Co-sponsored by the Stanford Business School Hi-Tech Club and CINA

About the Event

People are relying on connectivity more and more each day to communicate, shop, network professionally, and even date. Technology, once the tool to help businesses streamline processes and communications, is now emerging within economic and usability reach for the average person. From the US to China, these innovations are making a strong impact in business and in the economy.

In this conference, you will hear discussions about technology, specifically connectivity, and its impact in the entertainment industry, how businesses are using it to develop convenient products that consumer can rely on, and the vision for this integration to go one more step. These exciting panels will provide insight into present and future innovations and the perception businesses and consumers - here and abroad -- have regarding connectivity.

Immediately following, we will host a conference mixer where you can mingle with our distinguished speakers and VIP guests.

In addition, Guy Kawasaki will be present to moderate our visionary panel (The Next Big Thing). Mr. Kawasaki will discuss his insights into what it takes to start anything featured by his new book, The Art of the Start. He will be giving away several copies of his book.

Speakers

• Jim Barton, Co-Founder, Senior Vice President and CTO, TiVo
• Kevin Efrusy, General Partner, Accel Partners; Founder Corio
• Jean-Louis Gassee, General Partner, Allegis Capital; Founder Be; Former President of Products, Apple Computer
• Diane Greene, Executive Vice President, EMC; Founder and President VMWare
• ** New **   Andy Yan, President and Executive Managing Director, SOFTBANK Asia Infrastructure Fund
• Guy Kawasaki, Founder, Managing Director and Chairman, Garage Technology Ventures; Former Apple Fellow, Apple Computer
• ** New **   Doug Leone, General Partner, Sequoia Capital
• Ram Shriram, Founder and Managing Partner, Sherpalo Ventures; Board Member, Google and Plaxo
• Gus Tai, General Partner, Trinity Ventures; Chairman, CSPA
• ** New **   Jack Xu, Chairman, eBay (China) Engineering & Research Center; Former CTO, NetEase