| OPEN Forum 2004 |
Presentations
| Peter Levine - Emerging trends in technology and hi-tech financing | Download pdf |
| M&A Case Study – Centerrun Acquired by Sun for $66 million in August 2003 | Download pdf |
| Case Study - Canesta | Download pdf |
| Case Study - Clickmarks | Download pdf |
| Case Study - Netnumina | Download pdf |
| Case Study - Patheo | Download pdf |
| Case Study - Rotee | Download pdf |
| Case Study - SquareTrade | Download pdf |
Saturday, June 5th, 2004 at the SAP Campus in Palo Alto, California |
| 8:30 – 9:00a | Breakfast, Attendee Registration, and Networking |
| 9:00 – 9:25a |
Introduction and Welcome Zia Yusuf: SVP, Corporate Strategy Office of the Chairman, SAP AG. |
| 9:30 – 10:00a |
Morning Keynote Speech - 20/20 Foresight Peter Levine: Managing Director, Mayfield; Co-founder and former EVP, Veritas |
| Mr Levine predicts what is in store for Silicon Valley by examining emerging trends in technology and hi-tech financing. | |
| 10:15 – 11:00a | Fireside Chat I- Entrepreneurship in the Age of Offshore Outsourcing |
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Host: Shahid Khan (MD Bearing Point) Guest: Hasnain Aslam (EVP, The Resource Group) Nadeem Elahi (VP, The Resource Group) Focus: Offshore Development (Align) and Outsourcing (TRG) to Pakistan This will have two companion workshops | |
| 11:10 – 12:00p | Panel 1: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at Venture Capitalism |
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Entrepreneurs & Entrepreneur-turned-VCs Give a Behind –the-Scene Peek at Fundraising.
The Focus will be on Raising Startup Capital Today Moderator: Faysal Sohail (General Partner, CMEA Ventures) Panelists: Amra Tareen (Sevin Rosen), Adnan Durrani (Partner, BCVC), Ayaz Haque (Director, DFJ ePlanet), Safi Qureshi (Irvine Ventures) This will have a companion workshop | |
| 11:10 – 12:00p | Workshop I: Offshoring Case Studies |
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A look at Clickmarks (Offshore Dev) and Enpointe Global Services (BPO) A companion workshop to “Two IPOs One Offshore Office” Facilitators: Zia Chisti (CEO TRG) Omar Saeed (CEO, EGS) Umair Khan (CEO, Clickmarks) Zia Iqbal (CEO Barbedwire) | |
| 12:00 – 12:50p | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:00 – 1:35p |
Afternoon Keynote: Politics, Media, and the Immigrant Entrepreneur Jerry Brown: Mayor of Oakland, Former Governor of California |
| This Keynote will explore the golden triangle of American Socio-Political Landscape - US Public Policy, US Media, and US Public Opinion. It will assess their impact on immigrant entrepreneurs, and outline strategies for immigrant business communities looking to improve relationships with political and media institutions. | |
| 1:40 – 2:30p | Fireside Chat II: Dude, Where’s My Country? |
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Experts examine the Pakistan’s Media Image/Public Opinion in the US,
its Impact on Pakistani Professionals, What Can be Done to Make
Public Opinion and Public Policy More Favorable Host: Hammad Nasar Guest: Dr. Ali Minai (Univ. of Cincinatti) Hassan Abbas (Visiting Scholar, Harvard) Prof. Azim Nanji (Stanford) | |
| 1:40 – 2:30p | Workshop II: Terms of Endearment: The Ins and Outs of the VC Term Sheet |
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A discussion on closing a venture round – from the basics of early and expansion stage
capital, to the do’s and don’t’s, to subtle and not-so-subtle gotcha’s Facilitators:Waheed Qureshi (Chairman & CTO Zenprise) Bob Williams (GP Bay Partners) | |
| 2:40 – 3:30p | Showcase Showdown: 5 Companies with Pakistani Management |
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A quick look at five exciting companies: Canesta, Rotee,
Squaretrade, Patheo and Netnumina Moderator:Faruq Ahmad (VP, C.M. Capital) Participants:Nazim Kareemi (CEO Canesta) Imran Sayeed (CEO Netnumina) Ahmed Khaishgi (CEO Squaretrade) Mamoon Hamid (CEO Rotee) Salman Hasan (CEO Patheo) | |
| 2:40 – 3:30p | Workshop I: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Business Process Outsourcing But Were Afraid to Ask |
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A Companion to “Entrepreneurship in the Age of Offshore Outsourcing” Facilitator: Imran Qidwai (Founder ICE2go, Inc.) Brett Haan (Director, Bearing Point) | |
| 3:40 – 4:30p | Fireside Chat III: Blueprints of a Successful M&A |
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Focus: M&A Case Study – Centerrun Acquired by Sun for $66 million in August 2003 Guests: Aaref Hilaly and Basil Hashem (Founders of CenterRun, acquired by Sun) Host: Zia Yusuf (SVP, SAP AG.) This will have a companion workshop | |
| 3:40 – 4:30p | Workshop IV: Caught Behind in the No Spin Zone |
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Media Image, Public Opinion, and Public Policy Issues that Confront Pakistani
American Professionals and What to do About Them Facilitator: Asif Alam (AOPP), Khalid Saeed (PAKPAC), Omar Khan (Jaiza) | |
| 4:30 – 5:00p | Tea and Networking |
| 5:10 – 6:00p |
Panel II: The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Arranged and Sponsored by IOPWE (International Org. of Pakistani Women Engineers) |
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A Look at the Interplay Between Academia, Intrapreneurship,
Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capitalism Moderator: Deb Ahlgren (VP/GM Memory, Agilent Technologies) Panelists: Joanna Wang (Agilent Ventures) Rina Raman(Xilinx) Ram Nidumolu (Gandiva) Alan Nolet (Timbre) This will have a companion workshop | |
| 5:10 – 6:00p | Workshop V: Crossing the Chasm: The Sales Challenge |
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A companion workshop to “Blueprints of a Successful M&A” A Look at What it Takes to Get Your First Ten Customers. Topics Covered: Sales Hiring and Compensation, Dealing with the Fortune 500 Facilitator: : Kevin Sachs (Director, Solectron) Jayaram Bhatt (CEO Zenprise) | |
| 6:00 – 6:35p |
Evening Keynote: DNA of a Successful Business Leader Hatim Tyabji: Chairman Bytemobile; Former Chairman, Verifone; Ambassador-at-large, Benchmark Capital |
| Mr Tyabji maps out the attributes of the successful entrepreneur and business leader | |
| Concluding Address: Idris Kothari (OPEN SV President, CEO VSI Net) | |
| Concluding Networking Session | |
| If you have question with regards to the conference, please contact: | |
| Conference Program: | Umair Khan |
| Marketing and Public Relations: | Dilawar Abbas Syed |