CEN Northern California presents Entrepreneurship and the Role of the Venture Capitalists featuring Tom McKinley, General Partner, Cardinal Partners.

Which came first, the entrepreneur or the venture capitalist? And so it goes in the world of technology. At this event we’ll give you a crash course on what’s going on in the mind of your local venture capitalist.

You’re the target audience for this event if you are forming a team seeking capital, are working in the ranks but hope to join a high velocity start-up someday, or simply want to understand more about venture capital for any reason. A grasp of venture capital is smart idea for all alumni associated with tech.

Cost: $20 per person includes gourmet box lunch. THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  If the event sells out, email Allison Shirley, allison.shirley@cornell.edu or call her 607.254.7176 to be added to the waitlist. 

Location: Hosted by Pamela S. Kaufmann '80 Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP, 425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED TO THIS EVENT WITHOUT PRE-REGISTRATION.

Get more details and register.

This event has been sold out. To be placed on the waitlist please contact Amanda Christofferson, amanda.christofferson@cornell.edu, 607.254.7111

CEN Northern California and The Johnson School Club of the Bay Area presents Sales 2.0: Bridging the Sales and Marketing Chasm Through Shared Metrics featuring Pelin Wood Thorogood '90, MEng '91, MBA '94, Managing Partner, Aegean Group

Selling is shifting from a freewheeling organization to a culture of accountability.  Sales managers no longer need to act on hunches, but can plan and manage by metrics, and hold their salespeople’s feet to the fire.  Success metrics, jointly defined by sales marketing, are critical to this new movement in sales, called Sales 2.0, bringing much needed predictability into the sales cycle.   At this event we’ll explore the Web 2.0 enabled technologies and best practices that are essential in establishing a culture of measurement across sales and marketing organizations to increase accountability for all stakeholders, streamline lead flow throughout the sales funnel, and ultimately accelerate sales cycles.  We’ll cover;

• Establishing A Culture of Measurement
• Keeping Marketing Accountable
• Lead Flow Across The Organization
• Keeping Tabs On Sales Productivity
• Tracking The Sales Metrics That Matter

This is a great event for senior executives, directors, and managers as well as anyone who is in sales or marketing or wants to be, manages sales and marketing people, manages revenue, or wants to understand more about the best practices in achieving sales and marketing alignment.

Throughout her career, Pelin Wood Thorogood ’90, MEngr ’91, MBA ‘94 Managing Partner, Aegean Group has been in the forefront of emerging technologies and trends. During her more than 15 years as a high technology marketing executive, Pelin has led the go-to-market strategy for WebSideStory’s on-demand digital marketing suite, extended Peregrine Systems’ enterprise software business into the web-based employee self service (ESS) category, and in the mid 90s, launched one the very first mobile B2B applications designed for the Windows CE platform. Pelin is currently a Managing Partner of Aegean Group, a strategic consultancy with a focus on marketing optimization, social networking, and web analytics and sits of various boards.  Most recently, Pelin was the Senior Vice President of Marketing for WebSideStory (acquired by Omniture), a leading provider of multi-channel analytics and digital marketing optimization solutions.   

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 per person includes gourmet box lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided an address near Palo Alto

CEN Northern California presents Ashu Agrawal  BS '99, MEng '99, Principal, Francisco Partners



Continuing with our very successful luncheon format this time we’ll take a look at Private Equity. Francisco Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Ashu will give an overview of the technology private equity landscape and Francisco Partners. As usual there will be plenty of time for Q/A.

Ashu is a Principal with Francisco Partners, and serves on the board of directors of FrontRange Solutions, Mincom and WatchGuard and previously served on the board of CBA Group and Primavera. Prior to joining Francisco Partners, he worked in the Leveraged Finance group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was involved in the structuring and execution of leveraged loan, high-yield bond, bridge loan, and mezzanine financing transactions for companies in a variety of industries including telecommunications and information technology. He holds and an MBA from Harvard Business School as well as an M.Eng and a BS from Cornell University.

Friday November 6^th, 2009
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 per person includes gourmet box lunch.

Location: The location near the 600 Block of California Street in San Francisco will be emailed to registered attendees a few days before the event.

The Johnson School Club of the Bay Area, Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) and Cornell Law School present Uncensored VC Confessions — a candid discussion led by Zach Shulman, Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at the Johnson School at Cornell University, and also a managing partner at Cayuga Venture Fund based in Ithaca.

Panelists include:
Ben Black ’91, JD ’97, General Partner and Co-Founder, New Cycle Capital
Scott Killips, MBA ’75, Partner, Preserve Capital Group

Come to this event to get first-hand viewpoints and advice from venture capitalists on topics relevant to entrepreneurs and startups, including executive/VC/employee relations, institutional dollars, corporate governance, service providers, and business sense. The delivery will come in the form of “one liners,” a format designed to elicit great discussion and rapid-fire commentary, with plenty of room for audience participation and questions. Venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, startup employees, and service providers are sure to find this event worthwhile and entertaining.

Thursday, October 15, 2009
6:00-8:30 pm

6:00 pm  Reception & Networking
7:00 pm  Presentation begins/Q&A/Open Mic
8:30 pm  Presentation Concludes

Cost: $20 per person (Includes reception, networking, and presentation) 

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
Room: Terrace 2D

Event Contact: Allison Shirley ~ 607.254.7176 ~ acs275@cornell.edu

Please join us to celebrate our summer interns as they share their experiences in Northern California before returning to Ithaca. Alumni of any age or background are encourage to attend to help our students build their Bay Area network.

At this event we'll feature brief presentations by Cornell students on theme of "What I learned this summer at work." Cornell students, both undergrad and grad, their parents, and all Cornell alumni of any age or experience level are encouraged to attend. We've done this event several times in the past and honestly, our students never fail to leave a lasting impression. It's a really fun way to learn what's being taught at Cornell, how students are applying it to real work situation, and perhaps most fun of all, they usually know way more about the next big thing in technology than alumni do.
 
Confirmed presenters include:

Kamil Bojanczyk '10, Intern, Wireless Glue Networks
Leo Chan, MILR '09, Human Resources Intern, HP
Kevin Chung '11, Intern, Airport Planning Department, San Francisco International Airport
Rahul Kishore '12, Intern, Center'd
Casey Worthington '10, Intern, Marketcetera, Inc.

Wednesday August 12th
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

6:00 p.m. student friendly food & fun
7:00 p.m. student presentations

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
950 Page Mill Road, Terrace 2D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

Carpool: A week prior to the event we will email attendees a list of attendees so they may make arrangements as appropriate.

Cost: Free, but as space is limited, we expect the courtesy of letting us know if you will not attend 24 hours in advance so we are able to accommodate the wait list. Capacity is limited.

Cornell Silicon Valley Presents: Are Two Billion Cars Really Sustainable?

Join us for a mini-conference on the future of the automobile featuring Daniel Sperling '73, Co-Author of Two Billion Cars, Driving Toward Sustainability with Foreword by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with brief presentations by Cornell entrepreneurs in the automotive space.

In his new book, Daniel Sperling and co-author Deborah Gordon predict that the number of cars in the world will double from 1 to 2 billion in twenty years largely as a result of growth in India and China. With an environmental crisis already underway, how can the world sustain this type of growth? During this presentation, Daniel will tell us how we got to this breaking point and demonstrate how advances in technology, including electric vehicles and low-carbon fuels, have the potential to provide viable solutions to this pending problem.

Suggested Viewing;
Dan Sperling on the Daily Show 
NPR: A Billion Cars And Counting
Obama to Toughen Rules on Emissions and Mileage

The event will start off with several entrepreneurs presenting their ideas for automotive sustainability, followed by a networking reception and Daniel Sperling's presentation. If you're an entrepreneur in the "Automotive Sustainability Space" and would like to do an brief presentation at 5PM, please email shannon.murray@cornell.edu  

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
5:00 PM Brief Presentations by Entrepreneurs in the Automotive Sustainability Space
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation by Daniel Sperling '73, Co-Author of Two Billion Cars, Driving Toward Sustainability

Presentations by Entrepreneurs in the Automotive Sustainability Space include;

Aaron Blake '02, Tris Tarantino and Adam Kravetz, '02, MS '05, Founders, Lorax Motor Works, which designs and builds ground-up electric vehicles; our goal is to offering competitively priced alternative transportation to conventional vehicles.

Carol DiBenedetto, ALS '86, Director of Project Development, The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org), a non-profit tackling energy security, global warming and jobs creation by promoting rapid mass production of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and conversions to power millions of existing gas-guzzlers with electricity.

Sean Harrington, Business Development,  Better Place, the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, catalyzing the transition to sustainable transportation by deploying recharging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Donna Horne, DVM, '81, Co-founder and CEO, ZoomPool, a CA Bay area rideshare matching service providing solutions to carpooling barriers with robust security filters, compatibility matching to facilitate the formation of social relationships, and automating the sharing of driving costs.

John Zimmer '06 Founder & COO, Zimride which leverages social networks to make it fun and easy to find classmates and coworkers to share the ride and split costs. Check this out. 

* Cornell cited for best practices in transportation: Cornell University has been ranked a top 25 employer for its transportation practices, which encourage greener commuting and other energy-reduction efforts.

Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/madaeifr/sets/72157621803556698/

Cornell Silicon Valley presents Summer Intern 2009 Gathering #1; A Saratoga Social at the home of Sheri and Steve Benjamin '80, MEng '81, MBA '82

Cornell students of any flavor, both undergraduate and graduate, who are working this summer, are welcomed to a social gathering to help develop summer friendships. Our outdoor setting is the beautiful Saratoga, California home of Sheri and Steve Benjamin '80, MEng '81, MBA '82. We’d also like to welcome parents of students. Capacity is limited.

Steve was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence this year at Cornell’s Johnson School of Graduate Management, is Vice-Chair of the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Advisory Council, is a Cornell Silicon Valley Advisor, and is a member of the Cornell Council.

Tuesday June 30th, 2009
5:30 p.m. until sunset

5:30 p.m. student friendly food & fun
7:00 p.m. short program to introduce students to each other

Location: The address in Saratoga, CA will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the event.

Carpool: a week prior to the event we will email attendees a list of attendees so they may make arrangements as appropriate.

Cost: Free, but as space is limited, we expect the courtesy of letting us know if you will not attend 24 hours in advance so we are able to accommodate the wait list.

Sand Hill Road Luncheon Series, featuring Eric Young '78, General Partner, Canaan Partners.

This event is sold-out. Please email allison.shirley@cornell.edu if you would like to join the wait list.

A forum for Cornell alumni to meet other alumni interested in technology and entrepreneurship. Expect to meet venture capitalists, investment bankers, start-up employees, and technology executives. Each luncheon will be limited to twenty attendees.

Friday May 1, 2009
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 per person includes gourment box lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided the address, which is near Sand Hill Road and 280 in an email the day before the event.

 

 

CEN Northern CA in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) presents: 10 Trends in Enterprise Software in 10 Minutes

The world has changed right? Depending on your vantage point, this is a time when companies may choose conservative, time-tested enterprise software solutions – or, they may seek out new models which offer ease of operation, and shave installation and operating costs. Will the giants maintain their hold? Will new entrants shake things up? At this event we'll take a look.

Our event will work like this: 1) Representatives of ten companies, from a mix of start-up through tech titan, will each present a sixty second pitch to our panel experts on why their enterprise software model has the wind behind its sails. 2) When they're finished, our rock star panel of experienced enterprise software executives will debate the trends. They'll bring their expertise, opinions and biases gained at some of the most successful companies in the valley.

