Gateway to US Executive Summit
Innovative Leadership Forum
November 10, 10am - 5pm
Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA

Are you a startup new to Silicon Valley ready to get on the inside track?

Join us for the Gateway to the US Executive Summit Innovative Leadership Forum at Silicon Valley Bank on Wednesday, November 10 from 10am-5pm. This event is open to all innovative technology startup CEOs and entrepreneurs on a first-to-register basis. Cost is $95.

Topics covered in informal roundtable format with ample Q&A include Funding Your Business, Serial Entrepreneurship, CEO Leadership and Navigating the Legal and Tax Minefield. This forum is must for any entrepreneur starting a business for the first time in Silicon Valley. 

Our 2010 keynote speakers and panelists are ready to provide insight on current investment, leadership and areas of industry sector focus and trends, and include:

Deborah Magid (IBM Venture Capital Group)
Jeremy Liew (Lightspeed Ventures)
Bardia Housman (Business Catalyst/Adobe)
Shai Goldman (Silicon Valley Bank)
Chris Shipley (Guidewire Group)
Bill Lanfri (Independent Investor)
Jennifer Zanich (Myriad Group)
Kathy Woeber-Gardiner (Montgomery Pacific Law Group)
Kelly McCown (McCown & Evans)
Sarah Nichols (Ogletree Deakins)
and more are being confirmed each day!

Agenda

10am-11am: Funding Your Business
panelists include: Deborah Magid, Jeremy Liew, Shai Goldman
11:30am-12:30pm: Navigating the Legal and Taxation Minefield
panelists include: Kathy Woeber-Gardiner, Kelly McCown,Sarah Nichols
1pm-2pm: Lunch
2pm-3pm: Afternoon Keynote
Bardia Housman, Australian entrepreneur and founder of Business Catalyst (sold to Adobe) and Smart Corporation (sold to LookSmart)
3:30-4:30pm: CEO Leadership - What Makes a Great CEO

Register Now!Don't forget! The Gateway to the US Executive Summit Innovation Showcase at Silicon Valley Bank on Tuesday, November 9 from 6pm-9:30pm. Come meet some of Australia's most exciting companies ready to do business in the US. Keynote speaker Andrew Lacy (founder of Tapulous, sold to Disney). All pre-registered attendees will go into a draw to win a roundtrip International Business ticket from Los Angeles to Sydney on Richard Branson's newest international airline, V Australia. Proudly brought to you by Advance, V Australia is the official partner airline of the 2010 Gateway to the US Executive Summit. Cost is $35. Click here for more information.