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"Was leaving India and Coming to America A Life Mistake?" ~ Vivek Wadhwa & Navneet Chugh ~ Immigration has always been America's greatest advantage. Through its history, immigrants have continually enriched American society and created the force that drove its people to excel--by causing the generations before them to work harder and to compete for jobs. And when immigrants came to America--whether on Mayflower or Air-India--they bought one-way tickets. But for the first time in American history, immigrants are leaving its shores and returning to better opportunities back in their home countries . Vivek Wadha has documented the contribution of skilled immigrants to the U.S economy and the brain drain that the U.S is presently experiencing. He has also researched entrepreneurship, the globalization of R&D, and the rise of India and China. He will discuss this research, including the reasons for the success of Indians--who are the dominant company founding immigrant group in the U.S., the factors causing them to leave the U.S., how the returnees are doing back home, and what this means for the economies of India and the U.S. Navneet S. Chugh is an eminent attorney; Managing Partner of the global law practice The Chugh Firm; President TiE, South California; Founder President of the North American South Asian Bar Association; Board Member of the American Indian Foundation and a member of the California Southwest Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. Navneet serves on several corporate and non-profit boards. This event is co-sponsored by South Asian Bar Association; Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association; Immigration Voice and Asia Society   Agenda >>   6:30 - 7:15PM - Registration and Networking   7:15 - 8:00pM - Remarks by Speakers   8:00 - 8.30PM - Q&A

When >>       Thursday       July 22nd, 2010       6.30AM - 8.30PM PST   Location >>       India Community Center(ICC),       525 Los Coches St.,       Milpitas, CA, 95035       View Larger Map   Registration >>   SIPA Members: Free (Register Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $10 (Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $15 (Onsite)

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"iPhone Mobile App Workshop and Panel Discussion on Monetization" Mobile App Workshop It will showcase demo and development of an iPhone applications from scratch. It will cover development cycles, tools used and architecture for both platforms.Pat Murphy, will present a live demo of mobile application development. Join us on an action packed demo and discussion on What SDK to use and bottlenecks in development of apps? Where to start from and what all you need? What kind of apps stand a chance in a jam packed market? Panel Discussion: Monetization of Mobile Applications We have millions of apps hitting the markets and the best app will stand out in each segment; come listen to expert app developers, power users and entrepreneurs discus: How to monetize the applications? How to choose a market segment for app development? How to pick the entry strategy? iPhone v/s Android market Emerging market v/s million app market Moderator – Avinash Harsh, Avinash leads the Mobile Solutions division of Halosys, a New Media Solutions company focused on Enterprise and Consumer oriented Mobile & Web Apps. Panelist 1 – Raj Singh, Serial Entrepreneur in Mobile Domain Panelist 2 – Pat Murphy, Pat Murphy is an iPhone enthusiast and is a Senior Engineer at Halosys.Along with iPhone software programming, he has extensive knowledge of integrating hardware accessories and making them work with an iPhone Application. Panelist 3 – Matthaus Krzykowski, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Agora9 Group at Agora9 Group; Writer (Mobile) at Venturebeat.com Panelist 4 – Taek Chung, Consultant with Mckinsey in the mobile domain   Agenda >>   9:00 - 9:30AM - Registration and Networking/Startup Showcase   9:45 - 10:30AM - Panel Discussion: Monetization of Mobile Applications   10:30 - noon - Mobile Applications Workshop Part 1 - iPhone Application   Noon - 12:45PM - Lunch and Startup Showcase   12:45 - 2.00PM - Mobile Applications Workshop Part2- Android Application

When >>       Saturday       June 12th, 2010       9.00AM - 2.00PM PST   Location >>       Hp Auditorium,       3000 Hanover St.,       Palo Alto, CA, 94304       View Larger Map   Registration >>   Non-SIPA Members: $30 (Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $40 (Onsite)   Event+New Membership :   $50(indv), $75(joint)

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"Career Management in Good and Bad Economy, Organized jointly by SIPA and SAMBAA" Managing your career in good economy is as difficult as it is in managing it in bad. Why? In good economy there are more opportunities, but there are also more people competing for those opportunities because they are willing to take more risk in such times. In bad economies there are "fewer" opportunities, but then there are also fewer people competing for them because of the risk involved in change. Attend this interactive session led by Dilip Saraf, LinkedIn's #1 Career & Life Coach to learn about how to put your career in the high gear and maintain it regardless of the ambient economic conditions. Also, to get the most out of this session bring your own career challenges and successes to share them with others and to get some free guidance. Be prepared to volunteer with your career related goals and hindrances as Mr. Saraf may call you out!   Agenda >>   6:00 - 6:30PM - Registration and Networking   6:30 - 8:00PM - Career Session by Dilip Saraf   8:00 - 8:30PM - Question and Answer session   8:30 - 9:00PM - Closing and Networking