Our trend presenters;

1. Sanjay Aiyagari '93, Alliance Technology Manager, Networking, VMWare
2. Alvin S. Begun '66, Begun Consulting
3. Greg Coladonato '93, Strategic Operations Manager, Google
4. Noah Eisner '92 VP, Co-Founder, Coupa Software, Inc.
5. Steve Goldband '74, CTO and acting CEO, Auctionomics, Inc.
6. Shahin Khan '82, MEng '84, Former VP of Product Marketing and Chief Competitive Officer at Sun, currently CEO of a stealth start-up
7. Krishna Maheshwari '03, Senior Product Manager, Data Center Management, Symantec
8. Brett Owens '03, Co-Founder and CEO, Chrometa, LLC
9. Doug Timpe '98, QA Manager, Tools & Technology, Workday
10. Chuck Weiss '66, Senior Director, Product Strategy, Oracle

Our panel that will discuss the trends presented;

George Mathew '95, Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy, SAP
Ken Goldman '71 CFO Fortinet, former CFO of Siebel Systems
Ammar Hanafi '88, General Partner, Alloy Ventures
Ana G. Pinczuk '84, '85, Vice President, Systems & Infrastructure CDO, Cisco
Clark Newby '86, VP of Marketing, Workday, Inc.

Thursday April 30th, 2009
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation

Cost: $30 per person including reception and presentation. This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

Location: SAP Labs, Building 3 Cafe, 3420 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 courtesy of George Mathew '95, Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy

CEN Northern California, The Cornell Law School, The Legal Information Institute, and Justia.com presents: Digital Information: Balancing Privacy and Transparency a Panel discussion featuring Michael Blum, Chair, Privacy Group at Fenwick & West and David Schellhase JD ‘90, Senior VP and General Counsel at Salesforce.com. Join Michael and David as they address the current issues surrounding data privacy.  

 

Wondering how you can maximize the use of your technology yet keep some data private?

This topic is perhaps the single most difficult issue confronting information providers today – and one that is especially important to legal information providers. At the center is the tension between ensuring that the business of the legal system take place in public view, on the one hand, and the need for individual privacy on the other. At the edges is a collection of other agendas that make resolution of these interests even more difficult. The purpose of this program is to engage in a discussion that will help participants successfully address these issues.

 

The Legal Information Institute was the first to provide open-access legal information on the Internet over 15 years ago. Today, the LII provides sophisticated, innovative legal-information services to a huge Internet audience -- the LII gets 6 million hits a week from over 200 countries. Justia.com (which is based in the Bay Area) is a legal media and technology company focused on making legal information, resources and services easy to find on the Internet. It provides free case law, codes, regulations, legal articles and legal blog databases, as well as community resources.

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

6:00 PM Reception

7:00 – 8:30 PM Program

 

Cost: $20 per person.  Space is limited.  Registration in advance is required.  All Cornell alumni are welcome.

Please register at www.lawschool.cornell.edu/alumni or call the Law School at 607.255.5251. Please do not try to register here, it will not work, it will say sold out. This event is not sold out yet. We will post a note here when it is.

 

Location: Fenwick & West, LLP, Silicon Valley Center, 801 California Street, Mountain View

A special thank you to Kristine Di Bacco, MBA ’08 and Fenwick & West, LLP for hosting.

 

Asia During the Crisis: An On-the-Ground Perspective, with Taek Kwon '96, Operating Partner at TPG Growth

Taek Kwon is an operating partner at TPG Growth, the growth equity and middle market investment fund of TPG, a leading global private equity firm. Taek's sector focus at TPG Growth spans Media, Technology/Internet and Travel/Tourism in the US and Asia.

At this luncheon event, Taek will narrate key observations--with both "macro" and "micro" take-aways--from his past four trips to Asia (P.R. China, India, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan).

How do Taek's real-world experiences match up against the pages of the financial news? Do the headlines reflect the realities on the ground?

Has the dreaded R word slowed Asia? How has each major Asian economy been impacted vis-a-vis the US's, and which day-to-day changes have resulted? In what ways might a slower-growing Asia impact us?

How have the lives of Asian entrepreneurs and business executives changed? What are their perspectives on the capital markets--both local and foreign?

What perspectives do key executives throughout Asia have on the US and the global economy, and how are they adjusting?

Which are the implicit opportunities and threats brought about by the global recession, and how are these confirmed or denied by what can be observed on the ground?

If you're exhausted with the same old news stories, and longing for a fresh take, join us. This would be a great event for anyone who invests in or trades with Asia.

Friday, March 6, 2009
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes gourmet box lunch.

Location: The location near the 600 Block of California Street in San Francisco will be emailed to registered attendees a few days before the event.

CEN Northern CA in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV), and The College of Human Ecology presents: Healthy Advertising?

 

Many believe that marketing helped addict us to cigarettes, fat, and sugar. The results are heart disease and cancer. We have to fight back, but how? Ironically marketing might be the cure. Join us as we feature Alan Mathios the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of College of Human Ecology

Dean Mathios has spent his career using research to shape the regulatory environment so that advertising is more useful to consumers. He’s addressed issues including; tobacco marketing, pharmaceutical to consumer advertising, truth in advertising, and the effect of FDA regulatory policies on consumers. His most recent project is focused on comparing the effectiveness of tobacco sponsored anti-smoking advertising, pharmaceutical firm anti-smoking advertising (for products such as the nicotine patch and gum), and public sector anti-smoking advertising. At this event through case examples and a fascinating repertoire of personal anecdotes we’ll find out more about Dean Mathios work.

 

• Does "healthy marketing" work?

• Does the regulation of health claims actually make us healthier?

• Can healthy claims cause us to purchase healthy products?

• Does stop smoking advertising work?

 

Alan Mathios is Dean of Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology and a Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management.  He came to Cornell following six years of employment at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he served as a staff economist in the Division of Economic Policy Analysis and was recognized with the Outstanding Scholarship Award, the Excellence in Economics Award, and the Award for Superior Service to the FTC.  A major focus of his research is on the effect of Food and Drug Administration regulatory policies on consumer and firm behavior.  His research also focuses on government tax and advertising policies and their impact on smoking onset and cessation.   His research has been funded by a variety of sources including the National Cancer Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Merck Foundation Co. He has been the recipient of a number of teaching and advising awards including the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Cornell University Kendal S. Carpenter Advising Award. 

Monday March 2nd, 2009

6:00 PM Reception

7:00 PM Presentation

 

Cost: $20 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

 

Location: Hosted by Pamela S. Kaufmann '80 Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP

425 Market Street, Suite 2600, Conference Rooms Golden Gate I and II

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: 415-777-3200

Sand Hill Road Life Sciences Venture Capital Luncheon
featuring Gaurav Aggarwal '94, Principal, Panorama Capital

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009       
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes box lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided the address a few days before the event. Please note our normal location was not available. This event will be on Page Mill Road near El Camino in Palo Alto.

CEN Northern CA in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) presents; How Silicon Valley Killed Wall Street (and Will Help to Revive It) featuring Andy Kessler '80, financial investment writer frequently featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.  

Without Silicon Valley, Wall Street is just a bunch of short men running around the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yelling at each other and, so it seems, littering the floor with bad trade tickets. But while technology can be a blessing in terms of automating certificate handling and other mundane tasks, it can be a curse as well. It can creep up on you creating new competitors or instruments that destroy old ones. And worse, it can present complexity in simple terms (can you say AAA), giving false confidence and forgetfulness about important variables such as RISK!

Andy will walk through a brief history of the dance between Silicon Valley and Wall Street, concentrating on the last five years leading up to the financial meltdown. So, how did we get here? Who is to blame? How has one commercial bank after another fallen in such fast succession? What is the impact for all of this long term? A fast paced presentation will discuss all this and more..

 

About Our Speaker:

Andy Kessler is a former hedge fund manager turned author who now writes on technology and markets.

His first book, Wall Street Meat: Jack Grubman, Frank Quattrone, Mary Meeker, Henry Blodget and Me, was published in March of 2003, followed by Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score, published by HarperCollins in September of 2004. Running Money was added to the New York Times Business Bestseller list on November 7, 2004. Then came How We Got Here.

July of 2006 saw the release of The End of Medicine, about Silicon Valley invading medicine and doing to doctors what ATMs did to tellers.

Andy is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal op-ed page and has also written for The New York Times op-ed page, Wired, Forbes Magazine, The Weekly Standard, LA Times, and New York magazine. He has even written a piece of fiction for Slate - bet you can't find it.

Andy Kessler was co-founder and President of Velocity Capital Management, an investment firm based in Palo Alto, California, that provided funding for private and public technology and communications companies. Private investments included Real Networks, Inktomi, Alteon WebSystems, Centillium and Silicon Image.

In the early '80's, Andy spent 5 years at AT&T Bell Labs as a chip designer, programmer, and spender of millions in regulated last minute, use it or lose it budget funds. In 1985, he joined PaineWebber in New York, where he did research on the electronics and semiconductor industry and was an "All Star" analyst in the Institutional Investor poll.

In 1989, Andy joined Morgan Stanley as their semiconductor analyst, and following in the footsteps of Ben Rosen, he added the role of technology strategist and helped identify long-term, secular trends in technology. In 1993, he moved to San Francisco to join Unterberg Harris, where he ran a private interactive media venture fund.

Andy received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1980 and an MSEE from the University of Illinois in 1981. K-12 was at Bridgewater-Raritan High School East in New Jersey. Every morning for 13 years, while heading out for the school bus, Andy looked to his left, up the hill, and checked out the flag flying at Middlebook Encampment, where George Washington and his troops spent winters watching the British troops in New Brunswick. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Betsy Ross 13 star flag as the official flag, and it flew for the first time at the Middlebrook Encampment. Pretty cool.

He lives with his wife and four sons in the Bay Area and enjoys basketball, hiking, skiing, biking, Pininfarina designed moving objects and reminiscing about raising Siberian Huskies. 

Thursday, January 22, 2009
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Presentation

Cost: $20 advance registration is required, includes reception

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
950 Page Mill Road, Terrace 2D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

 

 

Cornell Silicon Valley and Plug and Play presents; Cornell/Plug and Play Investment Forum

        

On January 7th, our second Cornell/Plug and Play Investment Forum Event will feature a vibrant network of connections for anyone interested in technology.  We’ll have updates from Entrepreneurship@Cornell, presentations by six start-up companies, and twenty start-up demonstrations. It’s a rare collection of both talent and opportunity. The goal of the event is for startup companies to get funding from Venture Capitalists and other various investors that will be invited to the event. It will also be a great opportunity to network and learn about what’s been going on in the startup world.

We’ll feature venture capitalist Eric Young ‘78 General Partner, Canaan Partners.  Eric was an early investor in communications startups like Copper Mountain Networks (CMTN), OcTel Communications (OCTL, acquired by Lucent), ONI Systems (ONIS, acquired by Ciena); International Network Services (INSS, acquired by Lucent), Spectrian (SPCT, acquired by Remec) and Kalpana (acquired by Cisco).

Lately, Eric has been leading Canaan’s pursuit of power and energy-related investments, using his experience as a startup investor in microturbine pioneer, Capstone Turbine and energy storage pioneer, Transphase Systems, dating back to the early 1990s.  Currently, he’s focused on developing profitable business models for firms such as enStorage, a grid-scale energy storage firm and Enpirion, an intelligent power management pioneer.  Eric obtained his BSME  from Cornell’s College of Engineering and earned an MBA from Northwestern.

And we’ll also feature entrepreneur Steven Gal ‘88, Chairman and CEO, ProQuo. Prior to joining ProQuo, Steven co-founded and helped build ID Analytics, Inc., the Identity Risk Management Company, where he led sales and marketing efforts for the company's market entries into the US and UK markets as well as the consumer, government and healthcare markets, and established the company's pioneering privacy and regulatory structure. In more than a decade as a technology entrepreneur, founding and leading companies, Steven Gal has become an established expert in identity management and information privacy. 

