WFS Silicon Valley 2014 Agenda
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Chairman's Welcome - Nat Burgess, Chairman - World Financial Symposiums |
| 9:15 - 9:45 |
Top Ten Disruptive Technology Trends - Timothy Goddard, Vice President - Corum Group |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | BREAK |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
Private Equity Panel Moderator: Nat Burgess, Chairman - World Financial Symposiums - Petri Oksanen , Principal - Francisco Partners - Jonah Sulak, Principal - Marlin Equity - Mark McLaughlin, Vice President - TCV - Dominic Ang, Managing Director - Turn/River Capital |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
The Revived IPO Market - James Redfern, Executive Director - Morgan Stanley |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Buyers' Panel Moderator: Rob Schram, SVP - Corum Group - Aaron Crum, Co-Head of Corporate Development - Yahoo! - Valerie Burman, SVP Corporate Development & Alliances – Mindjet |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH |
| 1:00 - 1:30 |
M&A Cage Match - Lowell Ness - Partner, Perkins Coie LLP - Michael Glaser - Partner, Perkins Coie LLP |
| 1:30 - 2:15 |
Afternoon Keynote - Starting With the End in Mind - Klaus Schauser, Chief Strategist and Founder - AppFolio - Albert Oaten, VP Market Development - SecureDocs |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
Venture Capital Panel Moderator: Jim Jensen, Partner - Perkins Coie LLP - Adam Boutin, Principal - Menlo Ventures - Oren Zeev, Founder – Orens Capital - Javier Rojas, Managing Director – Kennet |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | BREAK |
| 3:15 - 3:45 |
The CFO Evolution Report - Turning Trends to Tactics - John Dunican, Partner – Armanino LLP |
| 3:45 - 4:30 |
Sellers' Panel Moderator: John Simpson, Vice President - Corum Group - Damon Schechter, CEO/Founder - Shipwire, Inc. acquired by Ingram Micro Inc. - Alan Naumann, President/CEO - 41st Parameter, Inc. acquired by Experian Group Ltd - Arun Tolani, CRO – Runa acquired by Staples |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
Closing Comments - Taking Control of the Process Nat Burgess, Chairman - World Financial Symposiums |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Networking Reception |