When >>       Thursday       May 27th, 2010       6.00PM - 9.00PM PST   Location >>       India Community Center,       525 Los Coches St,       Milpitas, CA 95035       View Larger Map   Registration >>   Non-SIPA Members: $15 (Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $20 (Onsite)   Event+New Membership :   $50(indv), $75(joint)

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"How to make effective presentations: how to structure and create effective presentation content" Are you an engineer making a presentation to management or a customer? Are you a consultant presenting a proposal to a client? Are you an entrepreneur, making a pitch to a VC? Are you a professional who relies on making an effective presentation pitch? If you answered Yes, then you should attend this event. Effectively communicating in a "presentation" setting is a key skill for everyone - yet most of us are let loose with PowerPoint without any training. You have no doubt experienced the results -- seemingly endless presentations that send you to sleep rather than inform and inspire. This talk will address how to prepare and structure an effective presentation based on proven psychological principles, share a few PowerPoint tips, and offer advice on how to get people within your organization thinking differently about presentations. We have invited a distinguished speakers for the event - Andrew Randall Andrew is senior vice president of marketing and business development at Metaswitch Networks, a leading telecommunications equipment and software vendor. He has studied and taught the techniques of effective presentations within his own company (where he championed a new approach to communications from the CEO down) and at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. He is a graduate of the Berkeley-Columbia MBA program, and has Masters degrees in Software Engineering, Philosophy and Mathematics from the Universities of Stirling and Oxford in the UK.   Agenda >>   6:00 - 6:30PM - Registration and Networking   6:30 - 8:00PM - Andrew Randall's presentation   8:00 - 8:30PM - Question and Asnwer session   8:30 - 9:00PM - Closing and Networking

When >>       Thursday       March 18th, 2010       6.00PM - 9.00PM PST   Location >>       HP HP Oakroom Auditorium,       19111 Pruneridge Ave, Bldg 48,       Cupertino, CA 95014             View Larger Map   Registration >>   Non-SIPA Members: $15 (Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $20 (Onsite)   Event+New Membership :   $50(indv), $75(joint)

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"Six Weeks to Financial Sexiness: How to build your own Bulletproof Financial System" We have invited 2 distinguished speakers for the event - Ramit Sethi Milind Dalal Take charge of your financial life in 2010. Would you rather be sexy or rich? Forget advice that tells you to save money on $3 lattes. Ramit Sethi, New York Times best-selling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, financial blogger, co-founder of PBwiki, and Stanford grad will show you how to build a bulletproof financial system that will let you control your finances. From automatic investing strategies to earning more money on the side, Ramit focuses on specific and effective ways to strengthen your finances. Visit Ramit book/blog site. Milind Dalal emphasises, Financial security doesn't happen overnight. Like anything worth working for, it takes time ... and planning. Volatile markets. New tax laws. Upcoming retirement. Learn ways to tackle Financial uncertainties in life. More info - http://www.prudential.com/view/page/public/158?reqid=1856   Agenda >>   6:00 - 6:30PM - Registration and Networking   6:30 - 7:30PM - Ramit's presentation   7:30 - 8:30PM - Milind's Presentation   8:30 - 9:00PM - Closing and Networking

When >>       Thursday       Feb 4th, 2010       6.00PM - 9.00PM PST   Location >>       HP Oak Room,       19111 Pruneridge Ave, Bldg 48,       Cupertino, CA 95014             View Larger Map   Registration >>   Non-SIPA Members: $15 (Online)   Non-SIPA Members: $20 (Onsite)   Event+New Membership :   $50(indv), $75(joint)

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SIPACON 2009: Silicon Valley 2010 and Beyond Want to network with 300+ industry professionals and peers? Want to hobnob with Silicon Valley pioneers and trend-setters? Looking to uncover new developments and prospects in Silicon Valley? Come and join us for SIPA's annual event this Saturday(Nov 7th, 2009) at the HP Campus in Palo Alto.	When >>   Nov 7th, 2009   8.30AM - 4.30PM PST Location >>   HP Palo Alto Campus   3000 Hanover St,   Palo Alto, CA   Map it! Registration >>   Event Sold out!   SIPA Members: $49   Non-SIPA Members: $69   Event+New Membership: $79
Top 3 reasons to attend SIPACON 'Snapshot of the Future' Keynotes by Tom Campbell and Steve Westly Insightful panel discussions - Trends in Clean Energy and The Enterprise Learn the art of 'professional bragging' - Make yourself visible in your networks Note: Due to overwhelming response, SIPACON 2009 is sold out! We are looking forward to see you all at SIPACON 2009 and we are confident you will have a wonderful time. Thank you participants, for helping us meet this milestone! Keynote Speakers: Tom Campbell - Former Dean of Haas School of Business, the Budget director for Arnold Schwarznegger and a candidate for the next Governor of California. Steve Westly - Managing Partner at Westly Group, former Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California, former SVP - Business Development and Marketing at eBay.