Requirements for startup presenters; We’ll be accepting applications for the opportunity to be one of the six presenting companies in front of a panel of VC judges. The startup should be in the high-tech space (example industries include SAAS, Web 2.0, Enterprise/Consumer Software, Hardware, Possible Medical Device – with stronger emphasis on software solutions, Mobile Platforms, Gaming, etc.). At least one of the founding members of the company needs to have affiliation with Cornell University (i.e. student, alumni, professor). The companies need to be ready to do a presentation for an investor, whether an angel or a Venture Capitalist - 5 minute PowerPoint presentations work best. Every one of the applicants will be given an opportunity to set up a demonstration throughout the networking part of the event, i.e. booth will be assigned per company. To submit a company for review must have an executive summary or PowerPoint slides. All of the presenters will be notified a week prior to the event if they are chosen for a presentation. Startups should contact olga@plugandplaytechcenter.com and cc shm4@cornell.edu. All Cornell alumni, parents, and students are welcome! Students contact shm4@cornell.edu to attend for free.

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
5:30 PM Reception
6:30 PM Brief updates from John Jaquette, Executive Director Entrepreneurship@Cornell & Saeed Amidi, President/CEO, Plug and Play Tech Center
6:45 PM Steven Gal ‘88, Chairman & CEO, ProQuo
7:00 PM Eric Young ‘78, General Partner, Canaan Partners
7:30 PM Six 3 - 5 minute presentations before the VC panel followed by feedback session
8:45 PM Continued reception & Demo by 20 startups

Cost: $20 per person (includes Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

Location: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolf Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Thursday October 30, 2008

6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Presentation

Cost: $20 advance registration is required, includes reception

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
950 Page Mill Road, Terrace 2D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

CEN Northern California in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) Presents; Reputational Risk and Crisis Management -- How to Protect and Anticipate Threats to Your Company's Most Valuable Intangible Asset featuring Simon Barker MBA ’04 VP, Marsh Risk Consulting

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM   Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM   Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM     Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM                     Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Lunch. This event requires pre-registration.

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Bldg 650; Courtyard 1D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

About Simon Barker MBA '04, Senior Consultant, Reputational Risk & Crisis Management

As Practice Leader for the West zone, Simon Barker provides counsel to corporate management on a broad range of issues including crisis preparedness, issues management and reputational risk. Prior to joining Marsh, Simon was vice president for global corporate relations at Visa International, one of the world’s best known brands. There he was responsible for issues and reputation management. Simon led Visa’s approach to a broad range of reputational risks including data security, online cross-border commerce, corporate governance and restructuring, and class-action litigation. He also developed Visa’s response to a range of issues in China, including its global sponsorship of the Olympic Games as well as market access / WTO related challenges. Simon led the team that developed Visa’s first corporate social responsibility strategy, a proactive effort to anticipate and mitigate existing and future reputational risks.

Simon is a former vice president in the International Public Affairs group at Edelman in Washington, DC, serving clients throughout Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union and Africa. Providing issues and crisis management counsel, his experience spans the energy, financial services, utilities, consumer products, telecom and automotive industries. In addition, Simon managed highly-sensitive issues for a number of foreign governments and political organizations related to major foreign policy decisions.

Simon has served as consultant to an important United Nations agency based in Geneva, and he has worked for an issues management consultancy in Hawaii and the international news department of a Japanese television network. 

MBA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, MA, Japanese Studies, Essex University, UK and Ehime Daigaku, Japan, BA, English Literature, Leicester University, UK

Recent surveys of C-suite executives have identified reputational risk as their number one concern. One survey revealed that more than 80 percent of CEOs said their companies were vulnerable to a crisis. A crisis can strike unexpectedly and in today's world can cause greater damage in a shorter period than ever before. Crises or adverse events can include everything from accounting irregularities, regulatory inquiries, hostile take-over attempts, and data breaches to product recalls, litigation, labor concerns, physical events, and natural disasters.

CEN Northern California in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) presents the First Annual CSV/CIS (Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences) event, featuring Cornell Dean of CIS Robert Constable, and Amit Singhal MS ’95, Phd ‘97, Google Fellow, hosted by Google Inc.

 

 

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Investigating Software Intellectual Property Theft featuring;

Bob Zeidman '81, President, Software Analysis and Forensic Engineering Corporation

Abstract: Software copyright infringement and trade secret theft are problems of growing concern in academia and in industry. These kinds of intellectual property theft may be purposeful when performed to gain an unfair advantage over a competitor, or they may be unintended as in the case of a programmer that takes code from one project and uses it in another project without first obtaining the appropriate rights. In all cases, a formal methodology is required and a standard, quantitative measure is needed to be able to effectively compare source code from different sources to determine whether trade secret theft or copyright infringement has occurred. Just as important, legal and technical definitions are needed. This event will define important terms from a technical perspective and legal perspective. Litigation involving software intellectual property doesn't have to be a battle of experts and can be a more quantitative comparison of repeatable results. This event will also examine various measures of software correlation and various tools for detecting copying.

Outline:

·   Introduction
·   What is copyright infringement?
·   What constitutes software source code copyright infringement?
·   What is a trade secret?
·   What constitutes software source code trade secret theft?
·   Measuring software source code correlation.
·   Interpreting source code correlation.
·   Some stories from the trenches.
·   Conclusion.

Who Should Attend: This event is intended for intellectual property lawyers, expert witnesses, corporate executives, project managers, and programmers who are concerned about detecting theft and plagiarism of their own code or avoiding theft and plagiarism by programmers working for them. An understanding of programming is helpful though not required. 

Result: Attendees will walk away with concepts of defining, detecting, and measuring software intellectual property theft.
 
Thursday, July 17, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided the address on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park the week before the event.

About The Instructor:Bob Zeidman is the president of Software Analysis and Forensic Engineering Corporation (www.SAFE-Corp.biz) that develops and sells CodeSuite®, the leading software tool for comparing source code and object code to find theft and plagiarism. Bob is also the president of Zeidman Consulting (www.ZeidmanConsulting.com), that provides engineering consulting for intellectual property litigation. Bob has served as an expert witness in patent, trade secret, and copyright litigation resulting in several billion dollars in total awards. Among his publications are technical papers on hardware and software design methods as well as three textbooks -- Designing with FPGAs and CPLDs, Verilog Designer's Library, and Introduction to Verilog. He has taught courses at business and engineering conferences throughout the world. Bob holds four patents and earned bachelor's degrees in physics and electrical engineering at Cornell University and a master's degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University.

 

 

Cornell Silicon Valley, The Cornell Entrepreneur Network, and Plug and Play Tech Center presents;
The Cornell/ Plug and Play Investment Forum

On July 1st, The Cornell/ Plug and Play Investment Forum Event will feature a vibrant network of connections for anyone interested in technology; from Sequoia Capital, to an entrepreneur who sold his company to Microsoft and of course has yet another start-up to which he lured the former COO of eBay as his CEO last year, updates from Entrepreneurship@Cornell, presentations by six start-ups, and twenty start-up Demos. It’s a rare collection of both talent and opportunity. Start-ups should contact olga@plugandplaytechcenter.com and cc shm4@cornell.edu All Cornell alumni, parents, and students are welcomed! Students contact shm4@cornell.edu to attend for free.

Watch a video of this event

Tuesday July 1st, 2008
6:00 PM Reception

6:30 PM Brief updates from;
Saeed Amidi, President/CEO, Plug and Play Tech Center 
Steve Benjamin '80 MEng, '81 MBA '82, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Cornell’s Johnson School of Graduate Management
Dan Cohen, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Student Agencies eLab
John Jaquette, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship@Cornell

6:45 PM Bill Trenchard ’97, Chairman, Liveops

7:00 PM Doug Leone '79, General Partner, Sequoia Capital

7:15 PM Six 5 minute presentations before the VC panel

8:00 PM Continued reception & Demo by 20 start-ups.

Cost: $20 per person (includes Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

Location: Plug and Play Tech Center, 440 N Wolf Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

 

 

 

Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) in partnership with the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) present: "Tips and Tricks of Finding the Work you Love…Flexibly!"  - A Conversation with Lisa Kay Solomon '93, VP of Flexperience.
 
Today, women are increasingly interested in blending parenthood with a career. However, the careers they seek today are not the traditional full-time, office-bound roles.  In fact, the Pew Research Center survey recently released found that only 21 percent of working mothers with children under 18 viewed full-time work as the best arrangement, down from 32 percent in 1997.  Sixty percent of the working mothers said a part-time job would be best, up from 48 percent ten years ago.  So how do you get that flexible, fulfilling job?
 
Join Lisa Kay Solomon, Vice President of Client Development at Flexperience, for an exciting, collaborative discussion about the tips and tricks related to finding the work you love…flexibly.  Lisa will share what she’s learned about what works when creating flexible work arrangements: from marketing yourself, to finding the work you really want, to managing the ongoing professional relationship, and your overall career path.  She’ll also address some common obstacles to getting the job you want flexibly, and strategies to overcome them.  
 
Lisa’s experience draws from the hundreds of professionals that are part of Flexperience's talent database, the clients' perspectives on flexible contract assignments, and her own perspectives from her past career as a consultant who worked flexibly in a top tier strategy consulting firm.   

Wednesday, June 4th 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM   Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM   Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM     Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM                     Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Lunch (32 tickets are available)
Location: the home of Ann Bowers '59, Palo Alto. Registered guests will receive an email with the address by May 30th
This event is sold out. Please email shm4@cornell.edu to join the wait list. Please do not contact the location.

About Lisa:
Lisa Kay Solomon is a Cornell ’93 grad (Arts/Government), who has been in the bay area since 1999.  She’s worked at a variety of start-ups and consulting firms, such as Global Business Network, a member of the Monitor Group. Currently Lisa is a Vice President of Client Development at Flexperience , a boutique consulting firm that connects experienced marketing, legal, human resource, and finance professionals with opportunities for part-time, flex-time, or project-based work.  At Flexperience she is responsible for educating clients on the business and social benefits of working with senior talent in flexible, deliverables-based arrangements.

A Really Inconvenient Truth:
Why Climate Change is Much Worse Than You’ve Been Told and What We Must Do Now
 
Dan Miller, BSEE ’78,  is Managing Director of The Roda Group, a seed stage venture capital group now focusing on Clean Tech.  Dan co-founded The Roda Group with Roger Strauch, his friend and business partner he met at Cornell.  Dan is also Chairman of the Foundation Board of Chabot Space & Science Center based in Oakland.  At Chabot, Dan is working with Cornellian Bill Nye the Science Guy to develop a climate change exhibit geared towards kids and their parents.  Dan is also a member of Al Gore’s Climate Project and was trained by Mr. Gore to give the An Inconvenient Truth slide show.

Dan’s presentation will focus on why the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports are actually best case scenarios.  Dan will present a more realistic (and scary) outlook on what will happen if we don’t start to reduce greenhouse gas emissions soon.  Dan will then lay out what steps we need to take to address this critical situation and he will also lay out a plan for what Cornell should be doing.

Thursday May 29th, 2008

6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation

Cost: $20 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

Location: This event is sold out. Please email shm4@cornell.edu to join the wait list. Please do not contact the location.
Hosted by Pamela S. Kaufmann '80 Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market Street, Suite 2600, Conference Rooms Golden Gate I and II
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-777-3200

CEN Northern California in partnership with  Cornell Silicon Valley  (CSV), Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California (CAANC), the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS), The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, and Cornell's Undergraduate program in Enology & Viticulture presents;

Winepreneurs: Cornellians in Wine
Thursday May 15th, 2008 at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Pre-Event Educational Seminar (optional for 75 alumni, additional registration needed*)
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Main Event

Save-the-Date for a once in an era premier Cornell food and wine event as we feature Cornell Wine Entrepreneurs or Winepreneurs. In July the California Culinary Academy is relinquishing its historic space on Polk Street and moving to Potrero Hill. This event will be held in the famous Carême Dining room prior to its closure. And we're rolling out the red carpet! Winepreneurs is an opportunity to enjoy and connect with Cornell affiliated wineries, as well as learn about wine-related companies our fellow alumni have launched in the industry. The event will feature a "pre-event" educational component from 4PM to 6PM for up to 75 alumni followed by a grand tasting and keynote. Additional details will be posted here as they become available.

