S U N D A Y M A Y 1 4 |
 5:00 PM | Registration Opens |
| 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Opening Reception with Content Forum & Ed Tech Industry Summit attendees |
M O N D A Y M A Y 1 5 |
| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Welcome Remarks
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division
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| 8:45 - 9:30 AM | Opening Keynote
Building Value for Customers through Open Source
Tim Yeaton
Vice President of Marketing, Red Hat |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM | Visionary Presentation
Planned Economies to Open Markets: Services and the Future of IT
Russ Daniels
Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard - Software
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| 10:00 - 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Strategic Briefings: State of the Industry
Each presenter will provide a 15-minute briefing to share his expertise on the state of the software industry.

Sector Convergence: Leveraging Invigorated Market Expectations
Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC

The Big Shakeup of 2006
Michael J. Miller, Chief Content Officer, Ziff Davis Media

The Changing of the Guard
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division
 Where is the Software Sector Headed?
Philippe Vincent, Partner, Accenture
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| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Strategic Briefings: Q&A
Following their individual "State of the Industry" briefings, our industry experts will gather for Q&A.
Moderator:
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division
Panelists:
Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC
Michael J. Miller, Chief Content Officer, Ziff Davis Media
Philippe Vincent, Partner, Accenture
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| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch with Content Forum & Ed Tech Industry Summit attendees |
| 1:15 - 1:30 PM | Afternoon Preview
David Thomas, Executive Director, SIIA Software Division
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| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Strategic Briefings: Financing & Exit Strategies
Each presenter will provide a 15-minute briefing to share his/her expertise on the state of financing and exit strategies

Bootstrapping: The Secret to Entrepreneurial Success
Greg Gianforte, CEO, President, Chairman and Founder, RightNow Technologies

From Aspirin to Vitamins
Jason Maynard, Software Analyst, Credit Suisse

Software Exits: Good and Getting Better
Stephen O’Leary, Senior Managing Director, Jefferies Broadview