Agenda About Event Speakers Location Startup Showcase Our Attendees SIPACON 2008 Past Events 08:00 - 08:30AM - Registration and Networking 08:30 - 08:45AM - Opening Remarks and Presidents Welcome 08:45 - 09:45AM - Morning Keynote - Tom Campbell 09:45 - 11:00AM - Panel Discussion - Enterprise Applications in the Web 2.0 world Show More | Show Less Panel - Emerging Trends in the evolution of Enterprise Technology Imagine social networks integrated with your CRM to make the sales force more proactive and productive. We witnessed a huge surge in Web 2.0, Saas and Cloud computing in the consumer space in the last few years, which is where new technologies get their grounding. These technologies are now inching towards the enterprise. Or are they? Sure enough, all technologies have to be remolded as they shift from B2C to the more mature B2B space. This is where fundamental issues have to be tackled - security, reliability, performance and so on. So how well is Web 2.0 ready for the enterprise and vice versa? Do they replace our current portfolio of enterprise technologies or merely complement them. Let's hear from a panel of Enterprise technology leaders who will discuss how new technologies are reshaping the Enterprise. More importantly, what new skills or training do we need to learn. It is safe to say that none of the existing solutions like Oracle or SAP will be replaced overnight, but what is interesting is how the new will find its way to co-exist. That's where true opportunities lie. Moderator : Prashant Shah, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Panelists - Naresh Shanker, CIO Palm Cliff March, Vice President Applications, Cost Plus World Market Murali Rajagoapalan - Enterprise Architect, Sun Microsystems 11:00 - 12:15PM - Brag! A Peggy Klaus Workshop - The art of tooting your horn without blowing it. Show More | Show Less Have you ever berated yourself for missing a golden opportunity to talk about yourself and your accomplishments because you were fearful of coming off as too showy or self-serving? Learn the art of tooting your own horn without blowing it so you can communicate your strengths and accomplishments without appearing too opportunistic, eager, egotistical, or self-aggrandizing. For most of us, brag is a fourletter word and self-promotion is about as comfortable as having a root canal. Find out how to overcome your reservations about bragging so you can comfortably sell yourself wherever you go-without feeling or sounding like a walking billboard. 12:15 - 1.30PM - Lunch 01:30 - 02:15PM - Evening Keynote by Steve Westly 02:15 - 03:30PM - Clean Energy: Trends and Prospects - A PanelShow More | Show Less Clean Energy - Trends and Prospects - A Panel The verdict is out - Clean Energy emerges winner! The most compelling reason to learn more about this rapidly growing industry - It makes our planet cleaner, greener and healthier for future generations. And if this is not motivation enough, there is tremendous opportunity and an enormous business potential with huge amount of dollars being pumped in this initiative. The PC revolution of the 80's and the Internet revolution of the 90's was impressive. The Clean Energy revolution of the 21st Century has already begun and it promises to be an epic revolution and in much bigger scale. To find out more, attend the Clean Energy panel at SIPACon 2009 - 'Silicon Valley 2010 and Beyond' and learn about clean energy markets, various opportunities and industry growth potential. The panel is comprised of experts who already are part of this revolution and are willing to share their knowledge and successes with you. Moderator : Tony Seba Panelists: Lex Sisney, CEO Current Analytics Pete Childers, CEO & Co-founder Utility Scale Solar Dr. K.V Ravi, CTO at Crystal Solar 03:30 - 03:45PM - Coffee Break 03:45 - 04:15PM - Showcase of new Startups Show More | Show Less At SIPACON 2009, we are hosting the first ever annual showcase of a few innovative startup companies that span various focus segments. These startups were selected from various submissions after a tight screening process. The SIPACON attendees will get to hear a brief overview of these companies, what they do and how they address a business need in their focus segment, their technology and their products. Attend and listen to the leaders of these companies talk! 04:30 - 04:45PM - Closing Remarks & Raffle 04:45PM onwards - Networking The last 12-18 months was a period of economic turmoil rarely seen in recent history. Anything that could have gone wrong, from the economic standpoint, did go wrong. We have weathered the worst and that the long road to recovery has already begun. Silicon Valley has seen its share of ups and downs, even before the time it was called Silicon Valley. Who would have thought that after the dot com bust companies like Google, Youtube, MySpace, Facebook and so many others could have flourished. Every disruption in times long gone and recently has led to innovation. In the past several decades technology has reshaped society. It is highly