EVENT PHOTOS ARE POSTED HERE

Pre-Event Educational Seminar (additional registration needed*)
4:00 pm Presentations from;
Derek B. Bromley '96, Vice President of Marketing, Vintrust 
Melialani James, '00, Partner, Nirvino
Eric Sussman ‘90, Wine Grower Radio-Coteau  
John Wilkinson ‘79, Partner, Bin to Bottle  

 

CEN Northern California in partnership Cornell Silicon Valley and The Cornell Law School presents: "Climate Change and Global Warming: The Evolving Legal Framework" featuring Kevin Haroff ‘77, MBA ‘81, JD ‘81, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.

Kevin Haroff, a partner with the San Francisco office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, will provide an update on current legislative efforts and litigation to address global warming. 

 

Climate change is now an acknowledged scientific fact, caused primarily by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with human activity over time. California is playing a lead role in attacking the problem with its Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill 32) - the first legislation in the country to set a cap on GHG emissions statewide. The Attorney General's office also has filed several lawsuits raising climate change issues in both federal and state courts, most recently joining a multi-state effort to force regulation of GHG emissions from cars and trucks under the federal Clean Air Act. 

 

In this program, Kevin will review the status of these and other climate change-related developments under state and federal law, as well as internationally. 

For over twenty-five years, Kevin has represented clients in complex environmental litigation and high profile enforcement cases. Kevin is a regular speaker at conferences around the country on environmental and natural resource issues - two articles of his on climate change litigation recently have been published in the University of San Francisco Law Review and the American Bar Association's Winter 2008 edition of Natural Resources & Environment.

Tuesday April 29th, 2008

6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation

Cost: $20 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception). This event is expected to sell-out and requires pre-registration.

Location: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, 390 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto. Some alumni are planning to take Caltrain from SF. Stay tuned for details.

CLE credit for attorneys will be offered.

Social Networking: "Maximizing the Spread of Influence through a Social Network and how it can affect your life" - featuring Cornell Department Chair for Computing and Information Science Eva Tardos and Cornell University Professor Jon Kleinberg ‘93

By now everyone knows what social networking is.  However, do you know how they really work?  If we can try to convince a subset of individuals to adopt a new product or innovation, and the goal is to trigger a large cascade of further adoptions, which set of individuals within the social network do we target and why?  Social network analysis is a fascinating area of technology.  When  implemented or adopted  correctly they can have far reaching results on industries (ie. music), human interaction (myspace, facebook) and politics, to name a few. 

On April 17, CSV is hosting one of the most sought after professors in the world who has answers to these questions and will pose several others for us to ponder. Professor Kleinberg is quickly becoming the Carl Sagan of Social Networking both on and off Cornell’s campus. Department Chair, Eva Tardos and Professor Jon Kleinberg will share how these social networks get started, patterns and trends that operate within a given social network and how ideas/services/products can either die out quickly or make significant inroads into the population.

About Our Speakers:

Éva Tardos  received her Dipl.Math. in 1981, and her Ph.D. 1984, from Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary. She is a Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science , and the Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University.

Professor Tardos teaches courses on algorithms, algorithmic game theory, and other theoretical aspects of computer science. Algorithmic game theory is an emerging new area of designing systems and algorithms for selfish users..

She has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the recipient of Packard, Sloan Foundation, and Guggenheim fellowship, an ACM Fellow, INFORMS fellow; and has received the Fulkerson Prize, and the Dantzig prize. 

 

 

Jon Kleinberg '93  received his AB from Cornell in 1993 and his PhD from MIT in 1996.  He spent a year as a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center and has since been a Professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Professor Kleinberg teaches courses on theoretical aspects of computer science, and on the emerging inter-disciplinary role of networks at the interface of computing and information science, economics, and sociology. (Don’t let that description scare you; Jon is one of those briliiant scientists who easily brings technology down to a layman’s level. In fact, students from all colleges take his courses).

He has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the recipient of MacArthur, Packard, and Sloan Foundation Fellowships, the Nevanlinna Prize from the International Mathematical Union, and the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research.

Register early! This event sold out in less than 24 hours in New York City!

Thursday, April 17, 2008
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 PM Reception
7:30 PM Presentation

Cost: $20
Location: ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Yahoo Corporation Headquarters, Building C, 701 First Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 95089

This event is being produced in partnership with the Cornell Computing and Information Science Department

  
Into the Breach; Why Corporations Fail to Protect Sensitive Information - And What Can Be Done About It; featuring Michael Santarcangelo, '96

Information is the lifeblood of an organization. Information breached is brand, customers and corporate value lost. 2007 was a year of record breaches and 2008 is expected to be worse. The solutions of today are not working. It is time for change.

Join Michael and venture Into the Breach to learn the real nature of the breach epidemic. He will show that breach is a symptom and demonstrate that the real problem is a human one. “People have been unintentionally and systematically disconnected from the consequences of their actions for so long, they are no longer held accountable or take responsibility,” explains Michael. “The real key to protecting information is to engage them in the process and support them with the right tools.”

Michael will present;

- The 3-part strategy that gets real results in any program 
- The secrets to changing the way people protect information
- How to knock-down the three barriers to effective risk management
- How to outsource successfully and reduce the cost of ongoing compliance

About Michael Santarcangelo '96
Michael Santarcangelo is a human catalyst*. An expert who speaks on information protection – including compliance, privacy and awareness – Michael energizes and inspires his audiences to change the way they protect information. 

Michael is known for delivering simple and effective strategies that get results. He connects with audiences in a way that makes security relevant, easy to understand and achievable! With wit and clarity, he freely shares unique insights, innovative approaches and effective solutions that are informed by both experience and research.

As the voice of optimism in an industry of doomsayers, Michael has recently completed his first book, Into the Breach, which provides the wisdom and answers executives need to defend their organization against breaches while discovering how to increase revenue, protect the bottom line and efficiently manage people, information and risk

 

Michael is currently taking his message of optimism on the road with the Campaign Across America, a cross country speaking tour to guide individuals and businesses to greater security.

 

Efficient Solutions for Information Protection:

Michael has pioneered unique services to engage people in the process of information protection. The security salon  facilitates the exchange of ideas in a way that allows people to learn and apply their knowledge for immediate results and program success. The Security Catalyst Show is an audio series available on podcast in which Michael shares powerful and productive insights. The Security Catalyst Community is a supportive online environment where security professionals from around the world come together to improve the way they practice information security.

 

Industry Credentials:

A full member of the National Speakers Association, Michael was named one of The 59 Top Influencers in IT Security in 2007 and was selected to serve on the Symantec Advisory Council. He actively supports various industry associations and remains a secure member of the FBI InfraGard program.

 

* A substance, usually present in small amounts, that increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Presentation

Cost: $30 advance registration is required, includes reception

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
950 Page Mill Road, Terrace 2D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) present: Start-up Leaders Private Dinner, facilitated by John Nesheim, MBA '67, CU Johnson School Faculty, Author; "The Power of Unfair Advantage"

April Topic: Venture Capital is slowing down, what will attract resources?

This gathering of leaders of new enterprises is in a private setting exclusively for founders, CEOs and other leaders of startups. It is in response to those seeking a private venue to discretely discuss and learn from each other's experiences. First-timers and veterans are invited.

The dinner discussion will be facilitated by John Nesheim, MBA '67, of The Nesheim Group, a veteran of Silicon Valley and author of the best seller High Tech Start Up.

The subject for this meeting is "With the Valley slowing down and VCs getting worried, what will it take, to get your next round of financing?"

Topics expected to be opened for discussion include recruiting tricks, facility rental deals, VC negotiations, sales traction, strategic partner deals, hard to manage employees, managing burn rate, even perhaps danger of missing payroll. Or, whatever else is on your mind.

Learn from the best: Other Cornell startup CEOs and leaders.

Limited seating, sign up now.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 pm Networking
7:00 pm Dinner with discussion
9:00 pm Departure

Location: This event will take place on Sand Hill Road. Directions will be emailed to attendees a few days prior to the event.

Cost: $30 includes dinner

 CSV in partnership with the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) present:

  Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Entrepreneurship featuring
Myra Hart ‘62, Harvard Business School, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Cornell Women in Technology and Science Luncheon Series is a forum for Cornell's women executives and leaders working in technology and science to develop further connections with each other and Cornell. At this luncheon Myra will provide an overview of her work in the area of research on women in entrepreneurship and facilitate a discussion on your own areas of interest.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM   Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM   Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM     Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM                        Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Lunch

Location: a location on Sand Hill Road will be emailed to registered attendees

About Myra Hart

Myra Hart's research and teaching focus on high potential entrepreneurship with an emphasis on the development of critical resources and relationships. She is a member of the Diana Group, a research team of five professors who collaborate in the investigation of the unique challenges and opportunities of female entrepreneurs. She and her colleagues have co-authored Clearing the Hurdles: Women Building High Growth Businesses, Women Business Owners and Equity Capital: The Myths Dispelled, and Gatekeepers of Venture Growth: A Diana Project Report on the Role and Participation of Women in the Venture Capital Industry, as well as numerous journal articles, reports, and two edited books. She has developed more than 60 HBS cases and teaching notes.

Hart has taught The Entrepreneurial Manager, Starting New Ventures, Women Building Business, Building Business in the Context of a Life, Social Enterprise, and Foundations of Modern Capitalism. She has created two executive education courses The Entrepreneurs' Tool Kit and Women Leading Business: Innovation and Success and two alumni programs Charting Your Course and New Path, both of which address the changing career needs of professional women. Her administrative responsibilites have included co-chairing the entrepreneurship unit, leading major case writing initiatives, and co-chairing the HBS Models of Success program. She has also served on the Harvard University Task Force on Women Faculty, Advisory Council on Shareholder Responsibillity and the Children's Health Initiative and is currently an advisory board member of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School.

Prior to joining the faculty of Harvard Business School, Hart worked in the retail industry. In 1985, she joined Tom Stemberg as one of the four founding officers of Staples, the Office Superstore. Prior to that she was Director of Marketing for Star Market, a division of Jewel Companies.

She is director of the Center for Women's Business Research, a trustee of Cornell University, a member of the President's Council of Cornell Women. She is a director of several public and private companies including Royal Ahold, eCornell, Office Depot, and Nina McLemore, Inc. Harvard Business School has recognized Professor Hart with the Apgar Award for innovation in teaching and the Greenhill Award for faculty leadership. She has been named to the Hall of Fame by Enterprising Women, CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization) and New England Business and Technology Association.

 

CEN Northern California in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley, and The North Bay Chapter of the Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California present; “Insights into Angel Investing for both Investors and Entrepreneurs”

The Cornell North Bay Chapter is pleased to announce its next speaker event and to kickoff its partnership with the Keiretsu Forum (See details of partnership below).

An experienced and broad group of panelists will discuss the A, B, C’s of Angel Investing including the current state, roles of individual investors, entrepreneurs and groups such as the Keiretsu Forum in the process.

We look forward to an informative and lively discussion from a group of panelists that include leaders of a global angel network and an alumnus who is an active angel investor and successful CEO of a semi conductor company, and two successful entrepreneurs who have recently received angel and venture funding.

Colin Wiel, Co-President Keiretsu Forum San Francisco/North Bay

Matthew C. Le Merle, Co-President Keiretsu Forum San Francisco/North Bay

Kamran Shamsavari ’75 Eng. Keiretsu member, investor and CEO Xandex

Serge Faquet ’06 Econ. Entrepreneur, CEO TokBox

Ofer Ronen ’06 MBA, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO Sendori

Scott Henderson ’83 Hotel, President of the Cornell North Bay Chapter will facilitate the discussion

Wednesday February 27, 2008
5:45 PM – 8:30 PM

5:45PM – 6:45PM Wine Reception
6:45PM Presentation/Panel Discussion/Q&A

Cost: $20 Pre-registration and payment is required to attend. Please contact Scott Henderson with any questions, northbay@cornellnorcal.com or 415-389-8316

Location:Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, CA

Cornell North Bay Chapter Partners with Angel Investor’s Network

The Cornell North Bay Chapter is pleased to announce a partnership with the Keiretsu Forum, the largest private equity investor network of angel investors in the North America. Keiretsu Forum members include venture capitalists, corporate/institutional investors and serial entrepreneurs. Membership is by invitation only.

