Silicon Valley into the Next Decade: The Center of Global Transformation
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara AAMA CONNECT 2008
Silicon Valley into the Next Decade:

The Center of Global Transformation

Friday, October 3, 2008
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara Hotel

5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Click on hotel for available rooms.)


As one of the premier conferences in Silicon Valley, the Connect Conference annually brings together over 1,000 mid- to senior-level professionals in Internet, digital media, enterprise software, semiconductors, electronics, mobile wireless, telecommunications, venture capital, law, banking, consulting, and public relations to exchange thoughts and ideas related to conducting business in Asia. It is the leading Asia technology gathering of the year in Silicon Valley.

The conference will address key trends and emerging areas, deliver critical expert analyses, explore innovative ideas, reveal fresh insights, present unique viewpoints and perspectives, facilitate insightful discussion, feature proven cross-border strategies, examine relevant case studies and best practices, and share practical knowledge and timely information with participants.

Click here to download the conference flyer.

AAMA Connect 2007
2008 SESSIONS with CONFIRMED SPEAKERS include:

Keynote Address
       Tom Siebel - Chairman, First Virtual Group; and Founder & former CEO, Siebel Systems

Keynote Address - FUTURECASTING
Trends and Emerging Areas
       Dr. Bob Johansen - Former President and CEO, Institute for the Future and Author of Get There Early:
             Sensing the Future to Compete in the Present

Keynote Panel - CAPITAL MARKETS
       MODERATOR: Catharina Y. Min - Partner, Reed Smith LLP
       James E. Anderson - President, SVB Analytics
       Storm Duncan - Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology M&A, Credit Suisse
       Promod Haque - Managing Partner, Norwest Venture Partners

BUILDING a BUSINESS Panels
A1:  Funding in a Global Economy
       MODERATOR: James Chapman - Managing Partner, Nixon Peabody
       Mark Lee - Co-Founder, President & CEO, DeviceVM
       Richard Lim - Managing Director, GSR Ventures
       Tae Hea Nahm - Founding General Partner, Storm Ventures
       Gregory J. Rossmann - Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

A2:  Building a Global Enterprise
       MODERATOR: Daniel R. Quon - Senior Vice President, SVB Global - China
       Dr. Friedhelm Blobel - President and CEO, SciClone Pharmaceuticals
       Dr. Jack Gao - CEO, Star China, and Vice President, News Corporation
       Jacob Hsu - CEO, The Symbio Group
       Patrick Lo - Chairman and CEO, Netgear

A3:  Mergers & Acquisitions
       MODERATOR: Jaclyn Liu - Partner in Corporate Finance Group, Morrison & Foerster
       Sunil Bhatia - Head of Strategic Accounts, Satyam Computer Services
       David J. Lam - Vice President, The Carlyle Group
       Dr. Robert P. Lee - Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Achievo Corporation
       Evan Winkler - Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology, Media and Telecom M&A, UBS
       Amin Zoufonoun - Principal - Corporate Development, Google

CLEANTECH and ALTERNATIVES Panels
B1:  Cleantech Visionaries: What’s Next?
       MODERATOR: Jorge del Calvo - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
       Andrew Chung - Principal, Lightspeed Venture Partners
       Dr. Charles Gay - Corporate Vice President & General Manager of Solar Business Group,
             Applied Materials
       Hal LaFlash - Director, Emerging Clean Technology Policy, PG&E
       Dr. Richard Swanson - Co-Founder, President & CTO, SunPower Corporation

B2: The Cleantech Entrepreneurial Experience
       MODERATOR: Armando Castro - Partner in Business & Finance Group, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
       Larry Gross - President & CEO, EdeniQ
       Frank P. Paniagua, Jr. - Founder & CEO, Green Plug
       Lyndon Rive - Founder and CEO, SolarCity
       Kevin Surace - President and CEO, Serious Materials

CONSUMER LIFESTYLE Panels
A4:  Future of Entertainment
       MODERATOR: Richard Ingrassia - Senior Research Analyst, Roth Capital Partners
       Bing Gordon - Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
       Dr. Buno Pati - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sezmi
       Marc Shedroff - Manager of Strategic Partner Development, YouTube/Google

B3:  Future of Wireless
       MODERATOR: Timothy Chang - Principal, Norwest Venture Partners
       Jennifer Byrne - Director of Digital Media, Verizon
       Gen Isayama - Partner, DCM
       Purnima Kochikar - Director of Strategy and Business Development, Nokia Enterprise Solutions
       Dr. Rama K. Shukla - Vice President of Mobility Group and Director of WiMAX Program Office,
          Intel Corporation
       Richard Wong - Partner, Accel Partners

B4:  Virtual Reality
       Chris Badger - Vice President of Marketing, Forterra Systems
       Derek Liu - Founder & CTO, Gaia Online
       James Jen - Director and Executive Producer, Augmentum
       Niniane Wang - Engineering Manager, Google

Registration Pricing:

Regular (by 9/30)       At-the-Door
Connect 2008 Conference   
(Gala Networking Reception
 included!)
Member:         $149
Non-member: $199
Member:         $249
Non-member: $299

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If you have any questions or would like to sponsor the conference, please contact AAMA at: 
aama@aamasv.com

   
AAMA Connect 2008