possible that now the circumstances of our society will drive the business and technological innovation of tomorrow. Without doubt, the road to recovery will be long and hard. The standard business rules might not be as effective. There is a new playbook that each one has to play by. So how do we as professionals evolve in this new economy? Will there really be new business models? Has the entrepreneurial paradigm changed? Do we as professionals need to learn new tools and technologies? Where does the next opportunity lie? What is the future of the economy and what are the economies of the future? As someone said recently, however one chooses to answer these questions, it will be wrong. But we have to make a start and start with a thoughtful discussion. At Silicon Valley 2010 and beyond, we are going to give you that start. With keynotes from some of the most respected business leaders, to panels of some of the experts already sketching out parts of the new roadmap, to motivators who will provide us with the necessary tools to succeed in the new tomorrow. Keynote Speakers Tom Campbell - Former Dean of Haas School of Business, the Budget director for Arnold Schwarznegger and a candidate for the next Governor of California. Show More | Show Less Tom Campbell has a 20 year track record of promoting less government and individual liberty. Tom has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago and a JD from Harvard University. At the University of Chicago, Tom's faculty advisor was Milton Friedman. Tom's free market economics training cemented a life-long commitment to limited government and greater individual liberty. After serving in the Reagan Administration and becoming a tenured Professor at Stanford Law School, Tom was elected five times to the U.S. Congress, representing districts in the Silicon Valley. He was also elected a California State Senator, and served as Director of Finance for the State of California. During Tom's tenure as State Finance Director, California's budget was balanced with no tax increases, no new borrowing, and no accounting gimmicks. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation named Tom the most frugal member of the 102nd Congress, and the California Journal named Tom the "State Senate's best problem-solver" Steve Westly - Managing Partner at Westly Group, former Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the state of California, former SVP - Business Development and Marketing at eBay. BRAG! - A Peggy Klaus Workshop Peggy Klaus - A communication and leadership coach. she was featured on "The Early Show" on CBS recently and featured a BRAG! Connections program held at the Manhattan offices of event sponsor JP Morgan Chase during which 80 high-school girls were matched with members of 100 Women In Hedge Funds. Show More | Show Less A much in-demand communication and leadership coach, Peggy Klaus has spent more than a decade advising America's top Fortune 500 executives. She reaches thousands of professionals a year through speaking, coaching, and workshops at leading corporations and organizations. Her client list includes JP Morgan Chase, Levi Strauss, Chevron Texaco, American Express, Disney, Goldman Sachs, Pharmacia Upjohn, General Mills, Cisco Systems, UNICEF, and Booz Allen Hamilton, among others. Klaus's colorful and frank advice is frequently sought out by journalists. She has been featured and quoted extensively in a wide range of media including ABC 20/20, NBC Today, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Fortune, and O Magazine. Well regarded in higher education, Klaus has lectured on communication to students and faculty at the University of California Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Boalt School of Law and the School of Public Health & Sciences. She has also served as lecturer at Wharton's Executive MBA Program, Pepperdine University School of Law, and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Additionally, Klaus sits on the Kennedy School of Government's Women's Leadership Board. With advanced degrees in Drama, Speech, and Theatre from the London-based Royal Academy of Music and the Drama Studio, Klaus started off in Hollywood coaching entertainers for The Tonight Show and Cosby. Her screen credits include shows for Paramount Studios, Warner Brothers, ABC, CBS, and NBC TV. Klaus's reputation for getting the best out of performers spread to the corporate world when friends on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley called for help with their speeches and press conferences. In 1993 she left Hollywood to start her consulting firm Klaus & Associates-based in Berkeley, California-which offers a wide variety of workshops and individual training programs in corporate communication and leadership skills. Author of BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It (Warner Books, Hardcover,2003; Paperback,2004), Klaus offers BRAG! workshops for both professional development (promoting yourself and your agenda) and business development (promoting your