Learn more about the Keiretsu Forum at: http://www.keiretsuforum.com

Our partnership allows five Cornell alumni living in the North Bay to attend each monthly meeting (two times per individual during a twelve month period) for only $25 on a first paid, first served basis.  These half day gatherings feature presentations from startups hoping to receive funding from individual Keiretsu members. Interested investors then sign up to participate on a due diligence team. Attendees must be accredited investors as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact Scott Henderson, ’83 at northbay@cornellnorcal.com  with questions.

 

 

Join us for a full afternoon and evening of presentations in co-sponsorship with Entrepreneurship@Cornell and Cornell Silicon Valley including 20 facilitated dinner discussions.

What's an emerging market? (Wikipedia cited here) The term emerging markets is commonly used to describe business and market activity in industrializing or emerging regions of the world. Examples include China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Chile much of Southeast Asia, countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, parts of Africa and Latin America.

Who should attend? The annual event is geared toward alumni, students, and parents, of all experience levels and interests who hope to reconnect with Cornell and develop economic relationships with each other. Download Event Advertisement

Sunday February 10th, 2008
2:00PM to 8:30PM
Cost: $30 includes dinner and all or any part of event. $40 at door (if available, as this event is likely to sell out)
Dress Code: business casual
Location: This event requires pre-registration. Cisco Systems, Bldg J, 255 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95132 
RideBoard: Share a ride at www.cornellnorcal.com

2:00                 Doors Open
2:30 to 2:45     Opening remarks

2:50 to 4:30  Presentation Track 1 (technology/operations/sustainability/responsibility)
*Greg Coladonato ’93, Google, Product Manager
*Robert Fogel ‘81 Intel Corp, World Ahead, Principal Education Architect, OGF (Open Grid Forum) Vice-President (download presentation)
The Win-Win Opportunity for Modern Industry and Emerging Countries: The Handshake vs. the Handout
*Paul Katzeff ’59, Thanksgiving Coffee, CEO
*Ana Pinczuk ’84, Cisco, VP Engineering (click here and scroll down for an interview with Ana)
*Larry Nelson MBA ’87, Sun Microsystems, Director of Global Citizenship

2:50 to 4:30 Presentation Track 2 (finance/venture)
*Vineet Buch MS ’96, BlueRun Ventures, Principal
*Arjun B. Divecha MBA '81 Portfolio Manager, GMO Emerging Markets (download presentation)
*Taek Kwon ’96, TPG Growth, Operating Partner
*Robert Maroney ’72, Managing Member, Connecticut Investments LLC        
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4:30 to 4:45              Short Break
4:45 to 5:30              Ralph Christy, Professor of Marketing Management and Economic Development, Undergraduate Business Program (AEM), and Founder and Director of Market Matters Inc.
5:30 to 7:00              Dinner featuring Twenty Facilitated Discussions (*see below)
7:00 to 7:30              Kevin Warner, Senior Director, and Han Kim ’87, Senior Manager of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute 
7:30 to 8:15              Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year for 2007 Kevin McGovern ’70, CEO and Chairman of McGovern Capital LLC, and Cornell Trustee

*Dinner Discussion Leaders include 
*Legal Climate for Nonprofits - Alice Anderson JD ‘91, Anderson Nonprofit Strategies
*Ralph Christy, Professor of Marketing Management and Economic Development, Undergraduate Business Program (AEM), and Founder and Director of Market Matters Inc.
*Engineers for a Sustainable World - Regina Clewlow '01 Meng '02, Co-Founder and Executive Director
*Confronting Corruption in Developing Countries -  Dr. Loretta Graziano Breuning '75, Professor Emerita of International Business at California State University, East Bay.
*Robert Fogel ‘81 Intel Corp, World Ahead, Principal Education Architect, OGF (Open Grid Forum)
*Building Business in the Context of a Life With Dr. Myra Hart ’62, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School and Cornell University Trustee
*How to Approach, Prepare and Market to Angel Investors - Scott Henderson ’83 The Mackenzie Group, Managing Director
*Venture Advice Robert Huret '65, Partner, FT Ventures with Judy Huret, Vice Chairman, Huret Rothenberg & Co. Bob is an alumni elected trustee of the university and has presented to alumni audiences many times. Judy is a member of the Cornell University Council.
*Renewable Energy - Eric Johnson ’98, Skyline Solar, Co-Founder
*Paul Katzeff ’59, Thanksgiving Coffee, CEO
*Can Hiring a Few IIT Grads Solve Your Problems? The Truth about India; Experience with Outsourced Software Development with Azhar Khan '92, Co-Founder & VP Engineering Riya, Inc
*Taek Kwon ’96, TPG Growth, Operating Partner
*Robert Maroney ’72, Managing Member, Connecticut Investments, LLC
*Kevin McGovern ’70, CEO and Chairman of McGovern Capital LLC, and Cornell Trustee        
*Venture Capital – Dan Miller ’78, The Roda Group, Managing Director, Co-Founder
*Larry Nelson MBA ’87, Sun Microsystems, Director of Global Citizenship
*Incubating Socially Responsible Companies - James Stanford Mengr ’91 Social Ventures Inc. CEO & Founder
*Venture Capital - T Chester Wang (Cornell Parent), Acorn Campus Ventures,  Managing Director
*Kevin Warner, Senior Director, and Han Kim ’87, Senior Manager of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute 
*Life Sciences Networking – Kendall Wu '96, Affymetrix, Associate Product Manager
Diego Valderrama ‘95, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

  

 

 

Sand Hill Road Life Sciences Venture Capital Luncheon
featuring Beckie Robertson '82, Managing Director, Versant Ventures

    Thursday, February 7, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided the address, which is near Sand Hill Road in an email the day before the event.

 

Get the inside perspective on San Francisco’s exciting residential real estate market from two individuals on the front lines. As President of The Mark Company, Alan Mark will share his unique point of view on San Francisco's quickly growing skyline and the luxury homes at The Infinity, one of the most high-profile developments currently on the market. This innovative four-building community was designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Miami-based Arquitectonica in collaboration with Clark Manus, FAIA of Heller Manus Architects. As a design principal and CEO of one of the City’s most in-demand and influential architecture firms, Clark will discuss the issues that were instrumental in forming the design of The Infinity as well as the creation of a new residential neighborhood in the Rincon Hill/Transbay Terminal area on the heels of the freeway demolition.

 

If you've been in the market for a home in San Francisco during the past ten years, you've probably visited one of The Mark Company’s developments. The Mark Company offers market research, product design, marketing and sales consulting services to residential developers of medium- to high-density residential developments. The Mark Company offers advice at every step of the process, from selecting finishes and amenities that will appeal to the target buyers to producing pricing and sales strategy that will maximize profits and absorption for their clients. After selling hundreds of condominiums in almost every type of market, Alan Mark has a unique insight into what buyers really want and how to design, market and sell to them to achieve the best results possible. Successful communities include St. Regis Residences and The Beacon in San Francisco and The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.

 

More than two decades after its formation, Heller Manus Architects is still committed to finding the ideal design solution for each project. The firm’s designs express not only functional purpose, but physical and social context as well - ensuring that their buildings will retain quality and currency for generations to come. Where some professionals have encountered only obstacles in the restrictive planning process in San Francisco, Heller Manus has found design opportunities. The firm has had a tremendous impact on some of the City’s most important landmarks, including the renovation of City Hall and the rebirth of the Embarcadero waterfront. Their

residential portfolio includes The Metropolitan, 733 Front Street and 199 New Montgomery in San Francisco, as well as The Terraces at EmeryStation in Emeryville. Significant projects beyond the Bay Area include: Orlando City Hall in Florida; a riverfront office tower in Detroit, Michigan; a luxury resort in Sun Valley, Idaho; an amphitheater in Seattle, Washington and a high-rise waterfront mixed-use project in Shanghai .

 

Nearing sell out of its first phase, The Infinity is located just one block from the Embarcadero and walking distance to the Financial District, Ferry Building and AT&T Park in San Francisco’s flourishing South of Market neighborhood. The event will take place at The Infinity's Sales & Design Center, situated just across the street from the project site. The Sales & Design Center includes a full-scale model of one of the building’s luxury homes, as well as a scaled model of San Francisco.

 

Join us to hear about the exciting story behind The Infinity and the past, present and future of San Francisco’s ever-changing skyline. Alan will discuss how The Mark Company works with a developer to design, market and sell their product, as well as how The Mark Company keeps itself updated on the marketplace. Clark Manus will discuss Heller Manus’ commitment to realizing a new, dynamic downtown neighborhood in San Francisco and its approach to designing innovative and contextually sensitive buildings. This event will be especially exciting for anyone who plans to purchase a home in San Francisco or is simply interested in learning more about the marketing and sales strategy behind one of San Francisco’s most high-profile and groundbreaking developments.

 

Thursday January 24, 2008
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM Presentation/Q&A

Cost: $20 includes reception, does not include parking. Please note that this event is being fully hosted by Alan Mark, all proceeds will be returned to Cornell Silicon Valley to subsidize local events.

Location: The Infinity Sales and Design Center, 160 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Parking:

Hills Plaza Garage - entrance off Folsom Street between Spear and Embarcadero (closest) open 6:00am - 11:00pm

75 Howard Garage - Howard Street between Spear & Steuart open 6:00am - 1:30am 

Metered street parking  (meters required until 6:00 pm)

"Care and Feeding of your Brand, an Owner's Guide"
featuring David Zapata '85, Managing Creative Director, FITCH San Francisco

What were once called businesses have grown to become brands and what was once a design activity is now called "Branding." What does this all mean? This lively discussion will focus on defining brands and how they behave, ROI on brand-building and what opportunities and challenges face marketers today.

David brings over 20 years of strategic branding and design management expertise in creating architectural and retail environments, retail identities, exhibits, sign programs, interiors, packaging and print graphics for companies such as Accenture, Apple Computer, BP, Canadian Airlines, FedEx, Ford Motor Company, GS Caltex, HWI, Intel, Korean Airlines, Levi’s, LG, Lucent Technologies, Seaworld theme parks, Varig Airlines and Yum Brands.

Working to unite business strategy with out of the box creative thinking, David directs a diverse and talented group of strategists, graphic designers, industrial designers and retail architects. He brings to all his work a multi-disciplined approach encompassing unique architectural, graphic design and management skills married with strategic thinking from a brand-building perspective.

David graduated with honors from Cornell University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and completed his Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994. His insights into strategic branding and design and his award winning work have been featured in numerous publications to include the San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, How magazine, Ad Week and the British Journal of Art and Design. He currently lectures on design and branding in design schools and universities throughout California.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: A location on Market Street in downtown San Francisco will be emailed to registered attendees by January 18th. Special thanks to Pamela Kaufmann AB ’80 and Hanson Bridgett LLP for hosting this event

In years past we’ve featured a New Years Networking event in combination with the Annual Entrepreneurship event the first Sunday of the year. This year’s Annual Entrepreneurship event is actually on Sunday, February 10^th, 2008. But the New Year’s Networking part was so beloved we’ve kept it as a separate event.

January 3, 2008

6:00pm – 9:00pm

 

6:00 PM - Reception

7:00 PM - Presentation

 

Location: HP, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112

 

Cost: Free for alumni, students and parents with advance registration

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Current State of Turbulent Markets; A Palo Alto Luncheon,
featuring Ivan Brockman '90, Citigroup Global Markets Inc, Global Technology Investment Banking, Managing Director and lead banker for the VMWare IPO.

