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Save the Date for AAMA Asia Connect Conference: The Mobile Future

Please join the AAMA Connect Asia Conference as industry experts and thought leaders address the key questions surrounding the way mobile technology is changing the way we live, work, and play. The conference will feature panel discussions, fireside chats, and networking opportunities with the industry’s hottest entrepreneurs, investors, and executives from the Silicon Valley and Asia, the two technologies epicenters of the world.

2012 AAMA Connect Series: Social Media Conference

Harnessing the Power of Social Networks for Growth

Sponsored by: 

Friday, June 8^th, 2012   1:00pm-8:00pm

2F, One Ferry Plaza, CA 94111 (Behind Ferry Building)

As the population of Facebook grew from nothing to that of the third largest country in the world, new forms of businesses formed around the social collaboration model. Social media is used to promote brands, build loyal customer networks, measure influence, and strengthen reputation. Social media is no longer a niche, but a way of life that’s penetrating the corporate worked with the social enterprise concept. It’s for work, it’s for shopping, and it’s for gaming. Everything is now social.

Come join AAMA Social Media conference to learn about hottest social businesses and ideas that are transforming the world!

Preliminary Agenda:

1:00 – 1:30                    Registration & Networking
1:30 – 2:15                     Opening Keynote: Geoff Donaker, COO, Yelp!
2:15 – 3:15                     Moderated Fireside Chat Session
Moderated by Thuy Vu, Host of CBS’ “Eye on the Bay”, 3-time Emmy Award Winner
Fireside Chat with Hancheng Liang, CEO, HSGH.com
Fireside Chat with Tim Chang, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
3:15 – 3:30                    BREAK
3:30 -4:00                    Afternoon Panel: Global from the Start
Moderated by Canice Wu, President, Plug and Play
Jostein Svendsen, CEO of Wevideo
Ankit Agarwal, CEO of Micello
Jeff Fedor, CEO of Monstro
4:00 – 5:00                   Moderated Fireside Chat Sessions
Fireside Chat with Don Hoang, Director of Business Development, Klout
Fireside Chat with Laurie Leong, Senior Product Manager, Tencent
5:00 – 5:50                    Closing Panel: Investment Trends in Social Media
Moderated by Tim Chang, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
Jonathan Teo, Managing Director, General Catalyst
5:50 – 6:00                    Closing Remarks
6:00 – 8:00                  AAMA Social Media Party

Let’s get social!

Register Now

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Wednesday; May 23, 2012 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at The Orrick Building
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; 405 Howard Street, SF

This is an exciting time to be an investor. New initiatives are being launched by institutional investors and fund-of-funds to take advantage of sustained U.S. economic growth and the growth opportunities of Asia. Learn how their initiatives, such as California-focused and emerging market investments, drive returns in 2012. Please join your friends and colleagues for a lively and informal evening of discussion and networking featuring ”can’t-miss” Bay Area institutional investors, Orrick, AAAIM and AAMA Board members.

Panelists:

Jonathan Barker, Venture Partner, Thomvest Ventures

Jonathan’s diverse background includes managing the China subsidiaries of two Fortune 500 companies: Commercial Metals Company and EchoStar Communications Corporation; co-founding a Silicon Valley-based video search technology company – MeeVee – as well as developing strategic marketing and distribution plans, structuring and negotiating financial and commercial transactions, and carrying out due diligence for more than two dozen multinational companies and investment banks.  Jonathan holds a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Fann, President and CEO, TorreyCove Capital Partners

David manages the day-to-day business activities of TorreyCove Capital Partners, is a member of TorreyCove’s Board of Directors, and Executive and Investment Committees. With 26 years of experience in the private equity industry, David has invested in over 25 leveraged buyout, private equity, and venture capital investments as a lead investor or co-investor, of which ten became publicly traded through successful initial public offerings and a number were acquired by Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he has managed organizations that invested over $15 billion in private equity, distressed debt and venture capital funds, and direct and co-investments. David has served on the board of directors of eleven companies, as a board observer for seven, as Chairman of the Board of Directors for two companies, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Robert H. Toigo Foundation and the Association of Asian American Investment Managers. He holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Stanford University.

Dolph Hellman, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP (moderator)

Dolph is a partner in Orrick’s San Francisco office and the Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Investment Funds Group and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. Dolph concentrates his practice on private equity investor representation and fund formation as well as representing financial institutions and corporations in privately negotiated debt transactions.

Dolph counsels some of the largest public pension plans in the U.S. and other institutional investors in various U.S. based and international alternative investments as well as sponsors in fund formation.

Heidi Poon, Investment Officer, City of San Jose Retirement Services

Heidi Poon, CFA, CAIA is an Investment Officer at the City of San Jose Retirement Services managing multiple asset classes and strategies for the Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan and the Federated City Employees’ Retirement System. She was previously Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners, where she covered stocks in the consumer and communications semiconductor industry, including companies in Greater China. Heidi’s academic background includes a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

Agenda:    
6:00    Doors open with refreshments and networking
6:30     Introductions by Clayton Jue (AAAIM) and Hanson Li (AAMA)
6:35     Panel discussion led by Dolph Hellman
7:45     Close

Fee:  Free to staff of pensions funds, endowments, foundations and SWFs.
Please email aama@aamasv.com for your complimentary registration.
$40 for AAMA members and $50 for non-members.

Questions:        aama@aamasv.com
Registration:    Click here

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