company and its products). To-date she has led 100+ BRAG! events for organizations, including General Mills, SC Johnson, Credit Suisse, American Express, Freddie Mac, The Harvard Business School Alumni Association, and The National Association of Female Executives. Also the author of The Hard Truth About Soft Skills-Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner (Collins, Jan 2008), Klaus provides a variety of programs for increasing soft skills mastery. In 2004 Klaus expanded the line of up BRAG! programs into the realm of corporate outreach with BRAG! Connections. These interactive, meet-and-greet affairs allow participants to network and fearlessly practice tooting their own horns while Klaus reveals key self-promotion techniques interspersed with fun, experiential exercises. A variety of companies, schools, and non-profits have participated in or sponsored these events, including JP Morgan Chase, The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, Training Inc., Linkage, Merrill Lynch, 100 Women in Hedge Funds A popular speaker at conferences, Klaus has keynoted presentations for such organizations as the Women in Leadership Summit, San Francisco Trial Lawyers, Pharmacia-Upjohn, and the Financial Women's Association. Panel Discussion: Clean Energy - Trends and Prospects (Panel Moderator) Tony Seba - Speaker, Educator, Author, Advisor, Mentor Capitalist at Seba Group Show More | Show Less Tony Seba is a serial entrepreneur and the author of the upcoming book "Solar Trillions". He is a lecturer at Stanford University in clean energy, entrepreneurship, high tech strategy and finance. Seba was the award-winning founder and CEO of PrintNation.com where he raised more than $30 million in venture capital and established the B2B web company as the leader in its market segment. He is an internationally known public speaker who also teaches at leading institutions around the world such as The Auckland University (New Zealand) Business School and in-company at some of the world's top high tech companies such as Google and Cisco. Tony Seba holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Peter Childers - President at Utility Scale Solar, Inc Show More | Show Less Peter Childers has 18 years experience leading advanced technology companies and business lines in a career that spans microelectronics manufacturing, telecommunications, systems management software, open source, and clean energy. Pete has played key roles leading innovation, operations and growth at high tech companies from early stage thru IPO to NYSE listing. Pete specializes in developing opportunities in fully commoditized or new and disruptive fields where experts are saying, "that can't be done." The teams he develops create globally competitive offerings and flexible business mechanisms that deliver overwhelmingly better customer value than competitors. In 1998, Pete joined open source software pioneer Red Hat, Inc. [NYSE: RHT] as employee 41, where he founded and grew the company's second largest line of business to $60 million, attracting over 500,000 paying customers worldwide and changing the game in software, IT training, and technical certification in an arena where everyone was saying "that can't be done." Pete also developed online strategy and online business for this highly successful publicly traded company, ranked #1 for customer value five years in a row by CIO magazine. In 2007, Pete moved to Silicon Valley where he has been advising open source companies and developing new technology and ventures on the energy and clean-tech frontier. Pete speaks and participates in industry panels on comparative renewable energy and economic analysis of solar formats. Pete is co-inventor of the Megahelion™ drive, the lead inventor on the Company's first patent-pending and a named inventor on two additional patents-pending for the Company. Pete holds B.A. from Yale University and a M.A. from Duke University. Lex Sisney - Co-founder at Current Analytics Show More | Show Less Having created and led a series of innovations throughout his career, Lex excels at identifying and communicating new concepts, strategic coaching, driving growth, and building strategic relationships. Lex designed and evangelized one of the world's original electronic procurement services, the first integrated distance learning/coaching method, and a new subscription-based agile/iterative software development model, as well as the leading affiliate marketing network, Commission Junction. With Lex as CEO and Chairman, the latter grew to become the world's largest company of its type and was acquired in 2003. Lex's latest innovation is Current Analytics, Inc., a systems integration company specializing in enterprise energy and environmental management. Lex also coaches other entrepreneurs who want to accelerate business growth and have greater peace of mind. Dr. K.V. Ravi - CTO at Crystal Solar, Inc Show More | Show Less Dr.Ravi is the Chief Technology Officer of Crystal Solar where he is responsible for the development of technology