Ivan Brockman is a Managing Director in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Citi, and currently heads the firm’s global investment banking efforts in the enterprise systems and software industries, and is also frequently involved in other large cap relationships with clients in other areas of technology and private equity.

Selected technology companies with which Ivan has worked include Microsoft, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, EMC, Intuit, BEA Systems, VMware, eBay, Sun Microsystems, Flextronics, Siebel, VERITAS, Aricent, SSA Global, Quest Software, Agilent, Sanmina-SCI, Solectron, Business Objects, Tibco, Documentum, Agile, GXS, Crystal Decisions, Real Networks, Ariba, i2 Technologies and Plumtree. In addition, Ivan has worked with leading technology financial sponsors Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts, Texas Pacific Group, General Atlantic Partners, Francisco Partners and Vector Capital.

Previously, Ivan was a Vice President with Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the firm's Technology Media and Telecom Investment Banking Group, where he headed the firm's efforts in the software and EMS industries. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ivan was with Lazard Freres & Co. in the firm's technology investment banking group, and also spent several years as an Associate at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, where he worked directly with Larry Sonsini and executed numerous venture capital financings, equity offerings and mergers for companies in every sector of technology.

Ivan received a BS with Distinction from Cornell University in 1990 and a JD from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1994. Ivan is a former National Science Foundation fellow and a participant in the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory program.

Ivan lives in Atherton, California with his wife Lori, and his three children, Sara, Emma and Henry.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Location is in Palo Alto, CA and will be emailed to registered attendees by December 7th.

A San Francisco Luncheon, "Private Equity Growth Capital for Financial Technology"
featuring Robert Huret '65, Partner, FTVentures and Trustee of Cornell University.

FTVentures is a leading private equity firm in the business services and software sector that provides capital to growth companies to finance organic expansion, recapitalizations, build-ups and buyouts.

Monday, December 10, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Downtown San Francisco, location to be announced.

San Francisco Private Equity Luncheon featuring Taek Kwon '96, TPG Growth, Operating Partner.

At this luncheon presentation, Taek Kwon '96 will over view Private Equity. What is it? How does it work? Why is it important today, increasingly more so, and how is it changing the business world? TPG has over $30B under management, with a target investment of $100M to $750M.

Taek Kwon is an operating partner at TPG Growth, the growth equity and middle market investment fund of TPG. Taek focuses on investments in the consumer, media, travel, and Internet sectors in North America, South America, and Asia.

Prior to joining TPG, Taek was the CEO of Friendster, the popular social networking pioneer. He joined Friendster in June 2005 to execute a difficult turnaround of the company as revenue was quickly declining and user growth had stagnated. During Taek's tenure, the company reduced operating expenses by over 50%, resolved the company's legacy technology problems, launched Friendster 2.0, an innovative community product that provides applications for the publishing and discovery of user-generated multimedia, increased US audience by 85%, and doubled revenue.

Previously, Taek was the Executive Vice President of Product and Technology at Citysearch, an Interactive Corp (NASDAQ: IACI) company. At Citysearch, Taek oversaw the product, technology, editorial content, operations, and online marketing efforts that led the company to profitability for the first time in nine years. He successfully executed Citysearch's strategic shift from entertainment-focused advertising to broader yellow page advertising services, led the company through its period of fastest growth, and turned Citysearch.com into a top 3 online local search property.

Before Citysearch, Taek was one of Hotwire's earliest executives, serving as VP of Engineering and Operations. He joined Hotwire in May 2000, prior to the launch of the online travel service, and oversaw the early stage development, launch, and rapid growth of the top-5 travel site. Hotwire was acquired by InteractiveCorp in November of 2003 for $685M.

Taek began his technology career as an early employee and head of engineering at CommerceBid, a business to business auction service that was acquired by Commerce One in January of 2000 for $225M.

Taek received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, where he was a member of the National Engineering Honor Society, a member of the lightweight football and wrestling teams, and runner-up in the World DJ Championships.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Hosted by: Ann Wang '93,  Merrill Lynch, Financial Advisor

Location: The location near the 600 Block of California Street in San Francisco will be emailed to registered attendees a few days before the event.

Women in Technology and Science Luncheon Series, A View from the Physical Sciences

featuring Barbara A. Jones, MS '85, PhD '88 IBM Almaden Research Center Head, Theoretical and Computational Physics.

A note from Barbara regarding her presentation:
The numbers of women in the physical sciences have been increasing over the years, steadily but relatively slowly. I will discuss various initiatives currently at the university, corporate, and professional society levels, and conclude with a personal assessment and an invitation to discussion. I will start with an overview of the goals and activities of the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics of the American Physical Society.

I served on this committee for several years, including a year as vice chair and chair, and I will discuss the ways in which I believe this rather undersung committee has considerable importance in promoting women in physics. A key component of the committee's activities is the APS/IBM Research Program for Undergraduate Women, a joint program of IBM and the APS.

Awardees receive a salaried summer internship at IBM Almaden, a mentor, a grant, and a chance to present their research at the end of the summer. We have been running this internship for six years now with considerable success, and I will provide a history and analysis of this program. Finally, I will discuss IBM's historically positive views on diversity as an imperative both for the research environment and for overall business success.

I will leave time for discussion, comments and suggestions from the audience.

Friday, November 16th, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 includes gourmet box Lunch

Location: Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA

Targeting the Largest US Population - Baby Boomers. They Spend, They're Online and They're More Than a Demographic: A San Francisco Luncheon featuring Robin Wolaner, '75, Founder & CEO Teebeedee, Inc.

You'll learn how and why it's important for your business to pay special attention to this brand loyal group, why selling to boomers is fraught with peril (don't call them seniors!), and why everyone who thinks they know about boomers - are wrong.

Robin was recently featured in both the New York Times and Business Week.

Join TeeBeeDee (it's free) now and become a Founding Member - Founding Members help us shape the community as we're building and at the end of 2007, we'll be making a charitable donation in their honor.

Thursday, November 15th, 2007
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Registered attendees will be provided the address (in the 600 block of California Street in San Francisco's financial district) a few days prior to the event.

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Box Lunch

A San Jose Luncheon,
featuring Dan Baum MAR '87, Vice President, New Business Initiatives Adobe Systems, Inc.

At this luncheon Dan will present Adobe’s New Business Initiatives & Entrepreneur-in-Residence program. This program fosters ongoing innovation at Adobe by creating new products and lines of businesses for the company. This program puts together small, fairly autonomous teams (including disciplines from engineering, marketing, product management, and business development) that are led by an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) to develop a new product or business for Adobe. The program is similar to a venture funding model except that it operates inside the company rather than as an external startup.

This would be an excellent event for you to attend if you have great ideas and hoping to make them work inside of a large technology company, or if you want to understand the way large companies think about innovation and product extensions.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Location in San Jose will be emailed to registered guests a few days prior to event.

in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV), and the Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California (CAANC) present:

Make Your Home an Energy-Efficient & Healthy Habitat” featuring Joseph Laquatra’74, MS ’82, PhD ’84, The Hazel E. Reed Human Ecology Extension Chair in Family Policy at Cornell University. What You'll Learn Professor Laquatra will provide insights on simple modifications to most homes that reduce energy costs by 40 percent. He will also discuss indoor air pollutants that are common in many homes. You'll learn what these pollutants are, their health effect, and how to prevent them from becoming problems in your home. Thursday, November 1, 2007 6:00 PM Reception 7:00 PM Presentation Cost: $20 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception) Location: San Rafael Corporate Center (SRCC), located at 750 Lindaro Street, in central San Rafael

CEN Northern California         October 10, 2007         Creating Sustainable Work Places; Bishop Ranch and Beyond

How is the work place changing?
How can the workplace respond to and anticipate future technology needs?
How can the making of the work place be sustainable?

We are pleased to invite you to participate in a tour and see a presentation on the development of Bishop Ranch. The brainchild of Cornell alumnus Masud Mehran ’46 and his son, Alex Mehran, Bishop Ranch stands as one of America’s premier corporate locations.

In the late 1970s, Masud Mehran, then President and CEO of Sunset Development Company, and his collaborators, saw an opportunity to create an innovative, progressive professional community in the San Ramon Valley. Construction began in the early 1980s, and Bishop Ranch now boasts 9 million square feet of office space, occupied by more than 300 companies and their 30,000 employees, providing its tenants with award-winning personalized management and infrastructure services. Bishop Ranch has been recognized for excellence in development, design, and transportation; it has earned numerous awards, including the EPA’s “Best Workplace for Commuters” award and the Urban Land Institute’s Award for Excellence.

Along the way you'll hear an update on Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art and Planning from Dean Mohsen Mostafavi, and have an opportunity to to join in a discussion with some of the most significant contributors to new and evolving work environments.

This panel features some of Cornell's most successful architects and business people;

Alex Mehran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunset Development Company, Developers of Bishop Ranch

Ken Derr '59, MBA '60, Chevron Inc, Retired, Chairman of the Board and CEO

Arthur Gensler Jr '57, Gensler, Chairman of the Board & The 1995 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year

Julia S. Maser '55, AIA, Hoover Associates Architects. A designer for over 4,000,000 square feet of office space in Bishop Ranch, she is currently working on the San Ramon City Hall which will be located in the development.



***Download the invitation here***

Tour of AT&T Park + Lunch featuring Jason Pearl '91 Vice President of Corporate Sponsorship, San Francisco Giants.

At this luncheon event we'll tour the park, have lunch, and meet Jason Pearl. Find out more about Jason Pearl's work from this recent article.

Monday, October 8th, 2007
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco

10:30AM - Shannon Murray waiting to greet you at Main Gate
11:00AM - Jason will take us on a tour of the park followed by Lunch
12:15PM - Lunch
1:30PM- Event Concludes

Cost: $20 Includes Tour & Box Lunch

Hi all, I am sorry to say but this event is now sold out. If you email me at shm4@cornell.edu I will add you to the waitlist for cancellations but I am doubtful you will clear.

October Topic: What is the most demanding task you are spending time on as you seek to fulfill the full potential of your startup? This initial gathering of a new event for leaders of new enterprises is in a private setting exclusively for founders, CEOs and other leaders of startups. It is in response to those seeking a private venue to discretely discuss and learn from each other's experiences. First-timers and veterans are invited. The dinner discussion will be facilitated by John Nesheim, MBA '67, of The Nesheim Group, a veteran of Silicon Valley and author of the best seller High Tech Start Up. The subject for this initial meeting is "What is the most demanding task you are spending time on as you seek to fulfill the full potential of your startup?" Topics expected to be opened for discussion include recruiting tricks, facility rental deals, VC negotiations, sales traction, strategic partner deals, hard to manage employees, managing burn rate, even perhaps danger of missing payroll. Or, whatever else is on your mind. Learn from the best: Other Cornell startup CEOs and leaders. Limited seating, sign up now. Tuesday, October 2, 2007 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 6:00 pm Networking 7:00 pm Dinner with discussion 9:00 pm Departure Location: This event will take place in the Saratoga home of Steve Benjamin '80 MBA '82. Directions will be emailed to attendees a few days prior to the event. Cost: $40 includes dinner

 New Technology & Business Models in the Wireless Industry featuring

John Balen ENG '82, MBA '86, Canaan Partners, General Partner

Anand Chandrasekher, '86, MENGR '87, MBA '88, Intel, Ultra Mobility Group, Senior Vice President & General Manager

Intel has a wireless demo on youtube

Irv Henderson MBA '98, Obopay, Inc., VP Product Management

Prashant Kantak, MBA '98, Venture Investor and Advisor; 16 years at QUALCOMM in various technical and management positions; Started and led QUALCOMM Ventures globally for 6 years

On September 27th we'll feature a major Cornell Silicon Valley event at our favorite location, The Computer History Museum. Spend all or part of the day with us, take a tour, watch industry elevator pitches, and take notes from our all-star main event panel. Feel free to attend all or any part of the day.

