Join us for a full afternoon and evening of presentations in co-sponsorship with Entrepreneurship@Cornell and Cornell Silicon Valley including 20 facilitated dinner discussions.
What's an emerging market? (Wikipedia cited here) The term emerging markets is commonly used to describe business and market activity in industrializing or emerging regions of the world. Examples include China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Chile much of Southeast Asia, countries in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, parts of Africa and Latin America.
Who should attend? The annual event is geared toward alumni, students, and parents, of all experience levels and interests who hope to reconnect with Cornell and develop economic relationships with each other. Download Event Advertisement
Sunday February 10th, 2008
2:00PM to 8:30PM
Cost: $30 includes dinner and all or any part of event. $40 at door (if available, as this event is likely to sell out)
Dress Code: business casual
Location: This event requires pre-registration. Cisco Systems, Bldg J, 255 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95132
RideBoard: Share a ride at www.cornellnorcal.com
2:00 Doors Open
2:30 to 2:45 Opening remarks
2:50 to 4:30 Presentation Track 1 (technology/operations/sustainability/responsibility)
*Greg Coladonato ’93, Google, Product Manager
*Robert Fogel ‘81 Intel Corp, World Ahead, Principal Education Architect, OGF (Open Grid Forum) Vice-President (download presentation)
The Win-Win Opportunity for Modern Industry and Emerging Countries: The Handshake vs. the Handout
*Paul Katzeff ’59, Thanksgiving Coffee, CEO
*Ana Pinczuk ’84, Cisco, VP Engineering (click here and scroll down for an interview with Ana)
*Larry Nelson MBA ’87, Sun Microsystems, Director of Global Citizenship
2:50 to 4:30 Presentation Track 2 (finance/venture)
*Vineet Buch MS ’96, BlueRun Ventures, Principal
*Arjun B. Divecha MBA '81 Portfolio Manager, GMO Emerging Markets (download presentation)
*Taek Kwon ’96, TPG Growth, Operating Partner
*Robert Maroney ’72, Managing Member, Connecticut Investments LLC
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4:30 to 4:45 Short Break
4:45 to 5:30 Ralph Christy, Professor of Marketing Management and Economic Development, Undergraduate Business Program (AEM), and Founder and Director of Market Matters Inc.
5:30 to 7:00 Dinner featuring Twenty Facilitated Discussions (*see below)
7:00 to 7:30 Kevin Warner, Senior Director, and Han Kim ’87, Senior Manager of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute
7:30 to 8:15 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year for 2007 Kevin McGovern ’70, CEO and Chairman of McGovern Capital LLC, and Cornell Trustee
*Dinner Discussion Leaders include
*Legal Climate for Nonprofits - Alice Anderson JD ‘91, Anderson Nonprofit Strategies
*Ralph Christy, Professor of Marketing Management and Economic Development, Undergraduate Business Program (AEM), and Founder and Director of Market Matters Inc.
*Engineers for a Sustainable World - Regina Clewlow '01 Meng '02, Co-Founder and Executive Director
*Confronting Corruption in Developing Countries - Dr. Loretta Graziano Breuning '75, Professor Emerita of International Business at California State University, East Bay.
*Robert Fogel ‘81 Intel Corp, World Ahead, Principal Education Architect, OGF (Open Grid Forum)
*Building Business in the Context of a Life With Dr. Myra Hart ’62, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School and Cornell University Trustee
*How to Approach, Prepare and Market to Angel Investors - Scott Henderson ’83 The Mackenzie Group, Managing Director
*Venture Advice Robert Huret '65, Partner, FT Ventures with Judy Huret, Vice Chairman, Huret Rothenberg & Co. Bob is an alumni elected trustee of the university and has presented to alumni audiences many times. Judy is a member of the Cornell University Council.
*Renewable Energy - Eric Johnson ’98, Skyline Solar, Co-Founder
*Paul Katzeff ’59, Thanksgiving Coffee, CEO
*Can Hiring a Few IIT Grads Solve Your Problems? The Truth about India; Experience with Outsourced Software Development with Azhar Khan '92, Co-Founder & VP Engineering Riya, Inc
*Taek Kwon ’96, TPG Growth, Operating Partner
*Robert Maroney ’72, Managing Member, Connecticut Investments, LLC
*Kevin McGovern ’70, CEO and Chairman of McGovern Capital LLC, and Cornell Trustee
*Venture Capital – Dan Miller ’78, The Roda Group, Managing Director, Co-Founder
*Larry Nelson MBA ’87, Sun Microsystems, Director of Global Citizenship
*Incubating Socially Responsible Companies - James Stanford Mengr ’91 Social Ventures Inc. CEO & Founder
*Venture Capital - T Chester Wang (Cornell Parent), Acorn Campus Ventures, Managing Director
*Kevin Warner, Senior Director, and Han Kim ’87, Senior Manager of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute
*Life Sciences Networking – Kendall Wu '96, Affymetrix, Associate Product Manager
Diego Valderrama ‘95, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