for the manufacture of low cost silicon wafers, solar cells and modules. Prior to Crystal Solar Dr. Ravi was Director, Business Development for the Solar Business Group at Applied Materials where his responsibilities included identifying new business opportunities for Applied Materials in the solar space, supporting investments, mergers and acquisitions and in advance solar cell development. He has also worked in the Photovoltaics field for over 13 years at Mobil Solar Energy Corporation, leading the development of silicon ribbon based technologies. His other affiliations have been in the Semiconductor area with over 15 years at Intel, Motorola and Texas Instruments. He is the author of over 100 technical publications in the fields of metals, semiconductors, photovoltaics and CVD diamond technology and the author of the book "Imperfections and Impurities in Semiconductor Silicon". He holds over 40 issued patents. He has a Ph.D in Materials Science from Case Western University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of California, Berkeley, a B.S in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Science and a B.Sc in Chemistry from the University of Madras, India. Enterprise Trends : Panel Discussion Cliff March - Vice President Applications Cost Plus World Market Show More | Show Less Cliff March joined Cost Plus World Market over 10 years ago and is currently the Vice President - Applications. March is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of enterprise wide applications. His recent focus has been on delivering customer facing applications including Explorer - the new CPWM Loyalty program. He has more than 20 years of IT and finance experience with all of his retail industry experience coming at Cost Plus. Prior to joining Cost Plus World Market, March served in various positions at companies within the food processing and financial services sectors. March is a graduate of California State University at Hayward with a B.S. in Physical Education and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from St. Mary's. Naresh Shanker - Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Palm, Inc. Show More | Show Less As vice president and chief information officer, Palm, Inc., Naresh has management responsibility for IT strategy and all of the company's IT assets. This includes all application development, data management, technology infrastructure, data-center operations and telecommunication networks worldwide. Naresh also has responsibility for palm.com operations. Naresh has been in the information-technology business for 20 years supporting a wide range of industries, including high-technology manufacturing, semiconductor, medical, life sciences and software businesses. He has led and executed large-scale initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, and establishing of offshore IT and manufacturing operations. Prior to joining the company, Naresh was responsible for managing Agilent Technologies' internal enterprise business solutions organization, delivering customer-facing and supply-chain solutions worldwide, resulting in significant savings to the company. He also was instrumental in establishing offshore IT operations and outsourcing services in India. Naresh started his career at Hewlett-Packard Company, Medical Products Group. He was responsible for delivering applications and infrastructure solutions and services worldwide, and integrating acquisitions into the business. He also was instrumental in establishing a joint venture manufacturing center in China. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science (BSCS) and master's in business administration (MBA) from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Murali Rajagopalan - Chief Solution Designer at SUN Microsystems. Show More | Show Less Since 1998, he has been with Sun IT. In his current role he is responsible for arriving at optimal solutions for the internal customer requests, which often involves evaluating SaaS as an option. In addition, he ensures that Sun's security and data privacy are not compromised by providing a structured framework to implement Web 2.0. (Panel Moderator)Prashant Shah - Managing Director, joined Hummer Winblad in December 2000. Show More | Show Less He has been instrumental in many investments including Baynote, Bridgestream, Cenzic, EvoStor, InMage, Jareva Technologies, Krillion, Scalent, SyncVoice, Tizor and Voltage Security. He also observes a number of these boards. In addition, Prashant is an active Charter Member of TiE Silicon Valley (www.tiesv.org), where he is Chair of the Software SIG; and a member of the Board of Trustees for Astia (www.astia.org). Prior to Hummer Winblad, Prashant spent many years defining and launching high tech products. His background spans all seven layers of the OSI stack with product management roles at enCommerce (acquired by Entrust), Cypress Semiconductor and AT&T. Prashant received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Prashant currently sits on the Board of