Elevator Presentations include;

Bill Catania '00 M-Dot, President
M-Dot merges mobile and RFID technology to power its retail based consumer marketing platform, reducing the cost and elevating the effectiveness of store loyalty programs, coupons and in-store merchandising tactics.

Mike Derby MBA '00, AvaLAN Wireless, CEO
AvaLAN Wireless enables Ethernet connectivity in difficult environments

Kent Ferguson '03 Telephia, Inc., Account Management - Mobile Content
Telephia (now a Nielsen Company) is a market research company that exclusively covers the mobile space. Kent has a ton of data to share.

Peter Friedland '95, Soleil Group, Managing Director & Senior Equity Research Analyst
A perspective on the emerging market for location based services (LBS) for mobile phones

Grier Graham MBA '98 Techdirt VP Sales & Business and Business Development
Overview of Techdirt Insight Community (TIC), a pool of subject matter experts who collaborate online to provide insight and analysis into issues impacting the wireless industry. Companies can access the service via subscription in which the final research is shared among subscribers or they can use TIC for proprietary research into their own specific issues

J. Jeffrey Hagan, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology Banking
Communications IPO Analysis 1998 - 2006.
Jeff is on the Board of Advisors of Celluride Wireless, CEO Kevin Halpern '99.

Ken Kruszka '94, m-Via, Inc., CEO
m-Via is the industry leader in Mobile Transactions Enablement. Through the pioneering MoTr™ suite of products, our turn-key solutions, and our professional services, m-Via gives your organization the ability to easily and quickly maximize your existing customer base and market through the power of Mobile Transactions.

Quinn Li MBA '03, QUALCOMM Ventures, Senior Investment Manager
Will overview QUALCOMM Ventures focus.

John Lin '87, Wireless Glue Networks, CEO
Delivering ZigBee Wireless Network Platforms for Enterprise Software Solutions

Rex Sabio '90, SanDisk Corp., Strategic Marketing Manager, Mobile Consumer Solutions
High capacity storage and content management solutions for the mobile market

Dale Stolitzka '77 Analog Devices, Inc, Chief Architect
New models for wireless high-definition audio-visual content distribution in the home and in commercial retail, why this model is relevant and what technical obstacles can be expected.

Don Weigel CRP '89, deCarta, VP Corporate Development
The key components enabling developers to build connected navigation, mobile, internet, and enterprise location services

Cost: $30 Any part or all of program and reception

Location: Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: (650) 810-1010

Directions:Click Here

Time: 3PM to 8:30PM

3:00 PM Tour of the Museum available
4:30 PM Elevator Presentations by Industry Alumni and Start-up Executives
6:00 PM Reception
7:00 PM New Technology & Business Models in the Wireless Industry Panel with an introduction by Joe Thomas, Interim Dean, The Johnson School.
8:30 PM Conclusion

A Special thanks to Kevin Halpern '99, CEO of Celluride Wireless for helping to organize this event.

 

Gary Orosy, MBA '77 , is currently VP of Business Development for a start up called M-Factor, Inc. The company provides an enterprise solution that allows marketers to plan their investments in advertising, promotion, sponsorships, et al. Since arriving nine months ago, Gary has opened discussions at the most senior levels with Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Unilever, Microsoft, Yahoo!, eBay, Google, General Motors, CVS/pharmacy, Safeway, Avery Dennison and over forty other Global 1000 companies. Gary will share his tools and techniques as they apply to start ups but any business development or marketing person will learn something useful in this session. He will cover online resources, creation of a repeatable sales model, developing and leveraging professional networks to penetrate accounts and get introductions to “C” level executives, breaking through gatekeepers, moving to the close and post sale account development.

Gary is a graduate of Rutgers College where he earned his BA in Business Administration and Computer Science. His MBA work in Marketing and Finance was completed at the Johnson School, Cornell University. After graduation he began a career in marketing with Procter & Gamble and moved through successively more senior Brand Management positions with Frito-Lay, RJR Nabisco and Gillette. He managed both domestic and global businesses, moving on from brand marketing while a General Manager for Gillette. Gary’s career progressed next to consulting, working first in his own startup, an incubator for software and hardware start-ups from the MIT Innovation Lab and the Canadian Government’s Technology Expansion Initiative. His e-business acumen progressed him to a Partner at Computer Sciences Corporation where he worked on business model strategy and consumer value programs for consumer and industrial clients. He then became a Vice President and Officer for A.T. Kearney where he led the a Regional Practice focusing on Enterprise Strategy and Margin Improvement for Fortune 100 clients. Gary continues to teach in the Johnson School Brand Immersion Course in the Spring Semester on a part time basis. Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM 12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees 12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation 1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like! Cost: $20 per person includes boxed lunch. Location: The location for this event on Sand Hill Road will be emailed to registered attendees on September 24th.

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Sand Hill Road Luncheon Series,
featuring Joe Dobrenski '90, Partner, Sequoia Capital.

              Thursday, September 20, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch.

Location: Registered guests will be provided the address, which is near Sand Hill Road in an emails the day before the event.

Brand Experience Design; a San Francisco Luncheon featuring Adam Kleinberg '92, CEO, Traction, a San Francisco creative agency that designs brand experiences.

The onslaught of new media vehicles the brand marketer must contend with is never-ending: online, offline, mobile, experiential, social networks, buzz... There is a new breed of consumer who experiences your brand through all these channels, and it is now imperative to ensure that the tactics in a marketer's toolkit work together cohesively.

Adam Kleinberg has worked with companies like Bank of America, Apple, Virgin Mobile and Wal-Mart to plan and execute marketing strategies that focus on the customer experience. He will discuss his company's unique approach to brand experience design, and illustrate how Traction and other successful marketers are creating integrated brand experiences to build connections with consumers.               Monday, September 17th, 2007
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location: Registered attendees will be provided the address in the 400 block of Market Street a few days prior to the event.

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Box Lunch

Presented in partnership with the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship,  Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) and the Western Regional Office

featuring Barbara M Talbott, Ph.D. , Executive Vice President, Marketing, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

The innovative definition of luxury developed over the past 45 years by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is based on service excellence, melded with top-notch facilities and operations. Four Seasons began by focusing on what was then a small segment of the market - the affluent frequent traveler - and in the process, built a global luxury brand. As the experience of Four Seasons demonstrates, personal service can be a source of superior profitability, reputation and growth. Four Seasons success depends on choosing employees who provide service that is genuine and innovative, on developing standards that are both meaningful and flexible, and on maintaining a culture that makes delivery of both possible. 

Monday, September 10, 2007
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 PM Hors d'oeuvre Reception/Cash Bar/Networking
7:00 PM Speaker/Q&A/Open Mike
8:30 PM Dessert/Coffee/Networking

Location: Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco, CA
757 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 U.S.A.
Tel. (415) 633-3000

Cost: $45 per person (includes Hors d'oeuvre Reception, presentation, dessert and coffee/tea)Parking and Cash bar available for additional fee.

This event is being produced in partnership with:

Click here for more information on the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.

Three questions you should know the answers to for the future...

How do fads and trends spread through friendship networks on-line? (i.e. YouTube, MySpace and Friendster)

What will happen when really big mission-critical systems begin to bust at the seams? How vulnerable are we as private citizens? (i.e. the New York Stock Exchange going down)

Automobiles driving themselves in an urban environment – Is it possible?

We are all familiar with who the titans are within the technology industry, but did you ever wonder who taught and influenced our greatest technology minds? How do these folks think, and what's on their minds? Where do they see the technology industry heading? Why should social networking become part of a company's on-line strategy? What motivates these individuals to give away all their knowledge on a daily basis? Here's your opportunity to learn from the leading scientists within the faculty of Computing and Information Science. Only this time, there is no exam at the end.

Featuring faculty of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University

Dean Robert Constable

Ken Birman

Daniel Huttenlocher

Juris Hartmanis 

Thursday September 6th 2007
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Schedule:
6:00PM - Reception/Networking
7:00PM - Panel
8:30PM - Continued Networking

Cost: $20 including reception

Location: Pre-registration is required. Our host is Stiefel Laboratories Palo Alto location which is at 3160 Porter Drive, Palo Alto CA. Richard N. Love is '78 Global Sr. Dir. Supply Chain Quality Systems, Stiefel Laboratories.

Parking: Free on-site

   

Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development - A New Vision for Cornell
featuring Alan Paau, MBA, PhD, Vice Provost for Technology Transfer & Economic Development, and Executive Director, Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC)

The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy.
featuring Jon Gordon '93, www.jongordon.com

"If you want to fuel your family, your career, your team, and your organization with spirit, read this book. Jon’s energy and advice will leap off the page and help you cultivate positive energy in everything you do ­and you will make the world a better place for your having been here. Thanks, Jon, for pumping us up and making sure we get on the right bus."

- Ken Blanchard, Co-author of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

Jon is a leading authority on developing positive, engaged people, leaders, businesses, schools and teams. He is the author of several books, including The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy. His proven solutions are being put to use by executives, athletes, moms and dads, artists, teachers and numerous organizations throughout the globe.

As a professional speaker and consultant, Jon has infused energy into organizations such as The PGA Tour, The Jacksonville Jaguars, Wachovia Bank, Chubb Insurance, Cingular Wireless, GE, State Farm Insurance, The United Way and the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee.

Jon has been featured in numerous television shows, magazines and newspapers including CNN’s American Morning, NBC’s Today Show, Men’s Health, Forbes and Positive Thinking. He is also the co-founder of PEP-The Positive Energy Program, a nonprofit 501c3 organization which creates and funds programs that develop healthy, positive children around the world.Jon’s website, www.JonGordon.com, and free weekly newsletter serve as an online resource for people looking to enhance their positive energy.

Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in teaching from Emory University. He lives in Northeast Florida with his wife and two “high energy” children.

Friday, June 29th, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Registered attendees will be provided the address (in the 600 block of California Street in San Francisco's financial district) a few days prior to the event.

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 Includes Box Lunch

Rachael began consulting in 1986 and has led strategic HR initiatives in companies of all sizes and industries including BMW, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Silicon Graphics and hundreds of start-ups. Rachael's specialty is organization development, strategic management, customer satisfaction, employee performance, executive coaching, facilitation, training and culture change/development. Her education includes a B.S. in Human Development from Cornell University and M.Ed. in Organization Development from Cambridge College.

UPDATE - Rachael will share copies of her book "Running on Empty" with a special promotion to the seminar attendees.

Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost: $20 including light appetizers.

We are also pleased to announce that Gabrielle Leonhard and Wayne O’Connell, owners of The Gabrielle Collection of Wines- producers of handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley will be pouring a tasting of their wine at this event. They are the parents of varsity crew member and Cornell senior Preston O’Connell. The Cornell Lightweight team is ranked #1 in the nation and just came in first at Nationals, now they are on their way to Henley. Preston recently shifted to the heavy weight team, as weighing in at 155 pounds to qualify to race and being 6’2”’ became a challenge! He is a past Henley winner.

6:00 - 7:00 Light appetizers/networking
7:00 - 8:30 Presentation
8:30 - 9:00 Open Mic/networking continues

Location:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
950 Page Mill Road, Terrace 2D
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 461-6203

Parking Information: Parking is free at 950 Page Mill Road.

San Francisco Venture Capital Luncheon Series,
featuring William B. Rosenzweig '81, Managing Director, PHYSIC Ventures

Produced in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) Venture Capital Luncheon Series, featuring Bart Schachter '87, Managing Director, Blueprint Ventures . A forum for Cornell alumni to meet other alumni interested in technology and entrepreneurship. Expect to meet venture capitalists, investment bankers, start-up employees, and technology executives. Each luncheon will be limited to twenty attendees. The Friday, May 11, 2007 event features Bart Schachter '87, Managing Director, Blueprint Ventures .

