti, Managing Director, Woodside Fund
Thursday, July 12 Women at the Top of Their Game Moderator Roberta LaPorte, RAL & Associates
Panelist Lisa Felder, Team in Training, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Panelist Barbara Massa, Director of Recruiting Services, EMC
Panelist Amy Rubin, Director of Marketing, Intel
Panelist Jackie Seto, Managing Director, Lam Research
Other Panelists to be confirmed
Friday, July 13 Awaken Your Intuition Rossella Derickson, Krista Henley, SBODN and Corporate Wisdom
Monday, July 16 Your Company's Value Proposition Facilitator Sharon Lewis, President, Strategic Impact, Inc.
Panelist – Valli Bindana, President & Creative Director, KreativeVistas
Panelist – Ruth Cavagnaro, CEO, ChorusWare (Astia Portfolio Company)
Panelist – Chisato Ishii, Investment Partner, JAIC America, Inc.
Panelist – Ken Macrae, PhD, MD, EVP and Serial CEO
Panelist – John Reed, Global Operations, Agilent Technologies
Panelist - Fred Seddiqui, CEO, Avantis Medical Systems, Inc.  
39282 Enhancing Your Leadership Presence Linda Holroyd, FountainBlue
Friday, August 3 Welcoming Creativity Into Our Lives Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consulting
Monday, August 6 Incubating Clean Energy Companies Facilitator Carol Daly, California CleanTech Open, corporate executive
Panelist David Aslin, Managing Director, AslinVC; cleantech entrepreneur, investor, startup coach
Panelist Frank Levinson, Small World Group, ex-founder, CTO, and chairman of Finisar; serial entrepreneur
Panelist Jim Robbins from San Jose Environmental Business Cluster 
Thursday, August 9 Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line Theresa Wilson, Lighthouse Blue
Monday, August 13 Balancing Process and Results: Product Development in an Early Stage Company Jane Divinski, JAD Consulting
Monday, August 20 Outsourcing Options for Life Science Execs Simon Goldbard, Ph.D., Corex
Matt Perez, NearSoft
39310 Negotiating an Executive Compensation Package DLA Piper Partner
Janet McCauley, Chrysalis Consulting LLP
Friday, September 7 Balancing the Creative and the Practical Patti Wilson, Career Company
Thursday, September 13 Leadership Styles: What's Gender Got to Do With It? Bonita Banducci, Banducci Consulting
Tuesday, September 11 Acquiring Reference Customers Facilitator Chuck DeVita, President, Growth Process Group Inc.
Monday, September 17 Navigating Government Regulations Dr. Coleman Gross, AVIYA
39345 Developing a Leadership Pipeline Roberta LaPorte, RAL and Associates
Monday, October 1 Breaking Into the Clean Energy Market Chuck DeVita, Growth Process Group
Friday, October 5 Why Diversify? Julie Merrill, Change Catalysts
Monday, October 8 Integrating the Sales and Marketing Plan Diane Wieser
Thursday, October 11 Women Leading Innovation Beata Lewis, Bridging Lives
Claudia Backus, Motorola
Maria Alvarez, Chief of Staff, Search and Advertising Technology Group, Yahoo Inc.
Monday, October 15 Marketing and Sales Operations for Life Science Entrepreneurs Sharon Lewis, Strategic Impact
39380 Leading Organizational Change  Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting
Friday, November 2 Increasing Tolerance in Individuals and Teams Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting
Monday, November 5 Breaking Into the Clean Energy Market Chuck DeVita, Growth Process Group
Thursday, November 8 Female Entrepreneurs Michelle Messina, Explora International
Monday, November 12 Doubling Your Business Revenue David Leland and Michael Knowles, One Straight Line LLC
Monday, November 19 Building An A+ Life Science Management Team Roy Fiebiger, Sanford Rose Associates, Silicon Valley
39415 Recruiter Panel Linda Holroyd, FountainBlue
Monday, December 3 Trends in Clean Energy Investing TBD
Friday, December 7 Celebrating Differences Bonita Banducci, Banducci Consulting
Monday, December 10 Successfully Positioning Your High Tech Company Karen Kang, Karen Kang Consulting
Thursday, December 13 Leveraging Diversity for Business Results Moderator Maria Hernandez, MGH Consulting LLC
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