EvoStor. Mo-DV, Inc. is engaged in the business of developing and marketing software solutions to enable cross platform distribution of video and audio content through flash media used in hand-held mobile devices and PC’s. Mo-DV offers a means to have memory cards with DRM-protected movies and other content play on nearly all cell phones, except those without a card slot. A US patent has been granted on this technology which includes linking the Players along with the DRM and movie content together on the memory. The Player now operates with Plug and Play on most Smart Phones and the feature phone version is in development to be done shortly. We have a cross platform multimedia player that is removable media based. The proprietary player offers encrypted content copy pretention. The company’s business model is principally license based. Tikkl, currently in private beta, is a social platform for interactive marketing campaigns. An effective and effortless web application for businesses, brands, and nonprofits: any size, any sector. Businesses run a variety of campaigns on their branded micro-site on Tikkl. Whatever your marketing campaign idea is, Tikkl lets you present a concerted and compelling pitch to persuade your audience and enable them to respond to your call to action. Customers and partner businesses participate and buzz up participation by running referral, joint, and grassroots campaigns through their networks. Tikkl supports a variety of campaigns such as informational campaigns, polls & questionnaires, coupons & promotions, contests, event & program registrations, gift store, and fund-raising campaigns. Brutesoft design, build and operate next-generation software technology that allows IT managers to securely and efficiently deliver and provision operating systems, applications, tools, updates and service packs to desktops, laptops and servers in the enterprise. Unlike traditional approaches, BruteSoft’s patent-pending solution uses federated pull technology that relieves the need to push large files onto the network, dramatically reducing the cost, time and management resources required for these tasks. Mobibucks offers cloud-based stored value accounts that enable a range of cashless transactions and sales promotions through seamless integration with existing Point of Sale (POS) technology. Using simple text messaging protocols, Mobibucks reduces check-out time in addition to enabling Person-to-Person (p2p) payments and gift exchange. Consumers with a mobile phone or a browser can intuitively use and manage their no-fee Mobibucks account. Mobibucks offers merchants a powerful, paperless, card-less merchandizing tool to offer coupons, loyalty rewards, gift cards and online ordering. Need a Graphic Designer? At 99designs.com a community of over 50,000 graphic designers competes to create the perfect design for your project – logos, web sites, marketing materials, product labels or any other graphical element. As the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, 99designs.com enables businesses to quickly and cost effectively source custom graphic design work without the risk – you see the designs before you buy. To launch a design project simply describe: who you are, what kind of design you need and how much you are willing to spend. The design community then begins submitting custom designs to your project. The average project is open for 7 days and sees about 100 custom design submissions. At the end you choose the design you like best and leave owning that design and having a relationship with that designer. If you don’t like any of the designs we give you 100% of your money back, including our fees, so there is ZERO risk. 99designs.com launched in February of 2008 and has completed over 31,000 design projects. A new design is uploaded to the site every 10 seconds – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To date, 99designs has paid out over $6 million USD to the design community with over $500,000 being paid out in the last 30 days alone. Dyyno — The breakthrough online video distribution platform! Instantly share live video and rich media with an audience of 1,10 or 10,000 viewers. Dyyno's reliable and brandable video-sharing platform enables individuals, small and medium businesses (SMBs), communities, and enterprises to instantly share video and multimedia without IT involvement and for 10 times less cost than traditional solutions.       22 Oct 2009 Speed Networking 11 Sep 2009 Networking Workshop - Practical ideas to improve your visibility 19 Aug 2009 Leverage the power of Social Media 20 Jul 2009 Business Mixer Hosted by SIPA 16 Jun 2009 Cleantech: Trends and Prospects 09 Apr 2009 De-mystifying Cloud Computing April 12, 2009 04 Mar 2009 SIPA March 2009: 9 Rules for Building a Winner     SIPA Blog     Click here for more past events ... SIPACON 2008 Annual Event: Social Media & The Enterprise       User Comments on SIPA SIPACON 2008 in Pictures Interviews from SIPACON 2008 more ...

 

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