Friday, May 11th, 2007 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM 12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees 12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation 1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like! Cost: Alumni: $20 per person includes boxed lunch. Location: Registered guests will be provided the address, which is near the 101 in South San Francisco a few days prior to the event.

in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) and the Western Regional Office present:

"Why Race Impacts Educational Attainment: What Can We Do About It?"

Featuring David Harris, Cornell's Vice Provost for the Social Sciences and the Robert S. Harrison Executive Director for the Institute for Social Sciences.

• Participate in a persuasive discussion on the critical role that the social sciences play at Cornell University.
• Hear insights from David's work on race and differences in educational attainment influencing the world around us.
• The discussion will address social networks, culture, economic resources and other important factors that impact the success of students at Cornell and other selective institutions.

David has broad research interests in race and ethnicity, social stratification, social identity, and public policy. His research applies theories from sociology, economics, and psychology to such issues as the determinants of racial identity among African Americans, the new Census definitions of race, social isolation among the inner-city poor, and the racial and nonracial determinants of white residential mobility. David has published his work in sociology journals, as well as in public policy outlets, and major national newspapers.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:00PM - Presentation
1:00PM - 1:30PM - Q & A
1:30PM - 2:00PM - Networking
2:00PM - Event Ends

Cost: $15 per person includes boxed lunch. Pre-Registration is required as space is limited.

Location: Registered attendees will be provided the address (in the 600 block of California Street in San Francisco's financial district) a few days prior to the event.

 

featuring Cindy Goral MS '85 Vice President, The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

"Avoiding, Managing and Resolving Business Related Conflict"
- domestic and international - expeditiously and affordably
featuring Bob Wrede '61, JD '69, Attorney, Russ August & Kabat



Bob Wrede speaks as a practicing trial lawyer and law professor with 40 years of experience in dealing with commercial conflict. He has a BA and JD from Cornell and an LL.M. from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine, where he is also an adjunct professor. He has been a visiting lecturer on the topic of effectively dealing with international commercial conflict at the Cornell Law School as part of its Berger International Legal Studies Program and as addressed at a number of professional groups including the Southern California Mediation Association, the California CPA Education Foundation and the Woodbury College MBA program, among others.

Bob has specialized for four decades in the mediation, arbitration and litigation of a broad range of complex domestic and international commercial disputes and has been an adjunct professor of law at Pepperdine Law School for over 15 years. He teaches trial practice, arbitration and legal process at the law school, Seaver College and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, as well as pursuing an active practice as a commercial trial lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator.

Download Bob's .ppt presentation

Thursday, April 5th, 2007
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM
12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees
12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation
1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion
Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like!

Cost: $20 per person includes lunch

Location: This event requires advance registration. The Location near 280 and Sand Hill Road will be emailed to attendees the week of the event.

"Entrepreneurship in China: The 2007 Annual New Year's Entrepreneurship Event"

Celebrate Cornell’s commitment to China.

Two faculty speakers, two alumni speakers, 20 hosted networking topics at dinner—and if that’s not enough, you can attend an optional two-hour workshop on brand building through the media.

***Download the invitation here***
Sunday, February 11th, 2007
2:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Schedule:

2:00 PM - Optional Seminar on Brand Building through the Media With Former CNN & NBC News Correspondent Farland Chang ‘84, MS ‘85. Click here for additional information. The seminar is a free component to the rest of the event, simply register for the main event and show-up. Please plan to attend the entire seminar from 2-4PM or arrive later for the general event so as not to interrupt the seminar. It is ok however to arrive during any part or leave during any part of the general event starting at 4PM.

4:00 PM - Seminar concludes/doors open for main event

4:30 PM - Contemporary Entrepreneurial Lessons From the Chinese Epic Classic: Romance of the Three Kingdoms John Nesheim MBA ‘67, Faculty, Cornell University, Author of The Power of Unfair Advantage: How to Create It, Build It, and Use It to Maximum Effect ***Download John's Presentation Here ***

5:00 PM - Opportunities for Investment in Green Technology in China’s Infrastructure and Other Development Kevin Haroff ‘77, MBA ‘81, JD ‘81, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Download Kevin's .ppt presentation here

5:30 PM - Buffet networking dinner featuring a choice of 20 hosted networking topics (see below for the topics and a menu)

7:00 PM - Farland Chang ‘84, MS ‘85, Emmy Award winning former CNN/NBC News Correspondent in Asia and the US, now Executive Producer of WorldBizWatch

7:30 PM - Rising China as 'Stakeholder': Three Challenges Facing Sino-American Relations featuring Chen Jian, Faculty, Cornell’s China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS). Information on (CAPS) program can be found on their website or in the 12.10.06 CAPS Newsletter.


Cost: $50 Any part or all of program, Includes Buffet Dinner

Location: Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: (650) 810-1010

Directions:Click Here

 

***Additional Information on Dinner***

Large events can be daunting. Who should you sit with? Talk to? Who can help move your goals forward? The following alumni will help you meet people you'll find interesting.

Media, Marketing & Branding - from East to West Farland Chang, '84, Executive Producer WorldBizWatch

Networking for newcomers to China, Jennifer Chang, 07', is a seasoned technology and consulting professional interested to welcome anyone to share their experiences working with in China and rest of Asia.

Myths and Truths about doing business in China; Susan Chen '91, Vice President Business Development, Yahoo!

Cornell Asian Alumni Association Networking Michael Chiu '66, Cornell Trustee Emeritus, Chairman And President Prima Hotels

Global Vision, Global Reach: Focus on China Michele Ehlers ‘82, Co-Founder and Lead Visionary of Global Leadership Network, explores the heart of leadership across language and culture barriers. Accessing her experiences representing Cornell University teaching at the Academy of Sciences Graduate School in Beijing, and working with Chinese government officials in training programs in Leadership, Michele explores what it takes to bring a global vision to reality in China and around the world.

How to Win in the Employee Benefit Game & Choosing Appropriate Benefits Rainey Hancock MBA '64, The Hancock Agency, Owner

Kevin Haroff ‘77, MBA ‘81, JD ‘81, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP will continue the discussion on China's Role in the Global Climate started with his presentation.

Generating Electricity from Industrial Waste Take a look at this picture John Kearney '79, Chief Design Engineer, Cooler Power Inc. will discuss their electrical generator that runs on low temperature (220-300 degrees F) waste heat. They have a 150Kw production machine running in Milpitas that uses an Organic Rankine Cycle technology. It is an Environmentally Friendly System - Additional fossil fuels are not required to produce power resulting in no atmospheric emissions.

Advice from a VC Robert Huret '65, Partner, FT Ventures with Judy Huret, Vice Chairman, Huret Rothenberg & Co. Bob is an alumni elected trustee of the university and has presented to alumni audiences many times. Judy is a member of the Cornell University Council.

Entrepreneurship@Cornell John Jaquette, Executive Director Entrepreneurship@Cornell. Find out more about campus based entrepreneurship.

Investing And Operating In China Looking for opportunities that might make sense to invest in China? Would you like to meet someone who has experience starting and running a factory in China? This is the right table. Eric Li '89, Executive Vice President, Karrsen International Co., Ltd.

What do you think the roll of Cornell University should be in China? How does the CAPS program fit into this role? Carol MacCorkle '64, Cornell Trustee Emeritus, Broker, Coldwell Banker will bring you up to speed on Cornell's Asian Pacific Studies Program (CAPS)

Successfully raising money from VCs biotech entrepreneur Pam Marrone '78 CEO/Founder Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc. (MOI)

Manufacturing Apparel and Footwear in China 07, Effect of Southeast Asia and other Regions. Tom Nastos, Pres/CEO Endurance LLC

John Nesheim MBA ‘67, Faculty, Cornell University, will continue the discussion began at his presentation.

Outsourcing Manufacturing to China and Supply Chain Management in China with Everette Phillips '82, President & CEO, China Manufacturing Network

Venture Capital investing in China J. Alexander Sloan MBA '98, Principal, Expansion Capital Partners

Catering provided by Catered 4 U Personal Chef & Catering Service Sonja Sulcer '96
Menu Includes:
Asian Vegetable Salad
Cold Sesame Noodle Salad
California Rolls
Teriyaki Chicken Breast
Teriyaki Tofu
Jasmine Rice
Coffee, Tea, Water and Soft Drinks included (cash bar for wine & beer)
Mango and Passion Fruit Mousse Cake

Featuring Gary Orosy, MBA ’77 , Vice President of Business Development, M-Factor, Inc.

Download Gary's .pdf presentation

Produced in partnership with the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV), and the Cornell Alumni Association of Northern California "The San Francisco Millennium Tower Project" featuring Glenn Rescalvo, M.Arch ’88, Partner, Handel Architects and "A Look at Milstein Hall" the long-awaited addition to AAP featuring Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean of Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art and Planning A new tall building will soon join San Francisco’s skyline! At 58 stories and 645 feet, the 1.2M square foot, $400M Millennium Tower will be San Francisco’s 4th largest building, and is the tallest entry in 30 years. San Francisco native and principal architect Glenn Rescalvo, M.Arch ’88, Partner, Handel Architects, will introduce the project. Dean Mostafavi will introduce Milstein Hall.

Friday, February 2nd, 2007 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 6:00 PM: Reception 7:00 PM: Presentation Cost: $30 per person includes Reception and Presentation. Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission Street @ 3rd San Francisco, CA 94103 Directions: Click Here

Thursday, January 18th, 2007
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Schedule:
6:00PM: Reception
7:00PM: Presentations

Cost: $30 per person includes reception and presentation

Location: Microsoft
Building 1
1065 La Avenida
Mountain View, CA 94043
Main Office: 650/693-4000

Directions: Click Here

From San Jose: Take U.S. 101 north (towards San Francisco). Exit at Shoreline Blvd and turn right onto Shoreline Blvd. Make a right turn on Pear Ave and then another right on Inigo Way. Turn left onto La Avenida and the Silicon Valley campus is on the right.

From San Francisco: Take U.S. 101 South (towards San Jose). Exit at Shoreline Blvd and turn left onto Shoreline Blvd. Go over the freeway, and make a right turn on Pear Ave and then another right on Inigo Way. Turn left onto La Avenida and the Silicon Valley campus is on the right.

Produced in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV), New Life Sciences Initiative and President's Council of Cornell Women Is Bigger always Better?, Managing Global Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device Development in an Age of Cost Containment and Increased Varied Requirements along with Cornell Alumni Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Networking. Cornell alumni employed in Cornell Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech, Medical Devices are invited to a networking event with light appetizers. This is an informal event which occurs three times per year at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco. Our January 17th event features Martha A. Reitman '78, M.D., Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, CoGenesys, Inc. and President & CEO, Reitman Corporation. July 13, 2006 - CoGenesys Receives FDA Clearance to Commence Clinical Trials of Cardeva in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Basque Cultural Center Schedule: 6:00PM - Reception/Networking 7:00PM - Presentation Cost: $20 per person Location: Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Tel: 650-583-8091

Produce in partnership with Cornell Silicon Valley (CSV) and the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) Women in Technology and Science Luncheon Series, "Social Media and User Participation on the Web" featuring Jennifer Dulski '93 A&S, MBA'99, Vice President & General Manager, Yahoo! Autos Cornell Women in Technology and Science Luncheon Series is a forum for Cornell's women executives and leaders working in technology and science to develop further connections with each other and Cornell. Jennifer will talk about how the Web is evolving and the rise of participatory media. She'll walk through several examples from Yahoo!, including Flickr and Yahoo! Answers.

Friday, January 12th, 2007 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 11:45AM - 12:15PM - Early arrival networking, doors open at 11:45AM 12:15PM - 12:30PM - Introduction of attendees 12:30PM - 1:30PM - Presentation and discussion of presentation 1:30PM - Hard cut-off of presentation and discussion Stay to network until 2:00PM if you like! Cost: $20 includes gourmet box Lunch Location: Yahoo! 2821 Mission College Blvd Santa Clara CA Training Rooms 1&2 Parking: Free on-site parking