Building for Value
Ann Winblad, Co-founding Partner, Hummer-Winblad
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| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Strategic Briefings: Q&A
Following their individual "Financing & Exit Strategy" briefings, our industry experts will gather for Q&A.
Moderator:
Jason Maynard, Software Analyst, Credit Suisse
Panelists:
Greg Gianforte, RightNow Technologies
Stephen O’Leary, Senior Managing Director, Jefferies Broadview
Ann Winblad, Hummer-Winblad
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| 3:00 - 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM | Visionary Presentation Best Practices in Software as a Service: The Secrets of On-Demand Success
Tien Tzuo
SVP Strategy & Product Management, Salesforce.com |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Fireside Chat
Terry Garnett
Managing Director, Garnett and Helfrich Capital
Interviewed by:
Joel Dreyfuss, Editor-in-chief, Red Herring
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| 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Networking Reception at Harry Denton's Starlight Room
Enjoy fantastic panoramic views of San Francisco from the top floor of the renowned Sir Francis Drake Hotel. You'll network with Software Strategy Summit and Content Forum attendees
Co-sponsored by Softfrax Corporation and Uniloc USA, Inc.
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T U E S D A Y M A Y 1 6 |
| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | Opening Keynote
Dealing with Darwin: Meeting the Challenges of a Digitizing World
Geoffrey Moore
Best-selling author, Managing Director of TCG Advisors, and Venture Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures
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| 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
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Working Group Chair Doug Levin, CEO, Black Duck Software
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Working Group Chair David Carpini, VP Commercial Software Solutions, Symphony Services
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| 10:00 - 10:45 AM |
Strategic Planning:
The Roadmap for Closed and Open Source Ventures: CEOs Discuss Strategic Planning
Moderator:
Doug Levin, CEO, Black Duck Software
Panelists:
Andrew Clark, Director of Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group
Satish Dharmaraj, CEO, Zimbra
Mike Olson, Vice President, Embedded Technologies, Oracle Corporation
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Sales & Marketing:
A New Wave in Outsourcing
Speaker:
David Kennedy, Chairman, Service Source
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| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 AM |
Sales & Marketing:
How to Build an Open Source Business
Moderator:
Stan Dolberg, President of Management Consultancy, Carriage House Consulting, LLC
Panelists:
Clint Oram, General Manager of Sugar Online & Co-Founder, SugarCRM
Zach Urlocker, Executive Vice President of Marketing, MySQL
Tim Yeaton, Vice President of Marketing, Red Hat
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Finance & Operations:
Offshoring Operations
Moderator:
Dr. Jerry Smith, CTO, Symphony Services
Panelists:
Mike Kochanik, Vice President of Alliances, CollabNet
Prashanth V. Boccasam, CEO, Approva Corporation
Vamsee Tirukkala, Co-founder & EVP, Zinnov
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| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Break |
| 12:15 - 1:00 PM |
Finance & Operations:
A First of its Kind: CFOs Discuss Finance & Operations in the Open Source Ventures
Moderator:
Stan Dolberg, President of Management Consultancy, Carriage House Consulting, LLC
Panelists:
Doug Johnson, CFO, Black Duck Software
Dave Welker, CFO, rPath
Dennis Wolf, CFO and Executive Vice President, MySQL
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Strategic Planning:
The Executive Offshore Decision
Moderator:
Robert Corace, Executive Consultant , VMOplus Inc.
Panelists:
Keith Davidson, Director of Operations, Autodesk Building Collaboration Services
Punita Pandey, Chairman & CEO, NetCustomer
T.M. Ravi, President & CEO, Mimosa Systems, Inc.
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| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Networking Lunch |
| 2:00 - 5:00 PM |
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Working Group Chair Nick Blozan, SVP of Marketing & Sales, OpSource
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| 2:00 - 2:45 PM |
Sales & Marketing
Moderator:
Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director, THINKStrategies
Panelists:
Robert Jurkowski, CEO, Intacct Corporation
Chuck Massanari, VP Sales, Citrix Online Division
Treb Ryan, CEO, OpSource, Inc.
Axel Schultze, CEO, Tanooma Corporation
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Strategic Planning:
Trends in User Authentication and Data Security - and the Impact on Your Product Road Map
Moderator:
Andrew Briney, VP & Publisher, Security Media Group, TechTarget
Panelists:
Russell Jones, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Albert E. Sisto, President and CEO, Phoenix Technologies
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| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM |
Finance
Moderator:
Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal and Director of Research, TripleTree LLC
Panelists:
Brian Jacobs, General Partner, Emergence Capital
Bob O'Connor, CEO, Softrax Corporation
Steve Lucas, Vice President Strategic Markets, Business Objects
Morris Panner, CEO, OpenAir, Inc.
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Sales & Marketing:
Changing Distribution Methods…and How to Make them Work for You
Moderator:
Gregg Gronowski, Vice President of SWRDM Sales, North America, Aladdin
Panelists:
Francois Depayras, Director of Marketing, Ensim
David Gee, Vice President, Marketing, Software, Hewlett-Packard Company
Loren Russon, Director of Product Management, Novell, Inc.
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| 3:45 - 4:15 AM | Break |
| 4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Strategic Planning
Moderator:
Dr. Timothy C.K. Chou, Author, The End of Software
Panelists:
Alok Bhanot, VP of Architecture, eBay
Lawrence Goldenhersh, President & CEO, Enviance
Chris Miranda, VP of Sales, eMeta Corporation
Roger Sippl, Chairman, Above All Software
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Finance & Operations:
Compliance and Liability - Securing and Controlling the Data Store
Panelists:
Tony Bates, Chief Operating Officer and Partner, PSC
Ken DeJarnette, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP
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| 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 21st Annual SIIA Codie Awards Gala
Premier Sponsor of the Software Awards Gala - Deloitte & Touche USA LLP |
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